You may recall that a couple of years ago I (briefly) owned a Mac. I
enjoyed it thoroughly, and wondered why on Earth most of us were still
using PCs. That lasted all of a month. Another month or so and the Mac
was out of my apartment, having been sold to a friend who got (and
still gets) much more use out of it than I ever did. So why, then,
would I take a trip to the local Apple store and come home with this thing, you may wonder? I’ll have to get back to you on that one, as I’m not entirely certain just yet.
I had been lusting over the new Mac Mini
since it’s debut. The plan was to buy a new TV (still haven’t done that
yet) and hook a Mac Mini up to it for “day-to-day” uses, such as
surfing email, checking out sites I see on TV or in a magazine I’m
reading on the couch, playing music through the stereo (I’m already an
avid iPod/iTunes user). It seemed a perfect solution, as it wasn’t
terribly expensive, much more attractive than trying to hide a PC in
the living room and, most importantly, gave me the option of once again
fiddling with OS X and Macs in general. I did miss it, I had to admit.
Obviously, things took a turn when I got to the store. I had gone
with Michelle the night before as she purchased an iBook. I started to
question my Mac Mini idea, as I really, really hoped that I would find
myself using it for more than just the few things I originally planned.
I wanted it to be my primary machine for home use so much, but my prior
experience was making me doubt that would happen. Even so, when it came
down to it, I decided to go for the Powerbook. The portability is still
there (a plus of the Mac Mini, and more so with a full-featured
laptop), I’ve got a bit more power, which will come in handy as I
continue to play with GarageBand,
and I even sprung for the model with the SuperDrive, so, when I track
down something worth burning, I’ll make my own DVD (read: it’ll never
happen, but hey – it’s possible).
I’ll post again as I find what I’m liking, disliking, using, not
using that I thought I would, etc, etc, etc… So far, it’s all about
surfing, email and GarageBand.