Saturday, 7 February 2009
From one *nix to another
Well, today I took the plunge after months of deliberation, internal justification ( needs vs. wants ), Apple site teasing ( don't ask ) and scrimping.
I visited the most-excellent Apple Store and picked up a lovely new Macbook Pro 15". The spec. is identical to that recently acquired by my frolleague, Scoot, and I'm already completely hooked.
This is my first ever Mac, and ( like most others ) I can't ever see me going back to a PC.
The MBP will become a home/play machine ( OK, I *might* do some work-stuff on it ) alongside my "real" work machine, currently a Thinkpad T60p running Ubuntu 8.10.
I will continue to explore, experiment and blog on my experiences and travails with Ubuntu, as I'm still convinced that there is a really positive future for desktop Linux ( as well as desktop Unix ).
For me, as a geek, it's just nice to have choices - with Linux, it's a real feast of choices ( kinda like an all-you-can-eat buffet in The Mall Of America ) whereas OSX is more just ready-to-go.
I haven't yet installed iLife 09 etc. but have played with the installed applications - so far, I can't find anything that (a) doesn't work or (b) that I don't like.
I will install Notes 8.5 tomorrow, along with iLife 09, and will continue to play/post.
Printing to my Samba printer ( actually an HP PSC 500 that's 10+ years old ) worked without problems, and I used Skype for a tele/videoconference with a friend in New Zealand, again with no issues whatsoever.
All in all, 10/10 for Apple, and for their staff, both in the store and on the phone
# posted by Dave Hay : 22:03
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Yeah, the apple devices are just so good and as you say - just work! My problem is that there is no such thing as a "cheap" Macbook. I guess you shouldn't compare Apples to anything other an an Apple!
Sorry about the five comments! My browser cached the post and when I pressed "back"... Well you can guess. :D
:-) in quality terms, the MBP is worth the money, and I keep telling myself that when I realise that I could buy three or four HP/Dell/Toshiba laptops for the same price
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