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Quote: Originally posted by TenoBell I don't think its so much of a design problem but a difference in design. I guess you can look at the glass as half empty or half full. But for nothing else this test clearly shows the Macbook over all is …
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Quote: Originally posted by Chucker Makes you wonder why that guy didn't spec the two to be the same; 1 GB and 80 GB hard drive. Come on now, that's lame... you seriously think that would make any difference? For playing a DVD?? Let's not nit…
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Quote: Originally posted by TenoBell MacBook vs Dell Latitude in a heat test. Averaged over all the MacBook was about two degrees hotter than the Dell Latitude but a lot of the heat was in one part of the laptop. Basically over all they were …
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If you guys haven't seen this yet, a pretty interesting - and long overdue - comparison between a MacBook and a simiarly equipped Dell here: http://www.krischeonline.com/staticp...p?page=macbook
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Quote: Originally posted by Mackilroy He didn't have a choice of what apps to run? That's ridiculous. I still see your point, but he could've tried other stuff as well. That kind of heat isn't normal. I meant the typical user will be running …
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Quote: Originally posted by Mackilroy You were using Office. Of course it's going to get warmer, because Office isn't a UB yet and has to go through Rosetta, which puts more strain on the processor. Try a UB app next time you go. Huh? Who car…
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Quote: Originally posted by TenoBell I meant you cannot have both cool and quiet. Who wants a 10 pound laptop that is hot and loud? err... I think that was... sarcasm. 8) Quote: Originally posted by TenoBell Aren't you being a wee bit…
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Quote: Originally posted by Silverdog I think Apple does take the heat issue seriously. Evidence is the lack of a G5 portable. My qualm with Apple is that they never seem willing to sacrifice bragging rights like having the thinnest lapt…
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http://cbs5.com/seenon/local_story_193213753.html This is great: exactly the kind of bad press that might, just might, get Apple to take notice and address this heat issue as the serious matter it is. Funny how Apple's standard response to report…
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Quote: Originally posted by Chucker Yeah, do try, because you'll find that the Aluminum PowerBooks were actually hotter. Even assuming that is the case, what does that say about mac notebooks then? We know for a fact at this point that a subs…
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Quote: Originally posted by Chucker Have you actually tried a MacBook or MacBook Pro yourself? No? Then what are you basing your bias on? Some random scarce reports from people who have too much time on your hands? I have. Got a fee…
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Quote: Originally posted by Mr. H Wow! what a helpful, informative post. Thanks for all the extra information you've brought to the table. Thought I'd stay in the spirit of most of the responses...
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Whatever Apple does, fanboys can justify. Why is that Dell so much heavier than the MacBook? Because Dulls suck! Why is the MacBook so much heavier than the Sony? Because it is rugged, of course!
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Quote: Originally posted by iRiKLiAN http://forums.appleinsider.com/showt...threadid=62917 well, so much for that (or this thread)...
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Quote: Originally posted by sandau yes, it works. no video drivers, bluetooth, sound isight do not work (yet). But I expect those will be patched soon. everything else works. Its actually an easy install and windows is very fast for such a le…
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Blah blah apple blah blah apology blah blah... Blam! That'll be the sound of the thousand bricks that will fall onto our collective heads when Windows Vista is released with the trillion $$$ marketing campaign that's sure to accompany it. It's st…
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This has got to be The Official Fanboy Thread, no question about it.
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Quote: Originally posted by DeaPeaJay Microsoft is unwilling to do a jump like OS9 to OSX, even though that is exactly what they need to do, because they would lose too many customers. They'll stick with the same buggy software until their doom. …
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Quote: Originally posted by Performa636CD I would love to know what kind of life you live Getting rather personal, aren't we? I write software for a living... if that helps answer your question.
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Quote: Originally posted by dojobi The reason why it's so important to me is that I do a lot of video conferencing. My other choice is to get a PC laptop with a built in camera that would definitely be compatible with all the different messenge…