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dnordquist
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I just picked up a MacBook Pro - the 15" 80GB model, and since I'm a brand new switcher, I added more RAM to make Parallels to run a little more smoothly.
I am trying to use the Mac as much as I can so I get sort of immersed in it. That's not easy, because I'm a .NET developer for 40 hours a week, but I'm really enjoying Quicksilver and getting set up.
One thing I was really looking forward to is using iTunes in OS X. I've been a huge fan since the beginning of iTunes for Windows, so I've amassed a library - more than 80GB of podcasts, album rips, iTMS purchases, video blogs, etc., and obviously that won't all fit on the MacBook.
Before you think that's the question I'm asking: that's not the question I'm asking. I picked up an external USB 2.0 HD thingy and it's managing the whole thing quite well. (I have some experience moving iTunes libraries around, and I've even got new stuff going to the local drive, and the archive in the external drive, so when it's disconnected, I still have my newest stuff. I am very proud of this.)
The question I'm pondering today, and I'm wracked with guilt (okay not really): I have ample hard drive space on my XP machine. It's always on, it's always connected to the internet, it's got the same USB ports... why am I going through the contortions of getting iTunes all happy on the MacBook? The experience isn't like 800x better on the MacBook. (It's like maybe 14% better.) I have an iPod, so it isn't even like I really need access to the music, and when I'm on the road, I obviously would have to go to that for a backup anyway.
The Mac does offer me Front Row, and that's kind of cool, but I'm not totally sure it makes or breaks the deal. What else would I lose / gain by switching back for iTunes alone? Do you think it matters?
I'm not real into having a shared library pointing to a network drive. I'm not in love with the speed of iTunes playlist sharing, either, but I suppose I could make some of those lists less intricate and make that easier on myself. If anyone else switched from a large-disk Windows world and has successfully made the most of the smaller space in the MacBook world, feel free to tip me off here.
I just picked up a MacBook Pro - the 15" 80GB model, and since I'm a brand new switcher, I added more RAM to make Parallels to run a little more smoothly.
I am trying to use the Mac as much as I can so I get sort of immersed in it. That's not easy, because I'm a .NET developer for 40 hours a week, but I'm really enjoying Quicksilver and getting set up.
One thing I was really looking forward to is using iTunes in OS X. I've been a huge fan since the beginning of iTunes for Windows, so I've amassed a library - more than 80GB of podcasts, album rips, iTMS purchases, video blogs, etc., and obviously that won't all fit on the MacBook.
Before you think that's the question I'm asking: that's not the question I'm asking. I picked up an external USB 2.0 HD thingy and it's managing the whole thing quite well. (I have some experience moving iTunes libraries around, and I've even got new stuff going to the local drive, and the archive in the external drive, so when it's disconnected, I still have my newest stuff. I am very proud of this.)
The question I'm pondering today, and I'm wracked with guilt (okay not really): I have ample hard drive space on my XP machine. It's always on, it's always connected to the internet, it's got the same USB ports... why am I going through the contortions of getting iTunes all happy on the MacBook? The experience isn't like 800x better on the MacBook. (It's like maybe 14% better.) I have an iPod, so it isn't even like I really need access to the music, and when I'm on the road, I obviously would have to go to that for a backup anyway.
The Mac does offer me Front Row, and that's kind of cool, but I'm not totally sure it makes or breaks the deal. What else would I lose / gain by switching back for iTunes alone? Do you think it matters?
I'm not real into having a shared library pointing to a network drive. I'm not in love with the speed of iTunes playlist sharing, either, but I suppose I could make some of those lists less intricate and make that easier on myself. If anyone else switched from a large-disk Windows world and has successfully made the most of the smaller space in the MacBook world, feel free to tip me off here.