Monday, June 15, 2009

Going to the Dark Side - The MacBook Pro

So my reliable Dell PC was finally on it's way out. Not too bad considering it provided 5+ years of reliable service. So it was time to upgrade. I've always been intrigued by the Mac. I didn't think it would be that big of a deal to switch over since my laptop is primarily for web surfing, movie watching and other light duty work. I have a quad-core desktop in my office that I use for heavy lifting.

So a few observations:

Other than the crowds of a Friday night at a busy mall in my area, the Apple Store was a breeze. There were plenty of staff inquiring if I needed help while I browsed.

I used a student ID to purchase it. $100 off the purchase price, and a $229 rebate towards an iPod. Win-win!

Apple does the best packaging hands down. No styrofoam. No annoying, tight, cardboard boxes that you have to shimmy it out of. Other PC makers take note. They make the package part of the experience. It works.

I'm going to separate some of my other observations into other posts...more to come.

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