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Macbook pro 13 " as a second laptop?

  • 23-10-2009 1:35am
    #1
    96offsuit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 68 ✭✭


    Hey,

    I have a Dell XPS M1710 gaming laptop as my primary laptop and its a powerhouse...no problems with it.

    However I would like to get something more portable as a second laptop to be able to pick up and bring without having to disconnect all the cables from monitor, printer etc(I use XPS as a desktop).

    I've had my eye on the Macbook pro 13 " as it looks stunning and has a great build quality from what I've read and been told.

    My only gripe is that its a Mac. I've never had any experience with a machine other than windows.

    My question is would I find if difficult to adapt to a Mac after years of using windows for basic operations?

    Also, I've a few programs like CS2 installed on my XPS, would it be possible to install a copy on the mac if I got one?...bear in mind I don't have the software cd's anymore? Is this possible?

    Thanks for any info.

    Mick


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  • #2
    cornbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    At first you will be frustrated as hell at the subtle little everyday differences there are between Windows and OS X. But after a while you'll really like the machine, and the way OS X does things. Hardware quality is top notch and the OS is very powerful. I spent about 2 years using both Windows and Mac OS, now I've been a hopelessly brainwashed Mac user exclusively for 3 years and never looked back.

    Its an expensive purchase for a 2nd machine btw, but I think you get what you pay for.


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