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Once you switch to Mac you never go back. It certainly is true in my case. I got my Powerbook G4 in 2005 and within months I have gone exclusive and ditch my PC desktop. A year later I got the white 24″ iMac. Four quick years passes by and with my move to the new apartment, a new addition to the Mac family is warranted…

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March was a busy month for Apple, it released new Mac Pro, iMac and Mac Mini; it release a brand new iPod Shuffle; it released the beta of iPhone software 3.0; it allowed movies to be bought or rent in HD on the iTunes Store; it updated iTunes, Front Row, Airport Extreme & Time Capsule, and iLife. Not to mention this March Madness was actually started the last week of February when Apple released Safari 4 beta and update to Apple TV. It is kinda like what else …

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Apple’s brand new line-up of their notebooks offer me a review of my pre-set upgrade strategy of my computers. Actually there was many factors piling up before this, but Apple’s new notebooks are the last straw to make me think about revising my upgrade strategy that I setup long ago.

My original plan was to replace my Powerbook G4 next year, while replacing my iMac in 2011 or after. But many situations factors has changed so much in the past few years that I doubt I can follow this plan any…

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After 18 months continuous usage (I hardly EVER shut it off), my iMac finally experiencing problems and need to take a trip to see a genius. Unlike my powerbook, the iMac is a 24″ screen giant monster, so a trip to the Apple store for me is a logistic nightmare. Without a car, my choices of Apple store is limited to the accessibility of public transit. The 5th Ave store is immediately eliminated because of the closest E,V train access are at least a few blocks away, not to mention …