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This time last year I somehow managed to persuade my boss that I needed a new laptop, and since we had to spend our work budget fast, he said yes, so I ordered a nice MacBook Pro 15" avec 2Gb of RAM. Initial impression was simply "wow!". But after 12 months of ownership I think I can summarise:
1) Best thing is is that it still looks awesome. I know that may sound shallow, but I still look at my laptop and think "wow, that's a nice looking bit of kit". My old PC laptop looked clunky and out of date within 3 months. Even after seeing the Macbook Air, I still think the MacBook Pro is the best looking laptop out there. With the PC laptop I was always seeing better laptops and thinking "Damn I should have waited a couple of months". Even now with the slightly upgraded MacBook Pros I'm still more than chuffed with my purchase.
2) I love how I can run all my applications at the same time and move effortlessly between them without any slowdown. Only time it slows down vaguely is if I have something like Lightroom, Photoshop, Mac Office, Firefox and a few other things open at the same time. 4Gb upgrade should sort that though
3) I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's just such a pleasant experience using the laptop. Everything works as it should, and is somehow just more satisfying.
4) I can see myself keeping this laptop for another 2 or 3 years if I had to (especially with 4Gb onboard), and I'm sure it'll still be a great performer even then. Although that's not to say I wouldn't jump at the chance to buy a new Macbook if the money was available.. although my next priority is to get the boss to spare a couple of thousand to buy me an iMac for the office..
I really can't ever see myself going back to a PC, not unless something very bizarre happened and Apple went insane or something. It's also given me the confidence to buy an iMac or Mac Pro for myself sometime in the future, as I feel that unlike a PC, it will bring years of ownership joy without the constant fear or knowing it'll be obsolete immediately (assuming you don't buy right before a product refresh that is
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Once you go Mac, you don't go black... (wait is that right?)
1) Best thing is is that it still looks awesome. I know that may sound shallow, but I still look at my laptop and think "wow, that's a nice looking bit of kit". My old PC laptop looked clunky and out of date within 3 months. Even after seeing the Macbook Air, I still think the MacBook Pro is the best looking laptop out there. With the PC laptop I was always seeing better laptops and thinking "Damn I should have waited a couple of months". Even now with the slightly upgraded MacBook Pros I'm still more than chuffed with my purchase.
2) I love how I can run all my applications at the same time and move effortlessly between them without any slowdown. Only time it slows down vaguely is if I have something like Lightroom, Photoshop, Mac Office, Firefox and a few other things open at the same time. 4Gb upgrade should sort that though
3) I can't quite put my finger on it, but it's just such a pleasant experience using the laptop. Everything works as it should, and is somehow just more satisfying.
4) I can see myself keeping this laptop for another 2 or 3 years if I had to (especially with 4Gb onboard), and I'm sure it'll still be a great performer even then. Although that's not to say I wouldn't jump at the chance to buy a new Macbook if the money was available.. although my next priority is to get the boss to spare a couple of thousand to buy me an iMac for the office..
I really can't ever see myself going back to a PC, not unless something very bizarre happened and Apple went insane or something. It's also given me the confidence to buy an iMac or Mac Pro for myself sometime in the future, as I feel that unlike a PC, it will bring years of ownership joy without the constant fear or knowing it'll be obsolete immediately (assuming you don't buy right before a product refresh that is
)Once you go Mac, you don't go black... (wait is that right?)
