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The same design is fine with me. Anything except that strange sliding-keyboard rumor from a few weeks ago.
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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 themselves handle t…
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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 Apple, I'm prob…
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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. I thought it was a…
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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 $500 is a bet…
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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"?
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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 wisdom in ter…
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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 that machin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 For SSDs being the future of storage there really isn't enough reliable information on all this stuff. Agreed. I like what I read about SSDs, but there's plenty of contradictory info. out there right now.
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Thanks for the replies. Glad to hear I should be able to upgrade without much (additional) hassle. Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot well... That's just not true... Your old phone will work just fine with a brand new computer ... …
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Quote: Originally Posted by brucep really ?? i would forget about 17 in and i would buy
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I absolutely hate this idea. I can't believe Apple would install a physical keyboard after 4 years of success with the touch screen.
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Quote: Originally Posted by blueeddie i just got mine. what specs do you want? ... Thanks for the feedback. Quote: available ram is 99gb out of 120.99gb Ouch -- only 99 GB was available out of the box? I have about 80 GB of data, so …
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Quote: Originally Posted by blueeddie i actually bought the new 15in with an 128gb ssd upgrade. if i really do like ssd over the long term, im more than willing buy a 512gb ssd when the price goes down and upgrade it myself, its really not that h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac I think you've got it backwards. An SSD will probably be more reliable over the long term. They don't have moving parts. Spinning platters are going to fail eventually. SSDs have their issues but compared to …
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The iPad 2 looks awesome, but $130 for the 3G chip still seems excessive. It seems like the 3G buyers are helping Apple subsidize the $499 price for the WiFi-only buyers.
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Good luck with the new machine. How did you arrive at the decision to upgrade to the SSD? I'm about to order a new 17" myself, but I've never owned an SSD. Some of these stories about SSDs being less reliable over the long term than was originally t…
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It seems like the people who say "don't buy from Apple!" are often regurgitating outdated advice. As I mentioned above, and as "rosh" just mentioned, the price of buying a third-party SSD is often more expensive than upgrading with Apple, and the po…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Don't buy RAM from Apple. Don't buy hard drives from Apple. Get one from Newegg, et. al. The RAM advice I understand, but not the SSD advice. I just searched multiple sites, and the best I could find…
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Thanks for the feedback. I've been using a 17-inch for the past 7 years as my only machine (with no external), and it's been fine. Someday, if/when I ever stop traveling so much, a smaller MBP + external might be more of a viable option for me.