Just impuse bought a 13" MBP - what next?

Andr3w · 5 Jul 2010 at 15:30

Hey,

I've been looking at getting my first mac for sometime, I decided on the 13"MBP base spec. I use it for web browsing/itunes/pr0n/the odd film etc

I had played around with them in the shops but have always been put off and though 'I could buy a £350 laptop that could do the same job...'

...but today I was a little bored in work and just though SOD IT and whipped out the credit card and got one from the rainforest shop for £888

(I couldn't find it cheaper anywhere else?) I hope I haven't made a mistake.

So...when it arrives in a few days what are the first things I should do? As I said above i've never owned a mac before (apart from the 3gs but thats not a mac) do I have to somehow config the battery? Do you have any handy hints and tips for me?

Marky · 5 Jul 2010 at 15:34

Wish I could "SOD" away £888 like that

I recommend checking out Switch 101, which will give you a basic break-down of the differences between the Windows OS and the Mac OS

Andr3w · 5 Jul 2010 at 15:36

Marky said:
Wish I could "SOD" away £888 like that

New credit card - 0% on purchases for 12months, I will hopefully pay it off after 3

I'll check the website

I'm excited, if it's **** I will hunt all you mac lovers down and burn you

hyper_piper45 · 5 Jul 2010 at 15:36

Give this thread a read. Lots of useful info in there.

Marky · 5 Jul 2010 at 15:50

Andr3w said:
New credit card - 0% on purchases for 12months, I will hopefully pay it off after 3

I'll check the website

I'm excited, if it's **** I will hunt all you mac lovers down and burn you

Haha nice!

Oh and have mercy - I'm still a Windows user... I haven't converted...

Yet...

Jimmy1983 · 5 Jul 2010 at 16:25

OT but what CC was it that you have?

Andr3w · 5 Jul 2010 at 16:28

Jimmy1983 said:
OT but what CC was it that you have?

Umm..any reason you want to know?

PiKe · 5 Jul 2010 at 16:31

Andr3w said:
Umm..any reason you want to know?

Cos he wants to SOD IT too?

AfterEffect · 5 Jul 2010 at 16:32

Config the battery!? It's a mac! Turn it on and play with it

Marky · 5 Jul 2010 at 17:43

Andr3w said:
Umm..any reason you want to know?

To be honest - I was also curious - 0% for 12 months is pretty damn good! :eek:

Datamonkey · 5 Jul 2010 at 18:09

Got 0% for 12months on my Virgin card, second time its happened also. Had the card for 4 years now.

Andr3w · 5 Jul 2010 at 18:12

Marky said:
To be honest - I was also curious - 0% for 12 months is pretty damn good!

Halifax

Grrr i paid for first class delivery (1-2days) and it says delivery estimate 9th july

Blackhawk47 · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:23

Funny you should post this today. Because I was speaking to the IT guy who comes to my work office sometimes and he said his mate just brought an iMac for £1300 just on an impulse. Yes! You are one of us now!

What next? 27 inches worth of a computer made from aluminium.

ca9phoenix · 5 Jul 2010 at 21:34

welcome to the 'club'

i had a sod it 2 years ago with a 24' imac. never looked back tbh.

enjoy and don't give up on the os after 5 minutes, give it time and you'll grow to love it

Andr3w · 5 Jul 2010 at 22:05

I have had a play around with the OS so I 'sort of' know how to use it! I'm hoping after a few days I will have got to grips with it

I'm still annoyed about the delivery estimate, I paid for first class 1-2days, which would be tuesday/wednesday. Instead the estimate says 9th July which is friday - I got away for 5 days on friday morning

Faustus · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:02

Marky said:
Haha nice!
Oh and have mercy - I'm still a Windows user... I haven't converted...

Yet...

Don't be sad about that, I have a very nice W7 Desktop and a pretty new iMac. Both very nice bits of kit but to be honest the wife hogs the iMac and I always gravitate to W7. Not much to choose between them anymore as far as I'm concerned.

Faustus · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:06

Blackhawk47 said:
Funny you should post this today. Because I was speaking to the IT guy who comes to my work office sometimes and he said his mate just brought an iMac for £1300 just on an impulse. Yes! You are one of us now!

What next? 27 inches worth of a computer made from aluminium.

Ouch! My daughter bought ours, well she actually bought two from an IT bankrupt stock sale - £500 for the two, 21.5" models and they were virtually new, latest spec just a couple of months old. That's the way to buy these things, don't pay list price for goodness sake, that's a mugs game.

HarryPainful · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:24

Faustus said:
Ouch! My daughter bought ours, well she actually bought two from an IT bankrupt stock sale - £500 for the two, 21.5" models and they were virtually new, latest spec just a couple of months old. That's the way to buy these things, don't pay list price for goodness sake, that's a mugs game.

Yep, because situation like that pop up all the time don't they?

sorn21 · 5 Jul 2010 at 23:26

I treated myself to a 13" MBP too, MUCH better than any windows laptop equivalent I have to say.
A friend has owned macs for years before I got mine and he was always banging on about how everything "just works."
It really got on my ****, but, eventually I caved and got my own.

OSX is really nice to use, everything "just works"

You won't be disappointed.

Andr3w · 6 Jul 2010 at 08:40

n1blo said:
I treated myself to a 13" MBP too, MUCH better than any windows laptop equivalent I have to say.
A friend has owned macs for years before I got mine and he was always banging on about how everything "just works."
It really got on my ****, but, eventually I caved and got my own.

OSX is really nice to use, everything "just works"

You won't be disappointed.

If i ever explain to somebody what a mac is by saying 'it just works' feel free to punch me

Still no change on my delivery date of 9th july which is VERY annoying. I paid for it to come today or tomorrow :mad: