Yet another reason why I love my employer. Earlier this year, we bought a pair of Intel Macs to evaluate them for future buildouts at WPNI. We ordered a Mac mini and a MacBook Pro and have been trying them out on various applications for about a month or two.

Last week, my boss mentioned to me that nobody’s really been using the MBP recently, and they want to get a feel for how it would work as a primary Mac for somebody. He asked if I would mind taking the laptop as my primary computer, replacing the mirror-door Power Mac G4 I’ve had since starting. (It was a pretty short conversation, I can assure you.)

So, I’m now the proud “owner” of a 2.16 GHz 15″ MacBook Pro, complete with 2 GB of RAM and a 100 MB hard drive. Go, me!

Thing is, this couldn’t have happened at a better time. I’m afraid my beloved Pismo may be on its final legs. It’s been running very, very hot lately, even hotter than the MacBook Pro if you can believe it. I think this may be responsible for a sharp dropoff in system stability, not to mention the AirPort card going in and out randomly after 5-10 minutes of use. Tonight, I also discovered the main battery no longer seems to hold a charge.

So I’ve pretty much transferred my life over to the MBP now. It still belongs to work, of course, but I essentially have exclusive use of it, so I’m not too concerned. Besides, it’s an even better test of its utility. (It’s not like I plan to use it to download movies or anything.)

I’m going to hang on to the Pismo, of course, and possibly dedicate it as a media machine. I’ve also toyed with the idea of separating the screen assembly and putting it in the WRX, but that’s a future project.

I am going to miss my beloved BatBook. It’s slow, the screen is going dim, and its keyboard doesn’t light up, but it’s been a faithful friend for over six years. I hope its current problems aren’t terminal.

Get well soon!

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