Macworld 2009 Impressions

Hey guys, how's a going? Long time no see. Today I'm going to give you my thoughts on Macworld 2009. I know it's been a few days since Macworld 2009 started, but I'm just going to give my thoughts a little late. Keep in mind that I didn't pre-write this or anything, they're just thoughts that came to my mind when I watched the keynote video. Here it goes:



1. No Steve Jobs... But Phil Schiller.

Yes, as you probably know, Phil Schiller hosted the last Macworld for Apple this year. He isn't any Steve, but overall, he did do a pretty good job in my opinion. Prior to Macworld 2009, Phil also hosted Apple Expo Paris 2004 to introduce the iMac G5 to fill in the abscence of Steve.

2. New 17" MacBook Pro With 8 Hour Battery

Yes, we all knew that this was coming! A brand new 17" MacBook Pro. But with a battery that has up to 8 hours of continuous battery life! In my opinion, this is great for people who like to do a lot of video editing, surf the web, and watch movies all on the go. It also has a very, very sleek and nicely finished aluminum unibody design just like all of the new MacBooks. Overall, the 17" MacBook Pro looks the greatest it's ever been and the screen looks better than ever!

3. iLife 09 And iWork 09

Now, here is where I didn't pay attention. I really didn't care what Phil had to say about the new iLife 09 and iWork 09, mainly because well... I don't own a Mac. I do wish to own one someday though. I really didn't get all the features that the new software has, probably just some minor updates though. Sorry if I didn't give you the "BEST" information on this new software.

4. No New Mac Mini...?

Okay, this is where I'm going to rant a little bit. No Mac Mini? Is Apple on crack? If they noticed at all, people are dying to get their hands on a newly updated and UPGRADED Mac Mini. As you probably know, the Mac Mini falls quite short of the competition now days. It ships standard without a keyboard nor a mouse, it only has a mere 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and it has a lackluster Intel GMA 950 Graphics Processor at a lagging 64MB of video RAM. For $599.00, it sure needs an upgrade... And a price drop of at least $100. I expect Apple to make a newly updated and upgraded Mac Mini in the next couple of months or so. Or else they're on something.

5. iTunes Plus

Okay, this is "pretty" cool. It's iTunes Plus. It's basically just an add on for iTunes to enhance your songs that you bought from the iTunes Music Store. I do believe they did it for videos bought on the iTunes Movie Store as well. It's also pretty affordable. For every song you bought at the iTunes Music Store you can upgrade it to iTunes Plus for only a mere 30 cents. That's pretty dang good! I can probably see myself upgrading my songs to iTunes Plus in the near future.

My overall impressions of Macworld 2009 is that it was pretty short and they didn't release a lot of fun and exiciting things, but at least it was better than nothing at all. I hope you guys enjoyed my Macworld 2009 Impressions blog post, see you later.

Noah

Please subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/user/peterson8765

Comments

[Exceltia]

I don't think that you understand why Apple does what they do.