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MacBook wait or Buy?
by marcobeghi - 4/14/07 11:13 AMI was hoping to get a macbook (black) along with Leopard in June, but now Leopard is delayed until October and I need a laptop by September.. What should I do?
1. Should I considerbuying a macbook now and update to leopard later?
2. will the macbook run leopard efficiently?
3.Or should I wait until june 11, does anybody know if an updated version of the macbook is coming any time soon? I wouldn't want to buy a macbook now and a few months later learn that a new one just came out.
4. Also I heard somethings about the grafics card and the screen are not very good, im not a gamer should i be bothered about this?
I would appreciate any advice
thank yo
Same Problem?
by treemen - 4/14/07 1:07 PM In reply to: MacBook wait or Buy? by marcobeghiI have the same problem, I think I'm just going to buy the Black Macbook now and go with Tiger. It's been around for awhile I guess so it probaly has all the bugs worked out. I think they had the same problem when Vista was relased. You're also right about the graphics card. It basically sucks, ok for most things, but with only 64mb of video memory, it just seems wrong to me to put such a low end graphics card, into such a nice notebook. The screen I think is about the perfect size. It's glossy though, so some may be again't that. Over all the Black Macbook is a very good laptop in my eyes. I'd buy it know and what for Apple to work the kinks out of Leopard.
more on Tiger
by marcobeghi - 4/14/07 3:16 PM In reply to: Same Problem? by treemenI didn't mention it before but I made the switch, XP to Tiger! with an iMac still on power PC though not intel. Tiger is amazing! if you are coming from a windows platform like I did a while back... just imagine not having to update antivirus software! not having antivirus software! you dont need it... hardly any crashes... and if something does crash every other app. that is open just runs smoothly. Also it is very easy to use in my opinion.
Awesome, I'm a switcher also!
by treemen - 4/14/07 4:44 PM In reply to: more on Tiger by marcobeghiI'm also switching from XP to Tiger. I bought a PC last year, but relaized I wanted a Mac. So this Black MacBook is going to be my first Mac. And from playing around with Tiger in the stores a I love it. I love not having to update antivirus software, not scans for problems that slow my PC down. IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!
My Silver Mac Pro
by Biker Jon - 4/21/07 3:46 AM In reply to: more on Tiger by marcobeghiI switched about theww months ago to the silver MAC Pro. (OS X). I love it. You're right no need for virus software. The only thing I wish were different is the delete button which only works one way as opposed to Windows which works two ways. I am a happy convert though.
Deleting the other way
by RenoDavid - 4/21/07 8:16 AM In reply to: My Silver Mac Pro by Biker JonIt will delete the other way if you hit the "fn" key too.
Deleting the other way
by Biker Jon - 4/22/07 4:42 AM In reply to: Deleting the other way by RenoDavidThanks!! IO read most of the lit about it and must have overlooked that. Thanks very much
Jon
Deleting trick
by RenoDavid - 4/22/07 4:24 PM In reply to: Deleting the other way by Biker JonWell, to tell you the truth, I just saw this tip again recently. I seem to recall being aware of it years ago, but I never got into the habit of using it! I'm going to try to change that, but I'm an old dog...
NOT! - - Apple's been releasing security updates
by b8375629 - 4/23/07 10:45 AM In reply to: more on Tiger by marcobeghiThey wouldn't bother if they didn't think it was a problem.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
Point is, don't think you're invulnerable. Anybody who tells you otherwise is preaching FUD
yeah, but so?
by waffle911 - 4/25/07 5:01 PM In reply to: NOT! - - Apple's been releasing security updates by b8375629I heard somewhere that Apple held a conference with hackers. It was a challenge to see who could take over a mac via the operating system. They failed. They then allowed them to try to exploit other programs to get to the system. After hours and hours, ONE guy (out of, like, 30) managed to get in through SAFARI. But anyone who uses the internet and actually knows his computer backwards and forwards knows that OEM browsers rarely meet the demand for security and functionality anyway. Go Firefox!
I have no idea about the BS factor, but its from a reliable source that is always right about everything he knows. He even predicted, months ahead, that the Nintendo DS was going to be all over the PSP like a bad itch. Same goes for Wii/XB360 vs. PS3.
So why?
by b8375629 - 4/25/07 6:02 PM In reply to: yeah, but so? by waffle911If that's the case, then why go to the trouble of releasing them?
A couple of years ago, it was practically unheard of for Apple to release security patches. Now this month, they released a bunch more. Why?
Um, what are you talking about?
by RenoDavid - 4/25/07 6:52 PM In reply to: So why? by b8375629Apple has been releasing security patches ever since OS X came out. Isn't it better to correct shortcomings BEFORE they can be exploited? And, rather than a bunch, they've only had one security patch release this month. It came out on the 19th. Actually, they release one about every month. You can see the release dates here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
Same page!
by RenoDavid - 4/25/07 7:00 PM In reply to: Um, what are you talking about? by RenoDavidI see you were looking at the same page I was. I'm still trying to figure out how you got a "bunch" of updates in the last month out of that. I see one security update and one firmware update for the new Airport Base Station.
Go to this link if you want to see that they've been doing them for years:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25631
I see more than one
by b8375629 - 4/26/07 5:25 AM In reply to: Same page! by RenoDavidThere are actually about 60 released since 2005. But I'll let you count them to get an exact number. And yes, you're right there were only two for this month. It was March I was referring to. That's six in the last two months. A record for Apple.
And no, Apple shouldn't need security updates. It's an invulnerable system, at least according to some of you fanboys. I don't remember security patches made for OS9. Now why is that?
(chuckle)
I see more than one
by b8375629 - 4/26/07 5:27 AM In reply to: Same page! by RenoDavidThere are actually about 60 released since 2005. But I'll let you count them to get an exact number. And yes, you're right there were only two for this month. It was March I was referring to. That's six in the last two months. A record for Apple.
And no, Apple shouldn't need security updates. It's an invulnerable system, at least according to some of you fanboys. I don't remember security patches made for OS9. Now why is that?
(chuckle)
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