Just got my new MacBook + "Free" iPod nano!

[LordSplodge]

Well I say just, I got it yesterday!

Decided it was time for a new laptop seeing as the keys on our old Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook stop working. I love OS X so off I go to Meadow Hall Apple Store on Friday after work. Spend 2 hours stuck in traffic to get there. Spend 5 minutes in the shop and come out with a basic spec MacBook and a Product Red iPod Nano that Apple will kindly give me £85 towards as I got the education discount. Took half the time to get home and since then i have spent most of the time getting the shiny beasts ready.

So far I have:

Formatted and re-installed OS X (Always do this because out of the box OS X seems a little sluggish)
Installed/Purchased all the extra applications needed (CandyBar, Growl, GrowlTunes, XTorrent Adium, Firefox and so on)
Copied my music from my desktop PC (Yawn!)

The I set up my iPod and tried a few music videos.

Now all I need to do is use VisualHub to convert all my Family Guy and Babylon 5 to mp4. Double yawn....go Core 2 Duo power!

2GB and a bigger HDD on the Christmas present list methinks.

I love OS X and my shiny new MacBook and getting an almost free iPod is cool too...shame about the postal strike.

 

[LordSplodge]

Nicely done, got my bottom spec Macbook recently - is it true about reinstalling OSX? I've been using it since the factory install, if i reinstall will it be any better? Can i choose which apps i want installed etc?

If your OS X install has been working OK then don't bother. I have handled a lot of Macs at work and they always seem to be a little better with a fresh install.

 

[LordSplodge]

also, deffo do the 2gb and hd upgrade web browsing etc, 1gb is fine, 2gb really is night and day for using vmware or parallels or with photoshop etc.

My wallet has just taken a somewhat large hit! That's why I am going to have to blag the RAM and HDD for Xmas!

As for Parallels, well Windows isn't going anywhere near my Mac...

You guys with new macbooks, how are you finding OSX ? What are the programmes you use most ?

OS X is good, sometimes having so many windows open causes me some confusion with no taskbar. Then I remember Expose and everything is good again.

Applications I need/use are:

Firefox (Safari and I don't get on...)
iTunes (Default anyway)
MPG Converter for iPod/iTunes (I use VisualHub but it isn't free...try iSquint)
Adium (MSN, ICQ et al)

If you need a free Office package then NeoOffice is good, I have iWork 08 but, again, it isn't free...

 

[LordSplodge]

Hey LordSplodge, glad you recived your Macbook.

Any chance you could pop some pictures up please?

Im now debating over a Macbook or one of the Sony Vaio N Series Latops.

I'll try and get some pictures up, but to help swing your decision I have had two Vaios. Good laptops but not even in the same league as the MacBook, plus they run Windows for gods sake.

Get the MacBook