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There were more than a 20G HD difference between the high end iBook and the 12" PB.
ingenious said:
Multimedia
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Need A Toy For Summer? That Would Be This.
Fall is 4-6 months from now. That's the only downside to this offering - short Yonah lifespan. But other than that, they are so cool. It's really a tough choice to have to make if you absolutely positively don't have to have it right now. Major test of patience. As someone wrote here recently:
"Wait at your own risk." 😀 😛
Sell the 12" PB with the transferable warranty as a selling point. These are definitely a step up from the 12" PB - WAY FASTER, Bigger Higher Resolution Screen, Spanning, DVI, Gigabit Ethernet. Lot of reasons to make the switch now. If you are happy and can wait a little longer, I think they will be Merom in the Fall.sam10685 said:
Fall is 4-6 months from now. That's the only downside to this offering - short Yonah lifespan. But other than that, they are so cool. It's really a tough choice to have to make if you absolutely positively don't have to have it right now. Major test of patience. As someone wrote here recently:
"Wait at your own risk." 😀 😛
This would be true is the black was smaller and lighter than the white, it isn't its just black with a large HD.ingenious said:
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Black Keys Will Be More Visible In Low Light - No Backlit Keys Because of HEAT
Backlit keys in this size computer would generate significantly higher heat levels than this size can support.
Black Keys Will Be More Visible In Low Light. There is a very good design reason not to offer backlit keyboards in this model - HEAT. 🙂slffl said:
Backlit keys in this size computer would generate significantly higher heat levels than this size can support.
Palad1
macrumors 6502a
Yeah, no problems.Elrond39 said:
If you are going to use analog instruments, I'd recommend getting a firewire soundcard though, such as this one: M audio firewire solo in the long run, as (on my powerbook) the integrated soundcard is not that great
nagromme
macrumors G5
All I guessed right was the date
These are even better deals than I expected.
People wanted a G5 in a PowerBook?
Well now we have the equivalent of DUAL G5s in the LOW-end iBook! 😱
(Considering that this is the new iBook, and a single Intel Core performs in the same general ballpark as a single G5 chip.)
The perfect machine for ME would be a smaller MacBook Pro--with dedicated GPU--which may well be coming. But not everyone plays games like I do. They will sell TONS of these.
I am very surprised that the low-end price not only stayed low but has dual cores and all the bells and whistles (iSight, remote, WiFi) standard. And some pro features added. Gigabit Ethernet and display spanning? Not bad!
I could take or leave the glossy screen. They look better in some lighting, worse in others. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. I could get used to it--I know people like that look. And about the same res as my 15" PBG4 in a smaller package--nice!
Icing on the cake: all ports on the same side, even power. For desktop use, aim the cords out the back and the optical drive cleanly faces front. (The old iBook had power coming out the side opposite all the rest.)
These are even better deals than I expected.
People wanted a G5 in a PowerBook?
Well now we have the equivalent of DUAL G5s in the LOW-end iBook! 😱
(Considering that this is the new iBook, and a single Intel Core performs in the same general ballpark as a single G5 chip.)
The perfect machine for ME would be a smaller MacBook Pro--with dedicated GPU--which may well be coming. But not everyone plays games like I do. They will sell TONS of these.
I am very surprised that the low-end price not only stayed low but has dual cores and all the bells and whistles (iSight, remote, WiFi) standard. And some pro features added. Gigabit Ethernet and display spanning? Not bad!
I could take or leave the glossy screen. They look better in some lighting, worse in others. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. I could get used to it--I know people like that look. And about the same res as my 15" PBG4 in a smaller package--nice!
Icing on the cake: all ports on the same side, even power. For desktop use, aim the cords out the back and the optical drive cleanly faces front. (The old iBook had power coming out the side opposite all the rest.)
Do some research
Do some research before you talk. Intel is coming out with an upgrade to their integrated graphics to 955, but until that comes out and upgrades the integrated graphics youll have to freaking deal.
That said, the 955 is comparable to nvidia 6600, and the 950 isnt far behind.
It is much better than your crap 9200. I have a 9800 pro in my desktop.
