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Apple Releases 17'' MacBook Pro
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4God said:
Sure, like the pismo not the titanium, or how about like every pc laptop in existence. Can't stand this freakin stupid apple hinge. You can't put the screen all the way down for one, looks stupid for another.
mmmcheese said:
Which will probably happen when apple actually fixes the problem. Talk about RDF...there's a problem with the machines, and people are complaining that the folk who have these screwed up machines want it fixed instead of settling for one that's defective. Crazy.
Yawn.....
I now have £1050 in the bank, want a 13.3 MacBook and am starting to lose interest no, i'm not joking.
Gimmie a Macbook quick or its back to a sea of beige for me
I now have £1050 in the bank, want a 13.3 MacBook and am starting to lose interest
no, i'm not joking.Gimmie a Macbook quick or its back to a sea of beige for me
MacTruck said:
Can I get you an empty glass for your farts? One area Apple is far behind the competition is the 12" ultraportable segment, where a 4.7 pound Powerbook is twice the weight of the lightest alternative. Anyway, Apple's notebooks are always thin, yes. And yes, few if any PC notebooks offer DVI, but most users connect via VGA... I know whenever my boss needs to use the projector at work with his Powerbook, he has to go back to his desk for his DVI->VGA adapter first. And most docking stations have DVI out.
Here's hoping Apple comes out with a 2.5 pound subnotebook.
PB/MBP hinge is good
Please NO NO NO NO NO NO.
The recessed hinge is one of the best things about Apple laptops. It
- makes them easier to open on airplanes/in crowded spaces because they're not so tall
- is a million times more durable than the old-style hinges on the TiBook and all Windows books
- looks much neater and more cleanly integrated, from both front and back
The recessed hinge, along with the metal casing and fantabulous keyboard, is something that would keep me buying Apple laptops even if they ran nothing but Windows.
There's no reason a recessed hinge couldn't open nearly 180°. It's an Apple design decision not to allow it to. The 12" is just about right -- I will admit my MBP doesn't open quite as far as I'd like.
MacTruck said:
Please NO NO NO NO NO NO.
The recessed hinge is one of the best things about Apple laptops. It
- makes them easier to open on airplanes/in crowded spaces because they're not so tall
- is a million times more durable than the old-style hinges on the TiBook and all Windows books
- looks much neater and more cleanly integrated, from both front and back
The recessed hinge, along with the metal casing and fantabulous keyboard, is something that would keep me buying Apple laptops even if they ran nothing but Windows.
There's no reason a recessed hinge couldn't open nearly 180°. It's an Apple design decision not to allow it to. The 12" is just about right -- I will admit my MBP doesn't open quite as far as I'd like.
My 5 Port Gigabit SWITH cost $21 - You don't need a GB Router
My 5 Port Gigabit SWITCH cost $21 - You don't need a GB Router. You just plug a port from any cheap GB Switch to a regular Internet router and you have the best of both worlds cheap.
Who said anything about anyone needing a GB Router??twoodcc said:
My 5 Port Gigabit SWITCH cost $21 - You don't need a GB Router. You just plug a port from any cheap GB Switch to a regular Internet router and you have the best of both worlds cheap. 
TopGear said:
Yep, I'm right there with you. I know it is tough for some folks to even *think* about comparing manufacurers beyond the emperor's new Mac's, but as Mac user's step out from the cult and join real world specs (now I've stepped in it), that's exactly what needs to happen. The sony and Fujistu featherlights (3-4lbs) include rw dvd's!! Yes, I'll take the discussion to a non-17inch forum ;-). I just don't see how a company can be so innovative with some things like tiny, flat video iPods, but decide to get people to buy one more round of the old style "powerbooks."
I know it's better for their bottom line to do it this incremental way, and doesn't distract from their idiotic statements to the French (that they are paraphrasing supporiting "government sponsored piracy" when the downloaders pay for the fracking songs - propaganda lives at Apple - ignore the edges of what people really want and maybe it will go away and we can keep our 'sealed' system ).
Think Different... oops. That was an old catch phrase.
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eVolcre said:Why would you ever need to put the screen all the way down?
To hang it on the wall.
I had a 15" 1GHZ TiBook -> 17" Hi Res -> 15" MBP and I just seem to use the 15" inch more in general and feel better taking it out of the house. Also, the increased resolution does slow down games too much. The x1600 is barely cutting it in WoW and Doom3 (both universal) as is..