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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:00 pm
by robin
robtronik wrote:Also - the 5400 RPM isn't as much of an issue given that these are SATA drives which have more theoretical thoroughput.
7200 RPM SATA drives are wicked though.
they're optional extras, i think.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:10 pm
by noisetonepause
John Sweet wrote:I get the feeling the powerbooks are gone. I think iBook = MacBook, & PowerBook = MacBook Pro. I also think the aluminum MacBook is going to wind up like the "tan" G3s, just a brief stop on the way to new form factors & product identities. Really though, I'm surprised Apple didn't step correct with new styles from the outset.
I hope honest to God that that name goes and rather today than tomorrow. It's clunky and dumb.
Hopefully we'll see new designs soon, too. Though if they can fuck up the name like that, who knows what they'll do...
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:13 pm
by err_fatale
now will I be able to run this version of OSX on a "PC" machine???????
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:18 pm
by meatfestival
colin_h wrote:frahnque wrote:the new Mac-Intel AD:
http://www.apple.com/intel/ads/
I know this tune, but I just can't put my finger on it. does anyone know what tune it is?
i could be way off, but isn't that moby?
'god moving across the water' or something?
Yep, it's called "God Moving Over The Face Of The Waters"
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:19 pm
by Angstrom
err_fatale wrote:now will I be able to run this version of OSX on a "PC" machine???????
Yes.
here is one of the many "install OSX on your PC" guides
http://www.osx86.theplaceforitall.com/howto/
more
http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index ... ion_Guides
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:26 pm
by jngpng
robin wrote:jngpng wrote:Did anyone else notice the built-in soundcard now has digital ins and outs? Makes it a lot more useful...
the powerbook (15 and up) had that.
I never noticed that
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:40 pm
by amo
Soooo ? Who will buy the first one ????
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:56 pm
by kabuki
A rose is a rose. I couldn't care less what Apple wants to call 'em.
The User base (including me) will be calling them Powerbooks for a long time.
Apple could call them iTurds, TurdBooks, Pissmos, PottyBooks or whatever and they would still be nice.
Who REALLY gives a crap? That's all I'm sayin'.
I'm just really glad they didn't shitcan the FW 400... but really bummed about my Echo Card. RIP
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:59 pm
by buzzcock
With everyone fiending over them, I'm gonna have to call 'em SMACKBOOKS.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:09 pm
by nicka
the apple store has just been updated and you can buy either of the two macs!!
imacs are ready to ship but macbooks are saying 3-4 weeks!
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:33 pm
by Zky
ok...
..so seems that finally ableton will run properly in the new macbook?
.. 4 times faster than 1.67ghz pbook...(as they said)
intel....
mmmm
worth the try before buy...
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:36 pm
by smutek
Well..................................................
My wife is getting ready to go back to school. She's been using our dated G3 iMAC for her limited computing needs. Recently she's been itching for a new machine so we discussed it and she decided to get a laptop, an ibook.
We will be making this purchase sometime in the near future.
So, I think you can all see where I am going with this. My evil scheme is that my wife will get my powerbook and I will be getting a new blickie..............
mwaaa haaaaa haaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:48 pm
by suburbanbather
smutek wrote:Well..................................................
My wife is getting ready to go back to school. She's been using our dated G3 iMAC for her limited computing needs. Recently she's been itching for a new machine so we discussed it and she decided to get a laptop, an ibook.
We will be making this purchase sometime in the near future.
So, I think you can all see where I am going with this. My evil scheme is that my wife will get my powerbook and I will be getting a new blickie..............
mwaaa haaaaa haaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You deviant SOB, you!
I can hear you now in a Napolian Dynamite sounding way, "Yess!" and then goes for the chapstick.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:50 pm
by meatfestival
Zky wrote:ok...
..so seems that finally ableton will run properly in the new macbook?
.. 4 times faster than 1.67ghz pbook...(as they said)
intel....
mmmm
worth the try before buy...
it'll be about twice as fast when it runs natively on intel. when they make it multithreaded it will be faster still, but not 4 times faster.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:07 pm
by ze2be
jngpng wrote:robin wrote:jngpng wrote:Did anyone else notice the built-in soundcard now has digital ins and outs? Makes it a lot more useful...
the powerbook (15 and up) had that.
I never noticed that
MacBook got that, AND optical i/o (adat)
