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- MacBook Pro 15", i7 2GHz Quad Core, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, OS X 10.7.1 - iPhone 3GS
This is day two with my new MacBook Pro i7 15" and I have to honestly say that I cannot believe that I ever hesitated to switch.
I was guilty of being one of those people who only saw Mac owners as arrogant snobs aside from a real graphic artist. That whole tired argument of real computer, etc, etc, etc. Those childish mudslinging commercials they used to run did not help either. I had been using M$ and PCs since the 3.x days of windows and the 2.0.x kernel days of Slackware. Which actually is odd as my first exposure to any computer was an ancient Macintosh with a green monochrome screen and a drive that played tapes that looked like music tapes. Good ole Oregon Trail.
It finally struck me this year as yet another PC laptop from a "major" manufacturer was ready to die after having to start out also needing to go out for a major warranty repair the first couple months of "ownership" of it. This wasn't the first time either. I needed a laptop for college and due to the amount of bloatware needed like anti-virus and anti-this and that and all the rest that make up a basically ineffective barrier, I don't get barrel scraping models that perform like a 486/66. This usually puts me right around the 1 to 1.2K range after I upgrade the memory and so on and so forth. That is when I came across the 13" new MacBook Pro and for the first time seriously considered buying a Mac.
I love my iPhone, aside from the lack of flash (seriously Apple, you need to get a clue with that) I have faithfully had one since the 2G. It was tough (I don't abuse my electronics to start with), sturdy and dependable and secure. I actually cannot even imagine using any other type of cell phone. So, why not consider a Mac? My main apprehension was usually software availability but with Boot Camp if I really wanted to infect my MacBook Pro instead of finding the superior Mac version, I could. I needed a laptop that could perform and keep doing so past one week of ownership. One that could handle being carried and used all over campus. I also am in the process of writing a book and wanted to have something that I could use for that purpose and maybe even get more than an hour of battery life.
After reading in several different places of people actually getting a full 5 years of rock solid reliable performance out of their Macs, I decided on my current model. I could not be happier! A few things irritate me greatly such as having to manually make things full screen but others that I thought would be a great source of frustration such as the touchpad have actually quickly become loved and I have yet to discover and master all the motions. Little quirks aside, everything is superior in every way. I open my lid, it is ready to go...those air books have got to be insane fast. The display, graphics and even the keyboard (backlit...totally sweet) are all the best of the best.
As both a writer and a college student, this could not be anymore a perfect notebook. Even with a M$ infected mind, a Mac is still easy to use and I have yet to learn the powerful keyboard and everything else. I could not be happier and really wish I had just stuck with Macs since my first exposure to them back in the Triassic period.
No more headaches.
No more weekends of defragging and scans.
No more bottle necking choke outs in performance a week after purchase.
No more wasted time on OS commands like sleep or restart or turning on.
No more irritated it always needs to be plugged in.
No more paranoia everytime I connect to any network or the Internet.
No more yearly full replacements.
No more settling for substandard anything.
If you are even thinking about switching from a PC to a Mac, just stop and pick out the Mac match for you. Don't even think about the money, think about how much is wasted in just AV subscription fees, and for those not forced to become geeks, the cost of constantly paying techs to get things working or fixed. You spend a little more up front but in the long run you have saved a bundle of money as well as stress and get the best computer and computer experience you will ever have.
I love my Mac.
I was guilty of being one of those people who only saw Mac owners as arrogant snobs aside from a real graphic artist. That whole tired argument of real computer, etc, etc, etc. Those childish mudslinging commercials they used to run did not help either. I had been using M$ and PCs since the 3.x days of windows and the 2.0.x kernel days of Slackware. Which actually is odd as my first exposure to any computer was an ancient Macintosh with a green monochrome screen and a drive that played tapes that looked like music tapes. Good ole Oregon Trail.
It finally struck me this year as yet another PC laptop from a "major" manufacturer was ready to die after having to start out also needing to go out for a major warranty repair the first couple months of "ownership" of it. This wasn't the first time either. I needed a laptop for college and due to the amount of bloatware needed like anti-virus and anti-this and that and all the rest that make up a basically ineffective barrier, I don't get barrel scraping models that perform like a 486/66. This usually puts me right around the 1 to 1.2K range after I upgrade the memory and so on and so forth. That is when I came across the 13" new MacBook Pro and for the first time seriously considered buying a Mac.
I love my iPhone, aside from the lack of flash (seriously Apple, you need to get a clue with that) I have faithfully had one since the 2G. It was tough (I don't abuse my electronics to start with), sturdy and dependable and secure. I actually cannot even imagine using any other type of cell phone. So, why not consider a Mac? My main apprehension was usually software availability but with Boot Camp if I really wanted to infect my MacBook Pro instead of finding the superior Mac version, I could. I needed a laptop that could perform and keep doing so past one week of ownership. One that could handle being carried and used all over campus. I also am in the process of writing a book and wanted to have something that I could use for that purpose and maybe even get more than an hour of battery life.
After reading in several different places of people actually getting a full 5 years of rock solid reliable performance out of their Macs, I decided on my current model. I could not be happier! A few things irritate me greatly such as having to manually make things full screen but others that I thought would be a great source of frustration such as the touchpad have actually quickly become loved and I have yet to discover and master all the motions. Little quirks aside, everything is superior in every way. I open my lid, it is ready to go...those air books have got to be insane fast. The display, graphics and even the keyboard (backlit...totally sweet) are all the best of the best.
As both a writer and a college student, this could not be anymore a perfect notebook. Even with a M$ infected mind, a Mac is still easy to use and I have yet to learn the powerful keyboard and everything else. I could not be happier and really wish I had just stuck with Macs since my first exposure to them back in the Triassic period.
No more headaches.
No more weekends of defragging and scans.
No more bottle necking choke outs in performance a week after purchase.
No more wasted time on OS commands like sleep or restart or turning on.
No more irritated it always needs to be plugged in.
No more paranoia everytime I connect to any network or the Internet.
No more yearly full replacements.
No more settling for substandard anything.
If you are even thinking about switching from a PC to a Mac, just stop and pick out the Mac match for you. Don't even think about the money, think about how much is wasted in just AV subscription fees, and for those not forced to become geeks, the cost of constantly paying techs to get things working or fixed. You spend a little more up front but in the long run you have saved a bundle of money as well as stress and get the best computer and computer experience you will ever have.
I love my Mac.