17" powerbook

[rideahyperLite]

has anyone received their 17" powerbook yet? how is the screen brightness? i want to order one but i want to hear about them or test one out first. since my apple store isn't getting one until early march any help or links to reviews would be greatly appreciated.

[nanosound]

I'm expecting mine in 2-3 weeks. I did see one again today at the Palo Alto Apple Store--it's in the window and there are none yet to "play" with (I liked what I saw at MacWorld). The Powerbook commercial was playing on it and I noticed how impressive the screen size is, how it can cover your main field of vision. It was hard to tell the brightness as it was in the window--I'm sure you can adjust it--aren't these the same screens as in iMacs? But I think it will serve my needs well. It's just that damn long wait that Apple makes us go through!

[SoonToGetAMac]

Originally posted by nanosound
I'm expecting mine in 2-3 weeks. I did see one again today at the Palo Alto Apple Store--it's in the window and there are none yet to "play" with (I liked what I saw at MacWorld). The Powerbook commercial was playing on it and I noticed how impressive the screen size is, how it can cover your main field of vision. It was hard to tell the brightness as it was in the window--I'm sure you can adjust it--aren't these the same screens as in iMacs? But I think it will serve my needs well. It's just that damn long wait that Apple makes us go through!

I saw tham same exact powerbook, and the thing is HUGE! Its incredible. :)

[janey]

i didn't have to wait :)
already got mine :D

[Skandranon]

Originally posted by übergeek
i didn't have to wait :)
already got mine :D

C'mon. Give us PB17 junkies a reason to believe you.:p

[moby1]

Originally posted by SoonToGetAMac


I saw tham same exact powerbook, and the thing is HUGE! Its incredible. :)

Somebody take a pic please! I want to something that shows the scale of this thing.

[janey]

Originally posted by Skandranon

C'mon. Give us PB17 junkies a reason to believe you.:p
Um what bout the fact that i'm using it right now? I'm completely serious. You just don't wanna know what i'm doing with it.

[Skandranon]

Originally posted by übergeek

Um what bout the fact that i'm using it right now? I'm completely serious. You just don't wanna know what i'm doing with it.

Great response, champ. Let's hear a round of applause.

Nevermind. Now I'm "completely serious" about not believing you.

[janey]

hey i'd love to send you pics...
just don't look at the screen.

[Over Achiever]

So...why don't you post pics of the BACK of the screen then.

How about the box you got it in...that is you HAVE a box, right?

Pics of unpacking it will shut all of us nonbelievers up right away, and improve your rep.

[rideahyperLite]

Originally posted by übergeek

Um what bout the fact that i'm using it right now? I'm completely serious. You just don't wanna know what i'm doing with it.

and what are you doing w/it? there isnt a hole big enough... o wait nevermind..

[Over Achiever]

Originally posted by rideahyperLite


and what are you doing w/it? there isnt a hole big enough... o wait nevermind..

lol...i'm assuming that ubergeek's a girl ;)

[rideahyperLite]

Originally posted by Over Achiever


lol...i'm assuming that ubergeek's a girl ;)

thats y i said nevermind. ok but seriously ubergeek, how is the screen brightness? is it like the imac or more like the tibook? i heard a rumor that the screens were the thing that was holding them up. is this true?

[Noiseboy]

I just got an email from MacMall saying they have the 12" and 17" in stock now.
Think I might wait a while though, see if there are any glitches. Can I wait? Not sure.:rolleyes:

[morlium]

for real??

could you forward it to me ... uh, I'm an interested party ...

[Noiseboy]

I just followed the MacMall link in the email and the ad says "please call"for shipping. They might be being a little liberal with the truth.
Here is the link http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/detail.asp?dpno=114794

[law guy]

Originally posted by Noiseboy
I just got an email from MacMall saying they have the 12" and 17" in stock now.
Think I might wait a while though, see if there are any glitches. Can I wait? Not sure.:rolleyes:

Yow. Macmall - if recollection serves - is an outfit that can ship next day if orders are in by some reasonable hour... that means one could have a 17" on Friday if ordering tomorrow. I still haven't heard that they've made it to the local apple store (tyson's corner, VA).

[TheMightyG]

Originally posted by rideahyperLite
has anyone received their 17" powerbook yet? how is the screen brightness? i want to order one but i want to hear about them or test one out first. since my apple store isn't getting one until early march any help or links to reviews would be greatly appreciated.

Didn't Jobs at MWSF say that the 17" PB used the same screen as the 17" iMac (packaged differently of course and with a different resolution)?

