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Which one is better MacbookPro VS. HP EliteBook 8730w?

I'm going to buy new Notebook for Cad Applications and for 3DS Max Arch Visualizing and modeling, which one to chose.. if main programs that i use runs only on widows. (with ugly windows interface) (Audotesk doesn't have any soft for mac osx but i think with Paralel desktop it will be possible to run those software which i use. or maybe not ??) This are apple parameters --> MacBook Pro, 17", Aluminum price ~3000$ Part Number: Z0G6 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB 320GB Serial ATA @ 7200 SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) MacBook Pro 17-inch Glossy Widescreen Display Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide Accessory kit And here are HP s parameters. price 3200$ Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz, 6 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz FSB) -- HP 3D DriveGuard -- 2 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM -- 250 GB 7200 rpm SATA II -- Blu-Ray Disc DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL -- * NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M -- I dont understand why hp is more expensive, Maybe because of NVIDIA Quadro FX, but in any case i thought that Mac will be much more expensive than any other windows running notebook .? ------------- HP's Web site -- http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF25a/321957-321957-64295-3740645-3329741-3784202.html Mac's Website -- http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MB766LL/A?mco=MTkzOTI1MA

Public Comments

1. MACBOOK PRO BY FAR, MUCH BETTER QUALITY
2. For the purposes of CAD, both are fine choices. A quadro card is hard to pass up, but the new macbook's have great graphics cards in them. From a cost perspective, the HP looks better (3200 vs 3999) so if cost is the big issue then oyu have a winner, however if you want better build quality and newer technology then go with the better 15" macbook pro. I would choose the MBP regardless of the difference in price as i know the quality of the products is much higher