Skinner Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Hey looks like things are starting to change for the wife. She on bed rest now due to having contractions today(she feeling good). Anyway she uses a Mac at work and I want to get her a I-book Preferabably with the 17 inch display. So her is a list of the App she uses daliy. quark 6.1 photoshop CS Golive CS Freehand acrobat Illustrator 10 word I'm wanting to get her one that will run these apps without any issues. But at the same time I dont want to spend arm and a leg If I had a budget I would say $3k. I went to apple.com and built this one. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/7201107/wo/YMw8Fnri9P2r3IEMSdGigFrGetX/2.?p=0 looks like you cant upgrade the processor. oh TIA for any info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohio_wookie Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 I dont know exactly what you want to know, but as far as upgrading the processor, the powerbooks come with 1.25 or 1.5ghz processors if im not mistaken and neither are by any means slow, i have a 1.5 and it runs photoshop csII beautifully. but what you have setup there looks great, and the 15" is perfect, the 12" are weak, and the 17" are just rediculous for a laptop. im sorry if i that didnt help at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted December 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 well per the site its a1.67 pro here are the spec on a the 15 power book since the page expired. 1GB PC2-4200 DDR2 - 1 SO-DIMM 100GB Ultra ATA drive @ 7200 rpm SuperDrive DL (DVD+RW/CD-RW) AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 15.2-inch TFT Display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black00ws6 Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 1. Tell wife to go make you breakfast before she goes to work 2. take money for said laptop, buy new video card or xbox 360 3. come up and drink beer. I'll email ya tomorrow about lunch soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohio_wookie Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 well, i personally would definatly go with that, a 1.67 processor makes me jealous. plus the new powerbooks have a longer battery life and better screen resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Since I have the mac equivalent of a Lemon, I must warn you. BUY APPLE CARE.... if she is going to use it for work, BUY PRO CARE. If you have problems, and you will, you have to be able to get it fixed (good luck). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 The powerbook is a awesome machine. I know Ich ben will back me on this one. I've got a Powerbook 17 1.5 and it does everything i need at great speeds. I run a dual 800g4 at work also suits my needs quit well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted December 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 thanks for the info when we get it it will be on a wirless network as well I currently have a linksys 4 port router what router would you guys recomend to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted December 23, 2005 Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Let's make this alot easier. You can call me at my desk (614-287-5749). If I don't answer, call my cell (614-565-2744). I'll walk you through setting up what you need, and also get you a helluva discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted December 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2005 Let's make this alot easier. You can call me at my desk (614-287-5749). If I don't answer, call my cell (614-565-2744). I'll walk you through setting up what you need, and also get you a helluva discount. Let me get back with you on this after the first of the year. My wifes boos is considering buying the laptop for her to keep. Of some deal to where she pays a portion of it. Once I get more info I will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 As I said before, I have a lemon. It is broken again....please please please, have a plan in place for when your mac doesn't work and you really need to get to your applications/data. Apple could care less if it doesn't work so you are basically on your own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Better to eat the crow while it is hot.... I called Apple customer relations with this POS again.....they finally agreed I had suffered enough. They are sending me a brand new iMac G5. This is exactly what I wanted and can again start telling everyone about my good experiences with Apple. I am happy their customer relations department is empowered with making good decisions on behalf of the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 I'm glad to hear they took care of you. I've never had a problem with Apple's customer service. They've always taken good care of me, and my clients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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