Dell's model has a larger screen and built-in modem, while Apple includes the iSight video camera and more included software than it's possible to bundle with Dell's purchasing options.
#2.4 ghz intel core 2 duo macbook video editing pro#
I compared the 2.0 GHz $2,499 MacBook Pro to a similarly equipped Dell Inspiron 9400: Dell's price was a few hundred dollars more (Dell's prices change almost daily, so this is subject to change). Because of this higher throughput, dual independent FireWire 800 ports will almost certainly be one option for those using a MacBook Pro for video editing. The ExpressCard/34 slot ties directly into the PCI Express bus offering 2 gigabit per second (Gbps) data transfer in each direction.
The absence of a PC Card/CardBus slot might trouble some, although I'm hard-pressed to think of a single typical use for that slot other than a flash card reader. Reports indicate that the Wi-Fi adapter will connect to 802.11a (5 gigahertz) networks as well as 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz), but I was unable to test this. And the SuperDrive (DVD/CD burner) writes DVD-Rs at 4x instead of 8x.īut they also added a few goodies, like a built-in iSight camera (640 by 480 pixels) for video conferencing via iChat AV and recording video an ExpressCard/34 slot for expansion dual-link DVI support for 30-inch LCDs optical digital audio (Toslink) input and output and better range for its Wi-Fi connections. (FireWire 400 and USB 2.0 remain.) Sixty pixels were shaved from the screen's horizontal dimension. There's no built-in S-Video port, although a $19 adapter is available, and FireWire 800 was dropped. They removed the dial-up modem, now a $50 USB-connected extra, and the power adapter is a bit larger than the previous model's. Apple cut a few corners over their previous PowerBook model, however.