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OH god, i'm addicted!!

silbeej said:
I've got a 15 inch MBP, and i was thinking, do you all believe that a 12 inch powerbook would be a good investment??
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Huh? You may be able to use it for typing, however it's an old, out of date and discontinued product, why would it be a good investment?

I just bought a Motorolla cell phone and really like it! Do you think one of those '80's era bag phones would be a good investment for when I don't want to mess up my new phone?

However, if you are a collector then all bets are off.
 
ddavid said:
Huh? You may be able to use it for typing, however it's an old, out of date and discontinued product, why would it be a good investment?

I just bought a Motorolla cell phone and really like it! Do you think one of those '80's era bag phones would be a good investment for when I don't want to mess up my new phone?

However, if you are a collector then all bets are off.
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I think he was talking about with regards to an ultra portable to take with him, and with regards to that. Wait. The new Macbook Air is coming soon...maybe...I think...hell no one knows but steve. :D

-Josh :apple:
 
ddavid said:
Huh? You may be able to use it for typing, however it's an old, out of date and discontinued product, why would it be a good investment?

I just bought a Motorolla cell phone and really like it! Do you think one of those '80's era bag phones would be a good investment for when I don't want to mess up my new phone?

However, if you are a collector then all bets are off.
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silbeej asked a valid question. Just because she/he owns a newer tech laptop doesn't render the 12" obsolete, far from it. They are very nice small portable machines that can be used for lightweight anything and if he/she has the needs for something smaller to use when on the long road, then it might be a good investment.
 
Steve Jobs must be putting crack into these machines because I just can't seem to walk away from them.:eek:
 
ddavid said:
Huh? You may be able to use it for typing, however it's an old, out of date and discontinued product, why would it be a good investment?
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Right now I'm on my 2001 iBook 500MHz G3 running 10.4.11, you'd be surprised how much more it does other than typing!
 
Big-TDI-Guy said:
Sorry to poo in anyones cheerios - but this guy already set the bar too high.

Now the crazy part - is this is his "basement". (and yes, I know this is super old, don't roast me)
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Thanks, that's awesome! That wall of iMacs looks really cool!!
My basement looks a bit different...
 

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i remember I never liked macs, until i got my first black macbook to try it out. after about 4 months with that I loved it way more than windows computers, other than the games, or shall i say the lack of games. so I got a macbook pro and an iphone. i want my house to look like an apple store.
 
Yeah, I bought my MBP when my last laptop died and I was hooked. Previously I had been so anti-Apple for most of my life until I thought, on a whim, that I liked the MBP if for nothing else looks. Also the fact that if I didn't like OS X I could just format the drive and boot into windows.

Well needless to say I haven't ever even tried to load windows on my MBP and now I want to get an iPhone(but i'm locked into another year with verizon(whom I like and would like to stay with *prays for verizon based iPhone*)) and a Mac Pro. But my wife threatened me with her leaving to go back to Japan as soon as she could if I bought it. Tempted still I am, though. hahaha, yeah thats how bad I want to switch. All I need windows for is games and the new MP with an 8800GT is far and away more power than I need(even the quad core single chipped one). All of my photo software is for OS X now.

If they would release a machine that wasn't a workstation but closer to the MP than an iMac(something I would never be able to buy for myself, my wife on the other hand would probably love it) then I would be happy.
 
Computers in general for me is an addiction.

Like today, my brother scored me for free a Powermac G4 400 MHz Sawtooth, with the matching 17" Studio Display, keyboard, and mouse.

Gonna dump a bunch of RAM in it, flash a GeForce 4 MX card I have lying around, and install Tiger.
 
silbeej said:
I have come to the conclusion that i am addicted to Apple products. I am a recent convert, in my first Apple product was my MBP last year, and since then i've bought an iPhone. Just today i seriously considered buying an old Powerbook just for the heck of it. I was looking on eBay and all that stuff trying to find out how much they would be and if it would be worth it. I've got a 15 inch MBP, and i was thinking, do you all believe that a 12 inch powerbook would be a good investment?? you can find them on eBay for really cheap, and it would be a cool little computer to carry around for typing and such.

Or should i do the respectable college student thing and save my money and hope i can afford the new Mac Pro when it comes out?

Or maybe a while after it comes out.

lol
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it entirely depends on what you are using your mac for. not everyone needs mac pro. for a college student (unless your major is graphic design), even a macbook would be sufficient.
 
