I don’t mean to gloat or even showing off but I just got myself a brand new Mac. A new MacBook Pro that is. Cost me almost 6000 smackeroos although the real price is actually 7000 smackeroos. How can I get it almost a 1000 ringgit cheaper? Here’s how…

I was actually torn between selling my old iBook off on a Malaysian Mac-dedicated forum or using it to replace the now defunct home server. I needed the money to counter the higher purchase of the MBP but I don’t think the iBook would fetch me a lot, since it was already 5 years old. To have it set up as my home server would mean I have to spend more than what I have set aside for a new purchase. I can always of course get the non-Pro version of the MacBook, which is way cheaper but that is not really upgrading. It would only mean changing hardware.

Lucky for me, my bro who had borrowed some money, wanted to settle his debt. So when he paid up his due, I gave him the iBook. It seemed that he got off with a steal (pay up debt and get a free laptop), isn’t it? You are not looking at the big picture. Not only I get the extra money I desperately needed, I also got my brother in a situation where he can never say no to me for quite a long time.

Why a MacBook Pro? There are a number of reasons really and here are some:

• Design – I admire almost every designs of the Apple Macintosh family. Just look at the original Bondi iMac, the Colourful iMac, the upgraded iMac SE, iMac G4, iMac G5 and the new Intel iMac. Oh, did I forgot to mention the Colourful iBook, iBook, MacBook and MacBook Pro?
• User-friendly – The term user-friendly means more than just that with a Mac. The bundled softwares, such as iLife, is actually an extension of today’s digital lifestyle
• Robust – I found that a Mac is much easier to use and maintain than a Windows machine. I have one of the colourful iMac (Tangerine, in fact) bought in 1998 which is still usable and the iBook that I bought in 2002.
• Secure – To date, it is more secure that a Windows machine. No harmful malware (yet) compared to Windows. Again, I do need to stress on yet because I do believe it won’t be long before Mac OS becomes the target due to its rising popularity.
• Intel processor – After years of being loyal to Motorola, Apple finally turned to Intel to power up its machines. That has become a major factor why I am going for an MBP because now I will be able to run Mac OS and Windows on the same machine either via virtualisation or dual or even triple OS boot. I don’t really like Windows but I have a need for it in my daily office environment. I am also learning more about Linux so I might go for installing it on my MBP.

That’s all for now. Until the next entry, I bid you assalamualaikum and bye.

Oh, I am in no way affiliated to Apple or getting any payment for this. I am just loyal Mac user.