MacBook laptops?

Question

I am interested in buying a MacBook laptop. How do these compare to Hp laptops? I am probably getting rid of my HP, because it has disc drive problems, and it is difficult for me to connect to the internet with it. I am considering doing some video editing on it, so it would need to be easy for me to do that on it. Thanks!

I haven't noticed any sales, online or at the Apple store. Does asnyone know when the best time to buy and get a deal on my new macbook?

Also, how hard is it to switch from PC to Mac? I have never even touched a Mac before, besides admiring it in the Apple store. lol

Answer 1

It will be much better then your Hp laptop, at least in my opinion, and Macs have the best video editing software out there, iMovie which will come pre-installed on your Mac is fantastic for editing movies of the family and such.

If you want to go all out with your video editing, FinalCut Pro is the best video editing software around, and its Mac only, FinalCut Pro is what a good portion of Hollywood Movies are edited on, but its pretty expensive.

FinalCut Express is substantially cheaper however and will do 99.9% of anything that anyone but the most serious of film maker would ever want to do.

Answer 2

The macbook works right out of the box, so say you want to edit movies, you can use iMovie.

if you want to add a musical score to your movie, use garageband. to burn it to a dvd, use iDVD. (All three come with the laptop).

If you want to capture video from a dv camera, just get a firewire 400 cable, connect your camera to the laptop, and voila, you're all set. no need to hunt down obscure camera drivers.

No worrying about audio/video specs, for some reason, everything just works in a mac.

also, the mac's ability to multitask without lag is just amazing. I have a macbook and i would render a movie, work in garageband, surf the internet, play itunes, all at the same time... I just can't imagine doing that in a pc.

for your second question, are you a college student? If you are, you can get discounts on any Apple product. If you aren't... you can always call up your nephew or somethin...

Answer 3

I don't know personally how the macbook works, but I do know that in comparison to buying another HP and completely customizing it to your specifications would cost much more then getting a brand new macbook with just the basics.

Answer 4

I absolutely love my MacBook (I have the cheapest one available).

My favorite program that comes with it is GarageBand, since I enjoy composing music. iMovie (the film editing software you were looking for) is also great, I've done one 20 minute movie with it and it wasn't all that difficult.

The computer also has a "dual core" processor, which means if you have multiple programs running, they can be shuttled through one "core" of the processor or the other. Basically, this drastically increases computer speed when you multitask.

Hope this helps, and personally, I hope you "switch". ;-)

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Best time to buy is right before new models come out, but good luck guessing when that will be!

Switching should be easy, especially since you can run Windows on the Macbook too. Check this out:
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/

Answer 7

I am biased, but macs are the best. haha.