Finally got my Macbook Pro
wooo hooo.
Only one problem being I didnt actually factor in that it wasnt a PC, so after years and years of using pc’s only i fear its going to be a bit more of a task ditching my old pc habits before i’m a full mac expert.
Once you go mac, you’ll never go back.
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Only took me about a week to get used to it after like 10 years of shitty pcs. Pretty intuitive and you’ll find a lot of Cntrl + … are replaced with Command + … so short cuts are a pretty easy learning curve.
Other than that, enjoy. And don’t be surprised that in 3 years time it works the same as it does now, only bad thing is excuses for upgrades get a bit scarce!
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Finally you’re not just Dave anymore 
Congrats!
I want a mac too… Cant afford one atm though… 
Dave i love this quote… The one thing you didnt factor in when buying a Mac is that it isnt a PC…
I think think the one thing most people buy Macs for is because they arent PCs.
am i the only one that gets irked at the “mac vs pc” thing?
pc is a personal computer. a mac is a type of pc. windows is an os on a pc.
that being said, just let your brain relax while using the mac. things are much easier to do. installs are quicker, reboots are fewer, and navigation through the file system grows on you. definitely search for a few “must have” mac apps, as there are several threads with many gems in them.
edit: and grats on the purchase!
Definitely, I use mine for school every day, and dont even have to reboot weekly, just let it sleep between classes etc. I love it!
I never have to restart my PC? I think Macs just look better!
That’s the same as what they about black. Thats why I got the blackbook. How could I go wrong?!
ha! I owned a Mac Mini for approximately 4 weeks… just couldn’t get on with OSX and missed all my strange and esoteric Windows software so I sold it.
Then again, when I installed Windows 7 recently, I spent ages getting rid of all the crap so that it looks as much like Win2K as possible… I prefer to keep things simple.. none of this transparent crap!
i hope you took it used cuz there no point to buy mac book pro on a end cycle of their products …unless you REALY needs it.
Bill Gates is a sleezy scumbag, Steve Jobs is a genius!! YAY Apple!
I get to shut out the OCD part of me when using OSX. The OCD has come from using Windows PCs since I was six.
You’ll teach yourself how… it comes rather naturally.
If coming from a PC you tend to look for things in OSX where your logical brain tells you it should be, when it’s really where your instincts are telling you it should be. Feels good.
Hackintosh. Dual boot. 'Nuff said.
i dont see a major update until mid next year…if anything in oct/nov we will see a processor update of upto .5 ghz which is not a deal breaker. Oh and “maybe” the i3 core in the 13" mbp.
It pays off being drinking buddies with Steve.
lol yeah i thought this was hilarious, how did you not know it wasnt a PC?? thats the whole point of Mac
You know where I can get a higher res of that image for a desktop background?