Advantages: portable, runs very fast, large storage with TimeMachine application for backing up your work Disadvantages: some problems with using Safari, though this may be due to the wireless network I am using, costs!
In my opinion, the Apple Macbook Pro is an ideal laptop. As a student, I find that it meets all my needs - I can store plenty of music, photos etc even though I bought the cheapest one with the smallest memory. The system operates very fast and comes with both Firefox and Safari. My only criticism is that it only comes with textedit and so you have to buy iWorks for around £65. However, despite this it is good value for money and I don't regret spending ... ...has everything I want from a laptop and is ideally portable and good for watching films despite the smaller screen size. Another feature I particularly liked was that it has a light up keyboard for when you are in darker rooms - you can adjust the brightness of the keyboard the same as you can for the screen. Looks very impressive! It is also straightforward to use - I have always been a PC Windows user and this is the first time I have owned a Mac, ...
mairig1 24.10.2009
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Advantages: Easy to use, Reliable, nice looking. Disadvantages: Can be uncomfortouble on the wrists
I was more forced into buying this machine than by choice, the story is, my computer packed up, I did not want to buy one with windows VISTA on it as in my opinion the OS is hopeless, so I went to look at the macbook, after playing with one for 10 minutes in the shop, I found i was quickly and easily learning my war around the new OS. Then I spotted the all aluminium macbook pro, its a thing of real beauty and looked very robust.
The transition ... ...one piece of external hardware., the boot time is nothing, it is very stable and allthough I opted for the entry level machine, it performs everything I have asked of it with ease. The mac OS provides a wonderfull user interface, making using the computer a pleasureable experience, the large, multi-touch trackpad is wonderfull once you get used to using more than 1 finger to drive the mouse pointer, now I find I miss this when faced with a windows ...
Oobyscoot 21.10.2009
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