FAO Computer Nerds

[miketpoto]

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Yeah Kamal, the things you mentioned take a few hours to get the hang of permanantly.

[asdf_admin]

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it was probably glossy Toasty. The blacks are uber rich. I stayed away because I like to work on the back deck in the Spring/Summer, the glare is just nast-e as can be. If that is not a concern you are golden. I hate glare, drives me freaking nuts, even a little.

[asdf_admin]

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Yeah Kamal, the things you mentioned take a few hours to get the hang of permanantly.

yep. so very true. i was surprised how easy things are. even some of the more complex things, like updating firmware and etc. cake walk.

[asdf_admin]

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Toasty. if you are going to wait for Leopard and possibly a new MBP update ... you will have to wait until 2008. There will a new MBP update by then. If you are just waiting for Leopard, go buy yourself a MBP now. Truly a blissful machine. In October I will be wiping my MBP clean and going to a full 64 system. I waited over a year. I am happy I did. Every morning I wake up and hear the system start up sound, I look at this machine and wish I had a compatible input. I care so much for this machine it is sick. Not only that, I have pledged all my electronics to Apple. It is a new world over here. The fun is back into using my computer, the min software that it comes with is just amazing. I could go on and on and I probably will. I have all ready tested the MBP to the limits and it just cranks and keeps up.

I love you MBP.

[miketpoto]

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Yeah, i have the developer version of leopard, and it's quite nifty, but nothing to wait around for really. It's a lot better and faster, but it's coming out soon, and like Dom said (and like I have now) the newest version of the MBP just came out and it wont be updated again till next year.

[asdf_admin]

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The only thing I will mention ... the thing gets fucking hot. I had it on my lap when I was camping and fixing up some photos in Aperture ... I did not know if was me hitting pre-menopause or what, but my legs where on fire. When I finally realized to check the bottom I was freaking surprised I could cook bacon and eggs. Though there were no performance issues and I thought all that time the nice glowing heat from the fire was keeping me warm, it was actually my MBP. I was so far away from the fire it was not even radiating any heat.

Wear your underwear when using the MBP on your lap. Cooked sausage is cooked sausage.

[toasty]

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Toasty. if you are going to wait for Leopard and possibly a new MBP update ... you will have to wait until 2008.

I'm more waiting for Leopard than another MBP update. There are some features that I know I want (Spaces, Quick Look, for instance) and I'd rather have a squeaky clean OS installed from the factory than doing the old upgrade thing that never seems to go as cleanly as a fresh install.

Then again, I'm accustomed to Windows upgrades, so perhaps I'm overreacting on that front.

The other driving factor is that I really don't need a new laptop right now, it is more of a want thing. If I had to have one right away, I'd certainly go for it now and just deal with the upgrade (and the extra $200) in October, but for something that is essentially replacing a perfectly good laptop, there's no need for me to rush.

[asdf_admin]

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well said. i agree.

[Kamal]

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Do you recall if this was a matte or glossy monitor?

don't recally, it wasn't shiny like my Sony (if that's what you meant)

[toasty]

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don't recally, it wasn't shiny like my Sony (if that's what you meant)

could you see your reflection in the screen?

[Kamal]

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nope....

[miketpoto]

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Kamal's a vampire

[Jenks]

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That sony kamal has is only like 1100 bucks.

*don't do it jenks, don't do it jenks, don't do it jenks

[feather]

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Don't do it! Hang in there!

From Kamal's description of the screen rendering, especially the uber-rich black, it sounds like a glossy screen.

Re. right click issue, you don't even need a mighty mouse, any ol' two-button scroll-wheel USB mouse can be plugged in and configured for right-clicking. That's usually the first big hurdle that a Windows -> Mac user has to overcome and it's easily solved.

[tiddles]

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even i have to use a two button mouse and i've been using macs since like OS 5