Please note that this is a review for the February 2011 model but I am posting it here since the configuration is almost the same. (also since more people could read this before buying an MBP)
I have been a Windows user since I started using a computer and I never used a Mac OS X till I actually bought an MBP in May 2011. So, this review would really help someone who is considering a Mac for the first time and wants to use it either at school or to remotely connect to work. This article summarizes what you would love and what you could be missing.
I owned a desktop, a HP laptop and a Compaq laptop before I bought a MBP. Also, I still use Windows machine at work. One of the major reasons I bought the MBP was because it was available on a eBay deal from Macmall for $950. I assumed that if I did not like it, I could always sell it for at least $850 on eBay or Craigslist.
Before reading the next part, please do understand that MBP and OS X come together. Things you need to know --
Switching between applications - This is one of my biggest quirks with OS X. Windows 7 does an awesome job in switching between applications. When you want to switch between the applications, you use ALT+TAB in Windows 7 and this would shift the focus to the next application. In OS X, you can switch between applications by using CMD+TAB but it does not automatically bring up the other application, it just changes the active application in menu bar (if the application was minimized). I never understood the reasoning behind this, why would I just want to see the menu bar of the other application, I cannot imagine doing anything just with a menu bar.
After some search on the internet I found the work around to do this in OS X. The answer is to press CMD+TAB followed by the option key (just before releasing the CMD key) to switch between the applications perfectly. You can also scroll your four fingers on the track pad to bring up all the applications and then highlight the application you want to choose to change the active application window. It is simply irritating to switch between keyboard and the track pad when you are typing some document or email. You can also use one of the function key buttons instead of using the four fingers but at the end of the day Windows 7 does a great job here.
I agree that there is software available (namely Witch for $14) to do this but I already paid for the machine and why should I go through all this trouble to simply switch between applications.
-->UPDATE We can also use spaces and assign some shortcuts to spaces(like option+arrow) to make the switch between applications easier but you need to assign a different space to every application and this could be tedious after some time. Also the animations could make you dizzy after a while.
Switching within an application - To switch between the various windows of the same application, the answer is to press CMD+~, it works but what if I have 3 open excel workbooks. Same answer as above, scroll the four fingers to see all active windows.
Taskbar could be a big deal - It is irritating not to have a task bar in OS X. You can never actually know that you had two open excel workbooks; you will know that only when you press CMD+~ when you are in the application or by displaying all the active windows. Unless the docking bar is visible , I cannot see my active windows without sliding my four fingers on the track pad or pressing CMD+TAB (the active applications are highlighted in the docking bar when it is visible). Due to the screen size constraints we usually tend to hide the docking bar on the 13" MBP so that we can see the application in the maximized full screen. So either compromise on seeing the active applications or full screen. Again the app Witch is the answer for it but it will display these active windows only when you actually press CMD+TAB.
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