This is my 9th summer living in Minnesota, and for the past two years there've been VERY few mosquitoes. I'm not complaining, but it does make me wonder how much poison I'm breathing, eating, drinking and swimming in...
But if you're a "professional" user, the Macbook really isn't targeting you. That's the Pro, and it's worth the extra cash if you can swing it.
And again, I'd be happy to swing the extra cash at a Pro, if they made a Pro I want. I want a small laptop, not a 15/17" one. I'm not really even sure that a 13.3" is small enough - my PB12 juuuust fits into my backpack.
I wonder how the Apple Store people would react if I walked in with my backpack and asked if I can try and fit a MacBook in it (:
The glossy screens A) Don't work well in as many lighting conditions as matte screens, and B) (more important) Colours are not as natural on them. If you do a lot of photo/video editing, that makes it not very practical.
Alright, it seems that this is a great upgrade for people coming from a 12" iBook.
I, however, am looking for an upgrade for my 12" Powerbook G4. And this ain't it.
First of all, the glossy screen. I guess we've got that confirmed now. I hate those. As the Ars review mentions, that's not a feature 'professionals' want. I certainly don't.
Quite a few of the new features - display spanning, for example - are NOT a new feature for me. My 12" Powerbook can already do that.
I'm not sure about the keyboard... I'll have to go play with that at an Apple store or something.
Now, I would NOT pay $150 for a black case. I would, however, HAPPILY pay an extra $150 for a non-glossy screen. I will never buy a laptop with a glossy screen.
There's really not a heck of a lot of language on that page... certainly nothing that suggests anything. Also I used the thing on Irix 6.2, so I don't know where the 5.3 and below came from.
And someone needs to port this to Linux. Ok, I'll get right on that.
Well, we're saying that the PB12 is small compared to the other powerbooks. It is, after all, the smallest one.
I've got >3 hours out of my PB12's battery. Not an insane amount of time, but still pretty good. Granted, if I was trying to watch a DVD it'd die a lot faster.
The problem with a Sony Vaio is, well, it's not an Apple. I'm a UNIX person and yeah, I can run Linux/FreeBSD/Whatever on a Vaio, but OS X is UNIX and it JUST WORKS. Actually I take that back, it works BEAUTIFULLY.
Then again, maybe you shouldn't as I think that I can still get a couple years out of this 12" PB at this rate and nothing else would tempt me to upgrade...
*grin* seconded.
Though I might have to et a Mac Mini or something for the real workhorse stuff.
I know (or at least I hope). It's just a bit annoying when you go "I'll buy a new laptop when they release the 12"/13.3"/small MacBookPro (and then I'll sand off where it says MacBookPro and etch in "Powerbook ID")" and then they release the giant one first.
On the plus side, now I know I should start putting money aside...
The thing I've learned about Macs is that you really shouldn't get too attached to the beauty...
Oh, no worries. I've actually gone to some lengths to make it look more beaten up than it is. I figure people are less likely to steal a laptop that seems to be held together with duct tape. (it's actually just gaffer's tape, but they don't know that).
That 4' fall was off the table at airport security. Fell smack on the LCD. I was really surprised when it actually turned on later that day...
For how long I've had this guy, it's in AMAZING shape. The bottom's a bit scratched and the original battery died, but other than that, nothing.
I love my 12" Powerbook. It's SMALL, it's light, it's easy to carry around, it fits in a backpack, it can take a 4' fall onto concrete not even dent (ok, maybe that was just luck). It's perfect. The screen's big enough, and the keyboard is full-sized.
I don't want a giant laptop. I want some features that the bigger ones have, like the illuminated keyboard and maybe a PCCARD slot. I definitely do NOT want the bulk.
Come on, Apple! Gimmie a 12" (or the not-even-rumoured-much 13.1") MacBookPro! And if it can use the same battery as my Powerbook that'd be nice!
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This is my 9th summer living in Minnesota, and for the past two years there've been VERY few mosquitoes. I'm not complaining, but it does make me wonder how much poison I'm breathing, eating, drinking and swimming in...
No, I know that. But it STILL ended well. I'd LIKE to think that they won't ruin it, but... you know. This isn't Family Guy.
That's too bad. Sure, I'm sad it ended, but it DID end well. Go figure what'll happen now.
I want to know what exactly "unix" means to these people.
And I don't want to read the article.
So... do you have DEDs to indicate when you hit numlock, capslock and scrolllock?
Why do we still have to keep the ugly GREEN? Eeergh.
