Last year I bought myself a Mac Mini, as I quite liked the idea of a computer that was almost completely silent, and had always been curious to see whether Macs were as great as people kept telling me.
They were all entirely correct. It may still crash or chuck a fit on occasion, but it’s seems altogether better made. You get the impression the operating system is properly capable of multitasking, whereas the sluggish speed in which the start menu on Windows opens when performing other tasks seems to imply that the Microsoft product isn’t so much.
Anyway, at the weekend I drove down to the Apple Store to get myself a MacBook. Sadly for me, the nearest store to me is at Bluewater Shopping Centre, which is a good 90 minutes from home. Now you may be wondering why I decided to drive to the store rather than simply ordering it from the Apple website?
Two words - Glossy. Screen.
I’d heard some really bad things about the new ‘glossy’ finish on the MacBook’s LCD panel, with many reviewers saying it was almost like having a mirror in front of you, so wanted to see the screen for myself. It seemed perfectly acceptable to me, so went ahead and bought it.
It has been an altogether enjoyable experience so far. The MacBook is full of those nice little design features that other manufacturers don’t pay enough attention to. The MagSafe power connector is an ingenius idea, and has already prevented a potential disaster when I clumsily tripped over the power lead!