Re: MacBook pro - OT

A real story, one large bank ordered 4000 MacBook Pro 15"to run on them
Windows XP as a native OS.

A.

On 6/28/2011 1:59 AM, john matijevic wrote:
> Helllo Team,
>
> I also considered an Apple, but from working with Fortune 500 companies, I
> find that more businesses uses Windows PCs.
> At least most likely a Windows PC will be assigned rather than a MAC, from a
> business point of view. Perhaps smaller companies allow you to be more
> flexible, bigger businesses tend to lease equipment and assign to keep
> standard from support point of view.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> John
>
> On Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Marko Milivojevic<markom_at_ipexpert.com>wrote:
>
>> 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 :-)
>>
>> --
>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427
>> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
>>
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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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>>>> Senior Technical Instructor - IPexpert
>>>>
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>>>>
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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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