HP Pavillion G4 vs Macbook Pro

It’s been more than a month since I bought my HP Pavillion G4 and I have to say that I am satisfied with it’s performance. Although severely overshadowed by the quality of my wife’s MacBook Pro, my HP Pavillion G4 has better specs and compatibility.

Here are the specs of my HP Pavillion G4 vs my Wife’s MacBook Pro:

If you look at the specifications, my HP has the upper hand.  I have very quick boot up and shutdown time, I can play 3D games, I can instantly connect to Projectors and LCD/LED TVs without the need for adapters and I can use basic headsets with mic.  These are things I won’t be able to do with the MacBook Pro – well  not without shelling out dough for adapters.

However my wife’s Macbook Pro dominates in real world matters.  The Macboook Pro has a very sturdy design, while my HP feels “plasticky” and fragile.   The LCD display looks better on the Macbook Pro than on my HP.   The keyboard of the Macbook Pro looks and feels better than my HP, it also has a keyboard backlight feature that’s not found on my laptop.   The touch pad of the Macbook Pro is glass, very smooth and inviting to use, while on my HP, although it’s not as bad as the ASUS 1215b touch pad, it simply pales in comparison to the glass touch pad of the Macbook Pro.

Last and most important of all, the Macbook Pro beats my HP in terms of style and brand.  There’s just something about Apple that gives it a high quality look.

Even with all that, I am still a happy camper.  Since I am a gamer, I can never imagine myself having an expensive laptop that I can’t play games on.  I might cross over and bite the Apple in the future but for now, I am very much happy with my HP Pavillion G4, even my son approves