Mac book pro or Asus G75vw?

[Mars]

I want a new laptop, my Asus G73jh is getting a bit long in the tooth now.

I'm looking at either a 17" MBP or the Asus G75vw.

I have had a great experience with my current asus so I'm leaning towards that, but I'm seriously tempted to go mac.

I haven't really worked on the Mac os except for playing around on demo machines.

I have a Mountain Lion VM, but I dont actually have any software for it except for the stuff that comes with the os, and I'm not too familiar with how to get or install mac programs.
It will be my work machine since I generally play games on my desktop.

 

[JStrike]

The MacBook allows you to run OSX or Windows if you prefer.
And has higher build quality.

Buying apps? As easy as 2 clicks in the Mac App store

 

[greg0205]

The MacBook allows you to run OSX or Windows if you prefer.
And has higher build quality.

Buying apps? As easy as 2 clicks in the Mac App store

^ This. When you buy your first app from the App Store you'll be left wondering why everyone doesn't do it this way. You can run Boot Camp or Parallels for Windows, there is also Office for Mac but the Apple productivity apps kick it to the curb IMO and can work and save in .doc, .xls and .pst formats anyway.
Learning curve is, I think, a lot less steep than people make out... Just saying.

 

[dabean]

I bought a 15" MBP Retina last week (first-time mac owner) so I'll give you my impressions.

Apps are available from the store or as normal website downloads. Installing them is a bit different from a PC and it sometimes seems to differ from program to program. Basically you download a .dmg file and after clicking it it's mounted like a virtual drive. Once it's opened you drag the icon to your Applications folder (there's usually a shortcut inside the .dmg) and you're done.

The menu bar at the top of the screen takes some getting used to. Coming from Windows you're used to menus staying attached to the app. If you find yourself looking for settings that don't seem to exist just remember to look at the menu at the top.

Likewise, it took me way longer to find the DropBox icon after installing it than I'd like to admit. System tray items are also on the top menu.

For Windows stuff definitely get Parallels 8.

I started with Virtualbox for a Windows 8 VM and didn't like it. The Retina font crispness really spoils you. Played around with various resolutions and DPI settings and before finally buying Parallels. Way faster than Virtualbox and it handles retina resolutions well. Windows Apps open seamlessly from a "start menu" like folder in the bottom-right of the screen and it auto-maps drives between your VM and your mac for easy file transfers. Visual Studio 2012 and Office 2013 look great and run very well, definitely worth the money ($75 I think).

I seriously doubt I'll ever buy another Windows laptop.

 

[Mars]

Ok so I bought the 15" MBP

Not so sure I did the right thing yet...

 

[greg0205]

Ok so I bought the 15" MBP

Not so sure I did the right thing yet...

Yeah, you did.

EDIT: After Parallels and all the MS goodies... Flip4Mac, Perian, CleanMyMac 2, 1Password, DiasyDisk, Aperture, Reeder, Speed Download, Transmission, Unison, Dropbox, Evernote, Wunderlist, Alfred, Pixelmator or SketchBook, The Unarchiver, Calibre, Tweetbot... So, so many great apps.