I would go for the mac.

Buy parts for a PC

Build it

Install OSX

?!!?

PROFIT?!

id recomend getting a macbook because they last longer then a pc but it depends on how much you are willing too spend 

id recomend getting a macbook because they last longer then a pc but it depends on how much you are willing too spend 

They last longer how? Because you own one?

 

I have OSX, Windows 7, Ubuntu, and Windows 8. My order of favorite operating systems (according to which ones I have):

 

1. Windows 7

2. Ubuntu

3. OSX

4. Windows 8

 

On to the "construction", macbooks are only sold by Apple... one company. PCs are sold by multiple companies each targeting a different niche, creating a healthy market. Macbooks are targeted typically to a single niche (over-pretentious idiots who think they know something about computers because they have an operating system that isn't windows).

 

Is it good for schoolwork?

I can run a computer from 1999 using the same hardware and software, and still be able to do my homework and studying. Honestly, what consists of "schoolwork"? Email, word processing, maybe make a slideshow/video, reading documents.

 

Is it good for gaming?

Any computer that isn't windows, has a much lower video game library. Also, each computer (including a fucking mac) has this thing called "hardware". The "hardware" determines how much it can process. Take a look at video game specifications.

 

Here is an example:

Call of Duty

 

Minimum requirements:

512MB graphics

2GB RAM

 

Recommended requirements:

2GB graphics

4GB RAM

 

If your computer has 1GB of graphics and 2GB of RAM, you will probably be running the game at around medium graphics.

 

Just because you own a fucking Mac doesn't magically make your hardware better than it is.

 

But durh it haz like Appel only softwere for picthures and music making!!!!

I'd like to see software that is proprietary to OSX that doesn't have a suitable (or better) substitute, or the exact same thing for Windows.

 

 

 

my 15.4 inch mac i7 does everything i need it to, i can run 5 bots smooth without my computer heating up like a s.o.b and battery life is amazing i can get like 7 hours outta it. i reccomend it i  have a 2011 15.4inch macbook pro 

my 15.4 inch mac i7 does everything i need it to, i can run 5 bots smooth without my computer heating up like a s.o.b and battery life is amazing i can get like 7 hours outta it. i reccomend it i  have a 2011 15.4inch macbook pro 

http://store.apple.com/us/product/FD104LL/A/refurbished-macbook-pro-26ghz-quad-core-intel-i7

Costs $1,819.00 (Oh my lord my eyes are bleeding, forgot how overpriced these are).

You can build WAY MORE than a extreme overkill top of the line maxed out PC with that much money which will wreck the MacBook in every aspect.

my 15.4 inch mac i7 does everything i need it to, i can run 5 bots smooth without my computer heating up like a s.o.b and battery life is amazing i can get like 7 hours outta it. i reccomend it i  have a 2011 15.4inch macbook pro 

Lol i feel sorry for you spending that much money on a laptop.

You could of got a asus with way better specs and does the same things as mac. 

I got a custom built HP desktop and I love it.

Personally I'm deciding between a Macbook Air and a Macbook Pro. I think they're both beautiful computers and well worth the extra money.

 

It really depends on what you're going to use it for. Personally I'll just use it for programming and word processing, so I'll probably get the Air. However if you're a RuneScape botter, you will want to go for the one with most guts (obviously).

Edited September 13, 201312 yr by Sam

Customise your own! That's the best option!

Title says it all, I'm wondering if I should get a Macbook pro or a custom Built HP Desktop. 

It depends what you are using it for.

my 15.4 inch mac i7 does everything i need it to, i can run 5 bots smooth without my computer heating up like a s.o.b and battery life is amazing i can get like 7 hours outta it. i reccomend it i  have a 2011 15.4inch macbook pro 

For about $600 I built a pc that can handle around 10 bots, I actually feel bad that you paid so much for something that isn't close to being worth that much.