saint.panda Posted July 30, 2008 Report Posted July 30, 2008 I hope they'll also either bring out an updated Macbook Air or an aluminium Macbook with backlit keyboard soon.
JBLoudG20 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Posted July 31, 2008 Microsoft Office... I paid enough for software, I'm not buying it. Neo office or Openoffice?
n_maher Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Ok, so it looks like I'll probably be picking up a MacBook shortly. I must admit that I'm torn between waiting 2+ months to see/I] if they do indeed update the line bust honestly, since I'm probably aiming for the bottom of the line the improvements won't matter all that much to me. Am I crazy?
Salt Peanuts Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 I paid enough for software, I'm not buying it. Neo office or Openoffice? They both suck.
n_maher Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 I'm with salty, I used openoffice for PC for a while and it was pretty crappy.
postjack Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Ok, so it looks like I'll probably be picking up a MacBook shortly. I must admit that I'm torn between waiting 2+ months to see/I] if they do indeed update the line bust honestly, since I'm probably aiming for the bottom of the line the improvements won't matter all that much to me. Am I crazy? the new computer itch is a strong one, but I can't stop thinking: aluminum case vs. plastic case, or smooth and cool glass trackpad vs. whatever the trackpad is now. Not to mention surely refurb blackbook prices will drop $100-200 after whatever the announcement is? Just what I'm thinking right now.
n_maher Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 the new computer itch is a strong one, but I can't stop thinking: aluminum case vs. plastic case, or smooth and cool glass trackpad vs. whatever the trackpad is now. Not to mention surely refurb blackbook prices will drop $100-200 after whatever the announcement is?Eh, I've got a Al notebook (powerbook) right now and also a plastic cased lappy, can't say the aluminum is a huge draw for me. Also, I'm not really sure that the refurbs will drop all that much. Apple seems to do a very good job with inventory management and they discounts are pretty deep already (~30%). In fact, I just looked and there's little motivation for me to get a refurb. My wife is a high school guidance counselor so I qualify for the education discount so I might as well get a free Ipod while I'm at it and give it to my sister who was nice enough to give me the Powerbook I have now.
Cankin Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 I hope the new MBs coming real soon, My CKKIII is coming in few weeks, I can get a Apogee Duet anytime, but I just don't have a Mac yet
grawk Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 The free ipod is only for college students, but if you order on line and pretend to be a college student they may do that for you
postjack Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 The free ipod is only for college students, but if you order on line and pretend to be a college student they may do that for you so does it count if I'm only taking say, one or two classes this fall? or do I have to be full time? I have no interest in a new iPod but I certainly could sell it.
grawk Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 student id is required at the apple store, they don't check your schedule.
Contrastique Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 openoffice.org or neooffice? Hmm interesting. I've never heard of neo-office and open office doesn't work on Leopard. They were / are working on it though (aqua-something) but hasn't been released yet. Neo seems to have mutliple features that both ms and open office don't have although the list is probably set up to make it look that way. I'll definitely check it out though as the ms version I use is not legal anyways.
JBLoudG20 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Posted July 31, 2008 I'm with salty, I used openoffice for PC for a while and it was pretty crappy. I exclusively use Openoffice, so I have no worries about the 'crap level'. I am just wondering whcih port I should be using. However, if Indra says OO wont work on Leopard, then I will have to use NeoOffice.
JBLoudG20 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Posted July 31, 2008 the new computer itch is a strong one, but I can't stop thinking: aluminum case vs. plastic case, or smooth and cool glass trackpad vs. whatever the trackpad is now. Not to mention surely refurb blackbook prices will drop $100-200 after whatever the announcement is? Just what I'm thinking right now. Just buy the MBP The aluminum case is very, very nice. Glass trackpad has no appeal for me.
grawk Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Glass trackpads have no appeal only because you haven't used one
JBLoudG20 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Posted July 31, 2008 Glass trackpads have no appeal only because you haven't used one Don't I technically have one on my itouch?
grawk Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 yes, but multitouch for computer input is going to be way cooler
JBLoudG20 Posted July 31, 2008 Author Report Posted July 31, 2008 yes, but multitouch for computer input is going to be way cooler I already have that too.
n_maher Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Just buy the MBP Ehhh, can't really. It's $300 to $500 more than I really want to spend on this which makes no sense since I already have a really nice 15" laptop (Sager). What really pisses me off is that they jack the price of the black Macbook for no good reason. The HD upgrade only accounts for $90 of the $200+ difference.
Hopstretch Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 What really pisses me off is that they jack the price of the black Macbook for no good reason. The HD upgrade only accounts for $90 of the $200+ difference. Speaking as a shareholder, I can think of at least one quite compelling reason.
Hopstretch Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Also, does the Macbook have a Firewire 800 port? The new high-speed Firewire protocol due in a few months will allow up to 3.2Gbps over current 9-pin cables, so that's shortly going to be a very nice option to have if you move a lot of data around.
ingwe Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Also, does the Macbook have a Firewire 800 port? The new high-speed Firewire protocol due in a few months will allow up to 3.2Gbps over current 9-pin cables, so that's shortly going to be a very nice option to have if you move a lot of data around. The Macbook does not have a Firewire 800 port. Those are for doo-doo heads!
aardvark baguette Posted July 31, 2008 Report Posted July 31, 2008 Um...ok? High speed data transfer FTL ?
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