Here comes the "NEWBIE"...

a1dadio · a1dadio #1 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 10:54 PM

Well I've been a PC guy forever. In fact I remember making fun of my dad when hey bough a brand new II GS...like a hundred years ago. I work for one of the big PC makers and am just disgusted with where everything has ended up...another rant.

So I've been in the market for a new laptop for a while. Gave old one up in the divorce last year and have been using my work machine for everything. Needless to say, I want to move on to my own system. I recently bought a competitors laptop for my 5 year old, and it's OK for that level of use, but man is it bogged down with junk and now with Vista...Oy Vey.

With a little research and a lot of faith, I jumped head first into a brand new Mac Book Pro - 17' Glossy, 2.33, 2gb RAM, 160GB HDD, 8x DVD Burner, etc. Just bought it on-line Friday and it is suppose to arrive Mon or Tues (already shipped). Just to feel like part of the club, I bought a black Nano of eBay tonight.

I spent a couple of hours at the Apple Store playing with one and I feel pretty confident that I will be able to power it up and fire up Safari to get back here, but guys....get ready to see A LOT of my name.

So I can just slip that iPOD thingy into my cars CD slot, right? :dummy:

eric · eric #2 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 10:56 PM

congrats and welcome to the forums!

another raiders fan too... crossbones! where are you?

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #3 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 10:59 PM

Welcome to Mac-Forums and to the Mac, a1dadio. Glad to have you with us!

a1dadio · a1dadio #4 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 11:03 PM

Thanx all. I am actually dead smack in the middle of Texas, but am orginially from the SF Bay area. Was a Raiders fan back in the old days before the Los Angles fiasco.

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #5 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 11:07 PM

Well make yourself comfy: browse through the sub-forums to get a feel for the place. And if ever you have a question that hasn't been answered yet, just ask away, we'll do our best to help. :girl:

Screwball6986 · Screwball6986 #6 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 11:15 PM

Lol prolly not a good idea to try and stick your ipod in the cars CD slot. Good choice on a *Real* computer. Hope to see you more round' here.

spudd4242 · spudd4242 #7 (**permalink**)

03-03-2007, 11:17 PM

Congrats on the new computer.. On a side note i wish i would of had a computer when i was 5

Carol247 · Carol247 #8 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 12:54 AM

Welcome to the best forum on the web!! Need questions answered or just lots of fun, this is the place. Come back often.

andy_st200 · andy_st200 #9 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 04:24 AM

welcome mate, switching from a pc to a mac is the best thing i ever done.. and with bootcamp and parallels i now have no reason at all to go near a pc.. except for work .. DOH!!

Smell The Glove · Smell The Glove #10 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 03:28 PM

Congrats. It's always exciting to get a new machine, but making the switch adds a little excitement to the process. If you haven't already done so, check out Apple's Switching 101 index - it can tell you a lot of basics about OS X, connections, how to do things you used to do in Windows, etc. There are quite a few other excellent guides to switching online.

People are also quite helpful around here, too.

neyoung · neyoung #11 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 04:20 PM

Grats on the new machine!

RAIDER NATION!!!!!!

todd51 · todd51 #12 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 06:24 PM

Congratulations and welcome to the boards! If you can't find help with your questions in the previous posts, don't be afraid to ask, no matter how "dumb" you may think it is!

TOYOTA · TOYOTA #13 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 06:53 PM

Welcome, enjoy your new gadgets!

a1dadio · a1dadio #14 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 08:32 PM

Thanx for the welcome y'all.

Have spent at least half of this weekend on this forum. What a great resource! Already have a folder full of bookmarks that I will be copying over. Think I'm ready to jump into this and start breaking things

Ordered mine Friday and it's already at the local FedEx!!! If they don't deliver, I will be picking it up tomorrow.

Anyway thanx again...the search features here are good, but I'm sure I'll be back soon.

TheCustomer99 · TheCustomer99 #15 (**permalink**)

03-04-2007, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a1dadio

Mac Book Pro - 17' Glossy, 2.33, 2gb RAM, 160GB HDD, 8x DVD Burner, etc.

