Due to a breakdown of my old Acer Aspire 5025 I finally got a reason to buy a new notebook. I already wanted to buy another one, and what better reason is there than a broken-down notebook?

So here it is. A brand new Apple MacBook pro. It is the 15″ Intel Core2Duo 2,4GHz version with 2gb of internal memory. Loaded with Mac’s OS X it is a real killer. Because I have the Intel version I am able to run Apple’s Bootcamp.

Bootcamp is a program designed to emulate a BIOS. Apple’s come with EFI devices to load the HDD into the internal memory. Windows and Linux are primarily used on PC’s. They relay on the legacy BIOS system to boot. Bootcamp emulates it’s own version of a BIOS and from there another operating system can be loaded.
When I got my Apple.

The packaging contains of a medium sized box with the notebook, and manuals inside.

When opening up the box the stylish design of Apple becomes clear. Nice wrapping around the notebook they even thought about the shape of the foam.

Nice little detail I find very nice is the placing of the notebook- manual, and installation disks. “Designed by Apple in California” . They could not have made it any better. I got the feeling holding something special, that sounds pretty cheesy.

So here it is. My new MacBook Pro. Proud standing on his stand.

I also bought some peripherals: USB keyboard, mouse, and stand so the MacBook stands in such a manner the chances of me getting RSI are reduced. The mouse and keyboard are also Apple products, better get it right the first time.

Apple’s mouse: Mightly mouse, and the keyboard come in two different versions. USB and wireless through Bluetooth. I’ve got both the USB version. I use the notebook a lot, and it is quite irritating when the mouse’s or keyboard’s battery it runs out of juice. That is why I chose the USB version.

I believe Mightly mouse is the first Apple mouse who has five buttons, and a scroll wheel. Two at the front. Two at each side. The fifth button is located underneath the scroll wheel. Tricky thing is a button reacts when laying your finder on top of it and pressing down the whole mouse. There is one mechanism at work, the rest of the buttons are sensor triggered. By both resting your finder on a button you want to push, and pressing down the button responds. If you are clumsy It can be quite a challenge. I’ve disabled all the buttons but one. The left and right mouse button I use are for the primary button.