A Hardware Note
Posted by joy
I do think the trusty PowerBook is going to be replaced before June, when Leopard is supposedly released. I just have a a feeling about that.
Not that I can really complain, the PowerBook has served me well on a daily basis these past 3 and a half years.
[tags]Apple, Hardware, PowerBook, the keyboard is failing [/tags]
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January 19th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
I’ve got a MacBook Pro that work bought me and a Powerbook G4 for home, and I’m in the same boat. It is hard going home to a Powerbook after cruising in luxury all day on my Macbook Pro. Plus, I could get a Core 2 Duo now…. Droooool :)
January 20th, 2007 at 12:34 am
I remember when your PowerBook was new; has it really been over 3 years ago?
In November I finally traded in my trusty old PB17 (which has sported a bright yellow line of pixels down the left side for many months) for a shiny new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. Amazing machine, fast, bright and it even runs XP when I need it.
Do it, you’ll love it.
March 18th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Sorry to hear that your PB is taking a dump :( I made the switch to mac almost 2 months ago with the purchase of a MacBook Pro. And boy was I surprised at how awesome it is. I don’t think I’ve ever used a computer quite sexy as the MBP.
I know how bad it can be to limp along on a failing computer. Waiting all the way till June probably feels like an eternity. I can’t imagine that Apple would revamp the MacBook Pro line before Leopard ships. But then again… who knows what the boys down in Cupertino have up their sleeves.
March 18th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Nick,
I actually went for it last month and got a new MacBook Pro. I am loving life again. I’ve heard rumors that the MBPs are supposed to go up in spec (specifically a new type of screen that would lengthen battery time) but I decided not to wait.
The old PowerBook served me well on a daily basis, but it’s time to put ol’ Yeller down.
March 18th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Great to hear you got an upgrade. Its a shame that new computers only last so long. I was trying to hold out for the updated MBP’s as well, but my desktop was getting painfully slow and I wanted to switch to a Mac so bad that I couldn’t wait any longer. I figured that I might as well be happy now rather than keep using my old hunk of junk :)