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So I went to the Apple Store today..

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Congrats! Up until yesterday I wouldn't have recommended an iBook, because of the G3. But a G4 with Radeon 9200 will do nicely. The new slot load drive is cool too.


Yea, it is. I'd take a screenshot, but I'm still learning the OS.
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cmd+shift+3
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CMD-SHIFT-4 also works, but allows you to crop. Both save a .pdf file on your desktop.


this is the labtop i want

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Hmmm... A tad pricey at US$3250 considering it's got only a 40 GB drive and weighs "Roughly 8 Lbs with Battery". (The iBook is less than 5.) It will be screamingly fast, but I wonder how long the battery really lasts though.
 
Originally posted by: cheapgoose
that's not too bad, my friend just forked over $3200 for a powerbook.

crazy!!!!!!!
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:Q The employees at the Apple Store were telling me the iBook's video card is better than the Powerbooks.. 😕

Originally posted by: DrVos
Hey now, someone has a Jerker! Nice choice in furniture!
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Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker. 😀
 
My uncle went to one of those stores to ask about making some function work in windows (he bought his ipaq there).

He said the clerk/worker guy looked at him like a deer in the headlights.
 
Originally posted by: Imported
Originally posted by: cheapgoose
that's not too bad, my friend just forked over $3200 for a powerbook.

crazy!!!!!!!
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:Q The employees at the Apple Store were telling me the iBook's video card is better than the Powerbooks.. 😕

Originally posted by: DrVos
Hey now, someone has a Jerker! Nice choice in furniture!
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Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker. 😀
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If the Radeon 9200 in the iBook G4 had a 128 bit interface, then I would say they have a case. Alas, as far as I know, 32MB 9200s have a 64 bit interface probably making it slower than the GeForce 5200 Go in the PB 12". Still, they may be right. We'll have to wait for benchmarks, that's for sure. How fluid is the expose animation with lots of windows open? On my iBook 700 with 10 windows open the animation starts to get choppy.
 
Originally posted by: GL
Originally posted by: Imported
Originally posted by: cheapgoose
that's not too bad, my friend just forked over $3200 for a powerbook.

crazy!!!!!!!
Click to expand...

:Q The employees at the Apple Store were telling me the iBook's video card is better than the Powerbooks.. 😕

Originally posted by: DrVos
Hey now, someone has a Jerker! Nice choice in furniture!
Click to expand...
Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker. 😀
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If the Radeon 9200 in the iBook G4 had a 128 bit interface, then I would say they have a case. Alas, as far as I know, 32MB 9200s have a 64 bit interface probably making it slower than the GeForce 5200 Go in the PB 12". Still, they may be right. We'll have to wait for benchmarks, that's for sure. How fluid is the expose animation with lots of windows open? On my iBook 700 with 10 windows open the animation starts to get choppy.
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Expose animation? If you meant the toolbar animation, it seems quite smooth when I open 10 or so windows.
 
Expose animation? If you meant the toolbar animation, it seems quite smooth when I open 10 or so windows.
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Exposé

Thanks. Here is a screenshot showing OS version.
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Hey, 256 MB is not enough for OS X. 384 MB is OK for usual stuff, or 640 for more complex stuff.

hmm... this is making me think i should trade my 12" Powerbook for an 14" ibook
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Why? The 14" and 12" have the same screen rez. The 12" is more portable.
 
Now that I have Expose, I've changed around my multi-tasking habits. I never minimize any windows to the dock unless I absolutely know I won't work on it. I just leave everything open and expose between them all. It's great. Also, I now hide the dock since it's only useful for launching apps. So i can eek that much more real estate out of my iBook's 1024x768 screen. But having a dozen or so windows open at a time really taxes my lowly iBook. Expose works fast, but now fluidly and I'm a stickler for perfection. I was wondering how smoothly the animation ran on other systems. I'm desperately trying to hold out upgrading until the Powerbook G5s come out but I may just need a stopgap iBook G4 🙂 I'm a little worried the graphics chip is still a bit underpowered though.
 
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