i started new job in march, , company enlightened enough allow employees decide between mac or pc (all 1 of engineers work have macs, while of on business side choose pcs).
anyway, because of rumours new laptops, boss put off ordering new mac me. until today have been using office loaner (a previous generation base mbp - 2.53ghz, 4mb ram, 250gb 5400rpm hdd, 9400m graphics). going summer intern next week.
today got new i7 mbp, 8gb ram, 500gb 7200rpm hdd, matte screen.
older mac fast, screams. current software project i'm working on takes 1 min 12 seconds compile compared 1 min 55 seconds, due 7200 rpm hdd.
8gb ram, can bump ram assigned windows 7 vm. scores 4.5 on windows experience test compared 2.9 on older mac, , can keep vm running without worrying swapping disk.
1 small thing really, inertial scrolling when flicking down on trackpad 2 fingers.
not roses. prefer matte screens, unfortunately, i'm in 40s , increased resolution have sit 6 inches closer read text on it. i've increased text size on eg. terminal , eclipse, i'm looking forward resolution-independent os. right i'm tired, , maybe i'll used it, see myself working external monitor.
it's hotter older mbp, hardly ever got above 55˚c , fans @ 2000 rpm. it's @ 65˚c , fans @ 2300rpm pretty same usage pattern, , it's noticeably warmer on bottom - old 1 laptop, while i'll hesitate use on lap.
overall pros outweigh cons. hope screen resolution doesn't kill experience me. it's not yet deal breaker.
i feel longer use it, more you'll realize how amazing these new mbps are. best of luck on new mbp!
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