Only problem my butt. Fine, go ahead, don't believe me, but you'll change your tune if you come over here and feel the difference in heat between my 1.25GHz Al and his (formerly 400MHz) 533MHz Ti.
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Only problem my butt. Fine, go ahead, don't believe me, but you'll change your tune if you come over here and feel the difference in heat between my 1.25GHz Al and his (formerly 400MHz) 533MHz Ti.
It's nice, isn't it. I was expecting it to be really hot from how people were complaining but it is either cool to the touch normally or slightly warm when the battery is charging. This is while it's sitting on my bed while I work on my homework, too. To think, I ran all over town looking for a laptop stand worried about overheating for nothing really. I might still look tomorrow while I am in Jax, but this thing really isn't hot by any means.
I think mine gets warmer when I use it for a while at my desk than when I'm lying in bed with it. That's probably because I prop my legs up and give convection a hand.
When I have it on my bed I use either my Criminal Law book or my Synopsis of the Four Gospels book to keep it slightly elevated for cooling, but I did that with my other PowerBook, too. It's just good common sense to let it get some air, but if you do, it really keeps cool. I still need to get used to the feel of cold metal, though, since the plastic on my G3 usually stayed room temperature.
I have just placed my order for a 1Ghz 15.2", added backlit keyboard (couldn't resist), upgraded HD to 80Gig, Ram up to 512Mb, airport extreme card and an airport base station.
Bad news is delivery is quoted as 10-15 days. Hopefully I can just forget about it and get on with work - yeah, thats gonna happen!
I have never owned an Apple laptop before. I am upgrading from a 450Mhz iMac which my (very excited) son is getting, and I plan to network them together wirelessly as my wife also works from the iMac for her bits and pieces.
Originally I was after an iBook, then thought I would go for the 12", but as I plan to be using it for presentations to clients, I thought I should go a bit bigger witht he screen. Just hope its everything I think it will be.
Counting down the days.
Bad news is delivery is quoted as 10-15 days. Hopefully I can just forget about it and get on with work - yeah, thats gonna happen!
I have never owned an Apple laptop before. I am upgrading from a 450Mhz iMac which my (very excited) son is getting, and I plan to network them together wirelessly as my wife also works from the iMac for her bits and pieces.
Originally I was after an iBook, then thought I would go for the 12", but as I plan to be using it for presentations to clients, I thought I should go a bit bigger witht he screen. Just hope its everything I think it will be.
Counting down the days.
Hmm. Did you compare the price to a 1.25 GHz without the Superdrive ? I think the 250 MHz extra is very cheap.
How to Fix the Latch
I've been working with Apple over the last several days to solve my latch issue. They also offered to replace the unit, or have me ship it to them for repair. However, because I'm leaving the country on Wednesday the time does not allow for either of these options... SO, my Apple rep. talked to engineering and they agreed to (for the sake of time) walk me through the process of repairing my PowerBook on the phone. Here's what they said:
With the PowerBook open, depress the latch button and notice how it move a small piece of metal inwards (toward the keyboard) to open the latch. When the latch is no longer secured by this piece of metal, it pops open. Obviously, if the latch itself was slightly bent towards the front of the PowerBook, it could easily pop open.
So, close the PowerBook to the point that the latch is drawn out and catch it with your finger. Hold onto the latch and raise the lid. Now, using gentle pressure, push downwards (toward the keyboard) on the latch. Only do it slightly. You are bending the latch downwards. Now close the PowerBook and see if it helps. If it is not quite where it needs to be, continue the process.
Be careful, because too much pressure could break the latch, or damage the unit. Do it in small increments until it works better.
I did this and my PowerBook works great now!
