Which MacBook?

**dmdigital** · 6th June 2009, 07:02 AM

Ron, I used of those as well. With single sided floppy drives, CP/M and WordStar. The storage bins were excellent as they held a packet of 10 disks in each one.

Did you know it was originally designed to fit under an aircraft seat? Now days you'd scare the security guys at the passenger screening if you turned up with something like that

**dmdigital** · 6th June 2009, 07:40 AM

Looks like there's a possibility of new models out with WWDC next week. So I'll hold off a few days.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 6th June 2009, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by dm_td5

They all offer solid state drive options.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

new models out with WWDC

Please explain?

**dmdigital** · 6th June 2009, 11:58 AM

WWDC = Worldwide Developers Conference 2009. Nerd central, like MS TechEd I suspect.

Solid State Drive = No hard drive just lots of chips. Sony, Toshiba et al also offer this. The "Hard Drive" of the future, bloody expensive though. SSD - Solid State Drive

**Mick-Kelly** · 6th June 2009, 12:45 PM

For what its worth i have a 17 inch MacBook Pro and it goes everywhere with me. I travel all over the place with it and its never missed a beat. Internal wireless and very fast processor. Dont think i could cope with a smaller screen now. Very good graphics machine.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 7th June 2009, 08:12 AM

pity you werent closer---
Stolen Macbook Pro

yes its in very bad taste Inc.

**rocket scientist** · 8th June 2009, 09:30 AM

Happy with my MACBokPRO, since I use it everyday for processing thousands of image files and for video editing.
A MACBook might be enough for what you want, and a lot cheaper.
My main reason for using the MAC is because the OS is much better for Photographic work. Just have to live with the cost.

**disco2hse** · 8th June 2009, 09:55 AM

On my third Apple Laptop. This one is a 15" MacBook Pro, the others were Powerbooks.

This one is the best of the bunch. Looked at the 17" but I'd have to either be built like an ox or end up looking like Quasimodo lugging it around.

Weight-wise the 15" is not a feather-weight and can get quite annoying having to drag it around the place. Roll on LEPs and OUIs :P

Alan

**wynnefraser** · 8th June 2009, 10:01 PM

I am using a MacBook Pro 17" Unibody with the solid state option. The battery is great! Lasts a long (long!) time.

Runs everything that I put at it - Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, etc

If your going to use it in a rough situation, the solid state is much better and will last a lot longer. Less chance of failure with important stuff.

ITS NOT THAT BIG! - I have an 15.4" Asus laptop, which is now out of date by about 2-3 years. The 17" of the MacBook Pro is not that much bigger by size and no thicker at all. The surrounding of the screen is only about 1cm whereas the Asus is a tad more. It doesnt seem that big to carry around.

**Scallops** · 9th June 2009, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Why I Didn’t Buy A Mac | Lifehacker Australia

What a load of rot

I was fully functional on my new iMac in 1 week - within 12 hours of owning it I had transferred everything from my PC and set up email and the internet. I have found it to be a superior product - PC's would still have amber dos prompts if it were not for Apple.

Anyway - Derek - there are new notebook Macs about to come out - check out this link - it is good for deciding when to buy Apple products....

Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone

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