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get as much as you can for your compaq using craigslist or eBay (watch for scams though!!!) then go for the entry level MacBook. buy an aftermarket harddrive for like $100, try to sell 60GB you took out or keep it as a backup or just in case. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by maimezvous I completely agree. My MacBook is my first Mac ever, and I have had a wonderful experience with it. ditto. my first Mac. great experiences so far. works perfectly w/ all the perifs i used to use w/ my Del…
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if i were you i'd invest in a mouse and keyboard anyways. you can get a nice wired set for like $50 and never worry about arm/wrist/palm pain. and yes, the iCurve raises the monitor height more than the iLap.
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my MacBook only allowed a few resolutions as well for my HDTV. try each resolution at the lower refresh rates (60-75) the biggest i was able to get was like 1000x700ish. at 70Hz (i think)
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Quote: Originally Posted by Joey Wow... I guess Apple had the right idea regarding charging a premium for the BlackBooks... I count six of them in this short thread alone! duh. blackbooks look better and appeal to more people than plain-jane w…
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Happy BlackBook owner here too. (switcher to boot!) only complaints are my own lack of OS X knowledge and experience.
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what if you had the MacBook hooked to a bigger (say 19") monitor??? do you think it would work then? or is the graphics card of the MacBook still not up to par w/ Aperture's requirements??
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i cant stand how iPhoto puts every one of my pictures and puts them in a new roll. pisses me off as well
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Quote: Originally Posted by ai51240 I have a quad 2.0 Mac Pro with the ATI card and 2 GB of ram. Aperture is sluggish. You'll want at least that much. wow that surprises me as well. i guess my hopes to be able to run it on my 2GHz, 2GB MacBoo…
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it all depends on your needs. if its gonna sit on a desktop, get the desktop: the iMac. if you need it to be portable, get the MBP like others have said, the iMac would be better for many reasons: - Core 2 Duo - Larger, faster HD - more scre…
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sweet. i guess that's why it seemed to take a billion times longer to load than the first one.
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definitly get the upgrade. im a student as well, i just purchased the base Black model and i love it. currently i'm still running on 512MB of ram but i will be installing 2GB of ram tonight!! i wanted the black mostly for its looks but i was h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iGrant you might also want to try the Microsoft AutoUpdate in /Applications/, I still have a G4 iBook, and when I first installed Office on my iBook it was terribly slow, and once I did the updates, I noticed a signifi…
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well it seems to have worked. i went thru and deleted anything microsoft related in the library and some other folder. reloaded Office 2004 and now i'm able to use word excel and pwr pnt!!! it is slow as all he!! but when i throw in the 2GBs of…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iGrant Office 2004 does not work well because it is not a Native App. Office is currently only design for use with PPC Macs, not Intel Based Macs so when you open Office, it is being translated with a feature called Ros…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Joey Brighter display... 24 hour battery life !... less easily scratched... up to 8GB. Apart from that, they're pretty much the same inside. Same software, same 4 games. games?? can you even play games on a screen…
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thats good to hear. anything better about the iPod itself?
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Quote: Originally posted by CosmoNut I voted buy now, especially if this is your first Mac. You can take the summer to learn the ins and outs of the OS, get your file structure arranged, etc. It'll save you from having to do all that when you'r…
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Quote: Originally posted by slughead That's a 'negative', Ghostwriter. I've dealt with incompetance at my local Apple store. When my iPod 40gig's battery started lasting for a mere 1 hour (before the ipod battery replacement thing), the salesp…
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awesome. that's what i was lookin for. thanks!!!