Posts by Marcus

Quote: Originally Posted by applebook Yet another poster who needs to do his research before whining. The aluminum MBP has always had excellent wi-fi range. The plastic MB's range is not that much superior. If for you personally, even...

Here in France, with the EU 'tax', the new Macbooks, and indeed Macbook Pros do *not* look like a good deal at all :/ For me, the Alu is a deal breaker, as it kills wireless reception, and overall, the specs in comparison to other...

Well, the machines have potential and appeal for sure, but no way am I buying one for the moment... in 1 year maybe. They finally get all the bugs out of the current architecture and how it relates to OS X etc, and they jump ship...

I will be *seriously* shocked if Apple firstly have invested in their own factory, it just makes very little financial sense at the moment in the face of the the current economic state of the world. Outsourcing is the way to go in terms...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ptrash I'm in an Applestore right now. I only went on to AI after an employee here who was hekping me with MacBooks suggested there might be an upgrade next week. S/he was telling me I might want to buy now,...

Just looked at the pictures in this thread and I am absolutely *shocked*. From that I saw, Steve looked like he should be anywhere apart from on that stage. The last time I saw detailed pictures of a Keynote was in 2005/2006, and the...

I am not sure of the MB/MBP distinction becoming blurred, but the fact that Apple has no dedicated graphics in the MB line is imho dreadful, as well as the fact there is no 'lower' 15 Inch laptop... 13 Inch MBP with a dedicated gfx...

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveyJJ You can carry that nearly 7 pound beast? That specific Dell model weight starts at almost 6-1/2 pounds. You strong man! Thanks, I'll pay the extra few hundred and save a few pounds in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveyJJ You can carry that nearly 7 pound beast? That specific Dell model weight starts at almost 6-1/2 pounds. You strong man! Thanks, I'll pay the extra few hundred and save a few pounds in the...

As I said before, in this thread, I too think it is time for a change in a lot of ways. I've bought and used most of the Apple Laptops for the last 15 years or so, and think that the current MBP's have got a stage where they feel...