I've been working with Apple over the last several days to solve my latch issue. They also offered to replace the unit, or have me ship it to them for repair. However, because I'm leaving the country on Wednesday the time does not allow for either of these options... SO, my Apple rep. talked to engineering and they agreed to (for the sake of time) walk me through the process of repairing my PowerBook on the phone. Here's what they said:
With the PowerBook open, depress the latch button and notice how it move a small piece of metal inwards (toward the keyboard) to open the latch. When the latch is no longer secured by this piece of metal, it pops open. Obviously, if the latch itself was slightly bent towards the front of the PowerBook, it could easily pop open.
So, close the PowerBook to the point that the latch is drawn out and catch it with your finger. Hold onto the latch and raise the lid. Now, using gentle pressure, push downwards (toward the keyboard) on the latch. Only do it slightly. You are bending the latch downwards. Now close the PowerBook and see if it helps. If it is not quite where it needs to be, continue the process.
Be careful, because too much pressure could break the latch, or damage the unit. Do it in small increments until it works better.
I did this and my PowerBook works great now!
I dont want to argue really, but I have owned 2 Titanium Powerbooks so far (550 and 1gHz) and neither one EVER chipped any paint. In fact, every time I hear that, I always wonder what everyone is talking about.
As far as heat goes, the 550 was brutally hot, but the 1gHz model is very cool. Unless I play WarCraftIII for 2 hours straight, it stays in the warm-to-pretty warm range. I do a lot of 3D work, and that can make it heat up too. But it never gets as hot as that damned 550 did. Yeah, I upgraded without thinking twice.
I think Im done with laptops for now. The new 15 inchers look pretty sweet, but not enough for me to really want one. Now I just want POWER (for all my Maya work) and that dual G5 is calling my name....
I certainly dont think that anyone should expect their laptop to perform like a desktop. I simply use mine for when Im not at work, I can still animate at home. (or do web design or whatever) Its kind of a crutch because it doesnt perfrom like the dual Xeon at work, but its better than nothing.
Well, I don't see it much either. My friend's DVI/667MHz is starting to show its one year of age. My roommate's PB, however, is spotless. I suppose that's what happens when you buy it of of your brother who never used it...
Oh, forgot to mention, my latch problem seems to have disappeared today. I don't know why or how, it's just gone. Now if I could just figure out what's wrong with these dang speakers...
Speakers
The third speaker seems to confuse a lot of people over at Apple Discussions. Could this be the problem you're talking about ?
The third speaker seems to confuse a lot of people over at Apple Discussions. Could this be the problem you're talking about ?
erm, no. My problem is a random static coming from the speakers. It also affects my external Logitech speakers. However, it does not happen when I have my PB plugged into my home stereo via a 1/8" stereo to stereo RCA cable. I think Apple support is stumped too. I'm just going to wait one more week to see if anything changes.
Have you tried grounding the PowerBook ?I wanna check the status of my incoming 'book right, so I go to apple.com/australianorderstatus...and I get a 404 every time!
eeech!! If I'm holding it up because I don't know I should ring them to clear up payment or something I'll freak! I'm already waiting too long for it toocome in!
eeech!! If I'm holding it up because I don't know I should ring them to clear up payment or something I'll freak! I'm already waiting too long for it toocome in!
Yeah, I did have a look. As I said, originally I was going to go for an iBook, then the 12" (before it was upgraded) and then I settled for the 15.2". My spend has already leapt, and I didnt really want to spend any more. To be honest I have no need at all for a DVD-R and am more than happy with a combo. The extra 250Mhz equated to about £250 for me, and I couldnt really justify. Someone correct me if I am wrong but the 1Ghz should go like a train compared to my little 450Mhz G3 iMac!
They did. My rev. A 12" PB has rubber feet on the front of the display to keep it nicely seated while closed, and so do the other PowerBooks.
The wiggles and wobbles seem to come from warped case parts.
Is it like a faint "zzt" sound every once it a while at random times? I've heard something like that from time to time but you can bearly tell unless you put your ear to the speakers. Not sure what is causing it, but I heard from another forum it has something to do with 10.2 ever since the 10.2.6 update.