Buyer's Guide 2024: Ultimate SystemselptSpeed through digital darkroom work with these powerful computers
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By Wes Pitts
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 MacBook Pro 17-inch Notebook
The notebook by which all other notebooks are judged, Apple’s MacBook
Pro is hard to beat—not just for its good looks, but for its
performance and features as well. Hot technologies like WiFi and
Bluetooth are standard, as is support for digital video output to
displays or projectors. It’s equipped with 1 GB of RAM, which you can
double for a reasonable sum.
Base Configuration
Processor: 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory: 1 GB
Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256 MB
Hard Drive: 100 GB, 7200 RPM
Optical Drive: SuperDrive (CD/DVD burner)
Ports: FireWire 800; FireWire 400; USB 2.0 (3); DVI
Networking: 10/100/1000 Ethernet; AirPort (WiFi); Bluetooth
Price: $2,699 (as configured)
 HP Pavilion dv9000z 17-inch Notebook
This handsome notebook offers the choice of two types of AMD
processors: the entry-level Sempron and the more powerful, 64-bit
Turion. You can bump up the hard-drive configuration to include two 120
GB drives for a total of 240 GB of storage. Bluetooth is an option, as
is a cool LightScribe CD/DVD burner, which lets you imprint labels on
compatible CDs and DVDs right in the drive.
Base Configuration
Processor: 1.8 GHz AMD Sempron 3500
Memory: 512 MB
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 256 MB
Hard Drive: 80 GB, 5400 RPM
Optical Drive: CD/DVD burner
Ports: FireWire; USB 2.0 (4); HDMI, VGA and S-Video
Networking: 10/100/1000 Ethernet; WiFi; Bluetooth optional
Price: $1,299 (as configured)
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