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Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by agoge on Friday May 04, 2007 @12:27AM (#19206)
I have a 12" PowerBook G4.
Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by naish on Friday May 04, 2007 @08:37AM (#19345)
Same here. It is such a great device that, rather than go with a current model, I purchased a replacement on eBay when my original was stolen back in January. (Be very careful with hotel selection in Punteranas, Costa Rica--my machine was stolen out of my backpack in my hotel room while I was out for the day. Thankfully, the idiots left the external HD, iSight, power supply, etc.)

That said, I still am waiting for Apple to get their act together and release a 12" MacBook Pro. I'd like to be able to run a variety of operating systems via Parallels. Interfacing with the corporate/industrial world unfortunately necessitates the use of Windows-only software. Virtual PC just doesn't cut it. Rumours suggest that one may be in the works but, for now, they seem to be just wishful thinking from other like-minded individuals.

Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by rjb on Friday May 04, 2007 @09:52AM (#19365)
PowerBook 15" 1.25 512. I too am anticipating a 12/13" MacBook Pro. I've had it since 2003 and it still runs like a champ, but I am on the road so often that I need something more portable. Maybe the iPhone will offer a decent, albeit basic, workspace.
Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by Readmore on Friday May 04, 2007 @10:38AM (#19377)
Me too. the 12" PowerBook is awesome. I'm ready to move up to a MacBook Pro as soon as they upgrade them. I also have a 21" iMac. The extra screen real estate is great for coding.
Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by pg on Friday May 04, 2007 @12:33AM (#19210)
Me too, plus one 23" display on each coast.
Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by Sam_Odio on Friday May 04, 2007 @01:05AM (#19230)
Exact same setup. Great with the bluetooth keyboard & mighty mouse. You also definitely have to go for the 1GB ram upgrade.

At one point I was using a 13" macbook, but it was just too big. Plus, I hated running non-intel native apps. I had to upgrade the RAM and hd(7200RPM) to get any decent performance. Blogged about the experience a while ago: http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2006/09/disappointed-with-my-new-macbook.html

Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by pg on Friday May 04, 2007 @04:49PM (#19522)
Except for some reason 90% of the time when I wake up the laptop when it's connected to the big monitor, it either doesn't recognize the wireless mouse and I have to rediscover it with bluetooth setup, or it doesn't draw the cursor. Only rebooting seems to fix the latter.

Anyone know how to solve either of these problems?

Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by youngnh on Friday May 04, 2007 @10:45AM (#19382)
12" iBook
Re:I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use? by akkartik on Sunday May 06, 2007 @04:24AM (#19907)