Taking the Plunge

It was always bound  happen. Tomorrow I’m finally getting myself an Apple Macbook Pro. After watching the unveliing of the new Macbook Pro family at the WWDC on Tuesday, I had to get one, and soon before Apple do yet another refresh.

This is going to be my first Mac, and I’m pretty excited about it. I posted an article about my admiration for a Macbook a few months ago on my college years blog, and finally I’m making the switch. Its gonna take a while to get used to, I know, but theres never been a piece of technology I’ve been dumbfounded by. And by the way, people say Mac’s are easy. I think I deserve a bit of that, after 9 months on the Clonmel Campus.

I’ve decided on getting the 13″ MBP. There are multiple reasons, but the main ones are

• Its portable yet powerful.
• Its one of the cheapest, and as I am a new Mac user I’m not sure if I will like it, so why gamble big bucks on machine I might not like.
• 7 hours battery life? Pretty hard to say no to that.
• It’s such a good looking piece of machinery.
• I’m a student, and therefore I get a discount..

Seeing as Apple love to rip off their loyal customers, I’ve decided to get the base model, and upgrade afterwards. Takes a bit longer but well worth it in the long run.

I will be doing a post-macbook post (hopefully on the Macbook itself), with video and image unboxing. Honestly Apples packaging is just as impressive as the actual product.

I’m not abandoning Windows totally either. My XPS M1530 will sit alongside my Macbook on my desk. Now all I have do to is make some room.