Macbook Pro

[NigelC]

Sorry if this is a bit similiar to other posts. I intend to replace the Acer 15.4" laptop I use more or less exclusively for digital management/processing. I don't currently earn anything significant from photogaraphy so the the new silver Imac 24" looked a good cost-effective option. However, I now have to live away form home every week so I will have to use a laptop that I can bring home at weekends.. I was going off the Imac anyway because of its glossy screen.

I think my best option is the MacBook Pro 17". I am agnostic about Mac or PC - is there a comparable PC laptop with a high resolution matt screen I should look at, e.g. Dell XPS?

If I go with the Mac, is the any reason I shouldn't go for the 1900x1200 non-reflective screen, rather than the standard 1600x1050, for an extra £60?

Finally, I know that you can change platforms when you upgrade from CS2 to CS3, but if you can't load your existing PC CS2 into the Mac, how does it know you have something to upgrade from?

[Wayne Fox]

Sorry if this is a bit similiar to other posts. I intend to replace the Acer 15.4" laptop I use more or less exclusively for digital management/processing. I don't currently earn anything significant from photogaraphy so the the new silver Imac 24" looked a good cost-effective option. However, I now have to live away form home every week so I will have to use a laptop that I can bring home at weekends.. I was going off the Imac anyway because of its glossy screen.

I think my best option is the MacBook Pro 17". I am agnostic about Mac or PC - is there a comparable PC laptop with a high resolution matt screen I should look at, e.g. Dell XPS?

If I go with the Mac, is the any reason I shouldn't go for the 1900x1200 non-reflective screen, rather than the standard 1600x1050, for an extra £60?

Finally, I know that you can change platforms when you upgrade from CS2 to CS3, but if you can't load your existing PC CS2 into the Mac, how does it know you have something to upgrade from?
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I upgraded to get the high density screen and love it.

And just to give you a different perspective, I tested the glossy screen with the my previous MacBook Pro, and will never use a matte screen again.  At least 10 people in my office have now switched to glossy screens after seeing mine, and all of them agree with me ... the idea of reflections which are very apparent when the screen is off seems like a non-starter, but is rarely if ever an issue when using it.  The screen is more usable in bright light and almost all reflections can be controlled with a very slight adjustment of the screen, unlike the milky haze reflections on a matte screen which kill contrast and saturation.

[dmward]

Sorry if this is a bit similiar to other posts. I intend to replace the Acer 15.4" laptop I use more or less exclusively for digital management/processing. I don't currently earn anything significant from photogaraphy so the the new silver Imac 24" looked a good cost-effective option. However, I now have to live away form home every week so I will have to use a laptop that I can bring home at weekends.. I was going off the Imac anyway because of its glossy screen.

I think my best option is the MacBook Pro 17". I am agnostic about Mac or PC - is there a comparable PC laptop with a high resolution matt screen I should look at, e.g. Dell XPS?

If I go with the Mac, is the any reason I shouldn't go for the 1900x1200 non-reflective screen, rather than the standard 1600x1050, for an extra £60?

Finally, I know that you can change platforms when you upgrade from CS2 to CS3, but if you can't load your existing PC CS2 into the Mac, how does it know you have something to upgrade from?
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When I wanted to "cross grade" from Windows to Mac while upgrading from CS2 to 3 Adobe had me first do the CS2 cross grade. They sent me CS2 for the MAC then did the upgrade.

I presume they will do essentially the same thing in the UK.

They had me sign and fax a certification that I had destroyed the Windows disks.

DMW