Or are they completely different widescreens made by completely different companies?

So if they're the same..just gawk at an iMac....

[Over Achiever]

They are the same screen, but the backlight it different. The backlight on the powerbook is thinner then the one on the iMac, so it won't be as bright.

Also there are power comsumption considerations...so overall I would expect the screens to be not as bright as the iMac, unless the screen on the iMac wasn't bright at all. In that case then they will look the same.

[nanosound]

Ubergeek is surfing porn! Hardly a way to use that new georgeous piece of machinery.

Other than that you haven't done more then brag about it. Fess up: how long from your order until getting it?

Or we can naturally not believe a word you said.

[Skandranon]

Originally posted by nanosound
Ubergeek is surfing porn! Hardly a way to use that new georgeous piece of machinery.

Other than that you haven't done more then brag about it. Fess up: how long from your order until getting it?

Or we can naturally not believe a word you said.

The eerie silence. The lack of proof.

I believe we have ourselves a textbook example of someone spouting out some serious ************ in a public forum.

Uber: I am now completely convinced that you neither have an AP17, nor can you even afford one.

[nanosound]

Hey, she could be an Apple employee...Nahhhhhh
I don't think they would be hanging out on these forums like this. Unbefitting an Apple employee.

[Tiauguinho]

Guys... and the best thing is that Ubergeek claims that she has a PowerMac Dual 1.42 as well...

[TheMightyG]

Originally posted by Tiauguinho
Guys... and the best thing is that Ubergeek claims that she has a PowerMac Dual 1.42 as well...

I think she also has one of those new dual 970s with a 256meg NVidia Geforce FX....:D

[nanosound]

Maybe she's just an Apple hardware tester...and it's not really hers to keep. Keep an eye over the shoulder Uber, just in case the boss comes to your cubicle at an "inopportune" moment. Not to mention Steve himself.

[TheMightyG]

Originally posted by nanosound
Maybe she's just an Apple hardware tester...

Maybe she's just a 14 year old kid who likes attention.....:rolleyes:

[Wano]

How much faster do you guys think the 17"pb will be than a pentium3 933mhz dell with 128mb ram and 40gb hd?

[Bear]

Originally posted by Wano
How much faster do you guys think the 17"pb will be than a pentium3 933mhz dell with 128mb ram and 40gb hd?
Probably noticably faster. Of course if you're running an oddball application the P3 could be faster.

In all likelyhood the 17"PB will be much faster.

[beatle888]

Originally posted by Skandranon


The eerie silence. The lack of proof.

I believe we have ourselves a textbook example of someone spouting out some serious ************ in a public forum.

Uber: I am now completely convinced that you neither have an AP17, nor can you even afford one.


hahaha and its that the nature of public forum :D

seriously, TELL US ABOUT IT MOFO! :D run
xbench. how snappy is that thing with 10.2.4?
my 667 runs great under it. about every two to
three months the system seems to slow because
ive become use to the speed of the machine.
the first time i needed to reformat and reinstall
jagaur instead of doing the simple update...and
it was so much better. and now just a few days
ago i though hmmm this powerbook is nice but
it would be better to have a system with some
real horsepower....10.2.4 has shown me that
my powerbooks potential is slowly being revealed
with these updates. thank god. maybe my
system will continue to get faster:D

thanks apple.

[GeneR]

It's not nice to brag, Ubergeek.

Oh, yeah.

We're talking about AluPowerbooks here. Okay, that's a different story. :D

However, if you REALLLY, and TRULLY have a 17" PB, at least do us all a courtesy and post a picture of the back of the laptop as some sort of proof to keep the other users at bay.

If not, sacrifice your 17" by sending it to each of us in turn so we can try it out... ahem!

j/k. Hope you really do have it now. It must be sheer pleasure.

[TheMightyG]

Originally posted by GeneR


However, if you REALLLY, and TRULLY have a 17" PB, at least do us all a courtesy and post a picture of the back of the laptop as some sort of proof to keep the other users at bay.


Yeah! Double dare ya!:D

[GeneR]

Yep. I remember back in the day when I turned a toaster oven into my current G3 desktop with a pair of match sticks. Friends called me "McGeneGiver" then and that was a good day, let me tell you...

