My first Mac

I bought my first mac, a nice, white MacBook, back on the 9th of this month at one of the Apple stores in Austin. So far it has been absolutely fantastic and should serve me well when I head out to Iraq. I had been looking for something a little lighter than what I was using, an HP Pavilion zv6130us, and decided it was time to make the switch. Aside from a few things that I can’t do, which really doesn’t bother me all that much, it has been an absolute joy to use. I made my decision based on what I needed. I looked at the Pro and thought this was too much for me based on size, weight, and performance. I also looked at the new Air and despite it being the ideal size, it just seemed too underpowered and a little pricey for my taste. Also, the lack of an optical drive and ethernet port bothered me as well. Nice idea, but not what I needed. So here I sit with a MacBook. I have since upgraded the RAM to a full 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 and it seems to be plenty fast for me right now. Also, it should be noted that you should never buy RAM from Apple itself. I would have had to pay $150 for the 2GB model, but I ended up going to Fry’s and purchased 4GB for $130. No brainer.

I have been under some scrutiny for my purchase and have heard the same old reasons why I should have never bought a Mac, but let’s run down some things:

1: I don’t do a lot of gaming like I used to, and if I did, I would by a console for that (such as my DS).

2: I have yet to have any issues with OS X and everything works like it is supposed to.

3: Yes, this thing is expensive, but you do get what you pay for in the end.

4: You can’t choose a computer based on what operating system is better, but rather what operating system will work better for you. Vista was not cutting it for me anymore, so I decided to give Leopard a shot and I have yet to regret it.

5: (the ultimate reason) It was MY money I spent and I chose to spend it on this.

All I can say is that I am glad that I was open to try something new because the Mac experience for me has been good so far and I am looking to purchase an iMac when I return from my deployment next year. Always be open to something new because it just might end up changing your whole perception on things. It certainly did for me.

~Tony www.tonyutter.net