Derek Cornish
4/18/2008 5:17 pm
Hugh wrote:
Thanks, Hugh. It is writing that I mostly have in mind. It was Scrivener - and the general abundance of outlining and notetaking/organizing software - that made me think about the possible benefits of switching to a Mac in the first place - that is, once my Thinkpad (A31) pegs out.
In the meantime, you've got me curious about the pre-MacBook generation laptops. This might be a relatively inexpensive way of getting my feet wet until I have to trade up from the A31. Does anyone have suggestions about which Mac models might be worth looking out for?
Derek
A mid-scale white MacBook purchased mid-2007, but now
running Leopard. Sorry, I don't have the exact specs (Core 2 Duo?) because it's not
with me at the moment, but I use it on a daily basis mostly for planning, writing and
numerical analysis, for which it is perfectly suited, usually with a Bluetooth
keyboard and mouse and an external 22-inch screen, which it drives happily.
I
wouldn't use it for gaming or video editing; for those I think a MacBook Pro or a top-end
desktop would probably be required. But from the Scrivener forum I understand people
have successfully run writing software such as Scrivener and similarly demanding
apps on previous-generation, pre-MacBook laptops - probably more smoothly under
Tiger rather than Leopard.
Thanks, Hugh. It is writing that I mostly have in mind. It was Scrivener - and the general abundance of outlining and notetaking/organizing software - that made me think about the possible benefits of switching to a Mac in the first place - that is, once my Thinkpad (A31) pegs out.
In the meantime, you've got me curious about the pre-MacBook generation laptops. This might be a relatively inexpensive way of getting my feet wet until I have to trade up from the A31. Does anyone have suggestions about which Mac models might be worth looking out for?
Derek