I also remember when I invented the postage stamp. Nobody would believe me that I did it... But heck, there's just tons of envious people out there who wished they could have done it first, so, I figure, I'm A-okay in my book. And so is Ubergeek. :D

[janey]

if you were SMART you would have realized that I have a life outside of Macrumors.
My dad works at Apple.
I am a girl.
I don't look at ANY kind of porn.
I'm almost 15.
Do you guys spend all your time looking at my profile? i thought this was a thread bout the 17" powerbook, not me.
The 17" pb is my dad's.
How long until I do get MINE? Probably two to three weeks.

[nanosound]

Sorry for the inaccurate remarks...but you did leave it pretty ambiguous. But we got some of it right: Apple employee (or almost), and someone said you were 14 (maybe he looked at your profile).

But this is a start...tell us what you think of it. That's what we'd really love to hear. And what was it we were not supposed to see? A new iApp by chance?

[GeneR]

A thousand, thousand apologies... Anyway, best of luck.

:)

Huh. Now that I think about it, I guess most of us probably don't have lives. I just want to get to 500 posts so I can have my own avatar. j/k.

Still, it must be fun to have a relative working for Apple.

;)

[janey]

i'm so sorry i was just so depressed and i was thinking about how horrible and meaningless my life is.
My bf thinks i'm trying to get to 500 posts to get an avatar as well.
the thing you weren't supposed to see was...well something i was doing for my dad.

[nanosound]

A life? Well, the computer and internet easily sucks one in.

So sorry to see you feel down. We all can go through this at one time or another (yours truly). And meaning is not always apparent. I think even when there is no apparent meaning, you have to go on, do things. We weren't meant to sit still. And that is a step in the right direction--to create a positive momentum. That is sometimes the best we can do and what we must do. The momentum will carry you forward. Talking with a good friend(s) helps more than you think--because you can't carry all the weight on your shoulders--and because they can be a reality check when you are off-center (like in a negative relationship).

I came to realize that I can't ultimately answer what is the meaning of life (or beyond)...other than living it. Stick to your core values while you live your life. And have faith you will find better waters. Realize that you can't look more than a few feet ahead (especially in these times), but that doesn't mean you won't be surprised by something good. Even though you may be down now, in a week, or a month, things could completely change and you'll never look back.

Hang in there!

[beatle888]

what a nice guy.

i think i'll take that advice to, if you dont mind.

:D

thanks.

[beatle888]

Originally posted by nanosound
Sorry for the inaccurate remarks...but you did leave it pretty ambiguous. But we got some of it right: Apple employee (or almost), and someone said you were 14 (maybe he looked at your profile).

But this is a start...tell us what you think of it. That's what we'd really love to hear. And what was it we were not supposed to see? A new iApp by chance?



hahahaha, leave the poor kid alone. dont
get him/her in anymore trouble by having
them indulge us with anymore into.

but i would love to hear myself :D

[janey]

lol.
+h@|\|K5 For +h3 4d\/1c3, nanosound...
why are you guys so interested?!
:rolleyes: i wish i could tell you. damn NDA.

[nanosound]

Oh no uber...you lost me with the code!

The advice is free to all...just sometimes I can't believe it myself. But hey, it's Valentine's and holidays sometimes bring on the blues. I take it those surfers here are NOT at fancy Valentine dinners.

[janey]

thank you for the advice.
naw i'm depressed because i'm getting high from advair (lol).
to tell ya the truth i'm seriously depressed because of leukemia.

Hmmm my ex boyfriend took me out to a nice dinner at spago!

[GeneR]

Some days life seems meaningless. I guess that's why there should always be somebody there to keep trying...Luckily, many of those are your friends and family. Be strong and happy. Take time to be with your loved ones.

Count your blessings. Despite all the fears and sadness, that too will pass... it's still a beautiful world.

:D

Good grief! I should be writing for Hallmark!

;)

[janey]

yeah you should be writing for hallmark! thanks guys. you really made me feel better. :D

[tik]

Nevermind.

I just read about the leukemia.

My heart goes out to you. I hope you get better fast.

[janey]

haha i know there are other less fortunate people out there-like my former boyfriend whose younger sis just passed away (actually that makes me feel worse as she was the smartest person i've ever met).
glow of a mac that many of you would die for? hehe. ;)

Ah. That was unexpected.

[tik]

And this best illustrates why you (actually, why I) shouldn't skip to the bottom of a thread to reply.

I should take my own advice; I'm far too narcissistic to actually learn anything about other people, LOL.

[janey]

lol. you're not the first ;)

[Chuck]

Ubergeek isn't it funny how these macrumor threads can turn personal? I like that about this site, because after all we are human beings, not just machines whose lives consist only of acquiring other machines, (much as we love them).

