My new laptop was delivered today. It is a little smaller, and definately a lot lighter than I expected. The only odd thing is the laptop bag. I mistakenly ordered a laptop bag that I thought would fit correctly, when I opened up that box it is huge, huge I tell you. Something about having a bag that is heavier than the laptop, not to mention 7″ longer that just doesn’t go over well. I’ve been scouring the Internet looking for a better bag, and so far the 12″ powerbook laptop case (a.k.a. The Profile) by Brenthaven looks to be my best bet.
Initial impressions:
- It’s light, really, really light.
- The screen resolution is amazing. It’s a night and day difference next to my old Dell 4150.
- The system feels snappy. I was originally concerned with the 1.2GHz processor speed and what the system would be like to use, I have zero complaints.
- Some of the keyboard placement will take some getting used to. I use the CTRL key alot, and IBM has an opposite layout with the FN and CTRL keys.
- The nipple pointer will take some getting used to.
Now I just have to go through and install all of my software, and migrate my profiles over and I should be good to go. Apple definately has a leg up with that, but what can you say. I’m still an IBM guy.