I finally took the plunge… today I have ordered a 12″ Powerbook from the Apple store. I’ve been itching to get personal with a Mac ever since OS X hit the streets, but have never been able to justify the additional cost over a PC. Well, I’m feeling flush right now (even though I’ve actually not got much money, and should really be budgeting because our mortgage payments just went up by 100%), and using Apple finance I only have to pay about £40 a month for it.
The powerbook will only be my secondary computer – most of my work will still be done on my muthafucka supercharged WinXP desktop. I’m buying the new machine mainly because my shoulders are screaming “no more!” after several years of carrying a 4kg 17″ Sony Vaio on my back. My trips to London will be a lot more pleasant with a lightweight aluminium 12″ laptop, plus I’ll be able to take more luggage with me. But if I really grow to love OS X, as I think I may well do, then my next desktop purchase will be a Mac, probably a G8 or something by the time I get around to it.
Something else for me to get excited about!
