Re: MacBook pro - OT

I have to agree with "1 year" reevaluation. I haven't touched OG for
more than a year now, but I kept an eye on it. I don't see any
dramatic changes. 100% compatibility with Visio would be a must, yet I
doubt we'll ever see that. I'm still hoping for a miracle from
Microsoft and a Mac version of Visio :-)

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On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 08:14, Carl Gosselin <carl.gosselin_at_altizone.com> wrote:
> 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 otherB collaboratorsB pr clients isn't aB 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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