2011 17" MacBook Pro vs Alienware M17x

Ah, the Apple MacBook Pro. How is it that Apple manages to squeeze so much power into the slimmest, lightest packages?

Today's video is about the 17" MacBook Pro vs the M17x. Both computers are configured based on how I would buy them if I was in the market for these computers. I tried to be as fair as possible when customizing parts but I can only go so far.

1080p? Yeah, I wanted to see what it does for these types of videos and since this was a relatively small video file, I thought I'd test the quality.

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• 17 MacBook Pro
• iOS
• ipad
• Apple
• M17x
• Mac vs PC
• MBP

[Aymdicate]

i need a new pc

any recomendations???

[AreMacsOverpriced]

@hjtjl How? Easy: 16GB of RAM, 6770m, i7-2860QM and a 1920x1200 aspect ratio. You realize that people use their MacBook Pros as desktop replacements right? You don't need 24GB of RAM to do that; hell, you don't need 16GB to do that. You probably just need 8GB at the most. It's really the CPU and storage space and type that determine what it a desktop replacement.

[AreMacsOverpriced]

@steenkypeet Good job showing how ignorant you are. I've already told you I have a Mac Pro, not MacBook Pro. Why can't you people read? I don't even have this laptop. I don't have a MacBook Pro at all! I only have an iPad for mobile computing. My Mac Pro plays Battlefield 3 on Ultra; hopefully you can read that correctly this time, huh?

[AreMacsOverpriced]

@hjtjl Mac Pros don't com with 6770m's lol. Yeah, that's Mac Pro, not MacBook Pro. My Mac Pro has the two Intel Xeon X5650's and came with a 6870 1GB. I can install any GPU I wish as well......as long as it fits in the case, of course.

[AreMacsOverpriced]

@prezjay First of all, my priority isn't to play games all day. I go to college and worked a job until starting this semester. I need a computer that will do the work I need it to do. That's why I said I made this video from the perspective of a COLLEGE STUDENT; hence, why I made such a deal about the size and weight.

Second, you don't download bootcamp; it's preinstalled on every single Mac.

[hjtjl]

@AreMacsOverpriced I doubt you can maxed out on Battlefield 3 with that AMD 6770m

[hjtjl]

@AreMacsOverpriced Alienware m17x can upgrade to 24GB of Ram, GPU can be GTX 580m or AMD 6990m. With up to i7-2860QM. How can MBP compete with that. A customized m17x is the closest thing to a desktop. Where MAC specs aren't even close it only shows its 17 inch screen(But I also prefer MAC if I'm going to use it for school purposes only). Where Alienware is purely for gaming basically alienware has no free softwares for computing and daily work because its MADE TO GAME

[steenkypeet]

@AreMacsOverpriced The Radeon 6770M won't even get BF3 past 25fps on high..my m17x more than doubles that. I would call 25fps really playable even. And on ultra the Mac gets >10fps. The Mac doesn't even get close to maxing out games...it can't even handle BF3 on high...

[AreMacsOverpriced]

@hjtjl I'm a student and wanted to compare the computers from the perspective of a student buying a computer. I could have bought the Alienware for cheaper that had better specs but is heavy and big or I could buy the MacBook Pro that's more expensive that doesn't have all the specs but is slim and is better for school.

The 17" MacBook Pro is a desktop replacement too lol. The CPU scores of the CPU in the MBP is almost equal to the desktop version. Also, one can add 16GB of RAM in the 17" MBP.

[AreMacsOverpriced]

@steenkypeet The smallest Alienware weighs just as much as this 17" notebook. The M17x weighs almost double what the 17" MBP weighs: weight DOES matter. The two computers I compared has similar processors, RAM, etc. The only difference is the GPU and resolution of the display.

Again, if I wanted to game on my laptop, I'd play on my Mac Pro, which maxes out every game. Well, it maxes out Battlefield 3 so I assume it maxes every game atm.