GETTING A NEW MAC

Post by **zeeko** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:29 pm

well my knees are trembling as i'm about to press the order button for my new ibook and mac mini

do i get the 60 gb hd or do i use the 45$ towards a 7200 rpm big big external hd?

Post by **saturn** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:40 pm

hmmm.....get more space inside....I got 80 gb for my powerbook. It's more expensive later on if you want to expand.

Post by **NCG_Mike** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:00 pm

All these switchers... I dunno... :-p

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:31 pm

zeeko wrote:well my knees are trembling as i'm about to press the order button for my new ibook and mac mini do i get the 60 gb hd or do i use the 45$ towards a 7200 rpm big big external hd?

get both

Post by **Geebs** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 10:44 pm

I'd ditch the mini and get a powerbook instead.

Post by **zeeko** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:22 pm

its always automatic that there is somebody who says to get the bigger better, but 1, i'm 18, i'm going to a 34,000$/year school and i don't really have much money for spending on computers, and 2, the ibook is like 500$ cheaper than the powerbook, and don't get me started on the 15" one (but my parents both have a 15" powerbook), and is the powerbook worth another 500$? doubtful. The ipod mini is free with rebate and i plan on ebaying it the second i get it and that should get me about 180$ which i plan on using for 1 GB ram, and and the rest of that money will go towards external monitor, wireless keyboard/mouse, case/ keyboard protector? Even though the powerbook DOES have dvi out and screen spanning standard, i can still get screen spanning with a hack for the ibook, and the new video card in it is not THAT much worse than that pile of crap nvidia 5200 card in the 12" powerbook and i've read that it actually beats it in some applications. hmm what else is there, 512 soldered ram vs 256 in the powerbook, the ibook gets better battery life, is more durable (dude it's made out of a polycarbonate composite, the stuff used in bulletproof glass

) and better wireless range, and in a year if i decide to get the extended warranty, it's almost 100$ cheaper than the powerbook's. The advantages the powerbook has over the ibook- faster hd, superdrive optional, 1.5 ghz vs 1.33 ghz :-/ (both suck balls). Now if i was purchasing my ibook like 6 months ago, i would have opted for the powerbook, but with the last update, i really have no reason to get the powerbook, i use a console for games, i don't do design or anything like that, i chat, surf, and write

I have thought about the whole thing for quite awhile as i'm sure you can tell

Post by **JulesWinnfield** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:30 pm

NCG_Mike wrote:All these switchers... I dunno... :-p

Yeah, it was fun being the oddball w/ the Apple.

Post by **Dave** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 11:35 pm

I jumped on before the oddballs jumped on though

Post by **zeeko** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:49 am

i'm not a switcher you fewl, i'm typing this message on our 7 year old imac 400 mhz that has been running strong since the day we got it. I just was excited about the ibook purchase because i have been debating between staying with mac or buying a dell laptop

and switching to windows/linux. I guess there really is no debate between the two from a functionality/useability/longevity standpoint. apples are fun

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:17 am

this thread is fucking exciting

Post by **zeeko** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:53 am

man i'm a mac disc ancient you fool

Keep It Real · Post by **Keep It Real** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:41 am

zeeko wrote:man i'm a mac disc ancient you fool

sweet

Post by **Geebs** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:30 am

zeeko wrote:its always automatic that there is somebody who says to get the bigger better, but 1, i'm 18, i'm going to a 34,000$/year school and i don't really have much money for spending on computers, and 2, the ibook is like 500$ cheaper than the powerbook, and don't get me started on the 15" one (but my parents both have a 15" powerbook), and is the powerbook worth another 500$? doubtful. The ipod mini is free with rebate and i plan on ebaying it the second i get it and that should get me about 180$ which i plan on using for 1 GB ram, and and the rest of that money will go towards external monitor, wireless keyboard/mouse, case/ keyboard protector? Even though the powerbook DOES have dvi out and screen spanning standard, i can still get screen spanning with a hack for the ibook, and the new video card in it is not THAT much worse than that pile of crap nvidia 5200 card in the 12" powerbook and i've read that it actually beats it in some applications. hmm what else is there, 512 soldered ram vs 256 in the powerbook, the ibook gets better battery life, is more durable (dude it's made out of a polycarbonate composite, the stuff used in bulletproof glass ) and better wireless range, and in a year if i decide to get the extended warranty, it's almost 100$ cheaper than the powerbook's. The advantages the powerbook has over the ibook- faster hd, superdrive optional, 1.5 ghz vs 1.33 ghz :-/ (both suck balls). Now if i was purchasing my ibook like 6 months ago, i would have opted for the powerbook, but with the last update, i really have no reason to get the powerbook, i use a console for games, i don't do design or anything like that, i chat, surf, and write I have thought about the whole thing for quite awhile as i'm sure you can tell

I'm just going on experience, really; but I thought you were implying that you were going to get both an ibook and a mac mini, which I thought was a bit pointless. I've never been a big fan of the screens in the ibooks/12" powerbooks.

Post by **zeeko** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:33 am

lol yea i probably should have played with one before i bought it

but i think it will be alright

Post by **saturn** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:10 am

your ibook will look smudgy with all the fingerprints on it. My powerbook's still squeeky clean. And how the heck will you get a better wireless range.

You've thought this out thoroughly (use paragraphs next time damnit) and your point is that you wanted a powerbook but couldn't afford it so you come up with some reasons to justify your ibook purchase which is all good.

Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:27 am

saturn wrote:And how the heck will you get a better wireless range.

http://www.google.com/search?client=saf ... 8&oe=UTF-8

Post by **saturn** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 9:29 am

i've thought about the metal alloy case....but mostly i have good wireless reception

Post by **zeeko** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:15 pm

you're just jealous saturn :icon34:

*watches saturn pound response on his 12" pb

Post by **saturn** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:53 pm

I have friends that have the 14" ibook. Looks great, except that grey keyboard. It just doesn't fit. It should have that pearly white too.

but yeah, with the adding of BT and Airport, the ibook 12' is much more usuable. *pats his powerbook again*

Post by **zeeko** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:04 pm

i'm probably going to get the ARCTIC BLUE iskin keyboard cover

Post by **saturn** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:07 pm

won't that screw up the tactile feedback from your keyboard?

Post by **zeeko** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:05 pm

naa i've heard it is a perfect fit and makes it type smoother and pretty much silent, but i'm going to buy it from somewhere i can take it back if i don't like it. I'll tell you how i like it when/if i get it

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 3:59 am

Dunno what info you're going on Sat, but my keyboard is the same off-white color as every surface on the inner side of the iBook.

Post by **zeeko** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:04 am

smith do you by any chance use a keyboard cover?

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:08 am

Nope. And aside from the fact that I can see some keys beginning to shine (lose the matte texturing from use), they're all perfectly fine. And this is with me using it as my main machine for six months straight, about 6 or 7 hours a day.

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