Macbook Pro V Desktop Comparison

[JK.online]

I'm just wondering which would be more powerful (for games, photography and a bit of video editing), between this desktop:

3.00GHz Pentium 4 (Can't remember which one - no dual core though)
1GB Ram
ATi X1300SE Graphics card

Compared to a 15" Macbook Pro 2.4 GHz.

The only thing the desktop has going for it is the 3GHz chip, so I'm just wondering if I'll notice a big performance leap compared to my current desktop.

Cheers (thanks for trying to get through this very inarticulate post)

 

[MacDonaldsd]

A 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo is easily faster than 3GHz P4.

Its down to the graphics card for games(which I know nothing about), but for everything else the MBP easily wins.

 

[killerrobot]

The MBP in this case. The graphics card in the SR is about as good as it gets for laptops and especially mac laptops.

 

[Mantronix]

I have a Pent 2.53, 2gigs of ram with a Radeon x800 pro card desktop and my friend's SR MBP runs circles around it.

 

[M@lew]

Also the X1300 is a damn weak GPU. Especially for a desktop.

 

[Skuta]

What about MBP 2.4 GHz, 7200 RPM hdd vs desktop AMD 64 3500 (2.2 GHz), 2 GB ram and GF 7800 GTX?

 

[DA-Steve]

go the MBP you will not regret it!

 

[Skuta]

go the MBP you will not regret it!

already waiting on mine =) just wanted to know how much more powerful the CPU in the MBP is compared to my desktop AMD64 3500+ (2.2 GHz).

 

[netdog]

MBP for sure, though the new iMac bump should be faster still, and the 24" screen is really great for video editing.

 

[killerrobot]

What about MBP 2.4 GHz, 7200 RPM hdd vs desktop AMD 64 3500 (2.2 GHz), 2 GB ram and GF 7800 GTX?

Depends on if its the GF 7800 GTX -512MB or GF 7800 GTX -256 MB.
If its the first, I would take that computer over the MBP for gaming. If not, stick with the MBP.

 

[DoFoT9]

def mbp in this case... the 8600 would flogg that x1300 crap