14-10-2008, 20:33 | #11 |
Joey Tempest
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I love glossy screens, but I'm a saturation whore
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14-10-2008, 20:39 | #12 |
The Mouse King of Denmark
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I agree with what most people are saying here - keyboard looks odd, glossy screen FTL, UK overpriced... Now I have a new battery I'll be keeping my model for a good while yet. Shame I got mine just before the LED screens were introduced as that would really help the old battery life out.
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14-10-2008, 20:42 | #13 |
Chef extraordinaire
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Well the iBook is getting rather long in the tooth now so I'm considering changing but it won't be till the new year so hopefully for Macworld Expo we'll have another update so I can look to purchase something.
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14-10-2008, 21:05 | #14 |
Sofa Boy
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Can someone clarify for a Mac n00b, does the revised Macbook mean you can pick up last generation Macbooks for fewer gold coins now?
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14-10-2008, 21:12 | #15 |
ex SAS
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Well there were fat iPod nanos on the refurb store at a huge discount for a week or so after the new ones were released so it's possible.
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14-10-2008, 21:13 | #16 |
Rocket Fuel
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I hope so, my brother is after a new laptop and after using my Macbook he's decided he's going to do the sensible thing and go Mac.
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14-10-2008, 21:41 | #17 |
Sofa Boy
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As do I. I'll be keeping a close eye out!
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15-10-2008, 15:39 | #18 |
Bananaman
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Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh
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Hmmmm i dunno i don't have a macbook (pro) and i'm actually considering getting one as my next laptop possibly. They look pretty nice to me, i'm willing to give OSX a go, problem is i'll need to dual boot linux on it so i can use some of my uni stuff. I have a horrid feeling that the new cool trackpad isn't going to be very well supported outside OSX! Massive glass multitouch trackpad for the win though, looks fantastic. Screen is a bit crud mind, keyboard i'll get used to, aren't all apple keyboards usually like that anyway?
I haven't really looked at the price yet either, which is probably the main factor i won't bother getting one as i'm not one to pay over the odds... Which is a shame. |
15-10-2008, 19:20 | #19 |
Moonshine
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Location: Southampton
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Just looked at the spec list and they don't.
DVI adaptor is a £20 extra, VGA is a £20 and Dual Link DVI is a £70 add on. The remotes are a £15 extra as well now.
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15-10-2008, 20:40 | #20 |
Moonshine
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MacBook 13" (1280x800) for £950 (£810 with Higher Education discount)
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz 2GB DDR3 Memory 160GB Hard Drive NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics Dell XPS 15" (1280x800) for £810 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 4GB DDR2 Memory 320GB Hard Drive NVIDIA 8600M GT graphics Dell XPS 15" (1920x1200) for £970 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz 4GB DDR2 Memory 400GB Hard Drive NVIDIA 8600M GT graphics That's a huge sacrifice on specification in order to get MacOSX, A pretty design, maybe slightly better build and a funny trackpad.
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