Once you go Mac you don't go back
Thinking of trying a Mac
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Personally i think macs and pc's both have a place in my life. The pc for me is the big powerful machine i use to game and watch movies etc etc mainly because it's connected to large monitors/TV's. My Macbook which i bought in 09 serves a completely different purpose it's the machine i cart around to work with me, sit on the sofa and look at holidays ic ant afford with the g/f etc, it's so user friendly that even my G/F has become extremely proficient at using it so much so she prefers to use my macbook instead of the laptop I bought her for xmas in 2010. For laptops I honestly cant say a windows machine will ever come close to the use ability and durability of a macbook hence why i will keep this macbook until it becomes outdated (which even thought its just a 2.4ghz core2duo will be a while as yet i think), it will be replaced by another macbook.
I've just bought a 13" MacBook Pro after using Windows for years. As a laptop I like it, but it could no way replace my Windows desktop. There is no way Mac OS is leaps and bound ahead of Windows, so far I've had slow downs, programs hogging the CPU, Firefox lockups, problems with the webcam and other generic slowness when doing multiple things. In saying that, it does have a lot of features I prefer over Windows but on the other side Windows does a lot of things I prefer that this MacBook can't.
I'd suggest seeing if you can loan one for a few weeks (not really possible I guess) but it will give you a much better idea as everyone's needs are different.
In saying the above, I don't think there are any better laptops around than the MacBook Pro's in terms of build quality and overall spec and features.
I'd suggest seeing if you can loan one for a few weeks (not really possible I guess) but it will give you a much better idea as everyone's needs are different.
In saying the above, I don't think there are any better laptops around than the MacBook Pro's in terms of build quality and overall spec and features.
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Surely something must be wrong then?
The 2006/7 white Macbook I just got for the GF from the MM has none of the issues you complain of. A MBP should fly.
Could be an idea trying it and returning if I don't like it. Problem is, I don't know if 14 days (well 13) is enough to get to grips with the OS itself, so I may not like it initially, but after awhile it could grow on me.
It did surprise me that looking for similar specced laptops from other manufacturers, with the same screen size and battery life had a very similar price to the Macbook Pro!
It did surprise me that looking for similar specced laptops from other manufacturers, with the same screen size and battery life had a very similar price to the Macbook Pro!
I will take it to Apple, but I doubt there's a problem with it except for the webcam, as it's mostly application based.
But its annoying features are no part of the problem, or features that I miss from W7.
I agree, however when I have Windows 7 open in a VM and can still use dreamweaver, fireworks, safari and itunes at the same time without any slowdown on my c2d then something must definitely be amiss on your i5
I have Firefox, Skype, iTunes and a few other small apps open. If I uses spaces, sometimes it's slow to switch between them, same as scrolling in Firefox. It's not always smooth and swish.
Caught Skype using 50% of the CPU as well yesterday, and Firefox has had multiple freezes.
Caught Skype using 50% of the CPU as well yesterday, and Firefox has had multiple freezes.
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Ditto.
i have a macbook, iphone, ipad and high end windows pc.
For me thats a happy combination, as i get the high end hardware on my windows pc without getting raped by apple pricing, however I do love my other apple devices.
If I ever reached a point where gaming was no longer a priority (and I am getting there fast as i get older) i would switch to an imac.
Apple products are great, no doubt about it, but windows 7 is extremely stable these days and provides a good user experience, so I guess it really depends on what you will be using your computer/laptop for.
For me thats a happy combination, as i get the high end hardware on my windows pc without getting raped by apple pricing, however I do love my other apple devices.
If I ever reached a point where gaming was no longer a priority (and I am getting there fast as i get older) i would switch to an imac.
Apple products are great, no doubt about it, but windows 7 is extremely stable these days and provides a good user experience, so I guess it really depends on what you will be using your computer/laptop for.
See I don't think I could ever replace my desktop PC with an iMac, even if I weren't gaming. I hardly game now and still prefer using Windows on a desktop machine. On a portable device it's another story though, mainly due to the trackpad and the efficiency of spaces.
I think my problem with PC gaming is that I'm never satisfied with the performance. Even though my setup plays all the recent games and good frame rates, I'm still wanting more out of it. Now I think I have just given up and settled on consoles, because whilst they don't look as good, they generally maintain a steady frame rate all the time, something that annoys me more on the PC for some reason (dropping below 60fps or constant fluctuations annoy me, capping at 30fps helps though). And the upgrading every so often is starting to get to me (both financially and mentally!).
