MacBook Pro Arrives! and Departs…
March 6, 2006
My sister in-law Caitlyn bought an Apple MacBook Pro before she left for Australia. Since the delivery date was a bit uncertain on these brand new models, she decided to have it shipped to my house. That way I could take delivery of it, configure her software and whatnot, then ship it off. Of course I was more than happy to do this both because this makes her my first Mac convert and because I got to get my fingers on this brand new sweet hardware.
The new Macbook Pro is the first of the Apple computers to feature Intel processors, specifically it has a 1.83 Intel Core Duo processor. She also got it with 1GB of RAM, which I think is definitely the way to go. Some of the features I absolutely love on this include FrontRow, the Apple remote, the magnetic power cord plug, the backlit keyboard, the nighttime auto dimming screen, the built-in iSight, the multi-finger scroll capability of the touch pa, and more. I know a lot of these features are hold overs from the PowerBook, but that doesn’t make them any less awesome to me.
I’ve heard some complaints about the magnetic power cord. Apparently some felt it was not strong enough, but I disagree entirely. The magnetic seems strong enough to pull the cord in from around an inch or so, and it doesn’t matter which way you plug it in. Of course I didn’t try running around with it, but I usually don’t run with laptops, at least when they are plugged in…
So in the end, I was very sad to pack this amazing little device up and ship it off to Cait. As far as I can tell this is the most kick-ass laptop I’ve had the privilege of fondling.
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Technically, the MacBook Pro is the second of the Apple computers to feature an Intel processor, but I’m nitpicking. We’re still waiting for a customer’s MacBook to break so we can get one in at work.
second? was the iMac technically first? I thought they were both released at the same conference and in turn, tied for first?
I got OSX86 10.4.3 up and running on my Sony Vaio GRX700 laptop, in all her 1600×1200 glory. It runs pretty well on a Pentium 4M at2.4GHz with a gig of ram.
And everything works.
nice. My last bastion of PC need is EditPlus. If I could find a good mac replacemnt, or a way to run that (without the bulk of virtual pc) in OSx, I’d switch and never go back.
first, i had no idea how the laptop was floating in midair, and it took about 15 seconds to realize that it was your arm underneath it
second, yay sony vaio
third, so the power cord doesnt “plug” in, its just magnetic? that does sound cool
macBook Pro is a great choice. My girlfriend has bought a Macbook Air and i’m really disappointed in this. It’s totally not worth it: http://www.maconair.com/the_pros_and_cons