As I write this post, I am sitting back on my comfortable red couch. By that statement, I have revealed to you that I now own a laptop - specifically a MacBook Pro; and I’m loving it. This purchase was a first for me in many ways. For one, it was my first laptop. As well, it was my first Mac. Well, I am certainly glad I took the dive. First, the specs.
- Processor
- 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed
- Display
- 15.4-inch (diagonal), 1440 by 900 resolution, TFT widescreen
- RAM
- 2GB (two SO-DIMMs) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300)
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual-link DVI
- Hard Drive
- 160GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm
- Weight/Thickness
- 5.4 pounds, 1.0 inch thick
Sounds pretty sweet, eh? Well… it certainly is - especially for $2,299 after my student discount. (I also got a free printer and iPod Nano… which I promptly sold to bring the total cost down to $2,000) This was probably the best purchase I ever made. Getting my Mac was more than just getting a new computer - it was getting a new way of life. Previously, I was rooted to my huge Linux box in a dark corner of the house. Now I am free to roam wherever - the couch, school, outside, anywhere with wifi. In effect, this has turned computing from a solitary experience into a far more social one. But that’s just the cool part of all laptops… without the awesomeness of Apple.
You have to understand where I am coming from. I have never owned a Mac before - I’m the type who used to build huge Linux/Windows boxes and fix them into the early hours of the morning. It is often said that Macs are for inexperience users simply because they are so easy to use. While it is true that my Mac is far easier to use than my old PC, that doesn’t mean I don’t love it. While I may have the technical experience to hack my PC into doing what I want, I would rather spend the time designing and getting work done. Not only does my Mac allow me to do just that, it makes the entire process fun again.
Honestly, positive reviews are really hard to write. When you are mad about a product, it is really easy to put that anger into words. You are so mad that you want everyone else to share in your pain. Fortunately, I have absolutely nothing to complain about. Everything about my MacBook Pro is great - for school, for work, for play. Instead of going into extreme detail about all the great features - iSight, design, motion sensor, etc. - I will leave that to the many others who have done so and leave you with this single statement: I have not turned on my 4 gb of RAM, dual core beast of a desktop in over a week. My beautiful but powerful MacBook has held me captivated.
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