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  • YAY!!!!! I talked to apple and while they are not overlooking the money, they are doing a few cool things for me: 1. net cost to me is $99 2. their 17" PBs wont be in until after the 1st, however they are going to call me and allow me to co…
    in one day too early Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by the cool gut Just out of curiosity, what is it about the Powerbook that you prefer so much over a G5? a few things. firstly it is my personal computer and i tend to bring a lot of work home, so it is conventient. S…
    in 17PB vs. 15PB Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • defenately the 17. i have the 1.33 17 and i love it. of course i bought it only 6 days ago, so i will have the 1.5 shortly. although i did call my apple store and they dont have any 17 1.5's in stock. so who knows -- but basical;ly it is to say tha…
    in 17PB vs. 15PB Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • so now they are out -- 1.5 Ghz and a 4x superdrive -- plus a reduced price. so i think im gonna go visit my apple store and trade this sucker in. i plan on talking to the manager tonight or tomorrow. i will let you all know how it goes. any advis…
    in one day too early Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Mac Voyer At first glance, on the desktop side, one would think they are only targeting those who are willing to pay $2 to $3k, or those who only want minimal spec AIOs. Neither of these are very large markets. Some …
    in Who is Apple's target market? Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by quagmire I think that is only for the operating system. My friend ordered a new powerbook ( when jaguar was still the top operating system) 5 days later Panther came out. So he went t o the local apple store and got a …
    in one day too early Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by ipodandimac exactly--pay the restocking fee and get a new one. yeah, but wouldn't the restocking fee be @ $300 (10%)? thats a chunk to pay. what do you mean about the 10 window? i have never heard of that...
    in one day too early Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • I say defenately sell. i had a 20" imac which i settled for because i could not afford the 17" powerbook, which is what i really wanted. I had it for 2 months, and sold it on ebay. i knew with the ram upgrade and the apple care i bought i could come…
    in Should i upgrade, trade or sell my 1GHz tower? Comment by richardtruss April 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by RisingZan I'm currently a student doing a great deal of animation and compositing work and plan to purchase a 15" powerbook within the next week or so. I've been messing with configurations of the Combo and Superdrive …
    in Powerbook purchase advice... Comment by richardtruss March 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by tacojohn Nope- the powerbooks have DVI out- which will work with just about ANY thing you throw at them! It also comes with a DVI -> VGA adapter in the box so hooking it up to a CRT or even a projector is no problem…
    in 2 powerbook questions... Comment by richardtruss March 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by tacojohn What if you got the 12" powerbook and the 17" studio display? well, i think i would do most of my work on the powerbook itself, and really not an extra monitor. I have a G5 at work, and I just dont use the…
    in 2 powerbook questions... Comment by richardtruss March 2004