MacBook Pro needs more native software
updated 04:10 pm EST, Tue March 14, 2006
Fortune on MacBook Pro
A new Fortune review says that while the new MacBook Pro offers a better foundation for the future, users may want to wait until more native applications for Intel-based Macs are available before buying. The reviewer notes that the battery life topped out at 125 minutes while watching a DVD, speed gains from a faster processors (as well as other components, such as memory and the graphics card), the lack of an internal modem, a somewhat limited DVD drive that doesn't record dual-layer drives, and faint snoring sound from the laptop's drive, but concludes: "If I had to replace my current PowerBook G4 right away--and had $2,000 to $3,000 to spend--I would get the MacBook Pro without hesitation. It's the evolved Mac, and it's intelligently designed. But my theory is that if you're not in a rush, it's best to wait for the software to catch up."
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Quite so
I upgrade my Macs every two to four years, with the longer wait stemming from the lack of a faster PPC chip at one point in my upgrade cycle. I'm very happy with my dual proc G5 and G4 laptop. My laptop is a year old, my desktop two years old.
OTOH, while I question any dire need to switch to Intel, I'm happy it's proceeding in the Apple tradition of orderliness, and look forward to owning a dual proc, dual core Mactel desktop in a year or so.