Borrowing a 12.1" iBook for the night...

[aphex]

My girlfriends mom knew i was interested in possibly selling my Dell Insipiron 8100 and switching to the darkside..... i.e. a small ibook/powerbook...

She graciously let me borrow her 12.1" ibook for the night so i can see if i like it... I didnt even ask, she just randomly offered it this evening after i came over to hang out with Danielle....

So far i freakin love it!

Pros:
- LIGHT AS HELL
- Very sleek design.
- 12.1" is actually more real estate than i was expecting, still plenty of room on there to do serious work.
- Battery Life! I've had it on for over 3.5 hours and it still shows 22% remaining.... My dell would have died an hour ago.

Cons:
- Im used to my 1600x1200 UXGA
- Getting used to OS X.

So far so good

 

[JetBlack69]

:beer:

 

[FoBoT]

don't drop it dude

or spill crap on it

 

[UnatcoAgent]

I like the little macs, very nice indeed :beer:

 

[aphex]

^
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I think you spilled your beer...

EDIT: Topped it off

 

[hdeck]

i wish i could borrow someone's powerbook =\

i go to fry's just to play with them

 

[Lyfer]

Originally posted by: hdeck
i wish i could borrow someone's powerbook =\

i go to fry's just to play with them

heh

 

[MournSanity]

Check if there's any pr0n on the hard drive.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Check if there's any pr0n on the hard drive.

 

[phreakah]

Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Check if there's any pr0n on the hard drive.

when i worked at compussr there was this guy who brought in a computer for service... his hd was full of pr0n of him and his wife

 

[Kenny]

Originally posted by: phreakah

Originally posted by: hypersonic5
Check if there's any pr0n on the hard drive.

when worked at compussr there was this guy who brought in a computer for service... his hd was full of pr0n of him and his wife

You played it on all the computers that were there as a demo right?

 

[phreakah]

oops nm

 

[MournSanity]

Originally posted by: phreakah
oops nm

AHahahahahah, you quoted your own quote!

 

[PlatinumGold]

well I'm writing from My new Toshiba tablet PC. Woo hoo
I've wanted one of these for awhile Now. BTW the Handwriting thing is Ok.

And My Writing sux

Very cool tho.

 

[LS20]

if you want to play with one go to an Apple store. they are ALL functional (nothing locked), all connected to broadband, hooked up toe ither a camera or camcorder or music instrument or ipod... and you can play with them to your delight.

god forbid they do anything like that at a best buy or comp usa...

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: LS20
if you want to play with one go to an Apple store. they are ALL functional (nothing locked), all connected to broadband, hooked up toe ither a camera or camcorder or music instrument or ipod... and you can play with them to your delight.

god forbid they do anything like that at a best buy or comp usa...

where is this "apple store" located?

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

where is this "apple store" located?

http://www.apple.com/retail/

i went to the one at Willow Glen in plano

i came out wanting an ipod more than ever

the ibook and powerbooks are amazing in design and execution. i still have to get used to the OS. mac lappy running XP (not emulated) would be awesome !!!

 

[ElFenix]

if i didn't require a PC notebook for law skizzy i'd have gotten an ibook. or maybe an albook. 12"

instead i've got this brick of a dell. sure, the screen is nice, but 5 lbs empty is still a bit much.

 

[LS20]

haha yeah, i think its ideal to have an XP rig at home, and a mac lappy to toy around with. my sister got a compaq thats thicker than a triple cheeseburger. im amazed how they can get the 17" powerbook so darn thin

 

[focusyn]

yea, i switched to macs a few months back (got myself an ibook) and it's been sweet since. never had any problems and OS X is one of the easiest to use/learn OSes that i've ever used. still has some minor kinks, but from my experience way less than Win2k or WinXP. I'm sure you'll get the hang of using a mac in no time.

 

[mpitts]

It's amazing the number of people who find out that they actually LIKE Macs and OS X once they try it.

I know I was one of them.

 

[randomlinh]

do it!!!!!

 

Get 12" Powerbook and we can rule the universe together as nef and lifer, muhuhuhuhuh/

 

[HomerSapien]

It's amazing the number of people who find out that they actually LIKE Macs and OS X once they try it.

I know I was one of them

Me too. I gave it a shot when 10.1 came out and have loved it since. Oh, and having a 1" thick fullsize laptop before any pc maker had one was a definite selling point to me. (I ride my bike to school a lot and need the compact design.) I cant wait for 10.3 to come out.

 

[TuffGirl]

Add to the Cons:

- how hot it gets. Use it for a few hours and see how much it burns up your lap, compared to PC laptops.

Otherwise, what a sweet machine. Powerbooks are even nicer.

How do you like OS X?