Still watching review after review of the MBP at the minute!
Still watching review after review of the MBP at the minute!
I can't get rid of my desktop PC simply because of my gaming. So I maintain a Windows machine and use an iMac for everything else. Overkill, perhaps, but I do really just prefer OSX much more over Windows, I work better on it, and I enjoy using it more.
I wish I didn't have to buy Apple hardware despite how pretty and well put together it is, to run OSX. I'd prefer to build my own machine and run OSX on it, but that isn't going to happen.
I've always said I'd pay upwards of £300 or perhaps more just to have OSX that is properly supported by Apple, as Microsoft support Windows on any x86_64 hardware I wanted. But that isn't Apple's business model and probably never will be
Before I started using OSX, I was still of the strong opinion that I won't use PCs with such inflexible hardware. Laptops aren't flexible regardless of the manufacturer so I could still keep my principles and buy an Apple laptop, though to my surprise, Apple's unibody Macbook Pros are probably the easiest to get into and take apart from any laptop I have seen.
From there on.. I had tasted on the fruit, and had to get this on my desktop. After numerous attempts at using hackintosh on fairly compatible hardware, I just couldn't be bothered. Went with an 2011 27" (i7 6970m 2GB) iMac, and recently bought a thunderbolt display for it too. I am quite invested into Apple hardware, but still have the intentions to maintain my own custom builds for my gaming, and planning an upgrade later in the year.
I wish I didn't have to buy Apple hardware despite how pretty and well put together it is, to run OSX. I'd prefer to build my own machine and run OSX on it, but that isn't going to happen.
I've always said I'd pay upwards of £300 or perhaps more just to have OSX that is properly supported by Apple, as Microsoft support Windows on any x86_64 hardware I wanted. But that isn't Apple's business model and probably never will be
Before I started using OSX, I was still of the strong opinion that I won't use PCs with such inflexible hardware. Laptops aren't flexible regardless of the manufacturer so I could still keep my principles and buy an Apple laptop, though to my surprise, Apple's unibody Macbook Pros are probably the easiest to get into and take apart from any laptop I have seen.
From there on.. I had tasted on the fruit, and had to get this on my desktop. After numerous attempts at using hackintosh on fairly compatible hardware, I just couldn't be bothered. Went with an 2011 27" (i7 6970m 2GB) iMac, and recently bought a thunderbolt display for it too. I am quite invested into Apple hardware, but still have the intentions to maintain my own custom builds for my gaming, and planning an upgrade later in the year.
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They are quite nice, just like any £1k+ laptop. I got the i7 Air couple of months ago as it was the best price/performance for my needs. It's nice, the hardware is great (design still a bit meh but...) and the OS is nice, but it certainly hasn't "changed my life" like so many mac users seem to suggest . It's a good OS, some thing are better and some things worse than windows 7 IMO, certainly not an OS I would drop Windows 7 for.
So if you want one get one, don't expect it to change your life though It's going to be a lot better than most windows laptops, but then it should be compared to the cheap, nasty £500 laptops most people buy!
. It's a good OS, some thing are better and some things worse than windows 7 IMO, certainly not an OS I would drop Windows 7 for.So if you want one get one, don't expect it to change your life though
It's going to be a lot better than most windows laptops, but then it should be compared to the cheap, nasty £500 laptops most people buy!They are quite nice, just like any £1k+ laptop. I got the i7 Air couple of months ago as it was the best price/performance for my needs. It's nice, the hardware is great (design still a bit meh but...) and the OS is nice, but it certainly hasn't "changed my life" like so many mac users seem to suggest
So if you want one get one, don't expect it to change your life though
Hey! My UL30 cost a whopping £320
. Although I do really like the UL30. Very good price for an ultraportable, great battery life and decent performance from the ULV SU7300.Knowing my procrastination, I'll be humming and ahhing about this for weeks!
I have a different take on this - I just couldn't imagine in my wildest nightmares using a Laptop as my main computer - whether it be a Mac, Windows, Linux or anything else. I love Desktops, my iPad is OK for a quick bit of browsing but sitting in front of my iMac or my PC is something I never tire of, the large screen, comfy leather chair etc. a real treat. We do have a Laptop that works perfectly well running W7 yet both the wife and I only ever use it as an option of last resort.