OK, so I've had this new laptop for a week (upgraded from a MacBook to a MacBook Pro). At first I was really nervous that I just wanted to upgrade because I wanted the latest and greatest, but didn't really *need* the latest and greatest. It turns out that it was totally worth it.
- 4gb of RAM. I can run all the programs that I need at the same time instead of starting them up and shutting down throughout the day. In the case of making web graphics, this is a huge time savings. Text editor, App Server instances, Photoshop, Fireworks, Lightroom, MS Office, News reader, FTP client, Safari, Firefox, SQL client, iTunes, iChat OmniFocus, Mail, and half a dozen other programs all open all day long. And - I can leave one or two Windows VM instances running in the background all the time. Again, huge time savings in testing web apps.
- Rock solid. This laptop just doesn't seem to hesitate. It is always ready to go when I need it. No hardware trouble, sleeps and wakes up fast.
- Bigger screen. Awesome, more room to work.
- Metal enclosure. Feels more rugged.
- Firewire 800. Super fast external storage.
- Dual DVI out for a large external monitor.
This is my most favorite computer of all computers that I've ever owned in the last 20 years.
Jim...
Before you read the rest of this comment I need you to point at your stomach.
Those are them. Those are the gutz I hate....
I was very happy with my crappy 2 CRT monitors for quite a while, but I'm ready for more space on screen and on my desk.
Blast you Jim, blast you all to heck...
nothing succeeds like excess.
Wow, I am totally jealous of that space. Terry, this is what I want.