MacBook Pro

While my trusty MacBook (4,2) has been my workhorse for sometime, and while it do undergo some life saving surgery last year it really is starting to show its age. I hoped my Mac Mini would help push back the need yet another year. But it hasn’t and while the idea of building my own system seems alluring I know I will be left wanting a portable system. I know I should wait to WWDC until I replace the system but…

Of all the ‘other’ laptops I’ve seen they have one problem I can’t get around, no not the cheap build feel… but the track pad is not centered. So I was left looking between the MacBook Air and Pro. In the end I went with what will have the longest use life, the Pro and bumped out the specs. I know I love having millions of tabs open in my browser so I need plenty of RAM, since the HD is upgradeable I should go with something a tad on the larger side and since I’m buying to use the system for years I should also go with and i7. I might not need all of these ‘extra’ bits today but I will 2-3 years from now.

But that leads to another question. Should I install Arch or stick with OS X… or dual boot. For now I think I will move back to OS X as my main system. And keep Arch on the the MacBooks and Mini. In the realm exploration of I was thinking of using chef to try and make the system setup bit automated. Do I really want to visit 10-15 sites download, then drag-n-drop? Not really.

For the setup automation I eventually choose to use a Mac OS X front end to chef called Kitchenplan. While it does seem like a fantastic way to get started. However, for me it is overkill for sure, but I think I would use something similar again.

The biggest problem with my new MacBook Pro? I can’t stand the current layout/design of the site. It is far beyond hideous, so I once again have an excuse to started tinker. Honestly it what I enjoy most about the site, so maybe its a bonus.