So I went to the Apple Store today..

[Anubis]

this is the labtop i want

http://www.voodoopc.com/systems/advanced.aspx?t=2&p=250

 

[Eug]

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.

cmd+shift+3

CMD-SHIFT-4 also works, but allows you to crop. Both save a .pdf file on your desktop.

this is the labtop i want

[Link]

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.

 

[iamwiz82]

hmm... this is making me think i should trade my 12" Powerbook for an 14" ibook

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Anubis
this is the labtop i want

http://www.voodoopc.com/systems/advanced.aspx?t=2&p=250

Heh.. I called them labtops for the longest time....

 

[thraxes]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
<--jealous

Pretty much sums it up.
I WANT ONE TOO!!

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: cheapgoose
that's not too bad, my friend just forked over $3200 for a powerbook.

crazy!!!!!!!

: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!

Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker.

 

[Soybomb]

Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker

I'm picturing 100 illegal immigrants living in a closet....but each proudly with a jerker, whatever that is.....

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: Soybomb

Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker

I'm picturing 100 illegal immigrants living in a closet....but each proudly with a jerker, whatever that is.....

LOL.

It's a desk from Ikea. Best desk ever.

 

[Noirish]

Don't mind to have one.
No, I won't pay for it.
Next.

 

[Stark]

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.

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Is it running OS X Panther as advertised?

Yea, it is. I'd take a screenshot, but I'm still learning the OS.

cmd+shift+3

Thanks. Here is a screenshot showing OS version.

 

[GL]

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: cheapgoose
that's not too bad, my friend just forked over $3200 for a powerbook.

crazy!!!!!!!

: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!

Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker.

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.

 

[LethalWolfe]

dude that's freakin' sweet. I wish I had the $$$ for an iBook or a Powerbook. Hopefully this spring.


Lethal

 

[iamwiz82]

w00t, Apple has shipped my OSX 10.3. I love the ADC!

 

[Imported]

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!!!!!!!

: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!

Everyone in my apartment has a Jerker.

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.

Expose animation? If you meant the toolbar animation, it seems quite smooth when I open 10 or so windows.

 

[Eug]

Expose animation? If you meant the toolbar animation, it seems quite smooth when I open 10 or so windows.

Expos&eacute;

Thanks. Here is a screenshot showing OS version.

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

Why? The 14" and 12" have the same screen rez. The 12" is more portable.

 

[RGN]

looks kinda like my 12" powerbook.

Best tech item I've bought ever.

<-- loves new laptop.

 

[MAME]

I really dislike macs, sorry!

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Is it running OS X Panther as advertised?

Yea, it is. I'd take a screenshot, but I'm still learning the OS.

By the way, since it's Panther, set up a couple of accounts and check out Fast User Switching. It's like XP's, but with a cool twist.

 

[mpitts]

I heart Panter and Expose.

Expose is one of the greatest things I have ever seen in a GUI OS.

 

[Eug]

Originally posted by: MAME
I really dislike macs, sorry!

MacMAME!

Originally posted by: mpitts
I heart Panter and Expose.

Expose is one of the greatest things I have ever seen in a GUI OS.

Expos&eacute; rocks my casbah.

 

[GL]

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.

 

[Imported]

I know 256MB isn't enough. I just didn't wanna spend more for memory when I could get it cheaper from Crucial.

 

[Imported]

OMG, I just tried Expose out.. BEST FEATURE EVER.

 

[yellowperil]

That's a decent price. I was expecting around $1500. If only I didn't buy this Compaq Presario last December