I must be super-lucky. My aluminium PB12 has some scratches on the bottom, but no dents at all. Despite me dropping it a lot. On concrete.
I'm going to wait 6 months. I'm gonna hedge my bets that there'll be a 13.3" MacBookPro.
Aluminium trumps Black!
I just went and played with it at an Apple Store, and even THEY couldn't get it to be very visible. In their own store!
But if you're a "professional" user, the Macbook really isn't targeting you. That's the Pro, and it's worth the extra cash if you can swing it.
And again, I'd be happy to swing the extra cash at a Pro, if they made a Pro I want. I want a small laptop, not a 15/17" one. I'm not really even sure that a 13.3" is small enough - my PB12 juuuust fits into my backpack.
I wonder how the Apple Store people would react if I walked in with my backpack and asked if I can try and fit a MacBook in it (:
The glossy screens A) Don't work well in as many lighting conditions as matte screens, and B) (more important) Colours are not as natural on them. If you do a lot of photo/video editing, that makes it not very practical.
Alright, it seems that this is a great upgrade for people coming from a 12" iBook.
I, however, am looking for an upgrade for my 12" Powerbook G4. And this ain't it.
First of all, the glossy screen. I guess we've got that confirmed now. I hate those. As the Ars review mentions, that's not a feature 'professionals' want. I certainly don't.
Quite a few of the new features - display spanning, for example - are NOT a new feature for me. My 12" Powerbook can already do that.
I'm not sure about the keyboard... I'll have to go play with that at an Apple store or something.
Now, I would NOT pay $150 for a black case. I would, however, HAPPILY pay an extra $150 for a non-glossy screen. I will never buy a laptop with a glossy screen.
I agree. That IS very cool.
Then I'm clearly wrong (:
There's really not a heck of a lot of language on that page... certainly nothing that suggests anything. Also I used the thing on Irix 6.2, so I don't know where the 5.3 and below came from.
And someone needs to port this to Linux. Ok, I'll get right on that.
It was just 'cool' computer animation in the movie, but some SGI guy saw and and went "hey...."
It was a seriously useful too, though. Was nice to be ale to see at a glance what directories took up the most space. Visually.
...which someone wrote as a result of the movie, not before the movie.
It was actually fairly useful.
Well, we're saying that the PB12 is small compared to the other powerbooks. It is, after all, the smallest one.
I've got >3 hours out of my PB12's battery. Not an insane amount of time, but still pretty good. Granted, if I was trying to watch a DVD it'd die a lot faster.
The problem with a Sony Vaio is, well, it's not an Apple. I'm a UNIX person and yeah, I can run Linux/FreeBSD/Whatever on a Vaio, but OS X is UNIX and it JUST WORKS. Actually I take that back, it works BEAUTIFULLY.
I /really/ shouldn't have laughed so hard at that joke. But I did. (:
I'm going to pretend they're holding off on the 13.3" until they're sure it's really, REALLY good.
Then again, maybe you shouldn't as I think that I can still get a couple years out of this 12" PB at this rate and nothing else would tempt me to upgrade...
*grin* seconded. Though I might have to et a Mac Mini or something for the real workhorse stuff.
I know (or at least I hope). It's just a bit annoying when you go "I'll buy a new laptop when they release the 12"/13.3"/small MacBookPro (and then I'll sand off where it says MacBookPro and etch in "Powerbook ID")" and then they release the giant one first.
On the plus side, now I know I should start putting money aside...
The thing I've learned about Macs is that you really shouldn't get too attached to the beauty...
Oh, no worries. I've actually gone to some lengths to make it look more beaten up than it is. I figure people are less likely to steal a laptop that seems to be held together with duct tape. (it's actually just gaffer's tape, but they don't know that).
That 4' fall was off the table at airport security. Fell smack on the LCD. I was really surprised when it actually turned on later that day...
For how long I've had this guy, it's in AMAZING shape. The bottom's a bit scratched and the original battery died, but other than that, nothing.
I love my 12" Powerbook. It's SMALL, it's light, it's easy to carry around, it fits in a backpack, it can take a 4' fall onto concrete not even dent (ok, maybe that was just luck). It's perfect. The screen's big enough, and the keyboard is full-sized.
I don't want a giant laptop. I want some features that the bigger ones have, like the illuminated keyboard and maybe a PCCARD slot. I definitely do NOT want the bulk.
Come on, Apple! Gimmie a 12" (or the not-even-rumoured-much 13.1") MacBookPro! And if it can use the same battery as my Powerbook that'd be nice!
No, I really didn't. I made it unroutetoable. Just like doubleclick.