MacBook AT LAST

[ehmotion]

I hear that, but the 17" does run quite a bit cooler than the 15.4", more space to dissipate the heat. I also haven't heard of any complaints about the mooing or whining from the 17

[mikelangelo]

Well... I now am the happy owner of a 17" macbook pro. My old 17" powerbook pooped out. It's... it's... heavenly. I'll be eating raman noodles for the next 3 years... but it's worth it.

Set up was incredible. I connected my old powerbook to this one via firewire while setting it up and 1.5 hours later, my ENTIRE laptop (files, settings, apps, etc.) was basically ghosted/imaged onto the new machine! It's gorgeous!! I'm completely back up and running!!

Anyway... I now have to get a new kind of card reader because this new laptop does not have a PCMCIA slot. I have to get a USB2 reader now.

So fire, it's running cool and silent. I'll keep you posted.

[blinking8s+]

haha..congrats, and i just picked up a 15" today! need to go track me down a firefire card reader tomorrow as well.

[Joe[y]+]

i want my 15" now! (i decided to go with the pro rather than the macbook - it might last me uni that way)

[mikelangelo]

wwwweeeee...big macbook pro party at blinkings' place (assuming your're stabilized and have a roof over your head, now)... I'd volunteer my place but I'm installing new floors... so it's not too hospitable at the moment!

[blinking8s+]

haha...i have a hotel room for the next 8 weeks, we can trash it and not even have to pick up!

i just polished off the software choices and tweaks to this thing, cant figure out how i ever used windows for so long...ive used macs for the last year pretty hefty, but owning one, configuring it your way...it's a whole new ball game.

gonna make a post about my first experience with a mac on idiom when i get it back together.

[mikelangelo]

Originally Posted by blinking8s

haha...i have a hotel room for the next 8 weeks, we can trash it and not even have to pick up!

schweeeeetttt!!!

Originally Posted by blinking8s

i just polished off the software choices and tweaks to this thing, cant figure out how i ever used windows for so long...ive used macs for the last year pretty hefty, but owning one, configuring it your way...it's a whole new ball game.

oh, yes it is. And a fun game it is, too!
Later this summer, I'm going to attempt Boot camp with XP...

Originally Posted by blinking8s

gonna make a post about my first experience with a mac on idiom when i get it back together.

I'll check it out once you update your "404" page.

[ehmotion]

My 17 MBP arrived last week. Quite a speed boost from my previous PoweMac G4 400MHz. The 17" screen is also perfect for design and photography work. Now all I need is for Adobe to release the Universal Binary updates.

[mikelangelo]

amen to that!!

[blinking8s+]

CS2 is slow as hell, esp working in RAW or layer effects, and CS3 wiill be universal, which is still a chunk of time away

i dont know how you people tote around those 17's though...haha