Life has a way of changing overnight - as I'm experiencing first hand. I used to think about next week, next month, next year etc, but now all I'm thinking about is Chloe's next feed and nappy change.

Leukemia is a real bummer though, and I don't want to belittle what you're going through. Make the most of each day as it comes. "Tomorrow has enough troubles of it's own" (Matthew chapter 6, verse 34).

Chuck
http://www.madebydesign.net

[janey]

how is chloe? she's so adorable ;)
Yeah it can turn very personal.
let's rename this thread! :D

[GeneR]

Sounds like Uber should start her own thread. Anyway, it sounds like you're doing better, Uber, from the looks of your posts. I'm sure a lot of people are glad.

Hope you take care of yourself. Hope you stay strong and happy.

:D

Then again, if you're feeling too weak to lug that 17" PB, I'm sure we would all volunteer to take turns taking that heavy burden off your shoulders.

:D

[Chuck]

Chloe's doing fine Uber. She's got a little bit of jaundice, but that's getting better each day. I'm just trying to get back to normal, but doing it in two hour intervals! (time between feeds).

I'm glad all I'll need to do is plug the 17PB into the wall to charge it up, or else it would feel like we had twins!

Chuck
http://www.madebydesign.net

PS - Another gratuitously doting dad photo from this morning is attached.

[janey]

awww she's so adorable! well you're all welcome to come over to my place to borrow my 17" PB if you want.
My name is Jane but Uber's just fine.
I'm doing better right now...just very tired b/c of chemo.
This post should really be renamed ;)

not doing good...just tripped and fell into the pool :rolleyes:

[nanosound]

Very cute, Chuck.

Careful, Jane. Say you didn't have the PB when you fell in the pool?

[tik]

Swimming in February? Ah...the joys of California.....er...or is it an indoor pool?

Here in the U.P., we do more icefishing than swimming...actually, icefishing should actually be called 'ice-drinking'. Basically it's just a tailgating party on a frozen lake. Sometimes they even catch fish.

[janey]

outdoor pool. very very nice.
i didn't have the powerbook with me at the time *phew*. i needed to grab the power adapter and instead i fell in. It wasn't that bad...it was just very very cold.

[tik]

I'll bet we have very different ideas of 'very cold', LOL.

[janey]

cold as in i was shivering on the way up to my room. Not *that* cold. Just a little colder than i like. I just saw something at the bottom of the pool and now that i look for it i can't find my cell phone :p

[GeneR]

My younger brother and his wife had a kid a few months back. It's absolutely amazing how tiny and cute those little people are. I mean, how in the world do those cute little hands and feet become adult in so short of a time?

I am truly amazed. Hope everyone is doing well.

RE: Uber's cellphone
It's mind boggling how smart and how hip these younger generations are. Man. When I was in high school (many, many, many moons ago) the only thing on the market were those big brick-sized phones. Remember those? They cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars. And now? We go disposable ones.

Wow. It boggles the mind. Okay, I'm feeling old now... I got to go take my nap...


:D

[janey]

My cell phone ain't disposable. It was a Sony Ericsson T68i-the Bluetooth enabled cell phone that Steve kinda likes.
I think it is in the pool. Yikes. :rolleyes:

[GeneR]

I was talking about how now they do have disposable cellphones with the wiring written on disposable fabric. It hasn't hit the market yet, but they've been talking about it for the last two years in the media.

Hope all is well with you.

[janey]

ah those cell phones.
I like the idea...but they can't receive incoming calls :rolleyes:
All is sort of well.
in your sig you forgot FCP and the like.

[GeneR]

Ah. How silly of me. Thanks!

:D

[janey]

oh no! :p
now it's everything plus more than i was thinking of!
but but you left out one of my new favorites...FCE! but it's new :D

[DHagan4755]

Ubergeek...any info on the supposed 15" Aluminum PowerBook?

[etoiles]

sorry to be so blatantly down to earth (just talking about computers here ;) ), but why is apple only using mediocre graphics cards in their laptops ? I mean, if I dish out over 3K for a 17 powerbook, I can probably afford an extra coupe hundred for a nice nvidia quadro solution that actually lets me run MAYA and other 3D apps at a decent speed...

The 17" could become THE mobile 3D workstation of choice for a whole industry ! Currently there is pretty much only the Dell M50 and Fujitsu Celsius in that market, both costing more than the 17" (and of course look like cr@p). Oh lord, don't make me buy a Dell...:(

[janey]

have you heard of any laptop with a workstation-quality graphics card? the quadro is nice...but too big to put into something like the 17" AluBook. I wish you could though :)

[Zaid]

Just a quick question to those out there who already have, or who have seen the 17". How big does this thing feel? Is it a real portable or is it a 'stays on the desktop' type laptop?

