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Thinking about getting a laptop

*caedes
11/02/03 12:30 AM GMT
Here's the (slightly modified) laptop that I'm seriously considering [link]. It's a 12" ibook G4 with a custom cover by MacSkinz. I can get it for about $950 from my school. I'm mainly wanting to be able to sit outside (and in other places that aren't my office) and do work while at the university. Any thoughts or suggestions?
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+WinterNight
11/02/03 3:30 PM GMT
Looks good, and if I could I would get a laptop as well (possible a Mac). But the custom cover is pretty cool. Would it have OSX Panther on it?
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=xentrik
11/02/03 7:35 PM GMT
That cover looks incredible.
I've found that it's nice to be able to pull the machine out and do a little work, check some file, do a little typing, a short assignment, or some wireless surfing (especially caedes.net), but that for serious work, nothing beats being inside with a desk and mouse. So don't necessarily expect to sit on a park bench all day doing important work, it's harder, at least in my opinion. Plus, your lap gets really hot.

I don't know anything about the Macs, but many people around here like them, and some are fanatical about it. :) But if you haven't completely forsaken pc's, I'd reccommend IBM. My T40 is absolutely amazing, and my T20 was great 3 years ago, and has given me no trouble. Most schools can get a great discount on them, too.
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*caedes
11/03/03 12:00 AM GMT
Yeah it comes with the newest OSX, and I'd probably be dual booting with Gentoo Linux. =)

xentrik: I already have it planned out so that I can hook the laptop up to my big-boy monitor/keyboard/mouse when I'm at home. I was actually looking at the thinkpads as well since I like IBM and they actually support Linux on their products. I've looked at the price list for my school and the T40 is about $2000. That's a bit more than I want to spend. They do have an R40 in the $1000 ballpark, but it's not as small as the ibook.
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=xentrik
11/04/03 2:57 AM GMT
Well I was lucky enough to get KeyBank to front the cash, I just kinda had to let them think I needed a $2300 book this semester... :-D
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+WinterNight
11/04/03 3:53 AM GMT
Well it is in a way a book ;-)
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CityGirl814
11/08/03 7:32 PM GMT
like it, go 4 it!!
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::Piner
11/09/03 5:08 PM GMT
I have a 14 inch iBook and it is worth every penny I spent for it.
A great machine, and you should go for it. I have never had a crash or freeze on OS X , very stable and fast.
I got mine with just a CD-ROM instead of a DVD-R and used the money I saved from that to max out the RAM.
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
*caedes
11/09/03 6:02 PM GMT
Last week I was pretty sure that I wanted the ibook, however now I'm looking at the powerbook too. At this rate I'll probably take so long that both will be discontinued. =)
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::Piner
11/09/03 6:38 PM GMT
Which PowerBook were you drooling over?
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
::Ntek
11/09/03 7:11 PM GMT
g4? art or video yes, gaming no....
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*caedes
11/09/03 7:26 PM GMT
I'm stuck between the 12 inch powerbook and 12 inch ibook. I'll mainly be using it for photoshop, email, websurfing, coding, and admin'ing my servers here and at work.
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::Ntek
11/09/03 7:30 PM GMT
do either of them have wireless? what are the specs and prices?
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*caedes
11/09/03 7:36 PM GMT
Here's the two configurations and prices I'm looking at. If set the memory of both to 256M since apple charges the same for memory upgrades on both.

[ibook]
[powerbook]
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::Ntek
11/09/03 7:45 PM GMT
you'll be happier with a faster processer, but will you be happy spending more money?
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::Ntek
11/09/03 7:47 PM GMT
it is more for the usage and less for the pocket.
powerbook is my feel. but it maynot be yours.
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::Ntek
11/09/03 7:53 PM GMT
my pc monitor is a 20". 14" seams small, but it does make the laptop smaller too ;)
i have a compaq handheld and it small & lightweight nice but not very usefull.
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::Piner
11/09/03 7:54 PM GMT
I think you would be happier with a slightly bigger screen, the 14inch 1 ghz iBook is about the same as the 12 inch Powerbook
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
*caedes
11/09/03 8:04 PM GMT
I don't know. One of the things that I really liked about apple's products is that they were really small and not as expensive as other manufacturer's 'ultra-portables'. So it would kinda defeat the point to get anything but the smallest. I have 19" monitors at home and work that I can hook it up to when i want a larger screen. I would consider 14" except that the screen's resolution is still 1024x768. That's what I really care about, not the spacial size (I have good eyesight =).
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::Ntek
11/09/03 8:07 PM GMT
if you have a bigger pc at home then the cheaper and smaller ibook is the way to go.
i do not incourage large pcs for unnessesary cost.
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*caedes
11/09/03 8:30 PM GMT
Yeah, I think I'll probably go that route. Thanks for the input.

Offtopic: has anyone noticed how the google adwords banner on the bottom of this page is selling apple computers. Their spydering software seems to actually work!
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::Ntek
11/09/03 8:35 PM GMT
noticed it, but not looking to buy at this moment. maybe usefull another day.

it is a good idea, very good.
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::Piner
11/09/03 8:48 PM GMT
If you have the bigger monitors to attach to it, then go for the PowerBook.
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
::Ntek
11/09/03 8:57 PM GMT
i'm not sure that is the point. yes powerbook, like i the powerbook but is'nt the point elsewhere? price. if he has a bigger server or pc then the small afordablity is the issue. right? please, correct me if i'm wrong.
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*caedes
11/09/03 8:59 PM GMT
I think you're saying that because the powerbook supports monitor spanning, correct? Actually I've researched this a bit, and it turns out that the ibook can do the exact same thing with a small software tweak. So I'll still be able to run the ibook on my large monitor at 1280x960 just like I could with the powerbook.
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::Ntek
11/09/03 9:06 PM GMT
correct.
i think in the case of you (caedes) you should get the ibook. costless and has a small processer. ideal for you...
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::Piner
11/09/03 9:12 PM GMT
Caedes yeah, but since you are willing to tweak the iBook, then get it.
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
::Piner
12/27/03 1:54 AM GMT
Well? It has been a month and a half and you haven't said if you got the iBook.
Curious minds want to know!!
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
*caedes
12/29/03 4:31 AM GMT
I ended up getting the 12" ibook. I'm using it right now actually.
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::Piner
12/29/03 4:41 AM GMT
Sweet!!! ^5 How long have you had it? :c)
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)
=xentrik
12/29/03 3:48 PM GMT
Excellent! I hope you're very happy with it.
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*caedes
12/30/03 1:16 AM GMT
I really like it so far. I had it delivered to my parent's house, so I had to wait untill just before xmass before I got it. I'm currently trying to get the website software running on it so I can develope for the website on it. That will make working on the site much easier.
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::Piner
12/30/03 1:18 AM GMT
Cool, That makes for a nice Christmas. Enjoy it bro!
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The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from an artist is to make him ruin his work. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1832)

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