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Portability, yes you can bring your laptop everywhere you want including to bathroom if you want to. I list all things related to MacBook 15 inch for future reference.
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2011 MacBook Pro 15 inch
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor
750 GB Hard Drive, 8x DVD/CD SuperDrive, 4 GB DDR3 RAM
15.4 inch LED-backlit display, 1440-by-900 resolution
AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory
High Speed Thunderbolt Port, FaceTime HD Camera, Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard
Apple MacBook Pro 15 inch
Software and accessories for Macbook 15 inch
Apple Mighty Mouse Wireless Kit
* Pre-programmed side button launches Dashboard
* Miniature sensors detect even the slightest movement
* Top-shell design matches other Apple products
* Bluetooth technology and Touch-sensitive technology
Apple Mighty Mouse Wireless Kit
Amazon Price: $68.89 (as of 05/24/2012)
When I first got this I was disappointed by the speed of the tracking. It was TOO slow, but I later discovered that day that I could easily fix this by installing SteerMouse from Apple's main site. Which give's you full customization for your Mighty Mouse. And SteerMouse is free by the way..
Just search SteerMouse on google and you should find what you need.
I quote from Apple's download site:
About SteerMouse
An advanced driver for USB and Bluetooth mice. It also supports Apple Mighty Mouse very well.
SteerMouse can assign various functions to buttons that Apple's software does not allow, including double-clicks, modifier clicks, application switching, assignment of shortcut keys, "snap to" cursor movement, which moves the cursor to target (such as an OK button), and more.
SteerMouse lets you control the cursor's Sensitivity on top of the Tracking Speed. (Apple's software only allows adjustment for the Tracking Speed.) By adjusting both configurations, you can customize the ideal setting for the cursor to fit the movements of your hand.
iWork '09
* Creating the perfect brochure, flyer, report, or resume is faster and easier than ever with Pages '09
* Create spreadsheets, organize data, and write formulas with simple yet powerful tools using Numbers '09
* With great new features in Keynote '09, creating a show-stopping presentation is surprisingly simple
* Share your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with anyone on a Mac or PC as Microsoft Office or PDF files
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iWork '09 [OLD VERSION]
Amazon Price: $37.77 (as of 05/24/2012)
As a Vista-fugue, the main reasons for even bothering with a `Bootcamp' Windows installation were Microsoft "Office" and Intuit's "Quicken/Turbotax", both richer-featured in their PC than in their Mac releases. Disappointingly, iWork '08 'Pages' performed better as an image-based page layout package for the multimedia center crowd, proving woefully underpowered in a professional business office ... crippled by the tediously awkward conversion hassle from *.doc to *.pages documents.
No more! With iWork '09, Apple has virtually erased any remaining barrier to business office `switchers' still on the fence. I have explored and tested Pages '09 since its online release as a downloadable fully functional 30-day trial demo. I was so impressed with the new Pages (as against the flashy eye candy of the '08 version) that I ordered the full boxed version. [The trial software is well worth a test run to see if iWork meets your needs.) The new Pages now easily exports a document in doc, txt or pdf format, and does a remarkably lifelike transformation of even highly complex Word documents, tables, lists, or legal briefs with a mere double-click or drag-and drop.
Rather than spreading myself too thin, I limit this review to `Pages', leaving commentary on `Numbers' to spreadsheet buffs ... `Numbers' capabilities, in the past, were no match for the depth of MS-Excel. If `Numbers` performs as well as `Pages' in this iWork overhaul, then the product will be the best eighty bucks gift for your Mac. `Keynote', an image-with-outline presenter's tool, probably will prove at least the equal of MS-PowerPoint considering the Mac's flair for spectacular graphics.
`Pages' well may be the impressive turnaround software that elevates the Mac from multimedia center toy to serious professional business status. Highly recommended for Vista-weary PC users and Mac loyalists looking for a solid business suite. The detailed crystal-clear manuals and crisp `Help' replies are welcome value-added resources.
AppleCare Protection Plan for Portable Apple Computers 15 Inches and Above (Newest Version)
* Global repair coverage
* Onsite repair for Mac desktop computers: Request that a technician come to your work site
* Mail-in repair for Mac notebook computers: Mail in your Mac using a prepaid shipping box provided by Apple
* Carry-in repair: Take your Mac to an Apple Retail Store or other Apple Authorized Service Provider
AppleCare Protection Plan for Portable Apple Computers 15 Inches and Above (OLD VERSION)
Amazon Price: $249.00 (as of 05/24/2012)
If you've ever AppleCare warranty before, you know that the price tag is painful, but the support you get with it is unbeilable. I always recommend buying AppleCare to people when buying a Mac, especially if you're buying a laptop. It's a good idea to shop around for AppleCare because prices can be much lower than Apple's $350 price tag. I bought mine from seller kcdanno and was very impressed by the price; I paid about 50% of the retail cost. I would definitely buy from this seller again and will enjoy the peace of mind that if anything happens to my MacBook Pro, Apple's got my back.
Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard MB110LL/A
* Extended layout with document navigation controls, a numeric keypad, and special function keys
* Low profile keys
* Two USB 2.0 ports
* Ultra-thin design
The completely redesigned Apple Keyboard features an elegant, ultra-thin anodized aluminum enclosure, low-profile keys, and two USB 2.0 ports.
Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard MB110LL/A
Amazon Price: $44.45 (as of 05/24/2012)
This keyboard is totally different from any keyboard I've ever used before (except, of course, the MacBook keyboard, which is similar). The distance the keys travel is very short, and the effort required to depress them is likewise very small. So you can type faster with much less effort! It's amazing, compared to this, every other keyboard I've ever used is just a joke.
Not to mention the fact that this keyboard is very small and looks very elegant. The metal case feels very sturdy, too.
I couldn't be happier with this keyboard.
Mini DisplayPort to DVI Female Adapter Cable for Apple Macbook, Macbook Pro, iMac, Macbook Air, Mac Mini Laptop
* Support DVI highest video resolution 1080p
* Support DVI 225MHz/2.25Gbps per channel (6.75Gbps all channel) bandwidth
* Support DVI 12bit per channel (36bit all channel) deep color
* Powered from Mini DisplayPort source
The Mini DisplayPort is a miniaturized version of the DisplayPort used by Apple. It is used in revisions of the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro notebooks, iMac, Mac Mini, and Mac Pro desktops and also the 24-inch Apple Cinema Display. This mini Displayport adapter offers solutions for digital entertainment center, HDTV retail and show site, HDTV, STB, DVD and Projector factory, noise space and security concerns, data center control, information distribution, conference room presentation, school and corporate training environments.
Mini DisplayPort to DVI-I Female Adapter for Mac
Amazon Price: $0.37 (as of 05/24/2012)
Apple's current version of this adapter is for DVI-D cables only (no pin holes around the bar), and therefore won't work with DVI-I cables (4 pin holes around the bar), which other than Apple displays, are the vast majority of cables out there. This 3rd party solution works perfectly for me to be able to connect to presentation systems that use the DVI-I interface, and also works with the other DVI formatted cables I have tried, including DVI-D. It therefore does everything the apple products does, allows more cable compatibility, and is significantly less expensive.
mStand Laptop Stand By Rain Design
mStand Laptop Stand
Amazon Price: $46.71 (as of 05/24/2012)
The MacBook Pro (today's laptops in general) generates a lot of heat. Heat is bad for computers and decreases performance and shortens the lifespan of internal components, so cooling is an important consideration. This stand is all aluminum, so it essentially acts as a giant heat sink for the MacBook. The aluminum skin of the MacBook conducts heat to the stand, and the stand dissipates it into the air.
It raises the screen closer to eye level for comfort and correct posture. Ideally, you should have an external keyboard and mouse hooked up also, since using the laptop's keyboard while it's elevated increases strain on your shoulders. Elevating the laptop also allows air to flow under the unit. Before this, I sometimes raised my Mac on top of some paperbacks.
I now have 2 of these: one for home and one for the office. $50 may seem a bit pricey, but i think it's worth it. It's one solid piece of aluminum and durable. One little annoyance is the design of the front protrusion. The notch is not wide enough for my preferences (only the width of 1 finger) and requires a bit of attention to open the MB.
Office Mac Home Student Family Pack 2011
* Reliable compatibility with the over 1 billion Macs and PCs running Office worldwide ensures you have the right tools to create, share, and collaborate with virtually anyone, anywhere, with no worries.
* Office for Mac 2011 offers top-of-the-line software with the most complete feature set, so you can deliver impressive, professional-looking documents and presentations.
* Office Web App support: New Office Web Apps let you post, access, edit, and share Office documents from where you want with nearly any computer with a browser; and coauthor a document with multiple people in multiple locations.
* Also includes Messenger for Mac 8 enabling you to communicate in real time with audio and video support, and Remote Desktop for Mac 2 so you can drive your Windows-based PC from your Mac.
Office for Mac 2011 Home & Student -Family Pack
Amazon Price: $92.32 (as of 05/24/2012)
Office 2011 Mac is definitely far better then previous Office Mac versions. There are no problems, all functions are improved and I feel working with W, X and P is much easier. I did not experience none of the glitches reported, activation was smooth, new documents created stable and running... all in all I am happy with the purchase! The only thing I didn't try is backward Office compatibility after documents are created in 2011. So far so good!
