Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

Greetings,



Be careful I am being totally biased here.





So I bought me a MBP 13" with C2D and nVidia GeForce 9400M.





First thing was that it was my first time buying a macbook, so OS X was totally new to me, and utter disappointment as well (not quite practical I must say compared to Windows). It misses alot, but only good thing about it is how fast and unbloated it is.





Also, on a side note, the form factor does appear so minimalistic and ugly, that's just me.



I am considering selling the device soon.



As I said, I am being biased here, flame me if you wish.

Reply 1 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

Hope you didn't pay much for it. Sounds like it was at least two models ago, 2009.

Reply 2 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

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Originally Posted by aznguyen316 Hope you didn't pay much for it. Sounds like it was at least two models ago, 2009.

I am from saudi arabia and bought it for 1226 dollar, since newer models are insanely expensive around here.



I am going to france in a couple of month and will sell it there, hopefully I'll gain profit or at least won't lose much of its value.

Reply 3 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

If the MBP is ugly, then everything else is hideous.

Reply 4 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

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Originally Posted by Morgan Everett If the MBP is ugly, then everything else is hideous.

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"





To me I find Lenovo Thinkpad to look far better than Macbooks in general.

Reply 5 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

Not sure if you will be able to sell it for that much in France. 1220$ is about 860€ and at least in Germany you can get older Macbook Pros cheaper than that. The 2010 Macbook Pro (last model before current refresh) is being sold of for 899€ new currently. The keyboard will also be an issue. I am assuming it is not a French Keyboard.



My advice for OSX is, try to be open minded and give it a chance. Many things are easier than Windows but might seem harder for you because how it is done is just different. Of course there are also many things that are better solved in Windows. It depends on your needs.



If you think the Macbook is ugly why did you buy one? You did no research at all before buying?

Reply 6 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

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Originally Posted by wave Not sure if you will be able to sell it for that much in France. 1220$ is about 860 and at least in Germany you can get older Macbook Pros cheaper than that. The 2010 Macbook Pro (last model before current refresh) is being sold of for 899 new currently. The keyboard will also be an issue. I am assuming it is not a French Keyboard. My advice for OSX is, try to be open minded and give it a chance. Many things are easier than Windows but might seem harder for you because how it is done is just different. Of course there are also many things that are better solved in Windows. It depends on your needs. If you think the Macbook is ugly why did you buy one? You did no research at all before buying?

I am gonna be patient and will give OS X another shot, I am being open minded mostly to new phones OS, but this is the first time I ever try a totally new os after 12 years of windows-only usage.



I did like the docking, the build quality and the smooth performance so far, but the OS X does seem to miss some stuff and it's unpractical in some situations (like for example the right click).



Did researched on the internet and in the market around here, but I bought it based totally on my desires and not logic, and right now I am regretting it and learned the lesson.



Was between Thinkpad and MBP, but I thought (why not give OS X a try) and here I am.

Reply 7 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

Play around with the Trackpad configuration. Two finger scrolling and two finger right click can be nice.

Reply 8 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

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Originally Posted by Pochi "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" To me I find Lenovo Thinkpad to look far better than Macbooks in general.

Come on!

Reply 9 : Bought MBP 13" And Totally Disappointed

didnt like OSX because I was so used to windows. then i started to dabble in linux then hackintosh OSX is really great to use for me now. I hardly spend time in windows now only when i am at work. give it time and i think youll notice it is really a bit easier.