Help needed convincing boss....

[lin01jon]

I really, really, really want a macbook pro and I need some solid arguments
to convince my boss that this is the machine for me. Problem is my
workplace is all PC, not a single apple as far as you can see. I´m a network
engineer, working with switches and routers and stuff like that. I hope
someone can point out all the advantages a macbook can have in my
line of work.

Thanks in advance !

Jonas

 

[alexprice]

No need to purchase antivirus software perhaps would be one.

 

[Trogloxene]

Set up the Mac as a dual-boot OSX/Windoze machine. Tell your boss that it has an Intel processor just like the PC on his desk. Argue the non-virus/adware value of using the mac for email/net stuff.

-T

 

[Shaduu]

Tell him it will make the office look prettier with a slice of Californian-designed aluminium knocking around the place.

 

[camomac]

Caution - Danger Ahead

if you bring in a mac then all the tech guys will get laid off.
they wont have anything to fix. this could be very dangerous
for your coworkers, be careful...

 

[SpookTheHamster]

Say "OK, I give in, I'll buy a Windows computer, I found a great one that costs $xxxx" and buy an MBP. If he complains, say "What? It's Windows!" and boot XP in Parallels.

 

[drumforfun19]

inform him that in order to keep the switches and routers running without any problems, that you need a computer that can run without any problems. That computer just so happens to be an Macintosh MBP.

Tell him that with a Mac you can get laid 4.32 times more often in a week than if you had a PC. (*note* that's not an acctual statistic, but he won't care.)

p.s. by boss, do you mean wife? if so, don't pay attention to the second paragraph.

 

[lin01jon]

inform him that in order to keep the switches and routers running without any problems, that you need a computer that can run without any problems. That computer just so happens to be an Macintosh MBP.

Tell him that with a Mac you can get laid 4.32 times more often in a week than if you had a PC. (*note* that's not an acctual statistic, but he won't care.)

p.s. by boss, do you mean wife? if so, don't pay attention to the second paragraph.

Hahaha, the "get laid stats" could be verry useful with my office boss
and equally unuseful with my "other" boss...

Tanks !

 

[lin01jon]

YES, YES, YES. I made an all fronts offensive and managed at last to
convince him of the superiority of macbook/OSX. I actually saved the
"getting laid" part for a good punchline but did´nt have to use it.

Thanks Guys !

Jonas

 

[drumforfun19]

YES, YES, YES. I made an all fronts offensive and managed at last to
convince him of the superiority of macbook/OSX. I actually saved the
"getting laid" part for a good punchline but did´nt have to use it.

Thanks Guys !

Jonas

haha, well you can always use it with your "other" boss when you get the MBP.

 

[cepler]

I really, really, really want a macbook pro and I need some solid arguments
to convince my boss that this is the machine for me. Problem is my
workplace is all PC, not a single apple as far as you can see. I´m a network
engineer, working with switches and routers and stuff like that. I hope
someone can point out all the advantages a macbook can have in my
line of work.

I'm a Network Engineer too! And my laptop is currently a Powerbook G4. It works fine in my line of work, so what's all the hub-bub? You can run SSH, telnet, etc from terminal prompt very easily. You can use a USB serial cable to get into the switches to configure them. No problem. BUT, there ARE some switches and firewalls that REQUIRE "IE" and won't run properly on your Mac. There are also various configuration utilities sometimes included with these devices that are Windows only. Annoying but it's true...

So, have your boss buy you a nice Windows desktop and buy your OWN Macbook Pro.

 

[zero2dash]

Sounds like you already got him to cave but here's some:

-virus free
-spyware free
-trojan free
- worm free
-nearly impossible to hack
-reliable
-runs Windows & Office
-extended warranty available (AppleCare)

 

[clevin]

i think you are considering yourself at the expense of your company, sorry, its not only a case of "one mac", its a problem of setting up an extra new system maintaining service, and complicating the office environment.

I would suggest you buy one with your own money. In that case, you can honestly ask you boss for financial help.

sorry, its business, and its not appropriate for you to do so. (unless ur office need to update all computers, in that case, u can convince your boss to switch to macs completely)

 

[skwij]

Right on! Congrats, and enjoy!

((Be sure and take a deep sniff when you unpack her.......there's nothing like that "new Mac smell" ))

Oh, and take pics and post them!

YES, YES, YES. I made an all fronts offensive and managed at last to
convince him of the superiority of macbook/OSX. I actually saved the
"getting laid" part for a good punchline but did´nt have to use it.

Thanks Guys !

Jonas

 

[iW00t]

I am puzzled, what's the fuss?

It is a corporate computer anyway, when you leave the company it will return back to IT. Buy a Mac Pro for yourself at home and bask in all its Glory

 

[taylorwilsdon]

I am puzzled, what's the fuss?

It is a corporate computer anyway, when you leave the company it will return back to IT. Buy a Mac Pro for yourself at home and bask in all its Glory

co-signed. Its best not to enjoy a jobloan computer, because sooner then you think you will be parting ways with it. Get a Thinkpad, its just as solid and you won't have to deal with unbridled Mac love