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium Student & Teacher Edition [Mac]
* Achieve painterly effects with lifelike brush strokes in Photoshop Extended and with expressive vector-painting tools in Illustrator, or easily create eye-catching 3D artwork with new Repousse in Photoshop CS5 Extended.
* Work faster and more efficiently using more precise image selection tools in Photoshop Extended, variable-width strokes in Illustrator, and intuitive object selection features in Adobe InDesign.
* Use new Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 to transform Photoshop and Illustrator artwork into high-quality interactive content and navigation components for web pages and user interfaces without writing code.
* CS Live online services link your desktop design software to the Internet to boost efficiency in activities that support day-to-day design and production. CS Live online services are complimentary for a limited time.
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Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium Student & Teacher Edition [Mac][OLD VERSION]
Amazon Price: $375.00 (as of 05/24/2012)
I haven't had a chance to use more than just photoshop at this point of my studies, I am in college for graphic design. The only version I had before this one was Photoshop 7, I tried to use photoshop cs3 on someones computer before, but this one seems a lot easier to use than I expected. I believe the cs3 seemed more complicated for some reason. So far, I'm loving this software and very happy to own it!
Also for registering my product, I had to have an account set up on Adobe.com (which I already had because I have downloaded trial software from their site and you need one to do so). So to register this product I had to fill in a small amount of information and take a snapshot of my current Student Id (I did this with my digital camera) and submit that to them. There is instructions inside the box you receive with the software on how to do this. I did that late at night, and the next day when checking my e-mail I had received serial numbers for the product. I'd say that isn't too bad of a turn around.
Lastly, this was my first time ever using a Mac as well, and there is hardly a difference in the PC and MAC version. Love it.
Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Scanner for the Macintosh
* Scan Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi Hardware / 600 dpi Optical
* Maximum Scan Speed: 20ppm (Color) / 20ppm (Grayscale) / 20ppm (Monochrome)
* Media Type: Plain Paper, Business Card
* Media Size: 8.50" x 14.17", 2" x 2", A4, A5, A6, B5, B6, Letter, Legal, Custom Size
Included items 1 USB cable (2.0),1 ScanSnap CarrierSheet,1 Safety Precautions,1 AC adapter,1 Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional DVD-ROM,1 Set-up DVD-ROM ,1 AC cable and 1 Getting Started
Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Scanner for the Macintosh
Amazon Price: $419.99 (as of 05/24/2012)
Great tool. What a scanner should be. This is another world from the speed and software efficiency you have in the average scanner and All In One Printers. So I am happy to have both a AIO device and this great tool for document management.
My use:
Now all the invoices and in general, all my printed documents are converted into searchable pdf into an easy to access archive.
I can recover from a fax or a printed document and edit it in word or excel tables or iWork and save a lot of time retyping
Business cards are archived in a short time and included in my address book and so also on my iPhone.
PLUS
A single, easy to use, application manages the very fast scanning and efficient OCR conversion of printed documents outputting directly in searchable PDF, Word, Excel, email attachment, address book and VCF contacts. Also business card OCR is quiet effective and the limit is due to strange character and graphics and you can find on some more creative cards.
Compared to what you find in the AIO devices and average scanners, paper handling is superior and errors are avoided. In the case of skipped pages (Happens rarely) a sensor warns you and show you which page is missing.
CONS
Only shortcoming is that Acrobat Pro is included in version 8.0 and not the last 9.0 but I suppose that this will change soon.
Iomega eGo 1TB USB 2.0 FireWire 800 Desktop External Hard Drive Mac Edition - 34794
Iomega eGo 1TB USB 2.0 FireWire 800 Desktop External Hard Drive Mac Edition - 34794
Amazon Price: $192.67 (as of 05/24/2012)
I bought this to run backups and Time Macine for my new iMac with a 1TB SATA drive. The 200GB drive I had been using with my old Mac Mini just wasn't going to cut it. This drive is nice and fast, comes with great connectivity options (FireWire 800, USB 2.0, and FireWire 400->800 cables), is formatted for Mac out of the box (not that Disk Utility is hard to use), and is quiet. It's even the same color as the aluminum on my new iMac and keyboard. Very pleased with this drive.
Adobe Acrobat X Professional Student & Teacher Edition [Mac]
* Customize PDF Portfolios with an all-new collection of layouts, visual themes, and color palettes.
* Search and reuse scanned content with greater accuracy through improved optical character recognition (OCR).
* Seamlessly integrate PDF files into Microsoft SharePoint workflows.
