Hello, new here.
I'm finally making the switch-- I'm ditching my Dell Inspiron 8100 (The WORST purchase I've ever made-- great for a year, completely fell apart on me after that) for a mac. I'm familiar with macs, and like 'em a lot, and, despite my old laptop's many problems, loved the whole portability thing. So, I've decided on a powerbook-- I'm going to wait 'til January or early February of '05, for various reasons. But, first, I have a few questions:
1. Do you think, by the time I purchase my PB, it'll be upgraded? I'm new to the mac world, so I don't now how this stuff works. I've heard some stuff from friends who have macs about new powerbooks in the fall, I don't know if that's true or not...
2. 12 inch or 15? My Dell was a 15, and while it wasn't exactly a behemoth, it was a little too big for my tastes. I went to the mac store recently to compare sizes, and I liked both, although I felt the 12 was more portable. The 15 seemed nicer, and it certainly is. I'd like a 1.5 ghz machine... if the 12 inch was updated to something around there, I'd totally go for it. But now? Hmmm....
3. I have a 2wire wireless network in my house. Will a PB work with it? My Airport Express (for airtunes, of course) works fine, although it took a while to figure out how to set it up. After that, it was a synch. Also, do PBs ship with wireless cards installed, or do I need to buy one?
Anyway, thanks for the help. I can't wait to get a new mac!
I'm finally making the switch-- I'm ditching my Dell Inspiron 8100 (The WORST purchase I've ever made-- great for a year, completely fell apart on me after that) for a mac. I'm familiar with macs, and like 'em a lot, and, despite my old laptop's many problems, loved the whole portability thing. So, I've decided on a powerbook-- I'm going to wait 'til January or early February of '05, for various reasons. But, first, I have a few questions:
1. Do you think, by the time I purchase my PB, it'll be upgraded? I'm new to the mac world, so I don't now how this stuff works. I've heard some stuff from friends who have macs about new powerbooks in the fall, I don't know if that's true or not...
2. 12 inch or 15? My Dell was a 15, and while it wasn't exactly a behemoth, it was a little too big for my tastes. I went to the mac store recently to compare sizes, and I liked both, although I felt the 12 was more portable. The 15 seemed nicer, and it certainly is. I'd like a 1.5 ghz machine... if the 12 inch was updated to something around there, I'd totally go for it. But now? Hmmm....
3. I have a 2wire wireless network in my house. Will a PB work with it? My Airport Express (for airtunes, of course) works fine, although it took a while to figure out how to set it up. After that, it was a synch. Also, do PBs ship with wireless cards installed, or do I need to buy one?
Anyway, thanks for the help. I can't wait to get a new mac!
