Pro, baby, pro
I did it. I bought a Macbook Pro via Macmall.com.
There were so many things going through my mind! At first I planned to buy an older refurbished Macbook through Apple, but I checked out Macmall and saw they offered new models at discounted prices. Now, I found a Macbook that looked great but then saw a Macbook Pro that was just as good, but with a 15" screen [as opposed to a 13" one]. At this point I'm leaning towards the 15", but was very apprehensive about its glossy screen. I read about all the pros and cons about having one and really WHO CARES? Will I be working outdoors? No. It takes a tiny push of adjustment to get rid of glare so it really isn't a big deal.
So I bought the Macbook Pro in all its Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 15" TFT, 2GB DDR2, 200GB SATA, Nvidia GeForce 8600 256MB, 8X SuperDrive, Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR & iSight, OS X 10.5 Leopard - Glossy glory. And Ben said he'd buy a secondary monitor for my bday...woohoo!
I dropped a ton of cash, but it comes with a rebate, and I found a place that will buy my iBook G4. I'm starting to feel all sentimental now. But it's time to move on to shinier, faster, upgraded things!
There were so many things going through my mind! At first I planned to buy an older refurbished Macbook through Apple, but I checked out Macmall and saw they offered new models at discounted prices. Now, I found a Macbook that looked great but then saw a Macbook Pro that was just as good, but with a 15" screen [as opposed to a 13" one]. At this point I'm leaning towards the 15", but was very apprehensive about its glossy screen. I read about all the pros and cons about having one and really WHO CARES? Will I be working outdoors? No. It takes a tiny push of adjustment to get rid of glare so it really isn't a big deal.
So I bought the Macbook Pro in all its Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 15" TFT, 2GB DDR2, 200GB SATA, Nvidia GeForce 8600 256MB, 8X SuperDrive, Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T, Airport Extreme, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR & iSight, OS X 10.5 Leopard - Glossy glory. And Ben said he'd buy a secondary monitor for my bday...woohoo!
I dropped a ton of cash, but it comes with a rebate, and I found a place that will buy my iBook G4. I'm starting to feel all sentimental now. But it's time to move on to shinier, faster, upgraded things!