SpaceGhost Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Have you stoped by easton to check out the new MacBooks? http://www.apple.com/ I can't decide. MacBook or MacBook Air Well I am going to purchase one or the other in December. Went and played with both yesterday. 1.86 SSD Mac Book Air 500GB Time Capsule Super Drive $2,857.70 Ohio Sales tax and Education discount. http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1469/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/macbook-air/img/gallery-big-01.jpg MacBook, 13-inch, Aluminum 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide Accessory kit 500GB Time Capsule 2042.13 with Ohio Sales Tax and Education Discount. http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1469/store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/macbook/img/overview-hero.png Roughly $800 difference. I love the Air's light weight! And it is more than fast enough for what I need. (MobileMe, syncing iPhones and My AppleTV, Web surfing, paying bills Photoshoping pics of the family and friends) Although for 800 less I get a faster clock speed, a larger HD, double the ram, and I really like the screen on the MacBook. But when I pick up the MacBook it feels twice as heavy as the Air even though I know it is only 1.5lbs. Arg! What would you do? Is the 800 worth the less power but light weight of the Air? The only thing I would like to do is run Bootcamp and WinXP also and I am questioning the HD Space on the Air. My wife does some things for her work at a nearby Hospital on the web and you must have a Windows OS to do them. I have less than 20GB of music and Photos, but will have a Time Capsule anyway. Will the SSD be Ok with Both OS on it and my 20GB of Media? Program wise will be Office 2008 Mac, and Photoshop. Maybe StarPlayer for Sirius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Those are nice.. Macs I have an Ipod now, i guess Im an Apple user too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I don't care for macs, but if the mac "brick" concept comes to production, I'm officially converted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I don't care for macs, but if the mac "brick" concept comes to production, I'm officially converted. It has, That is what is pictured above in my first post. "brick" refers to how the MacBook and MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are Manufactured, it is constructed and milled out of a single block or "brick" of Aluminum. http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/04/brick-refers-to-the-macbook-manufacturing-process/ http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/08/more-brick-macbook-case-images/ Video: http://www.apple.com/macbook/the-new-macbook/watch.html#large Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 i dont have a mac but ive been considering it lately. would be fun to get and play around with i used the new mac book pro at the store and the touch pad feels really weird right now. i must need to invest into one and get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Of course this would be sweet with the MacBook Air. Add a Apple Cinema Display For the best of both worlds (ultra portable and a 24" Desktop). http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1469/store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/macbook-air/img/gallery-big-10.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Not the same "brick" I was referring to. Apparently after a little googling it is now referred to as the Macbook Touch. Secksee. http://m.gizmodo.com/site?sid=gizmodo&pid=JuicerHub&targetUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fgizmodo.com%2F5027706%2Frumor-macbook-touch-coming-in-october%3Fop%3Dpost%26refId%3D5027706 Ofcourse more googling shows this is still a rumor, based off of some patents apple took out. Back to my apple hatin cave for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverMaker Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Get the Macbook or Macbook Pro. Air has very few ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Is that monitor adaptable for a PC laptop? Just curious...looks BA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Is that monitor adaptable for a PC laptop? Just curious...looks BA. No, read. http://www.apple.com/displays/features.html Buy a Mac and run Windows on it along with OSX Leopard. best of both OSs 1 Machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 No, read. http://www.apple.com/displays/features.html Buy a Mac and run Windows on it along with OSX Leopard. best of both OSs 1 Machine. No thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I use mine for to many things as a professional geek, I cannot have the air for the lack of ports. My MB Pro is only 2 months old anyway, no need for a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaSSon Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I vote for the macbook. What good is the light-weight of the Macbook Air if you have to carry around an external drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I vote for the macbook. What good is the light-weight of the Macbook Air if you have to carry around an external drive? That's just it, I never use my optical drive in my 2 PCs except when I rebuild the software and OS on them. I never use one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 My wifes new toy for work http://images.apple.com/imac/design/images/gallery/imac_3_20071026.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyin Miata Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I use mine for to many things as a professional geek, I cannot have the air for the lack of ports. My MB Pro is only 2 months old anyway, no need for a new one. I got one of the first MacBook Pro's that were out, and to this day the only major problem I've had was the power adapter fraying near the magnetic connector. And they fixed that under warranty, no questions asked. As much as I'd love a new one, I'm gonna see how long this one will last. I think I read somewhere that the new Macbooks have the right connector for the optical drive to allow it to be replaced by another hard drive. So you could technically have a Macbook with 1 terabyte of space. Kekeke . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Of course this would be sweet with the MacBook Air. Add a Apple Cinema Display For the best of both worlds (ultra portable and a 24" Desktop). http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1469/store.apple.com/Catalog/regional/amr/macbook-air/img/gallery-big-10.jpg Yes buy this combo for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conesmasher Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 I don't care for macs, but if the mac "brick" concept comes to production, I'm officially converted. What about the modbook http://www.axiotron.com/index.php?id=modbook If you've already got the iPhone, I'd probably say Macbook. Just a little more horsepower and a really nice solid design. I've got the old school, white macbook. Had it for a year so far, so far so good!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 personally I would opt for the macbook pro because it has optical and ethernet onboard. Difference in size now is even less than it was. Dont forget the cost of the 3yr. applecare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cremean Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 MacBook PRO Multi-touch = w1nsauce Or, buy a cheap Dell and Hackintosh that shit. I have a Vostro 1700 that's basically the equivalent of a MacBook Pro for half the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Yes Hackintosh is the best of both worlds if you know how to build one. Just do yourself a favor and PLEASE buy a quad core, a bunch of ram, and 2 of the same video cards. And run parallels and emulate windows for maximum effect on monitor 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 MacBook PRO Multi-touch = w1nsauce Or, buy a cheap Dell and Hackintosh that shit. I have a Vostro 1700 that's basically the equivalent of a MacBook Pro for half the price. Mac Book has Multi-touch too for less $$$ I don't need a PRO when a MacBook will do especially when really the only difference now between a MacBook and a MacBook Pro is the Pro has Firewire 800 and a 2 inch larger screen. I would rather have a smaller notebook for portability and I am buying a 24" display to use when I need a big display. As for Hakintosh, fuck that, I am buying a Mac so I don't have to fuck with things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 No way on Mac book air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 No way on Mac book air. How come? Too slow for more money? I am beginning to lean to the MacBook 2.4 with only 2Gb of ram so I get the back lit keyboard. It's only $1250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 As for Hakintosh, fuck that, I am buying a Mac so I don't have to fuck with things. Only cool people fuck with things... and people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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