However, these are NOT gaming machines (even with boot camp) and a 950 will do more than fine. the 955 will actually make decent gaming a possibility in a few short months.
astaples said:
Do some research before you talk. Intel is coming out with an upgrade to their integrated graphics to 955, but until that comes out and upgrades the integrated graphics youll have to freaking deal.
That said, the 955 is comparable to nvidia 6600, and the 950 isnt far behind.
It is much better than your crap 9200. I have a 9800 pro in my desktop.
However, these are NOT gaming machines (even with boot camp) and a 950 will do more than fine. the 955 will actually make decent gaming a possibility in a few short months.
Just ordered the Black 2.0 core duo.. upped the ram to 1gig. 🙂
On a side note, i now need a wireless router. Any suggestions? I have a Dell desktop with a Canon printer and want flawless wireless internet and printing from both.
On a side note, i now need a wireless router. Any suggestions? I have a Dell desktop with a Canon printer and want flawless wireless internet and printing from both.
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2GB for $144 Too Much Money?
Why limit yourself to only 1GB when 2GB only cost $144?Elrond39 said:
While there may be "no problems" for Palad, I strongly recommend maxing out to 2GB which is still NOT ENOUGH esp for something like Garageband and music and multitalking and . . . etc etc etc 😱 😕Palad1 said:
Palad1 said:
I'm buying an M-Audio MobilePre USB (my friend loves this one, and I've used it myself as well), and a Sennheiser mic for recording. I usually run my laptop audio through my JVC EX-D1, which has incredible sound... Should be fine, right?
Only if I can find that kind of deal over here in the Netherlands 🙂 Is it easy to replace RAM? I'm not that technically gifted...Multimedia said:
sam10685
macrumors 68000
Multimedia said:
i freakin' love my 12'' powerbook... so small and light... and beautiful to look at! BUT, i could use the bigger screen, faster processor, bigger hard drive, built in isight, frontrow... decisions, decisions, decisions... where would be a good place to sell? is the marketplace/whatever it's called on this site a good spot to start?
j-a-x
macrumors 68000
Looks good to me. The graphics card might not be great, but I don't play many games anyways so it wont bother me too much. I guess I don't need to replace my 1.5 ghz 12" powerbook yet, but they sure are tempting. The built in camera is great. My iSight is just way too big to carry around when you can have the same thing built into a monitor!
in store
The press release states these are available instore today.
"The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers."
I called the apple store here in Tampa, and they expect to have them show up in a "few hours".
I take it no one has actually got one or seen one in the flesh yet?
I plan on picking up the $1299 model.
The press release states these are available instore today.
"The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers."
I called the apple store here in Tampa, and they expect to have them show up in a "few hours".
I take it no one has actually got one or seen one in the flesh yet?
I plan on picking up the $1299 model.
Elrond39 said:
I actually still get stalls on Garageband with 1.5 Powerbook with 1.25 RAM. Granted I'm using live gutar, and it doesn't happen if I lock the tracks first, but it's still kind of nuisance for live performance.
This is very disappointing. Stupid magnet gadgets. Widescreen (for what?). No PCCMIA slot. So back to IBM et al it is.
You won't be saying that again once you discover that you can't plug in a regular microphone. You'll be paying extra bucks to get your iChat working. Evenmore since there is no built in microphone. May I point out to all prospective buyers of the macbook the following product: SL-8850 UltraPortable Audio Card USB. It is about /$14.aswitcher said:
Absolutely brilliant machines and value.
$1099 for Core Duo, iSight, WiFi, Bluetooth, MagSafe, Tiger, iLife -- come ON. That is wicked excellent.
I can't wait to see this in person at the new midtown Manhattan store Friday night! How can anyone rate this negative? This is a MILLION times the computer that the iBook was.
$1099 for Core Duo, iSight, WiFi, Bluetooth, MagSafe, Tiger, iLife -- come ON. That is wicked excellent.
I can't wait to see this in person at the new midtown Manhattan store Friday night! How can anyone rate this negative? This is a MILLION times the computer that the iBook was.
Out of interest - which ones?MacBookDJ said:
I'm waiting for Finaal Scratch and Trtaktor - though am considering getting an MPB and running them under windows