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Bought my daughter a Macbook Pro

Fritzo

Fritzo

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It was $950. I've been using it for the last two weeks, and I have to say...it is worth it. I don't think I've ever used a nicer laptop. I think this is the only laptop keyboard that I can touch type on 🙂

If all those Ultrabooks at CES are copying this, then I'm all for it 😀

(Former Apple hater turned to "I like their laptops but hate everything else." person.)
 
Fritzo said:
It was $950. I've been using it for the last two weeks, and I have to say...it is worth it. I don't think I've ever used a nicer laptop. I think this is the only laptop keyboard that I can touch type on 🙂

If all those Ultrabooks at CES are copying this, then I'm all for it 😀

(Former Apple hater turned to "I like their laptops but hate everything else." person.)
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I'm the same. Work purchased me a Mac Pro and Mac Book Pro. I love the design of the laptops. At the same time, I hate the OS and a lot of the functionality or way it handles things. Windows is so much better from a usability standpoint. Solid hardware though!
 
My Powerbook (RIP) I bought did the same for me. I had never owned an Apple product until then and hated on Apple like everyone else, but I will say after a week or two on there I was converted. The hardware design was absolutely solid, nothing else compared. The OS was so so (I actually like it better than Windows, but I don't really care for Windows).
 
LikeLinus said:
I'm the same. Work purchased me a Mac Pro and Mac Book Pro. I love the design of the laptops. At the same time, I hate the OS and a lot of the functionality or way it handles things. Windows is so much better from a usability standpoint. Solid hardware though!
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Just out of curiosity, like what?
 
I really want an Air, I'd throw Windows 7 on it and call it a day as I'm really not a fan of OSX. Nothing wrong with it and I use it very frequently I just prefer how 7 performs I guess. Can't beat that Apple hardware quality though. Hopefully these new ultrabooks coming out can keep up from a hardware standpoint.
 
LikeLinus said:
I'm the same. Work purchased me a Mac Pro and Mac Book Pro. I love the design of the laptops. At the same time, I hate the OS and a lot of the functionality or way it handles things. Windows is so much better from a usability standpoint. Solid hardware though!
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How so?
 
I ate a lot of words after I got my 2005 iBook G4. I kept that sucker for 5 years as my primary mobile computer. Its still kicking around as I have it to my dad when I got my MBP. Glad I switched, but I'm still a PC guy for traditional desktops..
 
ponyo said:
Macbook pro is an Ultrabook? 😕
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Well, all the Ultrabook makers are imitating Apple's Aluminum thin designs. That one from Vizio is the sexay:

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0roo0roo said:
he's used to it😉
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Ah the if you don't like what I like it's because you just don't know how to use it thought philosophy of apple users.

There is no argument the MacBook air hardware is well designed however.
 
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funnily enough, owning a macbook has turned me from being ambivalent towards the company to a raging Apple hater.

I feel really comfortable saying it's probably one of the worst purchases I've ever made.

the OS sucks, that's a given. the dock is one of the most retarded UI elements I've ever used. why does it exist? and using the trackpad is a nightmare; all the gestures just seem like pointless gimmickry. god bless anyone who's able to use it without giving up and buying a real mouse. (that's ignoring the fact that I had to load up google on my desktop to figure out how to left click... I'll chalk that up to user error, but the macbook is the first laptop I've ever worked with where tapping to click on the trackpad isn't enabled by default)

but I thought I was safe paying for the hardware quality... until about 4 months in when, out of the blue, the battery just stopped working.

fortunately it was still under warranty (because heaven forbid Apple builds their laptops so I could try taking it apart and troubleshooting it myself), but waiting in the Apple store is yet another miserable experience. it's like Walmart with a slightly higher credit rating in the atmosphere. just swarms of kids and housewives. and god forbid the store employees actually help me when they can show some 60 year-old grandma how awesome Garageband is instead.

I ended up needing a replacement (wherein I'm pretty sure they just gave me some random refurb). I took it home and installed Windows 7 on it that night... they tried to talk me into buying Applecare (I'm assuming their products are so defective that most consumers consider this a must-have?), but I'd just as soon put that money on a thinkpad.
 
loki8481 said:
funnily enough, owning a macbook has turned me from being ambivalent towards the company to a raging Apple hater.

I feel really comfortable saying it's probably one of the worst purchases I've ever made.

the OS sucks, that's a given. the dock is one of the most retarded UI elements I've ever used. why does it exist? and using the trackpad is a nightmare; all the gestures just seem like pointless gimmickry. god bless anyone who's able to use it without giving up and buying a real mouse. (that's ignoring the fact that I had to load up google on my desktop to figure out how to left click... I'll chalk that up to user error, but the macbook is the first laptop I've ever worked with where tapping to click on the trackpad isn't enabled by default)
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The dock is there instead of needing desktop shortcuts, like you do on windows, or instead of pinning apps to the start bar...

How did you not understand how to left click? You just tap...?!

Also, I've always heard people say that the best trackpad in the world is one on a MacBook X. And I agree, I've actually bought the "Magic Trackpad" for my desktop to replace my mouse all together I like it so much, it's so much more intuitive and easier to use!?
 
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