Yeah, for me it's the hubby I have to sneak stuff past...

tchaap said:
As an unmarried college student you don't have the problem of sneaking your mac goodies in the door without your wife seeing and asking, what did you get now!!!!!!!:mad:
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I haven't tried to sneak in a iphone just yet because I know he'd eventually notice and would not be happy with the contract. :)

Anyway, there are far worse things than being a MacHead...We just plot how to get hardware past our spouses without them noticing, or seeing the bills. :)
Some people have far worse agendas.

Ariel

P.S....on the debt thing...I had to REALLY REALLY cool it with the spending. This is why I'm trying to get Apple to hopefully fix my MBP 1.83 that is overheating (there's a whole thread on this). I am down to only 1 credit card and I will go spend around $200-$300 on it and then I have to have it paid down all the way before I can go buy anything else. I may end up having to make an exception when it comes time to buy a new 'puter, but if I do have to do that, then the same rule will have to apply...it will have to get paid off ALL the way. :)

I still pay interest this way, but normally will pay it down in 2-3 months. I used to owe like 10K on the blasted cards and got that paid down...and never EVER will I ramp them up like that again. :) If I were super smart I'd just not buy the "toys" and i'd put that extra money onto my mortgage and get rid of that too..but alas I'm a tad weak when it comes to the Apple store.
 
My name is Jimmy and I'm an Apple-holic. ;)

I've become addicted to G3 iMacs. Ebay makes it so easy. And there's a dealer just outside of Orlando that makes it even easier, as I can drive down and pick them up when I win them.

My first was an iMac DV Special Edition 400Mhz DVD that I gave to my ex- during the breakup.
My second was an iMac (Early 2001) 400Mhz that I gave to my former roommate when I moved out.
My third is an iMac (Summer 2001) 600Mhz CD/RW. It is my kitchen computer and streams iTunes, hold recipes, and shopping lists.
I brought them all up to their 1GB RAM maximum. They are wonderful machines.

I've been eyeing either a G3 Clamshell iBook or maybe a G4 eMac. Decisions, decisions!

(Along with my Intel iMac, AppleTV, iPhone, etc., etc...)
 
i just got my first mac and i cant wait to ditch my p4 windows machine for an imac.... just i dont have any money atm :(
 
GeekLawyer said:
My name is Jimmy and I'm an Apple-holic. ;)

I've become addicted to G3 iMacs. Ebay makes it so easy. And there's a dealer just outside of Orlando that makes it even easier, as I can drive down and pick them up when I win them.

My first was an iMac DV Special Edition 400Mhz DVD that I gave to my ex- during the breakup.
My second was an iMac (Early 2001) 400Mhz that I gave to my former roommate when I moved out.
My third is an iMac (Summer 2001) 600Mhz CD/RW. It is my kitchen computer and streams iTunes, hold recipes, and shopping lists.
I brought them all up to their 1GB RAM maximum. They are wonderful machines.

I've been eyeing either a G3 Clamshell iBook or maybe a G4 eMac. Decisions, decisions!

(Along with my Intel iMac, AppleTV, iPhone, etc., etc...)
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Do you find that a lot of the CRT G3 iMacs are starting to get bright horizontal lines on the screen from the CRT wires? My old one is getting some more prominent lines now.
 
Ack, yeah Apple is talking about me sending in my MBP...

For repairs on the overheating issue...I'm not entirely sure I can handle the withdrawl. I only have one. :/ Guess I could always check ebay.

Maybe I'll check out the used Mac mini's...hubby has a little Monitor "problem"
and buys a new one every year so he won't notice a missing LCD. >:)
 
Yeah, but see if you really *were* on crack....

You wouldn't be able to afford those nifty apples...

As Mom always said, "An Apple a day keeps the doctor away!!!"

barijazz said:
Steve Jobs must be putting crack into these machines because I just can't seem to walk away from them.:eek:
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I let it slip yesterday to my wife that I ordered the 8 core MP. I had planned on waiting a week or two at least before telling her since I have until Feb 25-29 but it just flew out of my mouth! She had mentioned she wanted us to do this documentary.. and before I knew it I'd let the cat out of the bag. :eek:

"What? I "need" it for my business!" *Pinocchio emote*
 
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