Re: MacBook pro - OT

Yes I tried Omnigraffle and I too was not too impressed with the results but
what really killed my hopes for going Mac only was the fact that you had to
go through a web site for file conversion between Omnigraffle and Visio.
Like sharing files with other collaborators pr clients isn't a necessity!!!

I tried Cross-Over for Visio but I found that the video rendering wasn't up
to par.... VMware Fusion in Unity mode gives me the best of both worlds...

I haven't reevaluated for over a year now maybe things improved but I'm
happy with my setup.

-Carl

On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:

> Oh - add one more. Actually 6 more (that's how much I love Macs). My
> workhorse is 27" iMac and my laptop is 17" MBP with 8G RAM and SSD.
> You would have to pry them from my dead cold hands to replace them
> with Windows machines.
>
> And again - Visio is the only reason for me having VMware. OmniGraffle
> is just a toy in comparison, I'm afraid.
>
> --
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> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 06:49, Jeferson Guardia <jefersonf_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > wow.. I didnt expect this discussion to go so further nor I didnt expect
> so
> > many CCIE's crazy for macs :-) I thought I was one of kind along with a
> few
> > other guys.. great points raised though.. I was really interested on
> getting
> > the 512GB SSD but it's like 1,2k more.. It's gotta be really worth it to
> put
> > on that extra money.
> >
> > I've heard I can buy a 128gb SSD unit later on and replace my CD drive
> for
> > that HD.. I might do that.. :-)
> >
> > thanks for everyone's contributtion, my mac is coming really soon and im
> > getting rid of everything including my dell's employee i5.. whatever!!
> >
> > --
> > Jeferson Guardia
> > CCIE #28157
> >
> >
> > 2011/6/27 Rick Mur <rmur_at_ipexpert.com>
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 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. B Power-on is awesome. B Even with full
> >> > disk encryption, I'm up and logging in within 15 seconds and ready to
> >> > rock in about 30 seconds. B :) B (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. B 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. B Other than the occasional #$*&#ing web site that
> >> > requires Internet Exploder.
> >> >
> >> > I own the 17" and love it. B 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,
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> B ............................
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> Jeferson Guardia
> >> > >>>> CCIE #28157
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>>
> >> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone
> >> > >>>>
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