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Old 06-19-2009   #109 (permalink)
Stercus Vultus
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Default Re: Fed up - Seeking New Computer Advice

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Originally Posted by dryadsdad View Post
so why pay over $2,000 for the laptop not as powerful as the $1,400 iMac
And you complained about "lies"?
Go do your homework, sonny! The MBP has exactly the same processors and cache that the iMac 24" does. So it's at least as powerful as the iMac (and de facto the fastest Windows running laptop on the market!).

MacBook Pro specs

iMac specs

And Mike,

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Originally Posted by Mike_Rose View Post
I guess the real issue for me is that will the MCP be efficient enough to work as a desktop with a external monitor?
the MBP can drive up to two 30" monitors (plus its own display), off the shelf.
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