Hi people, Some time back I purchased an new Mac book pro. Since then, my world of computing has changed forever. I am amazed by the ease of use. This laptop is just awesome. I am a software engineer by profession and my work demands to be on computer for around 10-14 hrs a day.
Whether it be software development in java, C++, Ruby, C or Graphics image manipulation, Games, surfing, chatting. MAC book pro delivers very impressive performance. On my old HP laptop, which use to take around 1-2 minutes for boot up, macbook pro takes between 20-30 seconds.
Moreover there is no system crashes, no viruses, no malicious softwares, no spyware. And if you are a hardcore programmer, that command prompt or shell is something to look for. Its bouquet of many unix commands will make your life very simpler and happy ( provided u are comfortable with command based interface ? ). There are various windows equivalent software available on MAC.
•iWeb equivalent to FrontPage
•IWorks equivalent to MS Office (though MS office also comes for MAC).
•Remote desktop is available for mac •Firefox is available as a browser for mac •VPN client is available for mac
•Development IDEs like Eclipse, Netbeans is available for mac
•Web servers are also available.
•Notepad equivalents are flooded for mac.
And list goes on I strongly suggest this laptop for everyone. This come bundled with software which u need in your daily use and more over no risk of using pirated software and system crashes.