I just got a MacBook Pro 2.4ghz this afternoon. I’ve been a big PC user for a long time but the reason why I’m making the switch - primarily because OSX is a better development platform for my needs.
So I don’t anticipate booting my PC for anything more than rendering. The PC is a quad core 2.4 with a GeForce 8800GTX.
Python2.5 installed by default (not really a decision maker here… but cool points none the less)
Compiler that will compile Python C modules out of box - This was a real pain in the ass under XP…
Nice UI
Nice coding related tools
real Unix console - yay for tcsh
One company, one solution <-- This is like buying an SGI back in the day. I can’t tell you how many times my PC made me cringe with power management under Linux or XP. So I anticipate things just working.
I understand Linux basically covers everything mentioned above - but what Apple is kind of like buying a BMW, a lot of attention was put into things that other company’s just gloss over.
Yeah, Apple puts thought into everything. I got the battery out of a Mac laptop recently, and even that had style. It was slick, slim, and looked like someone had put thought into how it should look.
I’m assuming your new MacBook Pro came with Leopard pre-installed. If it didn’t though, you should be able to get Leopard cheap for $9.95 US, if you bought it after the 1st of October new.
I had to install 10.5 because it was imaged with 10.4 - didn’t take more than a two key solute and holding the C key to fix it. It looks like they are just throwing the DVD in the box for the ones that were in stock.
Virtual Desktops is something I used a lot in my BSD workstation a few years back and its nice to have it again. So yeah its a blast - going to put XP on it too so I’ll have machine for everything.
