I've had it for about 5 hours now and so far, so good! It's hard to put it down! I do have a question that I'll post related to shared computers so look for it so you can answer!
I've had it for about 5 hours now and so far, so good! It's hard to put it down! I do have a question that I'll post related to shared computers so look for it so you can answer!
Glad to hear its going well.
When I switched back to a mac from a pc, I had a period of about a month where it seemed awkward to work on my Mac. I was used to running spyware and virus programs daily. Not doing that and other troubleshooting on the Mac seemed unnatural at first. Then it became second nature to work with the Mac.
I'm an ol' Windows veteran, planning on fetching a Mac this spring. Please advise, you cogniscenti?
I'm a web designer. I seldom (well, let's say, never) use more than two USB ports at a time. I DO use a smart card/SD card slot (to be handled by Apple Express card). Looks like, the POWER (cpu, memory, possible disk capacity for MY needs) are ample and about the same, on both Macbook and Macbook Pro. I'd want to run Parallels/Windows.
So, now. The differences, as I count them, are: Macbook Pro has larger screen, one more USB port, aluminum case. Macbook has camera, and could be less expensive, equally equipped. Is that about it?
I'm an ol' Windows veteran, planning on fetching a Mac this spring. Please advise, you cogniscenti?
I'm a web designer. I seldom (well, let's say, never) use more than two USB ports at a time. I DO use a smart card/SD card slot (to be handled by Apple Express card). Looks like, the POWER (cpu, memory, possible disk capacity for MY needs) are ample and about the same, on both Macbook and Macbook Pro. I'd want to run Parallels/Windows.
So, now. The differences, as I count them, are: Macbook Pro has larger screen, one more USB port, aluminum case. Macbook has camera, and could be less expensive, equally equipped. Is that about it?
The biggest difference is the dedicated GPU on the MBP. The Macbook uses integrated graphics. If you don't need the graphics card the Macbook is a good choice.
The MBP has an integrated isight camera like the Macbook.
The biggest difference is the dedicated GPU on the MBP. The Macbook uses integrated graphics. If you don't need the graphics card the Macbook is a good choice.
The MBP has an integrated isight camera like the Macbook.
What would I gain from a "dedicated GPU"? (What IS a GPU, pray tell? Sounds like, I'm guessing, a Graphics Processing Unit? Does this sound like something a web designer, who, indeed, uses Graphics, needs?)
I have an HP dV5000 now, and also an ol' IBM Thinkpad A31...would a Macbook have graphics equal in quality to those two?
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I've had it for about 5 hours now and so far, so good! It's hard to put it down! I do have a question that I'll post related to shared computers so look for it so you can answer!
Glad to hear its going well.
When I switched back to a mac from a pc, I had a period of about a month where it seemed awkward to work on my Mac. I was used to running spyware and virus programs daily. Not doing that and other troubleshooting on the Mac seemed unnatural at first. Then it became second nature to work with the Mac.
Now I hate to work with a pc.
I'm a web designer. I seldom (well, let's say, never) use more than two USB ports at a time. I DO use a smart card/SD card slot (to be handled by Apple Express card). Looks like, the POWER (cpu, memory, possible disk capacity for MY needs) are ample and about the same, on both Macbook and Macbook Pro. I'd want to run Parallels/Windows.
So, now. The differences, as I count them, are: Macbook Pro has larger screen, one more USB port, aluminum case. Macbook has camera, and could be less expensive, equally equipped. Is that about it?
I'm an ol' Windows veteran, planning on fetching a Mac this spring. Please advise, you cogniscenti?
I'm a web designer. I seldom (well, let's say, never) use more than two USB ports at a time. I DO use a smart card/SD card slot (to be handled by Apple Express card). Looks like, the POWER (cpu, memory, possible disk capacity for MY needs) are ample and about the same, on both Macbook and Macbook Pro. I'd want to run Parallels/Windows.
So, now. The differences, as I count them, are: Macbook Pro has larger screen, one more USB port, aluminum case. Macbook has camera, and could be less expensive, equally equipped. Is that about it?
The biggest difference is the dedicated GPU on the MBP. The Macbook uses integrated graphics. If you don't need the graphics card the Macbook is a good choice.
The MBP has an integrated isight camera like the Macbook.
The biggest difference is the dedicated GPU on the MBP. The Macbook uses integrated graphics. If you don't need the graphics card the Macbook is a good choice.
The MBP has an integrated isight camera like the Macbook.
What would I gain from a "dedicated GPU"? (What IS a GPU, pray tell? Sounds like, I'm guessing, a Graphics Processing Unit? Does this sound like something a web designer, who, indeed, uses Graphics, needs?)
I have an HP dV5000 now, and also an ol' IBM Thinkpad A31...would a Macbook have graphics equal in quality to those two?