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Apr 17, 2006 | 7:15 am
#31
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Originally Posted by kanebear
Ok I should say every Apple notebook worth considering *DUCKING and RUNNING*...
No, seriously, I shouldn'tve said every, as I have only had Powerbooks since the Ti series rolled out. Seems that all powerbookss ince then have had a problem.
As for Expresscard, it's not Cingular, it's Sierra Wireless, NovAtel, etc etc. While cards may be coming out this year (I'll believe it when I see it.) it's going to take YEARS to replicate the plethora of PCMCIA cards that're out. Reminds me of when we made the jump from ISA/VESA Local Bus to PCI. "Uh, what's a PCI card???"
No, seriously, I shouldn'tve said every, as I have only had Powerbooks since the Ti series rolled out. Seems that all powerbookss ince then have had a problem.
As for Expresscard, it's not Cingular, it's Sierra Wireless, NovAtel, etc etc. While cards may be coming out this year (I'll believe it when I see it.) it's going to take YEARS to replicate the plethora of PCMCIA cards that're out. Reminds me of when we made the jump from ISA/VESA Local Bus to PCI. "Uh, what's a PCI card???"
Apr 17, 2006 | 7:47 am
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Originally Posted by kanebear
I haven't hammered on mine much but thus far I like it. I haven't had the buzzing issues that others have but I HAVE noticed the limited WiFi range. Sadly, EVERY Apple notebook seems to suffer from that. Also, the Expresscard slot, I"m sure, will be nice to have about three generations down the road. Right now, I think it's insanity that they put it in. There's not an Expresscard on the market at current and what I want (datacards) likely won't be out for a year or more. Yes, I know bluetooth is an option. Tethering is a PITA. I have to worry about another phone, another charger, another battery to maintain. Also, show me a Cingular 3G HSDPA bluetooth phone I can buy right now. The backlit keyboard is really nice in low light situations. It also is leaps and bounds faster than the 867Mhz 12" Powerbook I have had for the past few years. I will say that it doesn't seem quite as well built as Apple notebooks that've gone before. Specifically, the trim around the mousepad feels flimsy. Apple notebooks previously have had design issues but their build quality has been impeccable. I can't comment on the battery life as I haven't had occasion to use it away from the plug. 
Yes, would be great to have the express card now. I can think of a couple f uses.
I think the wifi range is fine. Bluetoothing with the phone works fine too. As do bluetoothing with a headset while skyping or ichatting.
The isight is fantastic.
I love my MBP
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Apr 17, 2006 | 7:55 am
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Originally Posted by kanebear
With the intel procs, I'm afraid heat is going to be an issue with ALL of 'em. My issue was proc speed. The only reason I use macs is for sound capture, editing and processing.
Are you my twin or something?
The reason I ditched the old 12" PB 867 for the macbook was for sound editing.
I also needed a better graphics card for the video editing and for producing websites.
I'm not worried about the heat so much. I have solutions for that. I'm mostly tied to a desk when in UK but want portability for travels.
Had apple released a 12" MBP I would probably have gone for that. However, the bigger screen is nice.
Now, what else do we have in common?
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Apr 17, 2006 | 2:22 pm
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Originally Posted by Emma65
Are you my twin or something?
The reason I ditched the old 12" PB 867 for the macbook was for sound editing.
I also needed a better graphics card for the video editing and for producing websites.
I'm not worried about the heat so much. I have solutions for that. I'm mostly tied to a desk when in UK but want portability for travels.
Had apple released a 12" MBP I would probably have gone for that. However, the bigger screen is nice.
Now, what else do we have in common?
/E
The reason I ditched the old 12" PB 867 for the macbook was for sound editing.
I also needed a better graphics card for the video editing and for producing websites.
I'm not worried about the heat so much. I have solutions for that. I'm mostly tied to a desk when in UK but want portability for travels.
Had apple released a 12" MBP I would probably have gone for that. However, the bigger screen is nice.
Now, what else do we have in common?
/E
I'm an amateur audio archivist. I take old reels/discs and attempt to recover the audio on them. Content varies. It may be spoken word from a long-dead relative, or a musical performance, etc. I enjoy doing it and it gives the ability to write off a lot of this expensive equipment. It's also fascinating to hear voices and stories from the past. The work is time consuming and definitely a labor of love as it's definitely more costly in time invested than what I charge.
Sometimes this is very easy, sometimes the tapes/discs are in such poor shape that I cannot recover them. The software I use is Bias' Soundsoap Pro with a Metric Halo Mobile I/O ULN-2 doing the capture. I also digitize my own collection of reels and vinyl to listen to while on the road using a Fujitsu subnotebook and this. Not as small as an iPod but iPods don't do high-res audio.
I have to admit I haven't tried any of the pricier software suites but Soundsoap hasn't let me down yet. No universal binaries yet but the MBP has so much more power and memory that it still seems more than twice as fast.