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Apple Powerbook. That’s right, I’ve made the switch. I’m writing my first blog entry from the new machine. It’s always exciting to get a new computer, but this has been especially interesting because I’ve had to learn a whole new operating system, which hasn’t been as much of a chore as I had originally expected.

Downsides:

• The keyboard is of lower quality than my IBM Thinkpad.
• I really miss the IBM Trackpoint…it was so much easier to use than a trackpad.
• Screen size is smaller on this machine
• There is no ‘Delete’ key! Only backspace…

Upsides:

• Everything about this machine is beautiful -> The display, operating system, software, entire package…
• Battery life is much better than expected (at 4.5 hours)
• I find myself focused on the details of the things I work on…rather than just getting things to work.
• Perl and Python are preinstalled…so I can program easily
• The system is UNIX based, so I can navigate through and manipulate all my files easily!
• There are other things that I’m not thinking of…

The switch has been easy thus far. I’ve been very impressed with the design of this system. It’s been able to do everything I’ve asked, which generally was not the case with my Windows system…I may be a Mac Lifer…