Macs or Dell

<p>Actually, MacBook Pro models have aluminum cases, Macbooks are made with polycarbonate plastic: </p>

<p><a href="http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/comparison_chart.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/comparison_chart.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>In another thread, I posted the following link:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ComputingSolutions/0,,30_288_13239_13253,00.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ComputingSolutions/0,,30_288_13239_13253,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>While it's for the AMD processor series, it has a great tasks symbols chart that shows what tasks can be accomplished with which processor. You can easily substitute the Intel family for their AMD equivalents to see what will work for you.</p>

<p>As for "Dell vs Mac", I'll let others flame each other. I'm going to get my "meds" and crank up the air...</p>