7/4 Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 Affordable and amazing.... Does it use a keyboard or do you communicate telepathically? Quote
Christiern Posted August 31, 2004 Author Report Posted August 31, 2004 It has a keyboard that neatly slides under the computer. It comes with 17" or 20" screen, and starts at #1,299. Very fast very quiet, very ahead of any PC I have seen. BTW, the stereo speakers are at the bottom, facing the desktop and designed to bounce the sound up at you. Quote
7/4 Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 It has a keyboard that neatly slides under the computer. It comes with 17" or 20" screen, and starts at #1,299. Very fast very quiet, very ahead of any PC I have seen. BTW, the stereo speakers are at the bottom, facing the desktop and designed to bounce the sound up at you. cool. Quote
catesta Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 It comes with 17" or 20" screen, and starts at #1,299. Any discounts offered? Quote
Christiern Posted August 31, 2004 Author Report Posted August 31, 2004 It comes with 17" or 20" screen, and starts at #1,299. Any discounts offered? Ever seen a Rolls Royce sale? B-) Quote
medjuck Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 (edited) Apple usually offers a small educational discount. And when my daughter got a laptop at a good price at mcgill they also offered an extra $125 (Canadian) off if you bought an i-pod! Edited August 31, 2004 by medjuck Quote
catesta Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 It comes with 17" or 20" screen, and starts at #1,299. Any discounts offered? Ever seen a Rolls Royce sale? B-) Not the answer I was looking for..... Oh well, I can start rolling pennies and make it in time for x-mas. Quote
7/4 Posted August 31, 2004 Report Posted August 31, 2004 Still a expensive. Does it require a new opperating system to make all your old software obsolete? Or when the new OS is released, is this machine obsolete? Quote
GregK Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 Affordable and amazing.... Where do you put CDs? Chris, will you be getting one? Quote
Christiern Posted September 1, 2004 Author Report Posted September 1, 2004 7/4: Still expensive. It's not a PC from Dell. Quality always costs more. 7/4: Does it require a new operating system to make all your old software obsolete? It comes with Apple's OS X (Panther) but Connectix's Virtual PC (now owned by Microsoft) will allow you to run Windows and its applications. 7/4: Or when the new OS is released, is this machine obsolete? When the new Mac OS (Tiger) is released, it will work seamlessly on the new iMacs. GregK: Where do you put CDs? Chris, will you be getting one? I guess those are two questions, Greg. I had shelves built for my CDs (several thousand were stolen from me, but there are still a few thousand left). I can't afford a new Mac right now, but you can be sure that I will eventually get a G5. Having bought computers since 1978 or 9, I have learned always to wait when something new is introduced--prices come down, problems are corrected. Quote
mgraham333 Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 ...very ahead of any PC I have seen... I assume you mean in design... Quote
Quincy Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 BTW, the stereo speakers are at the bottom, facing the desktop and designed to bounce the sound up at you. Thanks for noting that. I was wondering. One for the audiophile bunch. What type of desk would provide the warmest bounce? Quote
Christiern Posted September 1, 2004 Author Report Posted September 1, 2004 ...very ahead of any PC I have seen... I assume you mean in design... Yes, but OS X is also way ahead of Microsoft, stability being one of its assets. Quote
GregK Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 GregK: Where do you put CDs? Chris, will you be getting one? I guess those are two questions, Greg. I had shelves built for my CDs (several thousand were stolen from me, but there are still a few thousand left). Actually, I meant where on this computer do you stick a CD-ROM, etc? I guess I should have said, where the heck is the CD drive? is it that slot on the upper side? Quote
Christiern Posted September 1, 2004 Author Report Posted September 1, 2004 Sorry, Greg. Yes, it's the slot on the right upper side. Some models come equipped with the superdrive (i.e. CD/DVD burner). Quote
J Larsen Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 The first thing I thought when I saw this was: "G5 laptops are not far away". This isn't all that much bigger than a powerbook, so they've almost got the heat issues under control. I'm sure they had to slow the chip down to get where they are, though. I'm betting by the end of '05 we'll have G5 books. Quote
GregK Posted September 1, 2004 Report Posted September 1, 2004 Just earlier tonight I got so frustrated at this f-ing Compaq that I told my wife how happy I will be when I can pound it into dust. She suggested getting one of these new Macs (she's been wanting one of the iMacs since they came out, what, 2 or 3 years ago?) instead. Quote
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