I'm planning on making this my first real apple purchase (other than the iPod that is :) ) begun saving up already

[etoiles]

Originally posted by übergeek
have you heard of any laptop with a workstation-quality graphics card? the quadro is nice...but too big to put into something like the 17" AluBook. I wish you could though :)

ok, ok, I should have said MOBILE workstation quality :D
The M50 has the Quadro4 700 go, but it even beats some 'desktop workstations' out there... http://www.spec.org/gpc/opc.data/vp7/summary.html

You are probably right about the thickness, though. Let the Apple magic come in...:p

[nanosound]

Zaid-

For me it's the difference between being stuck behind a 70lb monitor in my office or having a laptop so I could work out on a nice day or in the livingroom while the TV is on. The weight is the same or less than my old Pismo laptop.

[LosJackal]

Originally posted by Zaid
Just a quick question to those out there who already have, or who have seen the 17". How big does this thing feel? Is it a real portable or is it a 'stays on the desktop' type laptop?

I think it's more of a "movable" computer, rather than a "portable". :)

I have seen two in person. The weight may not be a big deal (it's the same as my Pismo with two batteries), but the sheer size of it will be. It could be cumbersome to some people (including me).

I use my laptop 8 hours a day at work on an iCurve stand. I then take it home, and use it on my lap, on my kitchen table, on a desk in the office, or in bed. In that respect, I really just move the computer from place to place. I don't need the most portable machine. I need the most screen real estate.

For for most people, the 12" might be too small and the 17" might be too big. The old and possible new 15" could be just right. If you want the most portability, get the 12". If you want a mix of portability and screen resolution, get the 15". If you want the most screen, get the 17".

[Zaid]

I think that I would probably want a movable one rather than true portable. I wouldn't be using it on the go as such, rather I'd just like it to go with me, easily. So from what you say the 17" should be fine.

Anyway just a bit of initial opinion gathering as I'll have probably only have saved up for it around August. :)

Thanks for the help. :)

[janey]

the 17" powerbook totally made windows users switch. It's very very portable and when me and some of my friends compared laptops...the screen was soo much bigger, none of the laptops had 802.11b (forget about 802.11g and bluetooth!), and the fact that you're using an Apple laptop was totally unbeatable.

I use it every day to code and to play with.

[Wano]

Ubergeek,
do you think that it would be ideal for video editing? of course i would get 1gb ram and and external 120gb fire wire hd...and what about the money, is it really worth that much?

[janey]

Hey it's your choice...i give up! everyone's gonna call me ubergeek from now on.

Ideal for everything. Except for throwing into the swimming pool ;)

[Over Achiever]

Originally posted by übergeek
Hey it's your choice...i give up! everyone's gonna call me ubergeek from now on.
How do you get the two dots over the 'u'?

I haven't figured it out yet...sorry :(

[Rower_CPU]

See, told you, übergeek. ;)

You hold option and press u, then hit u again. :)

[janey]

option u.
ah gawd darn it you beat me...again rower_cpu.
Man how do you do that?!
People just don't understand ;)

[Wano]

I have a pc and i dont see option anywhere on the keybard...sorry.

[Over Achiever]

I have a PC too. Sorry.

Tryed Ctrl-u and Alt-u, no go. Sorry :(

[Rower_CPU]

Silly PCs. ;)

You'll need to try the ALT codes. Hold down ALT and then try a 3 digit code (I'm pretty cure it will be somewhere between 130 and 160).

That help?

[rideahyperLite]

hold alt then hit 0220 on the numbers on the right of the keyboard not the ones on top of the letters

[janey]

dude you guys know pc's as well?
impressive :p

[rideahyperLite]

im on one now.. while i wait for my 17" pb if it ever arrives

[filipp]

Speaking of PC-switchers, I'm one of those :D

I'm so frikkin tired of PCs and Windows, it's totally b00ring
Man, I cant wait for that 17'' beauty.

A friends just got his new compaq evo800w which is supposed to be their flagship-laptop, guess if that **** works... NO, it gets lots of graphic artifacs, blue screens and **** like that.

I'm so happy I did not buy one of those peesees.
Lets just hope we all get our toys some day. (summer day) :mad:

/ filipp

[janey]

you guys are funny ;)