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After 28 years using a PC, I have finally gone Apple!

I'm guessing you got the classic MBP std config?

I have the classic mbp high end with 750gb 7200rpm drive and the matte high res screen and It's pretty solid. I have absolutely no complaints with the laptop.

I however do have complaints about the charger. That is already broken and I have to find time to get that fixed. It still charges but there's a short somewhere that causes issues. I'll have to call apple whenever i find time.

I have no problems with heat, weight, screen is amazing (high res anti-glare) and the keyboard is cool. What has me sold the most believe it or not is the touchpad. It's like a work of art using this computer. It's pretty cool.

The apps i downloaded that are pretty awesome are:
Calibre
Skitch
Evernote
Code Collector Pro (developer stuff)
xcode (developer stuff)

If you read books I highly recommend Calibre. You can convert the ebooks to pretty much any type.Such as epub to the amazon format if you have a kindle. Or Amazon format to epub (assuming it has no drm) for your nook.

Skitch is pretty cool if you're into photos. Evernote is cool if you like to take notes a lot.


Risco said:
Well I finally did it, I have been Macverted lol. I chose the 15 inch with standard config which is more than ample for my needs. I have always been put off by the price, not because I could not afford it, more than I felt it was overpriced, and well it still is to an extends in terms of hardware. What really sold it was the ecosystem. Once I was in the shop and found out how good ICloud was for integration I was convinced. I have an iPhone and having it all sync up beautifully without hassle is something I am looking for forward to.

Of course there are other good points such as the battery life and screen quality. My only concern is to how hot it may or may not get and how the fan performs. Another thing is that I am giving up an entire library of games and apps as if I am going to go Apple then it has to be all in without messing with bootcamp etc.

So for an OSX noob, what is the best tip you can give me? Are there certain must have apps? I saw word running on it and was concerned how slow it was, is there a suitable replacement as I was not convinced of the benefits of Pages.

Oh and how do I partition this thing? I usually keep my music etc on a separate partition?
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Risco said:
Well I finally did it, I have been Macverted lol. I chose the 15 inch with standard config which is more than ample for my needs. I have always been put off by the price, not because I could not afford it, more than I felt it was overpriced, and well it still is to an extends in terms of hardware. What really sold it was the ecosystem. Once I was in the shop and found out how good ICloud was for integration I was convinced. I have an iPhone and having it all sync up beautifully without hassle is something I am looking for forward to.

Of course there are other good points such as the battery life and screen quality. My only concern is to how hot it may or may not get and how the fan performs. Another thing is that I am giving up an entire library of games and apps as if I am going to go Apple then it has to be all in without messing with bootcamp etc.

So for an OSX noob, what is the best tip you can give me? Are there certain must have apps? I saw word running on it and was concerned how slow it was, is there a suitable replacement as I was not convinced of the benefits of Pages.

Oh and how do I partition this thing? I usually keep my music etc on a separate partition?
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Same here, just moved to Mac after 15 years of PC... got the new rMBP put windows on it and so far seems like im using windows a lot more than OSX :D but i should probably not brag about that on this forum :rolleyes:
 
Hey, I made the switch too. After using PCs my entire life (from IBM to Tandy to various Windows boxes), I got my mac four days ago when the rMBP arrived on Monday.

There's a learning curve !!! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It's not a this-os-is-better-than-that-os thing, it's just a result of using one methodology for so long. It's a bit tough in moments, but I've decided to muscle through. In a week or two I'm sure I'll be used to it.

There are some things with OS X that are so freakin' obvious, so freakin' brilliant, it throws me off. :) But then a few minutes later, boom, you get used to it and it's just easy. Incredibly easy. Whether it's installing programs or changing settings, or sleep, or full screen mode, or time machine, there are just things in this system that can only be described as beautiful evolution.

The worst offender - the one that just doesn't fit with the ease-of-use I'm finding in other parts of the system - is MS Office 2011. It's a necessary evil, at least in my line of work, but it's painful to use in parts. It's simply not as good as 2010 on Windows, and not as fluid as the other apps in OS X. Oh well. I wonder if Pages can really handle Word docs (without a trial version I'm not sure I'll ever find out).

Good luck!
 
Risco said:
So for an OSX noob, what is the best tip you can give me?
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If you buy a new printer, choose with extreme care. A lot of printers don't play nice with OSX. And it's not because there's a driver that it's gonna work... I recommend that you ask for other people's experiences on this forum before buying a new printer. It's what I'm going to do...
 
For me, I was a die hard Mac fan back in the early 90s. Had a classic, LC II and LC III, briefly a MacBook duo 270c and then a Power Mac 7100 I think. Then I made the switch to the dark side when I started working (in IT) and everyone used PCs. I was tired of paying a premium for Mac hardware and software when Windows was 1/4 the price. Then with iPods, I started discovering the Apple stuff again. Got the original iPhone and was sold on it again. Now on my 4th iPhone, 2nd iPad Well, with the rMBP, I switched. Just love the screen. I know the thing is going to be overpowered for me (got the 2.6 16GB, 256GB model) and I don't do anything fancy with it, just browsing, iTunes, email..., but the screen just made me buy it. I can't stand crappy resolutions on screens.

So it's going to be a bit of a challenge learning MacOS again. Last time I really used it, it was version 8 !
 
Cool, dude!

I have an apple notebook (their notebooks are really just the best, the combination of the hardware itself and the service you can get is unmatched) and a homemade Windows desktop (love going in and upgrading parts, and I actually think Windows 7 is a top-quality OS).


These notebooks are great machines and hold their value really well.
 
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