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Does anyone know of a PC manufacturer(s) that tends to offer Win8 laptop models with backlit keyboards at prices substantially less than the lessor MacBook Pro model with the DVD drive? I am looking for something with approximately the specifications below, but not the Apple price. I find many PC laptops similarly equipped enough, but without backlit keyboards. Also, I could stand to have a 14."
I am not ready to kick Win7 off my current MacBook Pro/Boot Camp partition. I don't know what Apple is going to do with respect to Win8, but IMO Win8/Boot Camp is not yet ready for prime time. I could buy an older refurbished MacBook Pro for Win8, but that might be risky. Not sure what it is going to be required for Mac/Win8 to coexist.
MacBook Pro 15-inch (I could do with 14" PC.): 2.3GHz
I am not ready to kick Win7 off my current MacBook Pro/Boot Camp partition. I don't know what Apple is going to do with respect to Win8, but IMO Win8/Boot Camp is not yet ready for prime time. I could buy an older refurbished MacBook Pro for Win8, but that might be risky. Not sure what it is going to be required for Mac/Win8 to coexist.
MacBook Pro 15-inch (I could do with 14" PC.): 2.3GHz
- 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
- 4GB 1600MHz memory (I would want 6GB.)
- 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive[SUP]1[/SUP]
- Intel HD Graphics 4000
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory (I wouldn't need this much in the graphics deptment.)
- SSD (Hardrive OK)
- DVD burner (Must burn double layer)
- 2 USB 3.0 (One will do.)
- Thuderbolt (The PC wouldn't have thunderbolt in all likelihood. Gigabit Ethernet needed.)
- Built-in battery (7 hours)Et
- Etc., Etc.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
- CPU
- Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
- Memory
- 16 GB Corsair Vengeance
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA 570 SC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Gateway
- Hard Drives
- Dual Boot:
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
- PSU
- Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
- Case
- Cooler Master 932 HAF
- Cooling
- Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
- Keyboard
- Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
- Mouse
- Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
- Internet Speed
- 20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
- Other Info
- Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner