AEN, Cogito ergo sum

My first notebook computer was a 13-inch white MacBook which was bundled with my broadband internet subscription plan. It was in 2006 and had served me well, despite 2 trips to the Apple service center for a faulty battery and MagSafe power adapter.

Early this year I bought a 17-inch MacBook Pro for serious work and gave the old MacBook to Vivi. We are not delicate users so after 2 years of abuse, the white MacBook which I gave Vivi, though is still working fine has shown signs of age. The screen has started to develop a yellow tinge and looks a lot darker compared to the higher end MacBook Pro. So I decided it is time for Vivi to own a new and better computer, something that is more joyful to use and useful for her music composition work.

Yesterday, I made an order at Apple Store online for the new and recently launched 15-inch “unibody” MacBook Pro for Vivi. And here’re the juicy specs she will be getting.

Processor: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory: 4GB 1066Mz DDR3 SDRAM-2×2GB
Storage: 250GB Serial ATA @ 5400
Optical Storage: SuperDrive 8X DL

The extra memory is the only upgrade I configured, the rest are all default. I reckoned we could use our external hard drives if we need more storage capacity.

Look at how thin it is. It’s even thinner than my current 17-incher.

Simply… a work of art.