New to MAC. Questions about buying ibook.
Hi All,
I have been a PC user for over 13 years now, and I am going to check out the other side. I plan on getting the 14" ibook after work tonight at the apple store. Is there anything that I should look out for, before making this purchase. I'm a little nervous.
All I am going to be using the ibook for is some photo editing, surfing, watching DVDs on the road, and logging into the network, at work, remotely. Any reason why the 14" ibook would not work for me?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Sean
I have been a PC user for over 13 years now, and I am going to check out the other side. I plan on getting the 14" ibook after work tonight at the apple store. Is there anything that I should look out for, before making this purchase. I'm a little nervous.
All I am going to be using the ibook for is some photo editing, surfing, watching DVDs on the road, and logging into the network, at work, remotely. Any reason why the 14" ibook would not work for me?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Sean
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This iBook is my first Mac ever and let me tell you that I can't believe how well this system handles multitasking.
Just some advice, make sure you max the ram out on the iBook. Mac OS X loves ram and the more you have the better.
Mike
About the ram? Do I have to get it from apple, or can I get the same quality ram somewhere else?
Sean
http://www.crucial.com/
They take the guesswork out of finding quality RAM. And no, I don't work for them.
I recommend taking your iBook to 512 MB, or more if you can afford to do that. The only other thing? Consider the 12" iBook as well. It has the same screen resolution, and also has a DVD drive. Finally, it is smaller and lighter. Just take a look at both at the store, and decide which you feel more comfortable with.
3rd party DVD burners aren't as seamless as 'officially blessed' Apple ones.
You can use an external burner, but the internal one is less hassle.
(Some of the video tools are happier with Superdrive than 3rd party ones).
I'd also recommend having a look at a .Mac account (might be a special bundle $).
Webspace and email at Apple, but it also makes picture slide show/web page upload a piece of cake, and comes with Backup software and a few other goodies.
Buy Applecare near the end of the 1st year warranty to extend it to 3 yrs.
Laptop replacement costs are insane deductible (screens are >$700), so the $300 is well worth it as a preventative measure, but you don't need it right away since the warranty gets you through the 1st year.
Hope this helps.
Regarding the extended warranty, I have owned 3 iBook's since they were originally launched years ago, and never did I have even the smallest hardware issue. Considering the relatively low cost of the iBook, coupled with its pretty sturdy build (I have dropped mine), I personally would not spend money on an extended warranty. Look at it this way... If your iBook does break after the warranty expires, just spend $999 on a new one, as your old one will hardly be worth much more than $300 by that time anyhow.
Thanks again for the help,
Sean
Bluetooth is useful in a laptop. I use mine to connect to the internet via my Nokia's built in GPRS modem. Very handy for checking email, iChat, browsing the web or even uploading some HTML pages for a client via FTP.
Originally posted by MonstroSean
Hi All,
I have been a PC user for over 13 years now, and I am going to check out the other side. I plan on getting the 14" ibook after work tonight at the apple store. Is there anything that I should look out for, before making this purchase. I'm a little nervous.
All I am going to be using the ibook for is some photo editing, surfing, watching DVDs on the road, and logging into the network, at work, remotely. Any reason why the 14" ibook would not work for me?
Thanks in advance for any help,
Sean
The first thing you need to learn is it's Mac not MAC, as in Macintosh not MACintosh. Get it straight!
How did this all caps MAC thing get started anyway? It's annoying.
Originally posted by SQUÅSH
LOL do you like my caps. i believe they said they are new to MAC(just for you) cut the guy a little slack instead of being an @ss
I guess you missed my smiley winky face at the end.
For the sarcasm impaired.
Originally posted by MonstroSean
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Hopefully I will come in by Friday, so I can get to know it over the weekend.
Keep us up to date? We all love first hand experiences.
Sean
Originally posted by MonstroSean
I really liked the size of the 12" but, I need the extra real estate of the larger screen. Hopefully I will come in by Friday, so I can get to know it over the weekend.
You do realize that you aren't getting any extra real estate on the 14" iBook because the screen resolution is the same, right? Anyway, I hope you enjoy your iBook.
BTW, the whole MAC vs. Mac thing. I think MAC started from PC users who use capital letters on PC. You are supposed to capitalize PC because it is an anagram for Personal Computer.
However, Mac is not supposed to be all caps because it is a shortening of Macintosh. MAC is a real computer term and it stands for Machine Address Code or something like that. It's the unique number found on all ethernet devices.
Okay, bye!
Originally posted by MonstroSean
I sure will keep you up to date. I'm sure I will have many more elementary questions. Its fun to learn something new, too.
Sean
You know, the dumbest question is the question which is not gonna asked
Originally posted by rogue27
You are supposed to capitalize PC because it is an anagram for Personal Computer.
Not to be a pedantic arse, but since this thread is pedagogical in nature for the NKOTB, I feel compelled to mention that an anagram is when you rearrange the letters in a word to form another, like MonstroSean can be reconfigured into Sanest Moron. No offense intended.
PC is an Acronym.
--B
Originally posted by bergz
Not to be a pedantic arse, but since this thread is pedagogical in nature for the NKOTB, I feel compelled to mention that an anagram is when you rearrange the letters in a word to form another, like MonstroSean can be reconfigured into Sanest Moron. No offense intended.
PC is an Acronym.
--B
What about CP? See PC is also an Anagram.
Well i do not want to be perceived pedantic too, anyway
More about anagrams click here