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I don't have hackintosh experience but here are my thoughts. - The trackpad. You won't be able to use gestures and multi-touch features. Especially if you use

by zefhous 17y ago

I don't have hackintosh experience but here are my thoughts. - The trackpad. You won't be able to use gestures and multi-touch features. Especially if you use some software that lets you add custom multi-touch gestures, it's really nice to have a huge trackpad with gestures. - Battery life (and longevity) will almost certainly be significantly better on a MacBook Pro. - Apple's support is pretty great. If you have any hardware issues Apple will take good care of you. Sometimes you have to push for it, but I've had a 2 year old computer replaced with a new one because they couldn't fix a relatively minor WiFi issue. - The MacBook Pro displays are really good and viewing angles are much better than most PC displays I've seen. You can optionally bump up the resolution of the 15" MBP to 1680x1050 for $100. - Backlit keyboard — I thought I wouldn't really care about it, I type in Dvorak anyway so I don't need to see my QWERTY keyboard, but this is actually really nice in low-light situations. - I've also read that there's a lot more that makes Mac hardware fast than just the tech specs. The hardware is well tuned. A lot of these are little things, but they add up and make for a really good experience.

jimbokun 17y ago
"it's really nice to have a huge trackpad with gestures." This is one of the most important usability features on my 13in. MBP. It's the first track pad I've used that I prefer to a mouse. I think it's mostly because you don't have to keep picking your finger up to scroll a long distance on the screen. Also, multi-touch gestures have become second nature, especially in Safari (3-finger swipe for forward/back is even better than keyboard shortcuts).
jaustin 17y ago
These are all excellent points. I really underestimated how much I would use the trackpad. I've got a slightly modified version of Middle Click (here's the original http://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick http://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick) that lets me open links in new tabs with 3 finger tap and do per application expose with 4 finger tap. Adding to the list: - Magsafe - has certainly saved my computer at least 3 times now (that's the magnetic power connector) - Apple Stores: If you live near one you can drop in and get your computer looked at/fixed. If you're in desperate need they can usually turn a machine around very quickly, too...

by zefhous 17y ago

jimbokun 17y ago

"it's really nice to have a huge trackpad with gestures." This is one of the most important usability features on my 13in. MBP. It's the first track pad I've used that I prefer to a mouse. I think it's mostly because you don't have to keep picking your finger up to scroll a long distance on the screen. Also, multi-touch gestures have become second nature, especially in Safari (3-finger swipe for forward/back is even better than keyboard shortcuts).

jaustin 17y ago

These are all excellent points. I really underestimated how much I would use the trackpad. I've got a slightly modified version of Middle Click (here's the original http://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick http://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick) that lets me open links in new tabs with 3 finger tap and do per application expose with 4 finger tap. Adding to the list: - Magsafe - has certainly saved my computer at least 3 times now (that's the magnetic power connector) - Apple Stores: If you live near one you can drop in and get your computer looked at/fixed. If you're in desperate need they can usually turn a machine around very quickly, too...