That's a fine machine, especially with the 17-foot screen. Welcome to the forum.

eric #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,800	03-03-2007, 10:56 PM congrats and welcome to the forums! another raiders fan too... crossbones! where are you? Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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Screwball6986 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 100	03-03-2007, 11:15 PM Lol prolly not a good idea to try and stick your ipod in the cars CD slot. Good choice on a Real computer. Hope to see you more round' here. 1.5 ghz 15" Powerbook G4 10.4 Tiger MacBook White 2.0Ghz C2D 1Gig 10.4 Tiger MacMini 1.25Ghz G4 1GB 40GB
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andy_st200 #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 12, 2006 Location: UK Posts: 33 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 15, 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo	03-04-2007, 04:24 AM welcome mate, switching from a pc to a mac is the best thing i ever done.. and with bootcamp and parallels i now have no reason at all to go near a pc.. except for work .. DOH!! Line1:My Mac.. Line2:MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo, 1GB 667 DDR2, 100GB Serial ATA drive (7200rpm), SuperDrive (DVD-RW/CD-RW), 15" Glossy Widescreen Display Line3: Line4:... born 11/09/2006
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neyoung #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 18, 2007 Posts: 32	03-04-2007, 04:20 PM Grats on the new machine! RAIDER NATION!!!!!! Apple Switcher! 365 Days of my experience with Apple at Keynote 2 Keynote Join the 100 Apple Users and Switchers Project
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TOYOTA #13 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2005 Location: New York / Oklahoma Posts: 205	03-04-2007, 06:53 PM Welcome, enjoy your new gadgets! Richard iPhone Powerbook 15 Powerbook 17
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a1dadio #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 02, 2007 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas Posts: 21 Mac Specs: mac book pro - 17, 2.33Ghz, 2 GB RAM : iPhone 8g	03-03-2007, 10:54 PM Well I've been a PC guy forever. In fact I remember making fun of my dad when hey bough a brand new II GS...like a hundred years ago. I work for one of the big PC makers and am just disgusted with where everything has ended up...another rant. So I've been in the market for a new laptop for a while. Gave old one up in the divorce last year and have been using my work machine for everything. Needless to say, I want to move on to my own system. I recently bought a competitors laptop for my 5 year old, and it's OK for that level of use, but man is it bogged down with junk and now with Vista...Oy Vey. With a little research and a lot of faith, I jumped head first into a brand new Mac Book Pro - 17' Glossy, 2.33, 2gb RAM, 160GB HDD, 8x DVD Burner, etc. Just bought it on-line Friday and it is suppose to arrive Mon or Tues (already shipped). Just to feel like part of the club, I bought a black Nano of eBay tonight. I spent a couple of hours at the Apple Store playing with one and I feel pretty confident that I will be able to power it up and fire up Safari to get back here, but guys....get ready to see A LOT of my name. So I can just slip that iPOD thingy into my cars CD slot, right? :dummy:
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a1dadio #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 02, 2007 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas Posts: 21 Mac Specs: mac book pro - 17, 2.33Ghz, 2 GB RAM : iPhone 8g	03-03-2007, 11:03 PM Thanx all. I am actually dead smack in the middle of Texas, but am orginially from the SF Bay area. Was a Raiders fan back in the old days before the Los Angles fiasco.
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MacHeadCase #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-03-2007, 11:07 PM Well make yourself comfy: browse through the sub-forums to get a feel for the place. And if ever you have a question that hasn't been answered yet, just ask away, we'll do our best to help. :girl:
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spudd4242 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 180 Mac Specs: 2.0 C2D Black MacBook, Ram = 1gb, 120gb HDD	03-03-2007, 11:17 PM Congrats on the new computer.. On a side note i wish i would of had a computer when i was 5
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Carol247 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 17, 2006 Location: The beautiful Northwest Posts: 1,035 Mac Specs: imac 20" 216 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1GBSDRAM, 250 GB hd, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0	03-04-2007, 12:54 AM Welcome to the best forum on the web!! Need questions answered or just lots of fun, this is the place. Come back often.
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Smell The Glove #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 02, 2007 Posts: 130	03-04-2007, 03:28 PM Congrats. It's always exciting to get a new machine, but making the switch adds a little excitement to the process. If you haven't already done so, check out Apple's Switching 101 index - it can tell you a lot of basics about OS X, connections, how to do things you used to do in Windows, etc. There are quite a few other excellent guides to switching online. People are also quite helpful around here, too.
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todd51 #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	03-04-2007, 06:24 PM Congratulations and welcome to the boards! If you can't find help with your questions in the previous posts, don't be afraid to ask, no matter how "dumb" you may think it is!
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a1dadio #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 02, 2007 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas Posts: 21 Mac Specs: mac book pro - 17, 2.33Ghz, 2 GB RAM : iPhone 8g	03-04-2007, 08:32 PM Thanx for the welcome y'all. Have spent at least half of this weekend on this forum. What a great resource! Already have a folder full of bookmarks that I will be copying over. Think I'm ready to jump into this and start breaking things Ordered mine Friday and it's already at the local FedEx!!! If they don't deliver, I will be picking it up tomorrow. Anyway thanx again...the search features here are good, but I'm sure I'll be back soon.
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