Posts Tagged “review”About a month ago, I bought my first Mac – a Macbook Air 11. Here are my impressions: Hardware The hardware of the Mac is top-notch and cannot be beat. Like for phones, I choose my laptops based on portability and form-factor first and being thin and light is one of the biggest features I look for. My previous laptop, a Dell e4200 was thicker, however was lighter than the MacBook Air, despite being larger (12″ screen). The build of the Mac is solid. Even being so thin, it does not feel creaky or wobbly. My original e4200 was replaced by a new one because of the creaky body – it squeaked when you typed. This Mac had no such issues at all and the build quality definitely makes it stand apart. One of the features that exceed my expectations was the speakers. Given it’s small size and the lack of any speaker ports, I was expecting pretty sad sound. Turns out the speakers on the Air are not just good, they’re the best laptop speakers I’ve ever had. I can only imagine that the regular Macbook speakers are even better. Clear stereo definition of sound is available – the sound seems to emanate from underneath the keyboard with a clarity unmatched by any Dell/HP/Toshiba laptop I’ve used in the past. I do miss the SD slot that the 13″ Air’s have, that is definitely one feature I wish the 11″ version had – and the lighted keyboard that was on the previous generation of Macbook Air. Software Mac OS was definitely harder to get used to than I anticipated. This can be mainly attributed to being a Windows power user for many years. I got used to using a lot of keyboard shortcuts – shortcuts where are different on Mac OS. One of the best features of Mac OS is the ability of it to repsond to “gestures” – or more specifically, using multiple finger inputs on the trackpad for different functions. One finger to move the cursor, two for scrolling, three for moving back and forward on browsers – this is a feature I’m surprised has not been built into more Windows machines. I’m disappointed at the lack of 64-bit software for Mac’s (Photoshop is 64-bit for Windows but not Mac), and the lack of TRIM support for SSD’s, which are standard of Macbook Airs, is troublesome. The drive performance will eventually deteriorate to the point of requiring a format/reinstall in order to get peak performance again. Overall I’m happy with my Macbook Air but I’m not married to it. If a Windows machine came along with the same hardware build quality and form-factor, I would switch back. The recently announced Adamo 13 comes pretty close. Tags: Air, Laptop, Macbook, Notebook, reviewTop stolen vehicles in Ontario in 2009 • 1. 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2-door • 2. 1999 Honda Civic SiR 2-door • 3. 2002 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD • 4. 2005 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD • 5. 2003 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD • 6. 2004 Cadillac Escalade 4-door 4WD • 7. 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 4-door 4WD • 8. 2004 Hummer H2 4-door AWD • 9. 2003 Hummer H2 4-door AWD • 10. 2003 Acura RSX Type S 2-door Tags: car, insurance, reviewThe 10 Best Engines for next year are out. The two new forced induction motors from Audi and BMW are represented. Ford’s new 5.0L V8 is on the list, as is the 5.0L from Hyundai.
The AJAC awards are complete and the winners announced in each category. All of these entries will be eligible to win Car of the Year and Truck of the Year to be revealed at the Toronto Auto Show.
For the past year or so, there has been a Black Camel near my place. Just outside the Rosedale subway station, this place bills itself as a cafe and sandwich bar. These sandwiches are fantastic, my favorite bounces between the pull pork and beef brisket sandwiches. They have many condiment and topping options but caremalized onions are my favorite. They used to have another location downtown but it appears as this is the only one for now. Tags: Restaurant, review, Toronto
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