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	lil_miss_stfu 2007-08-31 01:05 am UTC (link)
	I have absolutely nothing to add to the discussion except that I just bought my first MacBook yesterday. Its so shiny! glees (Reply to this)(Thread)

	notjo 2007-08-31 10:26 am UTC (link)
	My partner has one of those. I'm kinda considering trading in ye ole Windows machine for it. What's it like? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lil_miss_stfu
2007-08-31 10:50 am UTC (link)

Well once I had a friend talk me through some of the differences its really not that much harder to use than a Windows laptop. The main difference really is the presence of the program dock down the bottom of the screen - its like your system tray and start menu all at once, and its customisable. Oh, and you could probably go without an anti-virus program if you had the desire (although there is apparently one virus that can attack OS X), but I'd probably recommend you get something so you don't inadvertently pass one on.

And its so shiny!

And I have to add, I'm totally enamoured of my multi-messenger program (Adium). When I get a message the icon jumps and flaps its wings :D

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	notjo 2007-08-31 10:53 am UTC (link)
	Aww... I want something that wing flaps. Basically, I'm getting more into photography and wanting to do more stuff with the pics after their taken. I understand Macs are better for that than Windows. Do you have much experience there? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lil_miss_stfu 2007-08-31 11:06 am UTC (link)
	I haven't really fiddled with imaging yet I'm afraid. I haven't even dragged my mp3 collection over from my PC yet. I'm terrible at being a nerd :`( (Reply to this)(Parent)

	puipui 2007-08-31 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	I'm getting more into photography I was skimming and read that as "I'm getting more into pornography". The internets have permanently trashed up my brain! D: (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lil_miss_stfu 2007-09-01 07:08 am UTC (link)
	Well, they might be doing that as well ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	notjo 2007-09-01 12:03 pm UTC (link)
	Says Pert Peppermint Nipples PuiPui. leer (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	puipui 2007-09-01 12:09 pm UTC (link)
	You're so sexy when you leer, baby. leers back (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2007-08-31 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	:D I have adium too! The duck is sooo much fun. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pfeffermuse 2007-09-01 06:55 am UTC (link)
	What kind of MacBook did you get? My G3 PowerBook may have a dead motherboard; so, I've been researching the various permutations of MacBooks. Any help would be greatly appreciated. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

lil_miss_stfu
2007-09-01 07:07 am UTC (link)

I got the top-end (black) version of the regular MacBook. Its got more power (2.16GHz Core 2 Duo processor) and more memory (160Gb HDD) than I'll probably ever need, but I wanted to take it on the day rather than have to wait for weeks while the bottom and mid-range versions shipped. If all you want it for is surfing, word-processing and to run the iLife suite of programs on a basic level a MacBook will suffice. But if you're planning on gaming or anything that'll need massive processor speeds and RAM, you'd probably be better off with the MacBook Pro (its got faster processors, more RAM and better graphics cards).

In conclusion, I'm happy with my purchase two days after I made it :)

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	sharps 2007-09-06 05:54 am UTC (link)
	Good. Acquaint yourself with the serial number and the Apple number in your country. If yours is anything like mine, it'll be in the repair shop foreverandever. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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