Registered: Nov 2003
Location: part of the generation of low attention spans
14" iBook info?
Hi-
am considering buying a computer and looking into the 14" ibook
Have limited experience with apple - but people say it's easy!
anybody own this laptop(or similar) and have any plusses/minuses they'd want to share, or know of a better $1500 laptop?
thanks!
Oct-03-2005 04:57
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
iBooks aren't sexy at all compared to the hotness that www.dynamism.com has. Check their shit out. Pricy as fuck but oh so hot.
Oct-03-2005 05:09
Jer
Never Left
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: London Town
HP
Oct-03-2005 05:22
Stingray
Still underwater
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: The M-dot
^Excuse me while I puke
Oct-03-2005 05:23
Jer
Never Left
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: London Town
quote:
Originally posted by Stingray
^Excuse me while I puke
The Pavilion I'm writing this on has been thrown out of moving cars, stepped on, had drinks spilled on it and worse.
I'm completely pleased with HP, and believe me.. I'm a VERY picky consumer.
Oct-03-2005 05:27
VERTiG0
cunning linguist.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location: no longer Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
My next laptop will be an IBM X40 or the equivalent at the time. Laptops should be portable and small, not 9 pound 17" widescreen behemoths.
The Sony Vaio X505 is my current electronic lust object.
Oct-03-2005 05:35
goodnet
•Damn• I look good.
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by VERTiG0
My next laptop will be an IBM X40 or the equivalent at the time. Laptops should be portable and small, not 9 pound 17" widescreen behemoths.
Hell yeah! I keep glancing at the X41T myself. I look at people buying those Future Shop special Dell/HP/COMPAQ behemoths and laugh. Silly large machines, what do they think they're doing.
Oct-03-2005 05:57
Cosmic Fur
Debbie Downer
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Mississauga, Canada
Personally, I'd go for a Windows laptop over a Mac one any day. Unless you're in graphic design, but then why get a 14"er anyway?
I'm typing this on a HP ZV5410 that I'm quite happy with. It's a bit heavy for a laptop and the touchpad has it's 'off' days (when it works like crap), but other than that, it's a great desktop replacement that I can take with me to school when I need to.
Specs:
- 1.8 GHz Athlon 64 (waiting for warranty to expire before I can slap a 64-bit operating system on this thing )
- 512MB RAM
- 60GB HD
- 64MB Dedicated Nvidia video card
- 15.4" screen
- 7 lbs weight
- max 3 hours battery
- $1200
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I'm the trouble starter, fuckin' instigator.
I'm the fear-addicted, danger illustrated.
Oct-03-2005 06:05
++ EGO ++
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, ON
Re: 14" iBook info?
quote:
Originally posted by simms327
Hi-
am considering buying a computer and looking into the 14" ibook
Have limited experience with apple - but people say it's easy!
anybody own this laptop(or similar) and have any plusses/minuses they'd want to share, or know of a better $1500 laptop?
thanks!
I'd get the 12" powerbook if I were you, thats what I own, next to the dual G5s that I use mostly
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Oct-03-2005 06:28
amb_
Crisis in Clubland
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: Waterloo
quote:
Originally posted by Cosmic Fur
- 7 lbs weight
Ouch.
Oct-03-2005 06:40
Cosmic Fur
Debbie Downer
Registered: Jan 2005
Location: Mississauga, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by amb_
Ouch.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger
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I'm the trouble starter, fuckin' instigator.
I'm the fear-addicted, danger illustrated.
Oct-03-2005 06:52
Stingray
Still underwater
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: The M-dot
quote:
Originally posted by Jer.
I'm completely pleased with HP, and believe me.. I'm a VERY picky consumer.
Are you pleased with all the adware they come preloaded with?
Granted they make good units. You just gotta format them as soon as you open the box
)
