So awesome. Great OS, fabulous improvements to the existing line bumping
up the processor speed and adding the thunderbolt port. This is my
second MacBook. The first one I had was a 2006 model, not the Pro. I
fell in love with it. This one has had the same effect. I had upgraded
my old MacBook to Lion, so I kind of knew what I was getting, but hadn't
been able to enjoy some of the awesome new multi-touch features. The
improvements to the OS have been relatively gradual, but substantive.
The feel of this machine compared to the old MacBook is far superior.
The Unibody construction is solid, sleek and beautiful. It is everything
I'd hoped it would be from a look and feel standpoint, but somehow a
bit more sturdy.
For the not so good, I got the stock screen -
which is VERY glossy. I mean ... REALLY glossy. It's still beautiful and
has better color reproduction than I could ever expect from a notebook.
The reflectiveness of the display is only a minor inconvenience if you
work in a controlled-lighting environment like me (I prefer it dark) or
if you can crank up the brightness.
My real problem with it? The
statement of 7 hour battery life is not just mere exaggeration -- it's a
lie. I challenge anyone to show proof that through anywhere near normal
use can get more than 2.5 hrs out of it. I've got the brightness all
the way down to just one notch above 'off' and the keyboard backlight
off. The first full charge of this battery got me only about 2 full
hours. Enabling the battery timer is useless. The "Time remaining" goes
from 4 hours plus to less than 2 hours over the span of about 10
minutes. It's a joke. It's so bad that I'm thinking I only got half a
battery or something.
I researched this purchase EXTENSIVELY via
Amazon, Best Buy, other retailers, and my local university (with
educational pricing for staff/students/faculty). In the end, I ended up
purchasing this machine from Best Buy as the price was the same and I
had a line of credit (although I had to pay tax: hey, someone has to
help pay for our roads, right?)
In short, I can't say enough
positive things about this purchase. This machine is INCREDIBLY fast,
the interface is slick (although it takes some getting used to coming
from the Windows world - especially window minimizing and the function
keys), and with an iPhone 4S and iPad 2, iTunes syncing is a DREAM
compared to Windows (on purpose, El Steve?).
The screen is plenty
big (if you're waffling between 15" and 17", go to a local Best Buy or
Apple Store and play around with each - the 17" has better resolution,
but lift them up and check the weight - I prefer the 15" for portability
and weight, but you're choice will depend on use), and I ordered the
8GB memory package from Amazon (which should show up any day now).
Regarding memory I will say: 4GB is just enough; the OS and apps eat up
just about every bit, so I'm looking forward to 8GB.
The backlit
keyboard is a dream to type on, the magnetic charger is kid-proof, and
the multi-touch trackpad alone is well worth the price (I'm a big fan of
the two-finger "reverse scrolling", the back-and-forth swiping in
Safari is SO convenient, and the 3/4 finger swiping to bring up
LaunchPad and the like is great).
My sole complaint is the lack
of USB ports, but only because I'm using a Logitech M305 wireless mouse.
If I had a true Mac-compatible Bluetooth mouse this wouldn't be an
issue, but in hooking up an external USB drive for Time Machine backups
(a Western Digital 2TB) and the Logitech dongle, I'm out of USB ports
when I have to sync my iPhone or iPad. But hey, with everything else
being incredibly integrated, I'm not complaining THAT much.
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