MacBook Pro!

I've been playing with a MacBook Pro for the past couple of weeks, and it's a pretty nice machine. Some quick notes...

The hardware - some boring things that I've noticed:

• corners are slightly less round
• I keep pointing the remote at the screen, but the sensor is on the front. Doesn't work the best for my "just put the laptop anywhere on the bed/sofa/floor" method
• it has a cute little manual
• trackpad is wider, so using my right hand to mouse doesn't always move the cursor because my left hand position puts my thumb on trackpad
• wider, thinner than 15". pretty easy to tell the difference when picking them up while open
• magnetic power plug is awesome, and the cable is slightly thicker
• because of the extra width and reports of 15" bags being snug, I'm glad I picked up a 17" bag back in the day

The software

• In some limited testing, Halo seems to run fairly well
• PhotoBooth photos are reversed (I knew the preview was, but I didn't know that about the final pictures)
• Sibelius and VDL2 get sluggish with my larger scores - roughly the same as my old laptop

More to come as I notice things. If you still need more to read, check out the Ars review.