One other thought. You can pay extra for an apple CD/DVD player, or
other usb CD/DVD, which connects to one of the 2 available USB 3.0 ports
on the Macbook Pro, but I really don't find a CD/DVD device necessary.
The use of CD/DVD media is rapidly declining in favor of stream over the
internet or LAN.
If you need portable storage today, I would go with a 128 gb or 256 gb
usb 3.0 flash drive, which are becoming more affordable everyday, (eg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=thumb+drive+128+gb&N=-1&isNodeId=1).
I find the flash drive much more reliable than a CD/DVD R/W device, and
much more portable.
If you have old software/apps on CD/DVD media, and need to install it,
Just put an image of it on the CD/DVD flash drive using one of your
Linux systems. When the flash drive is inserted into a usb 2.0/3.0
port, the image then become available to the target computer/os.''
The Macbook Pro is supper slim, compact, and light; because, it doesn't
include a CD/DVD device inside the case.
Regards,
LelandJ
Regards,
LelandJ
that install
On 5/18/15 11:23 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
On 5/18/15 10:51 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
On 5/18/15 10:21 AM, Leland Jackson wrote:
On 5/18/15 9:01 AM, Ted Roche wrote:
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Dave Crozier
<[email protected]> wrote:
Damnit ... I think I'm becoming a Fanboi! How sad! Yes it was
expensive, but the applecare warranty means that in 2 years it
will still be a saleable machine should I want to get rid of it.
While there are some questions on their QA lately, and they do try too
hard to lock you in, Apple does make a beautifully designed machine.
I and the wife have been running Macbook Pro for about 6 months.
We're running the mid 2014 models that come with the beautiful
retina display. See here:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1072689-REG/apple_mgxc2ll_a_15_4_macbook_pro_notebook.html
I've been very happy with mine. It works well with my Linux media
server and postgresql, Apache, Postfix, DBmail server. I can
network/connect to my Linux computer using NFS. I have not used
ssh, as I'm mostly working within my LAN, but I'm sure you wouldn't
have any problem using it. If you're familiar with the Linux/Unix
command line syntax you're good to go in OS X 10.10 Yosemite.
The keyboard is not full scale, (eg no numeric keypad), but it feel
good to me, once I adjusted to it. You can easily add to the basic
package by buying a full keyboard, magic mouse, and you can stream
the macbook pro screen to any modern hdtv over hdmi. just connect
the two together.
I'm also running Oracle's Virtualbox on my macbook pro, and it
preforms perfectly.
Also there is more support on the macbook pro for apps. For
example, turbotax provide a native version of its income tax
software; no vm needed. lol
Regards,
LelandJ
I forgot to mention that the Macbook pro's functionality increases
when using other apple products like iphone, for example. I have my
iphone 6+ configured as a personal hotspot, so I can access the
internet form anywhere by connecting to my iphone 6+ over Wi-Fi.
Also, I brought a BOSS Bluetooth speaker for high quality sound, (eg
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/digital_music_systems/bluetooth_speakers/soundlink_wireless_speaker/index.jsp&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=45-54000377-2&perfsourceid=K22350&src=K22350).
It's all very portable. I use a Filson breifcase, which hold
everything comfortably, (eg
http://www.filson.com/products/Filson-Padded-Computer-Bag.70258.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=googlebase&utm_campaign=GoogleBase&kpid=70258200135&kpid=70258242135&gclid=CPWhlqHSy8UCFYNDaQodmZ4A9A).
Regards,
LelandJ
One other nice feature I forgot to mention. The apple products come
with icloud to keep all you're apple devices backed up. The icloud
account coordinates among your devices. For example, if I update a
spreadsheet on my iPhone 6+, the next time I open the spreadsheet on
my macbook pro, the spreadsheet will open with the changes made per
the iphone 6+. That's a nice feature. lol. The icloud account is
free within limits. Once you max the free storage out, you pay for to
additional storage.
Apple is a strong company and the biggest company currently listed on
any stock exchange. The method used to calculate companies sizes is
total number of shares outstanding multiplied by the current price per
share.
Regards,
LelandJ
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