Since my ex-employer liberated me from the Dell I had been using, I needed to get some kind of notebook computer to take on interviews and vacations. It seemed like the Mac was a decent choice in terms of performance and features and, since my wife has a Mac as well, I avoided the Microsoft Tax by not having to buy another copy of Office — the home edition comes with three license keys.
Of course, all of that should be taken with a large grain of salt since this machine is also somewhat of a new toy for me. (I hope my wife doesn't read that!)
The specs, in case you're interested:
- 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ 6MB L2 cache
- 4GB DDR2-667 RAM
- 200GB 7200RPM HDD
- GeForce 8600M w/ 512MB of GDDR3 memory
- Slot loading SuperDrive
- LED-backlit 15" 1440x900 display
It may be the fastest PC in my house, and it all fits into a 5.4 pound package!
So far things are going pretty well, but I have to get used to the keyboard differences. The delete key, for example, is where the backspace key should be, and it performs the same function as backspace on Windows. To get the delete function as on windows you have to use fn+delete. I guess this is just something you get used to as you learn to Think Different™.
I'm curious to know how many of you are Apple users and how many have converted from Windows recently. If you have any tips for me, I'm all ears.
