Well, I barely use it now. Last thing that happen is that the battery stopped working (can’t charge it anymore, not even for a single second).

Otherwise I am using a iMac 24″ now, once I got a new wireless card (was broken before getting out of the box), one month later, I am happy with it. However, because of the development work I do, I use both OSX and Windows on this machine, using Parallel. This setting works great for me, but I cannot say what my next computer will be

Thanks!

Fred

Are you still using the MacBook?

Have the initial teething issues continued or faded?

I went from mainframes (with a brief detour thru MS-DOS) pretty much directly to Macs 20 years ago. Very happy. Now on 17th machine (for family of 3).

When I’m forced to use Windows, I find it to be a rude shock since things are just so DIFFERENT.

I call it the “I drive a Chevy & Fords are junk.” syndrome.

In a professional environment, you hardly use your DVD drive, you hardly have multiple USB stuffs plugged in; because most of your stuffs go through your LAN. I can’t recall the last time I actually needed my DVD drive, and the only times I need an USB slot is to plug in a memory stick or alike.

From my own personnal experience, the Macbook Pro is a great machine, much better than any other (PC) laptop I’ve ever had, in terms of design (including that lovely magnetic plug, and the keyboard’s backlight) and stability (OS X is just great). The whole deal of installing Windows under bootcamp and/or parallels might be a bit complicated, and takes time (especially when you’ve never done it before) but so would it on pretty much any other laptop, Apple made or not.

I hardly agree with most of what’s been said here in terms of cons, except maybe the lack of quality to Apple’s DVD drives (I’m not talking about the useless mini CD/DVDs here) since I’ve experienced some troubles myself with a brand new iMac.

You should give the Macbook Pro a chance, and surely not base your decision on posts which came from back to 2006, while the current design is alike, many flaws have been fixed. (but I had that first Macbook Pro myself for a while, I never experienced major troubles). I think that, as often with Apple, the “consumer target” is misunderstood just like it is/was with their Macbook Air. Apple’s segment is not (and will probably never be) on huge heavy laptops with 10 USB slots and all the most-often useless crap available.

I have a mac book pro and i have never had any problems with it, i use cd drive often always seems fine and i suppose the design features just relate to certain people, like the open button is fine for me. It’s a nice peace of kit.

People moan about the lack of usb ports on it, well just get a usb hub or do what i do have wireless mice and keyboard and even printer. Saves wires. Also the guy mentions about the magnetic power cable, so what. I charge my computer when it’s on the desk or in a stable place.

I think the pro is a wonderful machine the only thing i wish they would change is the closing clips, they should make it like the Macbook, magnetic than it would tidy that up a bit.

Cheers

Hey Apple, why don’t you have a commercial showing people actually being productive and using the ports?

I love parts of OSX, but can’t stand the hardware. I’m going back to PC after this. Not Vista mind you. LOL

Yes for me personally the mac runs hot at times. But I know if its going to run hot i put on some cool pants and sit where the fan or some good breeze is blowing it stops the mac from runnin hot all laptops need to breathe so i can expect that from any computer running hot.

Mini CD/DVDs mini camcorders still use them they are popular in best store and circuit town stores around the world. But you can always use a external dvd / cd slot drive the same as you use an external harddrive i am sure you have one.

With every set of lumber, pen or paper there is a bad stock but what’s bad about it is that you know it is bad and dont try to make the best out of the product. Like write about the solutions to the problem and how you worked around it. I live in the bahamas Apple is to far for me to send any system back so i made sure make it work for me until i am able to send it back if its an extreme must

thats my five cents.

now what about yours.