Humble Pie
It's been months since I've felt I had anything worth sharing in the blogosphere, but I think I've finally got something. Also, I keep meaning to write a 2009 summary post with top 5's and all that jazz, so keep your eyes peeled for that one, as I'm well aware the relevance threshold for such a post is quickly disappearing.
The big issue here is that I've bought a Mac. Furthermore, I love it. Even furthermore, it's not just a Mac, it's £1600 worth of Macbook Pro with a lovely 17" glisten. Why's this such an issue?
I've become the enemy.
For years I've criticised my friends for selling out and moving to Mac without knowing why they're doing so. For some reason, it hit a nerve with me that people would buy a machine with similar specifications to a Windows equivalent for a few hundred pounds more & I felt that they had to justify their purchase. So, in my first year of university when the January student loan came in, I bought a brand new Windows Vista desktop PC.
Fast forward 2 years later and the PC's starting to slow down, programs like Firefox take 5 minutes to load and I can't even dream of practicing the After Effects techniques I'm learning on this machine. So, I decided a new computer was in order.
It was a mistake buying a desktop. I'm back and forth between Leeds and Bury like a yo-yo, so the number 1 requirement of the new computer was that it had to be a laptop. Second requirement of the computer was that it needed to be an investment, something that will last for at least a couple of years - until I'm making real money at least. This lead me to deciding that the new computer needed to be the best laptop I can buy - cue the Macbook pro 17". Now I'm not going to claim to be the best researcher in the business, but I think calling this laptop "the best laptop I can buy" is quite justified. With the battery life, hard drive size, RAM, video card and processor all being pretty darn good, it seemed like a safe bet. I'm sure people will dispute it, and I'm not going to make much effort to argue with them, you have to realise; I'm still living in a little bit of shame.
It was a big moment sliding my card into the store's chip and PIN device and entering the 3654 number (OK, artistic license may have been used on that PIN). It was a genuine adrenaline pumping experience. I could taste the humble pie as I unwrapped my new toy - and I'm not going to lie, it' a 5 star dish.
Convincing myself that I've not completely sold out, one of my first orders of business was to install Parallels and Windows 7, but I don't think I'm fooling anyone. I still refuse to be a high and mighty "get a Mac", up your own arse Apple Wanker whenever I see a friend using a Windows laptop, but I don't know if I'll ever buy a PC again.
So, to all of my friends that have heard my tirade against Mac, I hope this blog brings a massive smile to your faces.