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Bought the 15'' MBP (refurb) early 2011 model a few weeks ago and I absolutely Love it (coming from a Windows 7 user). Think I'll leave some notes on my personal experiences with it so far.
I'll quickly list out a couple pros/cons vs the Win7 System that I have noticed.
PRO:
- Super easy to navigate.. I've got about 6 different window desktops loaded up right now that I can easily swipe through with 4 fingers.. can NOT do this on Windows
- TRACKPAD* I would pay a couple hundred bucks for this thing ALONE to be on any other type of computer, it makes using the device SO much more convenient and fast
- Most window applications are available on the mac (windows office 2011 etc.)
CONS:
- no paint =( .. makes it hard to 'prntscrn' and crop photos quickly.. (does anyone have a solution for this?)
- magic mouse is pretty good for websurfing and other tasks that doesn't require too heavy precision.. but I don't find it that great for gaming (can probably fix with a new mouse)
- can't see my hard drive anymore...
- removing programs now doesn't give me peace of mind anymore because I can't go into the 'add-remove programs'.. I just move everything to the trash bin..
On a side note..
- PS CSS5 etc. do NOT use it on a 13'' screen.. I personally have a hard time understanding how people can even do word processing on a small screen like that.. 15'' minimum!
- I was with a buddy a few days ago, we were trying to start up heavy programs to see who would load faster (he had the latest MBA 13'').. his loaded up faster, even though he had a slower CPU/GPU combo.. his SSD is noticeably faster than my 5200rpm HD
- his computer cost 500$ more than mine... he has 256G SSD vs my 5200rpm 500G.. he basically paid double for speed and got half the space (space more important than speed for me)
- SSDs have a pretty bad rep of breaking down a year or so into their use.. haven't seen apple specific reports, but if you google SSDs.. it's an issue for a lot of people
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