I love Lion - full screen apps, multi-touch gestures, mission control, launchpad, nothing essential but it's really nice.

 

I don't know why but I didn't really like it, I didn't like how they had tried to copy a few things from iOS and that scrolling was kind of messed up, I'm sure you can change things though, but I'm going to get a new MBP when the new model line comes out next year so I will just leave Snow Leopard on this one.

Which macbook's do you all have as in spec and size wise? Does anyone have the air?

Which macbook's do you all have as in spec and size wise? Does anyone have the air?

 

I have a white Macbook that got in July 2009 with a 13" screen. They discontinued this computer after they came out with the MacBook Air. It's running 10.5.8 Leopard OS. I really should upgrade to Snow Leopard. :/ I wanted to upgrade to Lion, but apparently it would max out my RAM just to run it (I have just 2 gigs of RAM). So Leopard or Snow Leopard it is for me until I get a new computer!

Have the 13" MacBook Pro running OS X Lion since last august. Up to now I only have good experiences with it.

I don't know why but I didn't really like it, I didn't like how they had tried to copy a few things from iOS and that scrolling was kind of messed up, I'm sure you can change things though, but I'm going to get a new MBP when the new model line comes out next year so I will just leave Snow Leopard on this one.

 

You can indeed deactivate the reverse scrolling thing ;) I have to say I actually really like it too. It surprisingly felt very natural.

 

Which macbook's do you all have as in spec and size wise? Does anyone have the air?

 

I have the 13" MacBook unibody, but it is not Pro. It's a rare model, but it doesn't have FireWire and, kind of obviously, the specs aren't as good as the Pro one :(

 

I love Lion! I downloaded minutes after it was released.

 

That was a bad idea.

 

Same here! And it lasted 3 hours!

I have the 2007 2.4GHz one, I had a 2009 one too but sold it to buy a bike, and got this one back :P I couldn't go back to a PC, and anyway, Macintosh computers run windows just fine through boot camp, hell if you wanted you could even run it natively, it's a different story on PC's (trust me I've tried). I just find the windows OS a massive pain to use, and the applications OS X offers are unrivalled IMO. But like I say, if you need to play games, whack a windows partition on and boom, your mac is better than most windows computers running windows :P

Which macbook's do you all have as in spec and size wise? Does anyone have the air?

 

I have the 2011 13" MacBook Pro unibody, 2.4GHz. It's quite nice.

15" MacBook Pro Late 2011, 2,2GHz Quad-Core i7 and 750GB HDD with 7200 rpm, works like a dream!:cool:

I have the 2007 2.4GHz one, I had a 2009 one too but sold it to buy a bike, and got this one back :P I couldn't go back to a PC, and anyway, Macintosh computers run windows just fine through boot camp, hell if you wanted you could even run it natively, it's a different story on PC's (trust me I've tried). I just find the windows OS a massive pain to use, and the applications OS X offers are unrivalled IMO. But like I say, if you need to play games, whack a windows partition on and boom, your mac is better than most windows computers running windows :P

 

Most games these days are compatible with mac's anyway arnt they?

 

football manager certainly is and thats the only game ill probably play lol

Most games these days are compatible with mac's anyway arnt they?

 

football manager certainly is and thats the only game ill probably play lol

 

Not really. The bigger PC games - Battlefield 3, MW3, Crysis, etc. - don't run on Mac. Mac's aren't built for gaming but will still do good on most.

I recently bought GTA San Andreas on Mac, it was a huge disappointment. It freezes all the time. Mac really isn't for gaming (Football Manager works great though)

Most games these days are compatible with mac's anyway arnt they?

 

football manager certainly is and thats the only game ill probably play lol

 

No way, only when the publisher decides to port them, and these ventures usually aren't that profitable unless the game is wildly popular on other platforms

I recently bought GTA San Andreas on Mac, it was a huge disappointment. It freezes all the time. Mac really isn't for gaming (Football Manager works great though)

 

Thats all i need to know :D Football manager and possibly the sims is all i will play

^ I have The Sims 1, 2, and 3 on Mac. I like them, and they work well (I don't really game anymore since I have obtained a life).

 

Those are the only games I ever really played though. I'm a dork. :laugh3:

(I don't really game anymore since I have obtained a life)

 

woah man

wesome to hear, i just need to first save up and then secondly have the courage to buy one before i get tempted for something cheaper

I recently bought GTA San Andreas on Mac, it was a huge disappointment. It freezes all the time. Mac really isn't for gaming (Football Manager works great though)

 

Well that's not because of the Mac but because of a huge bug in GTA San Andreas!

 

If you read benchmark scores on computers, you will see that the MacBook Pro scores a lot better than almost all it's competitors.

Depends what you want for your computer, to fit your needs. If you are more comfortable with using Windows/PC`s, then you should probably stay to using those. If you are only using for internet/message systems, then the Macbook Pro is a good long running piece of technology. PCs can get slow over time if they have low hard drive/RAM and aren't frequently updated. If you want to be able to play online/CD games, I would suggest PC. Not to mention, their cost is a lot cheaper. Even customized Alienware`s can be cheaper than a Mac computer.

I've got a 15" Macbook Pro, and I'm loving it! :D

I'm a film student right now, so it's really helpful with editing as well...

I recently bought GTA San Andreas on Mac, it was a huge disappointment. It freezes all the time. Mac really isn't for gaming (Football Manager works great though)

I have San Andreas on my 13" MacBook too but I'm have no troubles running it. :smug:

I have San Andreas on my 13" MacBook too but I'm have no troubles running it. :smug:

 

Well for a game that was released in 2004... :thinking:

Oh snap. You just got out-nerded.

Oh, shit :laugh3:

 

It's still pretty amusing to play btw.

it's an amazing game! best GTA by far...

 

GTA5 is gonna be set in San Andreas so it'll probably be amaazing

Still cant bring myself to spend that amount of money on a macbook