Comments on: I bought a new Macbook Pro :)

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:44:38 +0000

Both Leopard and Tiger. Talk about the best of both worlds! Congratulations on the MacBook Pro!

By: paul

paul — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:56:09 +0000

I bought my RAM from OWC. I've always had good luck with them.

By: AK

AK — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:47:19 +0000

i was waiting for the updates.. but i cant wait any longer.. this linux distro switching is really bugging me. so im getting the pro woth the 2.6 processor and the 250 gb storage.. and congrats on your new MBP.. one more thing.. where did u get ure ram from??

By: paul

paul — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:01:21 +0000

My new machine just arrived. :)

It came with Tiger pre-installed. In the box was the original Tiger install DVDs, and a Leopard DVD.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:48:53 +0000

It will be here Thursday morning. I'll make a note here in the comments on what OS came pre-installed. Also, I can't verify the accuracy of this, but I found this over at MacOSXHints.com:

"This isn't exactly a hint, but just a heads up. I'm buying some new MacBook Pros online, but I didn't want them to have Leopard installed. I called the Apple Sales line to find out what the situation was. The Rep said that any machines that ship before November third will have Tiger installed on them (with Leopard in the box). After that, all machines will have 10.5 preinstalled. So if you want a new Mac with Tiger, order right now!"

By: Wil

Wil — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:33:53 +0000

I am planning to order a MBP from Apple online too. Can you post if your MBP came with Leopard already preinstalled? Or did it come with Tiger preinstalled, and Leopard on an upgrade disc for self-install? Thanks!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:25:19 +0000

You made a good choice. Our company runs entirely on Macs. We own two MacBook Pros and three MacBooks. In my long time association with Apple products I have purchased perhaps 75 Macs. In that time I have only had problems with two out of the box. One was DOA and the other was just a bit flaky. Apple repaired one and replaced the other. The others just grew old and were retired or sold as used but still booting.

The longest I have still run any Mac was 8 years… I had installed Windows on a 9600 using the Connectix Intel emulator. Now I can install it directly. Things sure have changed… but Apple’s quality is still among the best.

By: motherduce

motherduce — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:52:44 +0000

Nice upgrade Paul. I’m sure you will love it, especially with Leopard. I had a MBP back in August, but was unhappy with it (gaps when closed, loose hinges, etc) and actually decided it was too big for what I wanted.

But man, they are powerful machines, especially at your configuration.

Enjoy!