It's a New Dawn/ It's a New Day/ It's a New Mac

Well, not exactly. Let me explain.

As some of you might recall, I had my 20" Core Duo iMac replaced through AppleCare a few weeks ago with a new 24" Core 2 Duo iMac. While that wasn't necessarily a bad thing, the fact that an NVIDIA 9400M was now driving a 1920x1200 display, and at times a second 1920x1080 display, was a bad thing. The 9400M is okay for some things, but not the kinds of things I use my computer for. It was slower than the old ATI X1600 I had in my old iMac, which should say something.

This weekend I decided to sell that new iMac (good thing I didn't get the AppleCare on it, eh?) and put the funds toward getting myself the newer 27" i7 iMac. I would go for a MacBook Pro instead, but since it uses the same dreaded 9400M, and since I know there's a MacBook Pro update coming soon (probably using the mobile i5/i7, possibly employing some kind of IPS technology), and because I can't really wait and can't afford the 17" MacBook Pro, I'll be getting the new iMac as soon as I can.

Meanwhile, however, Steve's letting me borrow the MacBook Pro. It's taking a while to import the settings and apps I had on my iMac, but I may soon be able continue doing all my homework. Using the MacBook Pro, however, has made me realize just how much I miss having a laptop. Sure, it's not as good as the big honking 27" i7 iMac I plan on getting, but it's still good. I like the backlit keyboard (why isn't the desktop keyboard like this? They're otherwise exactly the same), the light sensor adjusting the screen automatically, the gargantuan multitouch trackpad, and of course the mobility. Being able to bring this thing everywhere I go is great. And it's so thin, and so light, but still amazingly solid. This is the kind of thing that makes fanboys drool.

Basically, I love the power of a desktop, and the mobility of a laptop, but don't want to get the laptop because it's expensive and likely to be out of date in a few weeks, whereas the iMac just received its first major overhaul since 2007. Sorry, MacBook, I'm going with your stationary, freshly made-over cousin.