Yayayayayayay I got a new laptop!!!! Options

[tomazws]

Welcome a new brushed metal colored laptop - the 15" MacBook Pro!


Top left: 15" Core Duo 2.0GHz MacBook Pro - My newest laptop
Top Right: 12" G4 1.33GHz iBook - My girlfriend's laptop
Bottom Right: G4 1.33GHz Mac Mini - My old computer
Bottom Left: 12" G3 600MHz iBook - with a busted screen, intended for carputer use


Beautiful backlit keyboard


Thoughts after the first day:
As expected. From the great looking box design, to the well designed packaging, to the beautiful, light, and thin machine.

Also as expected, computer running kind of hot.... just as hot as my old old old 12" 867MHz PowerBook. A update to the newest firmware is required (It fixed something and really helped cool the computer down). But I'd still suggess a notebook cooler placed underneath.

Not as expected, Photoshop running SLOWER than I thought (Compared to the 1.33GHz Mac Mini with 1GB of RAM). I suspect is the low memory (only 512MB). Tomorrow I might pay a visit to Frys and hopefully could order a Gig of memory for less than 100, rather than paying Apple a ridiculously expensive price of 300 something.

Well in general I really like this computer except the slowness of Photoshop. The non-Universal Binary Photoshop really is a bummer. Hopefully adding a stick of gig will improve a bit.

This post has been edited by tomazws: Jun 5, 2006 - 12:34 AM

[JonCars17]

Nice, I so want the 17". Yeah, 1 gig is minimum to me which is why my computer has 2 gigs in it. Yet I want another 2

This post has been edited by JonCars17: Jun 5, 2006 - 4:28 AM

[LewFX]

hmm apple, bleh, i work with the new G5s and they suu uckkkk, crash allot while doing graphics. i do like the 23" lcds tho. id rather use my custom built pc. =P

[bloodrain]

I woulda gone with Sonys new laptop, its got the GeForce 7900 and the BluRay drive.

[Digndoug]

NERD!!!!... haha. thats awomse.. there really cool, a lil over hiped.. but nice..

[Rayme]

Until you have an intel version of photoshop, install windows and use windows photoshop, any application in rosetta will be even slower than on old G4s.

I'm salivating on the new MacBooks myself, price is awesome for a dual core laptop!

[tomazws]

Finally my 1GB came in today, and may I say..

O..... M....... G........

I love it.


Taaa daaaa! Corsair 1GB DDR2 667MHz SO-DIMM for literally HALF Apple's price (of $300).


I've never seen a bottom of ANY laptop as smooth and beautiful as this one.


Battery out... Oh **** I put fingerprints on it!!! Time to wipe'em all off!


The built-in no-brand-name-piece-of-junk-but-hey-it-works 512MB memory.


WOOT WOOT!!!!

This post has been edited by tomazws: Jun 6, 2006 - 8:26 PM

[Rayme]

I'm jealous

[Sh0gunkid8721]

i have a 17" Powerbook myself...nothin beats a mac