Posts by jsk173

The same design is fine with me. Anything except that strange sliding-keyboard rumor from a few weeks ago.

A friend's computer died and needs an immediate replacement. Should I recommend the current-gen MacBook, which is only $999 but almost a year old, or the 13-inch MBP, which is $200 more but only a few weeks old? Thanks.

Quote: Originally Posted by djames4242 Keep in mind too, and maybe I'm believing this because I'm fairly new to the idea of SSD, but I've also read that some of these drives (such as the OWC Mercury) come with controllers that...

Thanks for the replies. I'm probably going to go with the 256 GB SSD from Apple. I suppose I could save $50 and/or get a faster SSD if I went the third-party route, but with TRIM support apparently only available to SSDs installed by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Apple may not even do an official "update when bought within the last xx days" thing with iWork '11. Not that you wouldn't get it when you ordered it with your computer. Oh, okay....

Barring any last-minute changes, I'll probably be going with the MBP 17-inch with the standard 2.2 GHz processor, the stock 4 GB RAM, the antiglare screen (+ $50), and a 256 GB SSD (+ $500). Is it safe to say that the 256 GB SSD for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil 14 days. Thanks. Quote: You may not even get it, and I seriously doubt iWork '11 coming out in 14 days, anyway. What do you mean, "[I] may not even get it"?

I'm about to order a new MBP this week, and I planned to have iWork preinstalled since there's a $30 discount if iWork is ordered with a new Mac. As most people around here know, iWork '11 is seemingly way overdue. Does anyone know...

Quote: Originally Posted by djames4242 I disagree - to a point. Numbers isn't as capable as Excel in terms of the amount of data it processes and the number of function it supports. ... Just out of curiosity, is there an accepted...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil iPhone doesn't require an OS, but rather a version of iTunes. Whatever lowest version of iTunes works with the iPhone 4 will work with your machine. It's not like you can't update to Leopard on...