Buzz Out Loud Lounge: Apple Announcement: New Macbooks & Macbook Pro
Apple Announcement: New Macbooks & Macbook Pro
by surfpark - 2/26/08 1:36 PMI'm so not a Mac fanboy, but I think someone here might be. I'm all about the improvement of laptops, but I've had a MacBook Pro for a year now, and its not slow or filled-up enough to justify a new one. Give me a holographic screen or LED projected keyboard...then I'll consider it. High expectations? Damn right.
Here are the stats:
The updated MacBook comes in three variations: white 2.1 GHz and 2.4 GHz models ($1099, $1299) with 120GB or 160GB 5400 rpm hard drives and a black 2.4 GHz model ($1499) with a 250GB 5400 rpm hard drive. The 2.1 GHz model comes with 1GB of memory while the 2.4 GHz models come with 2GB of memory. All three models can be expanded to 4GB.
The revised MacBook Pro also comes in three variations, with an optional build-to-order processor upgrade: a 2.4 GHz, 15-inch MacBook Pro ($1999) model with a 200GB 5400 rpm hard drive, a 2.5 GHz, 15-inch MacBook Pro ($2499) with a 250GB 5400 hard drive, and a 2.5 GHz, 17-inch MacBook Pro ($2799) with a 200GB 5400 rpm hard drive.
A 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo is available in either the 15-inch or 17-inch MacBook Pro models for an additional $250. Buyers of the 17-inch MacBook Pro also have the option of a hi-resolution LED widescreen display in glossy or matte for $100 more. Those with expecting to do a lot of video editing on their MacBook Pro may wish to consider a smaller but faster 200GB 7200 rpm hard drive for $50 more; a 300GB 4200 rpm hard drive is available for $75 more.
Mac Fan Boy I'm not
by Xandergrampy - 2/26/08 2:52 PM In reply to: Apple Announcement: New Macbooks & Macbook Pro by surfparkI'll stick with Windows thank you. Vista is excellent and the only reason in the past for using a Mac was for video editing, and those dorky people who didn't know any better, but now that Windows PC's have caught up, why put yourself in a position where a printer or camera or device you buy may end up not being mac supported or you will have trouble with converting, finding software, free stuff etc.
Mac's are the Ralph Nader of the computer industry, just around to influence people.
George
what?
by thriftyT - 2/26/08 2:56 PM In reply to: Mac Fan Boy I'm not by Xandergrampy"why put yourself in a position where a printer or camera or device you buy may end up not being mac supported or you will have trouble with converting, finding software, free stuff etc."
I dare you to go to the store and find a name-brand camera or printer that isn't compatible with the Mac.
In the 1990s it was very hard to find Mac compatible peripherals, but these days almost everything is x-platform...
ThriftyTechie
Mac capatibility
by Xandergrampy - 2/26/08 3:15 PM In reply to: Well by surfparkMy:
HP Scanjet G3010 Photo Scanner (6 months old)
Wallet Photo viewers (newer)
Konica Minolta magicolor 2300 DL laser printer (4 years old)
None of these peripherals are Mac compatible. I don't mean to be mean to people who appreciate Mac machines but hey, you must agree there is a a limited market for Mac peripherals compared to Windows.
George
I would agree with that
by n74jw - 2/26/08 5:06 PM In reply to: Mac capatibility by XandergrampyI have two printers that are not Mac-compatible. I guess that is why there is Parallels...
well actually...
by thriftyT - 2/26/08 5:37 PM In reply to: Mac capatibility by XandergrampyAmazon says that your HP Scanjet G3010 is Mac compatible.
http://www.amazon.com/HP-ScanJet-G3010-L1985A-B1H/dp/tech-data/B000MWE980/ref=de_a_smtd
I don't know what a Wallet Photo viewers is.
Although the older 2300 DL is not supported by Konica Minolta for Mac, all their newer products are.
But even for older printers/peripherals not supported by manufacturers, third party drivers and workarounds are often available. For the 2300 DL:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040906165713549
LOL
by n74jw - 2/26/08 5:08 PM In reply to: Mac Fan Boy I'm not by Xandergrampy'Ralph Nader of computer industry', that's a new one...
Ralph must be doing pretty well then.
Kind of fanboy, kind of annoyed
by DaveBinM - 2/27/08 2:40 AM In reply to: Apple Announcement: New Macbooks & Macbook Pro by surfparkWell, I bought a new MacBook 2 weeks ago. I'm not an uber Apple Fanboy, but I'd been running a Dell Inspiron 1100 on Windows XP for 4 years, and I'd always had Windows machines (I dabbled a little in Linux too), and I thought I'd try something new, and see if these Mac fans were onto something. I figured that if I liked OS X, I could keep using that. If not, I could use Boot Camp, and install XP on it, and have a nice new XP laptop to replace my old one. I figured it was a win/win situation either way.
But, I paid AU$200 extra to get the 2GB of RAM, and decided not to get the 160GB HDD because I couldn't afford that. Theoretically Apple update the MacBooks every 200 or so days. (see: http://switchtoamac.com/site/macbook-macbook-pro-updates-soon-release-dates-analyzed.html). I'm not about to run out and scream about how all of a sudden my machine sucks and I need a new one, I'd just have liked to have saved the money.
So I thought I'd be safe for a while. As a student I'm kind of bummed I spent that extra cash 2 weeks ago.
I'm annoyed. But hey, this always happens in the Tech World.
Macs vs. PC compatibility and ram
by Xandergrampy - 2/27/08 4:41 AM In reply to: Kind of fanboy, kind of annoyed by DaveBinMActually the Hewlett Packard site says that my scanner isn't compatible. I had to get this new one because my old scanner was a Win-98 model and the manufacturer wasn't planning on providing a Vista Driver for it. Anyway I can recommend the HP Scanjet G3010 as a great scanner, it's quite fast and works well, and it's in the low price range for a flatbed scanner.
To respond to your situation, well 2 gb. of ram is needed now even for Vista to run smoothly, so you can't waste money on too much ram. My Hewlett Packard is almost 3 yrs. old now and came with XP, but it has Vista on it now and I'll keep it, until something kills it, already I lost my DVD-RW drive, well I probably wore it out, but I had a comparable External DVD-RW USB 2.0/firewire, so that worked. 
sorry to be a nitpicker...
by thriftyT - 2/27/08 5:16 AM In reply to: Macs vs. PC compatibility and ram by Xandergrampythe HP Scanjet G3010 driver for Mac OS is available at HP's website:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=1849438&taskId=135&prodTypeId=15179&prodSeriesId=1849437&lang=en&cc=us
I appreciate all sorts of viewpoints, but I think that there's a factual error here with your assertion that this scanner isn't Mac OS compatible.
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