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MacBook v MacBook Pro

142 durable postsStarted 2007-08-01Latest 2007-09-21
#898447Post 41 of 142

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[QUOTE=beanzncheez;515427]It'd be nice if you could build your own Mac instead of dealing with their ugly enclosures. Bastards.[/QUOTE]

I <3 Mac enclosures,they're sexy. What's not to like? :what

#898451Post 42 of 142

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I like having choices and I was actually kidding about how "ugly" they are. I just would prefer to take out the guts and use the case that I want 100%. They are quality cases after all. You do know who makes them right?

#898461Post 43 of 142

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No? Who makes them? Always assumed they're made by Apple.

#898496Post 44 of 142

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[QUOTE=feather;515565]No? Who makes them? Always assumed they're made by Apple.[/QUOTE]

They're made by Chinks.

#898577Post 45 of 142

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rofl

#901916Post 46 of 142

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I have a white Macbook, and it's fine for ableton, torq, etc. I would def like the bigger screen of the Pro though.

#902799Post 47 of 142

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The girl next to me on the plane yesterday had a MacBook. Fucking ugly and tiny. That thing would be annoying. I guess she was too poor to pony up for a decent laptop.

#902823Post 48 of 142

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[quote=miketpoto;515607]They're made by Chinks.[/quote]

Than why are they still so fucking expensive...Oh that's right, Because Jobs is a greedy ass.

#903153Post 49 of 142

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quality not quantity my good old Jeffrey boy. ;)

#903165Post 50 of 142

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I grew up with Macs. My first computer was when the very first Mac came out. I've used Windows based systems and Macs and have found good and bad in each. The main problem I have with a Mac is customizability. I'm the summabitch that when I do finally buy a Mac, I'm going to rip it out of its case and pick the one that I want. I'm annoyed by all of the white too. I'm not a fan of white electronics. I'm heterosexual, goddamnit!

#903354Post 51 of 142

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With a company like Apple, they can still have mad quality with the quantity they produce. It's not like they make limited edition computers or something like that. LOL.

#903449Post 52 of 142

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I have a 17" Macbook Pro and it is pure love. I am a web developer so having the larger screen size makes the pro ideal for the work I do.

I have been running a beta version of Leopard ( I am part of the Apple Developer Network) and can only say it puts Vista to shame!

#903851Post 53 of 142

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I was thinking about the 17 as well. Too large for me. I just go external out and get more real estate. It was a hard call. But I am also in love.

#903877Post 54 of 142

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the only thing that bugs me about the 17" is that the batteries don't last long at all. My Toshiba laptop I can get the damn battery to last 4 hours on the full charge. Awesome!!!

#904084Post 55 of 142

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I get about 4.5 on my 15. I have pushed 5 once but not doing anything intense and simple asdf functions with low screen brightness.

Giddy-Giddy-Ya!

#904163Post 56 of 142

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[IMG]http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2006/05/macbook-black.jpg[/IMG] = Love.

#904202Post 57 of 142

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macbook is and exellent product

#904645Post 58 of 142

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15" is way too small. And yes, that's what she said.

#904713Post 59 of 142

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[IMG]http://www.dibec.com/MBP_night.jpg[/IMG]

#904839Post 60 of 142

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sasha vs. digweed

#904940Post 61 of 142

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lol...is that what this boils down to?

#905207Post 62 of 142

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almost reminds of the same argument from 2003

#910156Post 63 of 142

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is it worth $150 extra to go to a 7200rpm HD over the 5400rpm HD?

#910158Post 64 of 142

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Hmm... I would say "no". It should be a little zippier, but there have also been some big issues with 7200 RPM laptop drives and the extra heat they throw out.

Unless those have been remedied...

[quote=Jenks;522297]is it worth $150 extra to go to a 7200rpm HD over the 5400rpm HD?[/quote]

#910160Post 65 of 142

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Jenks ...

[url]http://www.barefeats.com/mini01c.html[/url]

see for yourself.

#910164Post 66 of 142

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after reviewing that ^ i'd say no, it's not worth it. thx.

#910169Post 67 of 142

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exactly.

you will get some more zip working with large files but not much, in fact very little. ... you are truly better off buying more ram. Crucial and OWC have 4 gigs fairly priced ... the Apple store is just rape-of-a-price.

#910174Post 68 of 142

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OWC has 4gigRAM for $249 :shock:

mac wants $750 for that upgrade. thx for the tip!

#910177Post 69 of 142

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yeah. huge cut. great memory. I did the same deal. I was almost stupid enough to pay the 750 at time of buy. thank goodness I waited and researched.

#910185Post 70 of 142

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did you get the .mac dom?

#910190Post 71 of 142

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No, I did not. The only reason is because I pay for web hosting from mediatemple and ultrahost. Otherwise I would have reviewed that option. The neat thing about .mac is it will back up your files to the server, plus a lot of apple software is compatible with the service. ;)

#911215Post 72 of 142

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Never get upgrades through the manufacturer. It's always cheaper to get the stuff on your own and slap it in. 7200 rpm for the win. 5400 rpm is fucking annoying and you'll be pissed off about it.

#912531Post 73 of 142

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Parallels or Boot Camp?

And is Applecare worth it?

#912550Post 74 of 142

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After review, seems parallels just emulates windows or something, while boot camp allows you to actually run windows from boot.

#912556Post 75 of 142

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[QUOTE=Jenks;525025]After review, seems parallels just emulates windows or something, while boot camp allows you to actually run windows from boot.[/QUOTE]

Yes. It all depends on which windows apps you "need" to run and in what environment you want to run them in.

If you want the windows environment, boot camp is the way to go... but there really isnt a need for that these days, mostly.

#912558Post 76 of 142

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The reason i've not made the mac switch until now is because the design software i use for work, 2020design, is only for Windows. So, if i'm reading this parallel vs bootcamp comparison correctly, i'm going to need bootcamp to get the full use out of my design program? yes?

#912561Post 77 of 142

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I would get Applecare. I would've been covered for a new logicboard and some kind of monitor inverter cable on my old iBook if I had it. I bought it for my new macbook just in case.

#912611Post 78 of 142

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[QUOTE=Jenks;525033]The reason i've not made the mac switch until now is because the design software i use for work, 2020design, is only for Windows. So, if i'm reading this parallel vs bootcamp comparison correctly, i'm going to need bootcamp to get the full use out of my design program? yes?[/QUOTE]

Probably, but here's the thing, boot camp is free. So you already have it!

#912621Post 79 of 142

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[QUOTE=Jenks;525033]The reason i've not made the mac switch until now is because the design software i use for work, 2020design, is only for Windows. So, if i'm reading this parallel vs bootcamp comparison correctly, i'm going to need bootcamp to get the full use out of my design program? yes?[/QUOTE]

depends upon what that program requires in terms of resources. When you're running Parallels, you're essentially running two OSs simultaneously, and they are eating up that RAM. Parallels also lacks the ability to do certain things that require hardware acceleration, or some shit like that. The big plus to Parallels, at least as I see it, is that you can switch back and forth between OS X and Windows on the fly, copy and paste between them, etc. Boot Camp requires that you restart your system to access Windows, and then restart again to go back to the mac environment.

When are you looking to buy?

#912623Post 80 of 142

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Yep. They have had software you could use windows on their computers for years now. It just wasn't as sturdy as it is now. Now we need Microcroft to come out with a way to use mac software on a windows machine.

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