Re: MacBook pro - OT

You can just call me by name Scott ;-) It's been a while since I sat across
of you ;)

I have the 11" Air with 1.6Ghz and 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD. I can do anything
on this machine as I could on my previous Core 2 Duo 17" Macbook Pro. VMware
runs blazing fast! As Scott mentioned I use Windows mostly for Visio as
OmniGraffle has the worst Visio export ever and I kind-of need to share the
files with other people. So yeah I also need Windows for just 1 app.

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Regards,
Rick Mur
CCIE3 #21946 (R&S / SP / Storage), JNCIP-M #1352
On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Scott Morris <swm_at_emanon.com> wrote:
> The SSD is well worth it IMHO.  Power-on is awesome.  Even with full
> disk encryption, I'm up and logging in within 15 seconds and ready to
> rock in about 30 seconds.  :)  (If disk check needs to be run it may be
> 60 seconds, but still much better than normal HDD!)
>
> Omnigraffle as mentioned works well for Visio files.  But just as
> easily, VMware Fusion with an XP image should run blazing fast (faster
> on Mac/VM than on my Lenovo T61!).
>
> But Visio and Quicken are about the only things that I rely on Windoze
> for any longer.  Other than the occasional #$*&#ing web site that
> requires Internet Exploder.
>
> I own the 17" and love it.  Even though large, it's still quite light.
> But with the new versions of things, the 15" MBP or 15" Aire should be
> just as good in most instances.
>
> I'm sitting across from someone running the Aire with SSD and swears it
> does everything he needs!
>
> Pricey yes, but definitely worth it IMHO!
>
>
>
>
> *Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
>
> CCDE #2009::D, JNCIE-M #153, JNCIE-ER #102, CISSP, et al.
>
> CCSI #21903, JNCI-M, JNCI-ER
>
> swm_at_emanon.com
>
>
> Knowledge is power.
>
> Power corrupts.
>
> Study hard and be Eeeeviiiil......
>
>
> On 6/26/11 4:54 AM, Jeferson Guardia wrote:
> > wow this topic raised SO many good opinions and advices.. Im definetly
> going
> > for a mac.. :-)
> >
> > So, do you guys think is worth adding an extra 1200 USD for getting the
> > 500GB SSD ? My friend told me its just AWESOME.. I think I`ll get a
> 15inch
> > i7 8gb with that 500gb SSD.. is gonna be a little bit expensive but such
> a
> > nice machine..
> >
> > thanks everyone for jumping in :) fun times!!
> >
> > 2011/6/25 Carl Gosselin <carl.gosselin_at_altizone.com>
> >
> >> I own the 17" MacBook Pro, being a consultant I found it gave me the
> best
> >> package as a mobile office and I don't think it's heavy to carry around.
> I
> >> do appreciate the aluminum casing for durability and style!! I have a
> Time
> >> Capsule at home for wireless backups... Other then that I use iTerm and
> >> VMware fusion for Visio and other Windows app. I did run into issues
> with
> >> Parallel that pushed me towards fusion but that 3 years ago... I paid
> for
> >> the 8GB RAM and 500GB SSD and it was worth it!!!
> >> I would never go back now that I went Mac!!
> >> -Carl
> >> ;-)
> >>
> >> ==============================
> >> Carl Gosselin CCIE R&S Voice #15228
> >>
> >> On 2011-06-25, at 20:53, Alexei Monastyrnyi <alexeim73_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> My wife has a 13" one, the only downside is no anti-glare screen for
> >>> this screen size. VMWare Fusion is good, although they say Parallelsis
> >>> 20% faster. And you may find them quite warm siting on your lap when
> >>> they are running. :-)
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>> A.
> >>>
> >>> On 6/26/2011 6:53 AM, Jeferson Guardia wrote:
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> Sorry.. This is Totally OT .. I know that..
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm a network eng.. Working a lot on pre-sales (visio diags etc) and
> >> lots of routing voice etc..
> >>>> I wanna get rid of my Dell and get a mac pro for work and fun..
> >>>>
> >>>> Which one should I get .. The 13.3 , 15 or 17? I don't want anything
> >> very heavy because I move a lot.. So I don't think of getting the 17
> inch..
> >> Any recommendations from Mac users working on networks and stuff??
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>  ............................
> >>>>
> >>>> Jeferson Guardia
> >>>> CCIE #28157
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>>
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