#1- Do you have any special needs? If yes, ignore this post. Let your needs do the shopping for you.
#2- What's wrong with a $1300 MacBook?
#3- Could you get away with only having Office, AIM, iTunes, and Firefox on your computer? If so consider a netbook. Asus Eee PC 1000HE Install a 2GB ram chip if you can.
#4- Desire really good battery life? HP Pavilion dv5-1235dx +6 hours max, C-net tested it to be well over 4 hrs in straight video playback. Normally people should cut in half whatever the manufactorer/retailer says (even Apple's claims), but this guy does 2/3rds what's claimed under stress, which is good.
#5- Toshiba Satellite A305-S6916. Power of a MacBook at 2/3 the price. Also available well under MSRP.
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple. Show all posts
April 28, 2009
December 18, 2008
MacBook Fail!
Funny to hear Leo Laporte's MacBook Pro trackpad failed on him. With that and all the other problems, it should only go to verify one of the truths when it comes to Apple.
NEVER BUY A FIRST GEN APPLE PRODUCT.
Seriously though... don't.
NEVER BUY A FIRST GEN APPLE PRODUCT.
Seriously though... don't.
October 15, 2008
More on Mac
In fact... It's even worse...
Displayport? The average home consumer is still getting used to DVI. The normal reason someone would want an external display is for presentations, and now you'll have to carry a dongle around. I would want a DVI connection on my laptop, becuase today's protectors are likely to have DVI and/or VGA.
No FW400. Sucks to be a DV video user. I guess FW800 is ok, but the loss of the FW400 is rather disappointing.
No FW on the MacBook at all on the MacBook is also disappointing. While switchers don't really care so much about FW, seasoned Apple Users have really come to like FW, becuase of the way it handles power. Mac Users get to enjoy that, but now it's gone. Blah.
$1,000 for a laptop is expensive. It's not uber expensive, but it's not cheap. The average person looks at the MacBook and things, high end/luxury. They don't think of them in the same class of computer as a $700 14" widescreen Core 2 Duo machine from Best Buy, or a $350 netbook. Therefore, I think much of the difference between a MB and MBP shouldn't be there. Probably the most significant would be the express card slot. Many of the shortcomings in either model can be fixed with expresscard, and the MB doesn't even cover for it.
Displayport? The average home consumer is still getting used to DVI. The normal reason someone would want an external display is for presentations, and now you'll have to carry a dongle around. I would want a DVI connection on my laptop, becuase today's protectors are likely to have DVI and/or VGA.
No FW400. Sucks to be a DV video user. I guess FW800 is ok, but the loss of the FW400 is rather disappointing.
No FW on the MacBook at all on the MacBook is also disappointing. While switchers don't really care so much about FW, seasoned Apple Users have really come to like FW, becuase of the way it handles power. Mac Users get to enjoy that, but now it's gone. Blah.
$1,000 for a laptop is expensive. It's not uber expensive, but it's not cheap. The average person looks at the MacBook and things, high end/luxury. They don't think of them in the same class of computer as a $700 14" widescreen Core 2 Duo machine from Best Buy, or a $350 netbook. Therefore, I think much of the difference between a MB and MBP shouldn't be there. Probably the most significant would be the express card slot. Many of the shortcomings in either model can be fixed with expresscard, and the MB doesn't even cover for it.
October 14, 2008
New Macs... meh
When it comes to the MacBook Pro, I think it's nearly the perfect laptop. It's a good size, not too heavy, professional design, has a great mix of power and portability. In fact, the only things I would say that are missing are...
eSATA
HDMI
Blu-Ray
Too bad the new MBP lacks all three. The other stuff is kinda nice, but dual integrated/discreet graphic chips aren't groundbreaking, and I'm not going to ignore a missing feature because its built out of a single sheet of aluminum. Try again Steve.
eSATA
HDMI
Blu-Ray
Too bad the new MBP lacks all three. The other stuff is kinda nice, but dual integrated/discreet graphic chips aren't groundbreaking, and I'm not going to ignore a missing feature because its built out of a single sheet of aluminum. Try again Steve.
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