I'm holding out for a speed jump or price drop in the dual-G5 model. Buying a top-end Apple will last you about 4 years if you want it to (mine has). If you're just looking for middle of the road, then you might consider the above response or a 1.25 Ghz dual-G4 tower. Depends what a laptop is worth to you, really.
So why the chip change? What's next? My bet is they're about to put G5's in the PB line. But that would be pretty shocking. To go from desktop to laptop that quickly??? That's not like Apple, unless I'm forgetting something. I figured they would wait until early next year around MacWorld to announce something like this. But maybe they're trying to get the Christmas sales..? Must be it.
I just hope they drop the price of the G5 desktops, or increase the speed of the high-end model. That's what I want.:)
Still chuggin' on my 400Mhz G4 from 3.5 years ago...
no no, I definitely saw the great price drop, but last time I checked (less than 2 weeks ago) it was still 1.42. Maybe my eyes just passed over it and didn't see it then, though.
Thanks for the info, SlamMan.
Yes, there are many companies still out there that want people. Thing is, they want GOOD people. As the posters before me stated, a lot of people got into CS for the "get rich quick" aspect of it. Well, that is gone now--the economy is down and the IT market is saturated with new grads.
What's gonna get you the job over the other 20 people interviewing? Passion for what you do. Enjoying it, having a desire to be better than the rest, to turn out the best possible product, and not just get a paycheck. Having real skills, having projects that you've done INDEPENDENTLY of school, just for the FUN of it. Something that says you can educate yourself, learn something new, and are very self-motivated and that what you say you know doesn't come solely from an expensive piece of paper, but you have examples and mini-projects you've done yourself. Get involved in an OpenSource project if you can't think of stuff to do on your own. It's just as good, you're showing your desire and your ability to work on a team towards a common goal.
How do I know this? Well I'm sitting behind the desk of one the largest local consulting firms in Columbus, OH. I've been here over 2 years--I was hired after just 2 months of school. I got in the door through a guy I know here, and the rest was because of the projects that I had done on my own time and could talk about during the interview to prove that I was capable of learning whatever needed to be learned and could motivate myself towards a goal. I've got a friend who is my age (goes to school in Indiana) who had a paid internship out at PeopleSoft in CA last summer. He now has offers for a returning intership at PeopleSoft this summer, and an internship in Chicago at Kraft Foods.
Prove your worth to the company. Everyone else with a CS degree took the same classes. We all know the same languages, we were all there. But how well do you apply yourself? How much of a passion do you have for it, and a passion to do it right? Do you any kind of experience, professional or personal? Those things will separate you from the crowd.
Oh, and sometimes more importantly, don't forget about non-technical skills (like written and verbal communication) and a personality...
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I'm holding out for a speed jump or price drop in the dual-G5 model. Buying a top-end Apple will last you about 4 years if you want it to (mine has). If you're just looking for middle of the road, then you might consider the above response or a 1.25 Ghz dual-G4 tower. Depends what a laptop is worth to you, really.
-Kylector
So why the chip change? What's next? My bet is they're about to put G5's in the PB line. But that would be pretty shocking. To go from desktop to laptop that quickly??? That's not like Apple, unless I'm forgetting something. I figured they would wait until early next year around MacWorld to announce something like this. But maybe they're trying to get the Christmas sales..? Must be it.
:)
I just hope they drop the price of the G5 desktops, or increase the speed of the high-end model. That's what I want.
Still chuggin' on my 400Mhz G4 from 3.5 years ago...
-Kylector
no no, I definitely saw the great price drop, but last time I checked (less than 2 weeks ago) it was still 1.42. Maybe my eyes just passed over it and didn't see it then, though. Thanks for the info, SlamMan.
Did anyone else notice that with this announcement came a speed drop of the Dual 1.42 Ghz PowerMac to 1.25 Ghz???
Yes, there are many companies still out there that want people. Thing is, they want GOOD people. As the posters before me stated, a lot of people got into CS for the "get rich quick" aspect of it. Well, that is gone now--the economy is down and the IT market is saturated with new grads.
What's gonna get you the job over the other 20 people interviewing? Passion for what you do. Enjoying it, having a desire to be better than the rest, to turn out the best possible product, and not just get a paycheck. Having real skills, having projects that you've done INDEPENDENTLY of school, just for the FUN of it. Something that says you can educate yourself, learn something new, and are very self-motivated and that what you say you know doesn't come solely from an expensive piece of paper, but you have examples and mini-projects you've done yourself. Get involved in an OpenSource project if you can't think of stuff to do on your own. It's just as good, you're showing your desire and your ability to work on a team towards a common goal.
How do I know this? Well I'm sitting behind the desk of one the largest local consulting firms in Columbus, OH. I've been here over 2 years--I was hired after just 2 months of school. I got in the door through a guy I know here, and the rest was because of the projects that I had done on my own time and could talk about during the interview to prove that I was capable of learning whatever needed to be learned and could motivate myself towards a goal. I've got a friend who is my age (goes to school in Indiana) who had a paid internship out at PeopleSoft in CA last summer. He now has offers for a returning intership at PeopleSoft this summer, and an internship in Chicago at Kraft Foods.
Prove your worth to the company. Everyone else with a CS degree took the same classes. We all know the same languages, we were all there. But how well do you apply yourself? How much of a passion do you have for it, and a passion to do it right? Do you any kind of experience, professional or personal? Those things will separate you from the crowd.
Oh, and sometimes more importantly, don't forget about non-technical skills (like written and verbal communication) and a personality...