I use a Macbook (not a pro) as my main machine. at home i hook it up to the 20" LCD and bluetooth keyboard and mouse, as well as an external HD.
I love the set up. I would suggest 2 things if going this route and you have critical things you need to work on. 1. use and external hard drive to keep a bootable backup. Time machine is nice, but with a bootable backup (hurry up new SuperDuper!) you are up and running in less than five minutes. 2. Invest in a cheap mac mini or something as an emergency backup machine. You can hook it up to your TV as a media center for everyday use, and then use it to boot up the external HD if there is a problem with your Macbook(Pro) that it must be sent in for servicing. It's nice to use a laptop as your main 'puter because there is less problems with keeping files in sync. and with laptop drives now coming in at an affordable 320 GB storage capacity isn't as much of an issue. Maybe wait until after macworld. Hopefully the pros will get a user- replaceable HD like the plain old macbooks (oddly enough one of the main things stopping me from getting a 15" model) On Dec 18, 2007, at 9:02 AM, Nora J. Probasco wrote: > If I go the route of having just a laptop then I would want the > Macbook Pro. > However, I have heard some good and bad about them, especially the 17" > model. Anyone have experience with it... both good and bad? > > >> From: Jerry Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Macintosh topics <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:47:33 -0500 >> To: Macintosh topics <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] Laptop as main computer >> >> !!! most likely a prudent practice :) best...jf >> >> On Dec 18, 2007, at 8:40 AM, Sandra Schreiber wrote: >> >>> I use nothing up a laptop >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will >> be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be January 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
