Refurbished Macbook vs Hp Laptop?

MacBook - they run Windows too. The MacBook will be faster and more stable over all than the HP.

http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24....

Macs come with iWork08 (demo) which you can buy for only $79

http://www.apple.com/iwork/

And iLife which PCs don't have

http://www.apple.com/ilife/

PC Mag.com votes for Leopard over Vista too

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2273579,00.as...

New users guide to Leopard

http://www.apple.com/findouthow/macosx/

Here is the ultimate Mac buyers guide

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jh...

As for accessories - get the Mac then see what you need as they come loaded with stuff that you can use straight out of the box. Main thing to get would be a laptop carry bag.

Even though I'm writing you from a MacBookPro and am a loyal Mac user, if the HP had a better warranty, I'd buy it. The software costs for Macs (like MS Office, photoshop, etc) can be higher, so if you're on a budget, you'll get more computer for less $$ with the HP. Also, laptop PC's generally only last 2-3 years after you drop them several times (ouch).

Personal preference, I will go for HP. It does strong set of specs for the price. I am always been fans of the HP Pavilion design.....the black-and-silver finish featured the "Radiance" imprint is really nice compare to MacBook. Another specialty is the lightscribe DVDRW, which etches labels directly onto a disc's surface, that's really cool! Anyway, I will get my self a HP Pavilion dv2500t soon....so i think you can consider that as well.

The HP has better stats but I prefer Macs as I trust the quality of the hardware and prefer the OS.

If you don't mind running Windows go with the HP.

if your looking for strong power, get the macbook. but if you want something to organize your media go for the hp. my dad has the hp laptop, and i must say its great....but i am getting the macbook in a few weeks.....

Personal preference - I'd go with HP.

HP offers good support which is as important as the price, trust me - and the specs as you list look good.

Its all a matter of preference.

For me..Mac hands down. Better computers, better Operation Systems. More stable, no viruses, doesn't crash like vista/xp/pcs do.

I love apples, i have owned PCs as well and have had headaches with them.

for cpu intensive programs, get the macbook

for everything else, the HP

MAC, why? i really dont like HP

the hp is more powerful , take it and install ubuntu on it (www.ubuntu.com)