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First 17'' MacBooks Arriving
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Brad Raple said:When I was complaining about the heat of my MBP15, the Apple Tech about snorted coffee from his nose when I had the audacity to refer to it as a "laptop." He told me Apple hasn't made a computer that was designed to be used on your lap since the first Titanium Powerbooks.
Whatever. I've had at least 6 Apple "Portables" and didn't have any problems putting THEM on my lap.
The 1ghz G4 would burn your freakin legs off!
19" Battery Life
Did anyone else notice the fact that the 19" laptops were lasting anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes on a full charge? I would think most people are turned off by that.
And I love it how after a year the charge will probably last 15 minutes and you'll have to spend more $$ for a new battery.
After two years my 12" Powerbook original battery still gets 2:30. Fo shizzle.
Did anyone else notice the fact that the 19" laptops were lasting anywhere from 30 to 90 minutes on a full charge? I would think most people are turned off by that.
And I love it how after a year the charge will probably last 15 minutes and you'll have to spend more $$ for a new battery.
After two years my 12" Powerbook original battery still gets 2:30. Fo shizzle.
sunfast said:Would anybody here seriously buy a 19" MBP if one existed? I wouldn't even buy a 17"
Well I think people are crazy for buying a 15". You either need portability or power. But everyone saying 15" is 'just right' is probably the same reason silver is the most popular car color. People can't make up their minds so they go with an average.
midwestshooter said:
there's a big difference between apple not letting them do it, and the 3rd parties having not gotten around to doing it yet. the mbp is still a pretty new machine.
kinless said:
I assume that was a question, right?
Eurocom claims that their Emperor laptop beast gets, 6600mAH. Couldn't find any reviews yet.
sunfast said:Would anybody here seriously buy a 19" MBP if one existed? I wouldn't even buy a 17"
Absolutely.!!! In fact the bigger the better.
I have a 17" G4 PowerBook with all the trimmings and for 95% of the time it sits at home as a desktop. I've got a Brenthaven back pack to carry it around in when I need to go somewhere with it, so there's no inconvenience whatsoever. It's a case of what suits your needs. A desktop doesn't suit my needs, as I need the occasional portability.
I'd love to see Apple produce a Quad Core 20" (or bigger) MacBook Pro maxed out with all the options. Yes, it may be more expensive than a normal laptop, but I'm willing to pony up the extra cash for it. Now that you can dual boot Windows XP, imagine how many gamers would prefer to show up at a LAN party sporting a cool looking MacBook Pro.
Macrumors said:
Yep, I'll be in the market for a MacBook Pro in the future...but can't wait to see the eventual 30" models. Anyway, I wonder when Apple will start producing 19inchers. Hmm, I remember when when everybody was awed by the screen size of my now lowly 14" PowerBook G3.
19" is too big for me, but isn't it obvious that everyone has different needs?
A 19" MacBook would not surprise me. Call it a portable desktop if you want--it doesn't serve the SAME purpose as a 13" or 15" or even 17".... it serves a DIFFERENT purpose.
And if you think you can't carry a 19" laptop, just try carrying a 15" Dell I could NOT believe how thick and massive my uncle's was--and it's a recent model. It was not portable by MY standards! Then I saw the massive power brick and my jaw dropped.
We take thin and light computing for granted as Mac users, maybe. Even with Core, somehow PC companies find it hard to cram as many features into something as thin as a MacBook. But Core will certainly help them.
Point is, you CAN transport even a 15" Dell if you use both hands--same goes for 19".
A 19" MacBook would not surprise me. Call it a portable desktop if you want--it doesn't serve the SAME purpose as a 13" or 15" or even 17".... it serves a DIFFERENT purpose.
And if you think you can't carry a 19" laptop, just try carrying a 15" Dell
I could NOT believe how thick and massive my uncle's was--and it's a recent model. It was not portable by MY standards! Then I saw the massive power brick and my jaw dropped.We take thin and light computing for granted as Mac users, maybe. Even with Core, somehow PC companies find it hard to cram as many features into something as thin as a MacBook. But Core will certainly help them.
Point is, you CAN transport even a 15" Dell if you use both hands--same goes for 19".
Thinking different
It seems to me that a more effective long term approach to this would be to create some sort of dockable/detachable display. Then you could buy a little box with the guts in it, e.g., CPU, HD, keyboard, etc. To go along with it, you'd have your choice of a small/light display ~12 inches, and larger/heavier 17/19/whatever inches. You could buy one of each and be equally happy at home/office or on road/tight quarters. Maybe you could use both at the same time with AC power at hand.
Apple then need only develop a single mobile case, and monitors would be interchangeable and upgradeable when the next generation came along, or the number of stuck pixels got too annoying. Or the CPU unit could be upgraded separately.
Go ahead now and flame away at my stupid idea...
It seems to me that a more effective long term approach to this would be to create some sort of dockable/detachable display. Then you could buy a little box with the guts in it, e.g., CPU, HD, keyboard, etc. To go along with it, you'd have your choice of a small/light display ~12 inches, and larger/heavier 17/19/whatever inches. You could buy one of each and be equally happy at home/office or on road/tight quarters. Maybe you could use both at the same time with AC power at hand.
Apple then need only develop a single mobile case, and monitors would be interchangeable and upgradeable when the next generation came along, or the number of stuck pixels got too annoying. Or the CPU unit could be upgraded separately.
Go ahead now and flame away at my stupid idea...
Got Mine Yesterday!
I got mine yesterday and started setting it up last night. It's awesome! My only complaint so far is that it is not a sit-in-your-underwear computer...it burned my legs.
I got mine yesterday and started setting it up last night. It's awesome! My only complaint so far is that it is not a sit-in-your-underwear computer...it burned my legs.
ImAlwaysRight said:
Okay, this sold me. I just placed the order for the exact same specs. I'm trying not to let the sticker shock kill me (over $3000). But damn... that's an awesome report. Please someone do tell me though, it will at least be top of the line for, oh, 5 months won't it? Because it would really suck if they replaced it in August or something.
Anyhow, I'm not sure how it could get much better then the report above.
Mine is supposed to arrive on April 25th.
And the waiting begins!
get ready to be sucked
The faster 64-bit Merom chips will be out in August, so get ready to be sucked.okwhatev said:
So, how's it been the last two weeks?okwhatev said: