> Why go for Windows at all? About $1000 difference for starters.
On Jan 5, 4:09 am, Ian Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you're a writer, a Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard is an excellent > choice. From a hardware perspective there's some things you'll probably > appreciate: > > - The screen is LED not LCD, so text and images are much crisper. > - Backlit keys with an automatic low light sensor. > - By far the most tactile keyboard. > > From an operating system/software perspective: > > - Time > Machine<http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/time-machine.html>... > the best backup system, bar none. > - A built-in research tool that pools results from multiple sources > (dictionary, thesaurus, Wikipedia, and translations) in a single > window<http://images.appleinsider.com/leopard-preview-071004-7.png> > . > - Much better writing > software<http://www.marinersoftware.com/sitepage.php?page=127>than you > can get for Windows. > - If you're heavy on research, > Spotlight<http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/spotlight.html>will > save you days. > - When you combine Spotlight with > Exposé<http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/expose.html>, > you'll wonder why you put up with Windows for so long. > - No need for anti-virus software. > > I use Vista 64-bit on my development machine at work, but only because we're > a .NET software developer. I run Windows 7 Ultimate on my MacBook (dual-boot > with Snow Leopard using Bootcamp) and, whilst it is a little faster than > Vista, the performance increases have been greatly exaggerated. It is also > significantly slower than Snow Leopard on the same hardware. > > Ian
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