boberonicus

That's a pretty broad statement. There are corporate configurations (appointments, shared contacts, etc.) where Outlook would be the best email client. And even then, Outlook on the Mac is sub-par. For example, I have a Fortune 50 client that regularly crafts OFT-based email, and Outlook for the Mac can't display them when they're sent as an attachment.

wiredboy10003

Thunderbolt is an Intel thing which Apple is licensing. I think their goal is to make it ubiquitous.

nmenaker

many manufacturers have announced they will be supporting it.

nmenaker

I think it is a bit the other way around, to be nit picky

intel introduced a product called light peak, which didn't get much traction and was developed as an optical transport solution to leapfrog usb 3.0. Apple worked with intel over the past couple years to create a NON optical transport version using the lightpeak controller. This was most likely with the intention of being able to create POWERED solutions. Optical can't transport electricity - YET

From that, apple came out with a derivation of the product called Thunderbolt the trademark of which apple owns, but is currently in the process of transferring to Intel.

In the future I think we WILL see the optical version of lightpeak, but most likely we'll have a couple years of non-optical Thunderbolt releases across manufacturers and third party product manufacturers

milepig

1. Bring the box home.
2. Open the box very slowly, admiring at each step how amazingly wonderful the Apple packaging is.
3. Admire how tactically wonderful the Mac is to touch - shiver a little.
4. Turn it on.
5. You're pretty much done.
6. Ask yourself "why did I wait so long."

goalie

^ Pretty much it

juelzkellz

Same here. My next computer will be another Mac.

9Benua

I bought my white macbook in late 2007. Intel core 2 duo 2.2 w/ Intel GMA X3100. I replaced the hd (500 gb 7200rpm) and memory (4gb ram).
Besides some minor cracks on the casing and non-responsive track pad click (it's not the multi touch trackpad), it's working fine. 4 years and its processing system doesn't feel outdated at all, everything runs fast. I want to upgrade but can't justify replacing a working macbook. :P

nmenaker

As much as macs DO continue to run and continue to run latest or next to latest version of the OS very nicely - it's time to upgrade.

You'll enjoy many of the features, performance, form factor, battery life, speed, screens, etc., of the latest models. The entry 13" MBP for what, 1000$ is really a dream machine. GREAT battery life, great screen, great performance.

ksandness

I've been a Mac person since the early 1990s, but even I had a delightful surprise when I upgraded from a 2007 MacBook to a new MacBookPro last month.

I asked the dealer how to move my files from computer to another (which has always been the downside of upgrading), and I was delighted with the answer:

1. Perform a final backup on the old computer with Time Machine.

2. Turn on the new computer.

3. It will ask you if you want to load files via Time Machine.

4. Plug the backup hard drive into the new computer.

5. Go away for a little over an hour.

6. Come back to find the new computer with data that duplicates the data on the old computer, down to the arrangement of the icons on the desktop.

nmenaker

yes, backup and restore works ESPECIALLY nicely on macs. It makes my life a whole lot easier for family whom I support as the tech guy.

I have everyone with some form of either LAN or NAS time machine backup. It can be a cheap harddrive, or NAS or yes the apple time capsules or just the airport extreme with an external harddrive.

When something fails (and harddrive DO still fail sometimes, usually 3-5 years in) I just have to pop in a new drive, point to the backup and everyone is right back to where they started from.

Of course all this CAN be done in a windows OS environment, but in my experience nothing is as simple or elegant.

SQ421

A quick update.

Ran into a friend last week who writes music for a living, and was kind enough to loan me his now retired Intel C2D macbook pro to have a play with before I drop my dosh on a new macbook pro. Over the last week, I pulled the plug thrice, before thinking "what if I don't like to live with a Mac" and backing out. Fiddling around with the display models in store is all good but actually using the loaner macbook pro for a few days should/will give me a far better idea of how comfortable I am with it.

Thanks for the inputs so far guys. I'll report back more in due course.


Yes I suspect I'm coming across as a master procrastinator. Funny, considering I didn't think twice about dropping twice as much on a sony vaio four years ago (whilst I was making half as much I do now! - I guess thats "growing up" for you!); I guess this whole "switching to OSX" has sent my thinking into an overdrive!

nmenaker

It DOES take some time to get used to things, ANY change for that matter. AND, some things one might NOT like as much as on another OS. Overall it should be a much better experience and one with more potential upside.

That said, sometimes it IS better to burn the ships. ;-)

9Benua

Yeah, for the first 3 weeks of having my macbook, I keep using osx and bootcamp. Obviously the ratio is getting higher on osx side.

Always Flyin

You keep thinking that.

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