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MacBoy4139 wrote:

(... - the Gateway is for the hubby).

OK, that statement just struck me as weird. Whenever I hear that term bandied about, I usually think "soccer mom" as the source. Then I think of what (little) I know about you, reference your avatar (past and present) mentally, and it has a whole new meaning.

So...thanks for expanding my horizons!

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thume wrote:

Lew wrote:

thume wrote:

No 1x512 option, no 1x1gb option.

Barf.

Dual-channel

Using a single DIMM would hamper performance.

Then why would the ship the MacBook Pro with single dimms?

I said earlier, it is due to the integrated Intel graphics.  Just like the Mac mini.

The MacBook Pro has a dedicated graphics card.

As for the glare with the glossy screens, I feel I should point out that the viewing angle on that kind of display is much wider than the traditional laptop screen.  It makes it really handy when my wife and I are traveling somewhere and want to watch a movie on her Compaq.

So while I understand the glare issue, we're used to it over here, and I'm thinking that Apple just released the replacement to my wife's laptop.

I was in the middle of convincing my self to buy one until I realized they do not have back lit keyboards….

Did Apple ever stick a back lit keyboard in the iBook G4’s?

Any hope of a new revision of the MacBook getting a backlit keyboard?

Last edited by jcleek (2006-05-16 10:32 am)

Wow!  Overall I really like it.  I was expecting integrated graphics, and honestly the Macbook Pro’s graphics are already so low end that anything lower wouldn’t make much of a practical difference from integrated for games.

So basically the Macbook is good for everything but games.  And (unfortunately) for the price there’s really no notebook that’s decent for games.  It’s got a good CPU, good hard drive space (for a notebook), FANTASTIC design IMO.

The screen is WAY too small for regular use IMO, but great for portability…and the screen doesn’t necessarily matter much because this SUPPORTS DUAL SCREENS at high resolutions, just like the Powerbook/Macbook Pro!  In other words it IS a real replacement for the 12” PowerBook in addition to the 12” iBook.  Plug it in to a monitor at work or at home, and the screen doesn’t matter.

Honestly, I’m really impressed.  Sony would charge you double that for something that IMO isn’t as sexy, and has the same hardware.  I'm suprised and impressed that the SLOWEST you can get it is 1.83GHz, and 2GHz is almost standard.  That's a VERY high end chip-second to the best really, and is probably what you'd get even in Dell's XPS M1730 (or whatever the number is).

You know what?  I guarantee that Apple will sell this to people who intend to only run Windows on it.  Worst case that means Apple gets the money for a Windows PC rather than Dell or Sony.  Best case, the person ends up using OS X too!  That WILL happen!

Only strange thing about it, as you guys mentioned…why does the black cost over $100 more?  I kept comparing it to an equivalent white one, trying to figure out the difference.  If I get one, I wasn’t sure which color-but for cheaper I’d definitely go white.

(And yeah, i think it would be great if they could have a stripped down version for <$1000 with a Core Solo, smallish hard drive, combo drive, etc.)

Last edited by tigerwolf7 (2006-05-16 10:36 am)

MacBoy4139 wrote:

ckm wrote:

MacBoy4139 wrote:

Oh, and I would die if I had to drive a minivan

I have a minivan (actually, it's my wife's); somehow it steals just a bit more of my masculinity each time I drive it.

  So true.

Aside from the look (I personally don't like it), I also do not enjoy driving big cars.  Big cars include anything larger than a VW Jetta.  I currently have a MINI Cooper S, so it's just perfect for me.

:helps derail:

MINI COOPER!!! ::Vrooooom!::

tigerwolf7 wrote:

Oh, and what's the hole on the front of the Macbook for?  It looks sort of like a headphone jack, but that's on the side.

you mean the IR receiver for the remote?

MacBoy4139 wrote:

ckm wrote:

MacBoy4139 wrote:

Oh, and I would die if I had to drive a minivan

I have a minivan (actually, it's my wife's); somehow it steals just a bit more of my masculinity each time I drive it.

  So true.

Aside from the look (I personally don't like it), I also do not enjoy driving big cars.  Big cars include anything larger than a VW Jetta.  I currently have a MINI Cooper S, so it's just perfect for me.

::attempts to veer back on topic::

Did I mention that my wife's minivan is black? ...just like the MacBook I'm hoping to get?


(there...all better now.)

TheOipedOne wrote:

tigerwolf7 wrote:

Oh, and what's the hole on the front of the Macbook for?  It looks sort of like a headphone jack, but that's on the side.

you mean the IR receiver for the remote?

Oh, is that what it is?  That makes sense (although it looks circular to me from the pictures-looked like some kind of port).

No Xpress card slot? WTF?!

Robert B. wrote:

No Xpress card slot? WTF?!

The iBook never had a PC Card slot, did it?  I'm not even sure the 12" Powerbook did.  Anyway, not surprising, and what would you use it for?  (Are there some kind of cellular modems basically that use it?)

mo' ron wrote:

The x1600 is a mid -high end graphics card.

Which is then underclocked.