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Adobe Acrobat X Professional Student & Teacher Edition [Mac]
Amazon Price: $111.99 (as of 05/24/2012)
I'm not sure why so many people are complaining that Adobe Acrobat X is worse than its predecessors. Some of the comments seem frivolous. I upgraded from Acrobat 7 and have found Acrobat X to be a much needed improvement. Here are a few features I particularly like:
1) I use OCR text recognition a lot so I can work on scanned articles. On older versions, this would bog down my computer and slow it down significantly. Now, the process is both quicker and less burdensome on the hard drive.
2) Acrobat X allows for more options with the icons. You can have a 1-click icon for OCR recognition, and rearrange them.
3) Making portfolios of documents is both easier to do and to customize. I had never bothered to learn this feature on previous versions, but since it's so easy I might just use it.
4) I like the integration with web browsers, particularly Safari. Loading a pdf in the browser gives a clear image of the document, with a toolbar near the bottom that can disappear. Downloads also seem to be quicker, although I'm not sure how much of that is due to Acrobat X.
5) Doesn't crash as often!
Overall, I'm still learning the ins and outs of the program, but so far I haven't encountered any deal-breakers. By contrast, it's running better than my previous version and is probably worth getting if you use pdfs extensively.
SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB Cruzer USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-016G-A11
* Transfer with confidence - when moving images and other files from computer to computer or other consumer electronic devices
* Ideal for video - the easy way to store, share and play your favorite video files
* Trust the minds behind flash memory to keep your files safe and secure with a two-year limited** warranty
* Compatible with Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Mac OS 10+ and Linux; Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port required for high speed transfer
SanDisk Cruzer 16 GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive SDCZ36-016G-A14F
Amazon Price: (as of 05/24/2012)
Great product - bullet proof! I've had a 2gb Sandisk flash drive and needed a bigger one to move some 24,000 photos from my girlfriend's MAC to her new PC. I love the slideout design so you never have to worry about losing the cap.
Hard Shell Case for Macbook 15 inch
Built E-CLM-BLK Cargo 15 Inch Laptop Sleeve (Black)
# Stores various accessories; eliminates need for bulkier bag
# Available in 3 different sizes in black, brown and olive
# Made of heavy duty durable neoprene; machine washable; stain resistant
Built E-CLM-BLK Cargo 15 Inch Laptop Sleeve (Black)
Amazon Price: $22.00 (as of 05/24/2012)
I purchased the Built NY sleeve and another sleeve simultaneuosly - you simply could not compare the two. The quality of the Built NY was by far superior in almost every way. The zipper is stronger and sturdier, the padding is thicker and nicer. The extra pockets on the outside provide for the little something extra to store all the cable mess and to top it all off it was large enough to fit my HP pavillion 17" snuggly and firmly enough that I felt that it was really protected and not just flopping around in a cover.
Twelve South SurfacePad - Leather Pad for MacBook - 15" Pattern
Twelve South (12-0905) SurfacePad - Leather Pad for MacBook - 15" Pattern
Amazon Price: $39.99 (as of 05/24/2012)
I purchased the Twelve South SurfacePad for my MacBook Pro 15". This was my second Twelve South product, the first one I bought was the BackPack for my iMac. I bought the SurfacePad with the pattern on it.
The SurfacePad was very easy to install and the adhesive worked as expected. I was able to get it fit right the first time without any bubbles and without having to reposition it. It is perfectly fit to the MacBook Pro. People comment on my SurfacePad almost as much as they comment on the MacBook itself - about how nice the leather feels, about the design pattern. I am happy to report that SurfacePad doesn't come off at the edges and the adhesive is very strong and doesn't slip. I haven't tried to take it off yet.
The price is pretty steep for this product at $40 so I would only recommend it to someone who is really serious about protecting their MacBook. I'm thinking about getting one of those Speck cases for my MacBook now, since it seems kind of pointless to protect the inside and not the outside. I had a white iBook before and it got really grimy over time where my palms and wrists were, and the aluminum of the MacBook is not very nice to your skin. The SurfacePad is an elegant solution to both problems and since I use my MacBook every day, I think it will be worth the price in the end.
Be.ez 100569 LE vertigo 15 Lime Drop Shoulder Bag for Macbook Pro 15
* Reinforced laptop protection
* Functional compartments and pockets for accessories and documents
* Strong but slim-looking
* Designed with padded computer sleeve inside and high quality waterproof nylon layer outside
Be.ez 100569 LE vertigo 15 Lime Drop Shoulder Bag for Macbook Pro 15 (Grey / Lime)
Amazon Price: $67.99 (as of 05/24/2012)
this bag is very functional. it accommodates my 15.4" macbook pro as well as my ipad plus. They seem to be very well protected and the product looks well made, as well as stylish.
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