New MacBook Pro Arrived

My new MacBook Pro has arrived. This is good news as it means final tests of MMISoftware programs can be completed.

The new MacBook Pro is very nice. There is a very noticeable difference in speed between Universal (intel) and PowerPC apps.

The machine is very nice. Good solid feel. Built in iSight is not as good as the real thing, i.e. a ‘real’ iSight camera. The ‘magnetic’ power cord has pluses and minuses…. It would be great if I caught the lead with my leg, however, I have managed to disconnect it a couple of times just by picking the machine up and moving it. Maybe this is a good thing and just shows I was putting the old style connectors under strain.

Set up was dead easy. Started the machine and used the migrate option… Three hours later (more like just over 2 hours) my old home folder had been copied over.

One thing I have noticed is that it seems to run much hotter than my ‘old’ PowerBook G4. I certainly wouldn’t be able to use the machine for extended periods on my lap in a hot climate. In fact it is quite ‘toasty’… Nice on those cold winter nights!

Most ‘non-binary’ apps seem to run OK. As fast as on my G4, possibly a bit faster.

Right, back to making MMISoftware programs in to universals….