My laptop died right before we moved down here, and I am in dire need of a new one. Jared and I haven't had great luck with our last few laptops, so we've decided that I should make the Macbook jump to see how we like it. Plus, we know some people who have recently made the switch and are "never going back." Sounds promising to me, but if you're a Mac-hater and want to try to talk me out of it, go ahead an do your worst. I just want to be an informed human!
My main questions are:
(A) Why do you prefer (or not prefer) your Mac to a PC?
(B) Which type of MacBook would you recommend getting? My uses for it are, I'm sure, similar to many of your uses for your computers. That's why I thought this blog would be a good place to ask for advice. Of course I'll be using it to edit and write and use the internet, but I also really want to get into photo and movie editing, because heaven knows I need more hobbies down here. I know a lot depends on how much I'm willing to spend. I found a great upcoming Black Friday deal for a 13.3" MacBook Pro with Retina Display. It's a little bit more than I wanted to pay, but if it's above-and-beyond the best option, then I would be willing to spend the extra hundred beyond my budget. Oh, plus it has 8GB memory and 256GB flash storage, where most of the less-expensive Macbook options offer half that. My other options are the MacBook Pro without the retina display and, of course, a MacBook Air. How much difference does the retina display even make? There isn't an Apple store here (surprise?) so I can't go check it out myself.
(C) How long has your MacBook lasted you?
Thank you in advance! I'm getting pretty excited about the online Christmas shopping that's going to be happening over here in the next few days.
