Mac . . . the other OTHER white meat

Nick R. said:
It seems that on some of the early macbooks they used too much heat conducting paste on the cpu's. Thus, the fans don't turn on or don't turn on enough to cool the machine. It doesn't hurt the processor but can make it uncomfortable to use on one's lap. There are DIY fixes available but I wouldn't open the machine if it were still under warranty.
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Oh yeah. My old TiBook was a real cooker. Especially when I was running the Cisco VPN client, iTunes, and a bunch of other things at the same time. It would get rather warm indeed. It seems the AlBook, and I'm guessing the new Intel boxes, keep the temp much more reasonable. I know with the AlBook they significantly improved the fans so that they are so quiet that generally you do not even realize they are on.
 
Be happy with the mac. Do not look back but advance to "Go" a hundred times or so... 😉

More seriously, based on the age in your profile, I have been doing computers professionally longer than you have been alive. (I'm probably not the only one here, but that's a separate "war story".) I do win32 when I have to & Unix by preference. BSD has always been preferred over SYS V, so OS X is like the best of all worlds to me. As far as the current state of the art, it simply, really, is. That computer and OS X will actually save you time and make you more productive in your non-computer activities - knowing you're a photographer makes that statement easy, but still. When you can afford a cross grade, get the most recent version of PS on it (presuming sufficient disk & ram) and that 'book will make those 645 negs sing. I forget what your scanner is - make sure that the mfg or silverfast or vuescan supports it & OS X (or SANE) or be willing to buy a new scanner. Hardware support can be a mac weakness, however it's been getting screamingly better since the architecture change to x86 from real computers... er, well, that's getting religious. Backspace over it.

Good luck!

William
 
George, congrats on your new Mac! Given that you are so solidly devoted to your Bronica, I'm astonished you'd give a Leica more than a passing thought. I think you made the smart choice. 🙂
 
wlewisiii said:
Be happy with the mac. Do not look back but advance to "Go" a hundred times or so... 😉

Hardware support can be a mac weakness, however it's been getting screamingly better since the architecture change to x86 from real computers... er, well, that's getting religious. Backspace over it.

Good luck!

William
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I wish the Mac were built on the old 68000 series architecture, but evolution is evolution. It feels like a nicer system than my IBM (on which I am writing this message), but we will see. All I want on this computer is going to be PS, Office, and a video editing program. I'll be happy.
 
I really want to get the MacBook to use during my upcoming road trip to L.A. However, I have a Garmin GPS unit and I don't think it works with OS X... This is going to be a tough decision..
 
I have the black MacBook, on at least 2 occasions since I bought it I've had to force a shutdown because the machine wasn't responding.

I'm not saying it's a bad OS, but it isn't as stable - in my experience - as people make out.
 
I have a 12" powerbook and have been using it for 2 1/2 years with absolutely no problems except a battery that only holds a 15 min. charge now. I've read it's a characteristic problem of my era of laptop, perhaps it's fixed now. If not, one can always buy more batteries. Before, I had a Dell that had it's fair share of problems- crashed HD's, creeping pointer, sticky DVD tray, etc. etc. Oh and one time I think it overheated, and also the fans started to go out. So yep I'm an apple convert.
 
Mac notebooks, the 12" ones are the best user norebooks there are. Light, small, no-complications and very complete.

I have a 12" iBook on which I do everything except photo and video editing and some games, this I do on a dual pro. 64 windows environment. The desktop macs have poser, but also a very impressive price tag.

I prefer mac osx to windows XP in terms of simplicitiy and useability, however XP is easier to tweak to ones needs..... always pros and cons..... evry os has it's downfalls and pluspoints. I also have a Mac desktop which I never use for my XP system is faster and better geared towards video editing. This is now used as a sort of home entertainment centre, music, dvd's, satellite tv etc. One big pluspoint with Mac is it's Airport system, same music in every room..... I love that.

Anyway good choice.....
 
It's funny to see the black MacBooks selling for more than the white brothers.
What I do like in MacBook, between tohers, is that it's white..... while most windows-running laptops are black or gray.

Anyway
I have also bought a laptop, just five days ago.
I have also bought a MacBook. :O But the white one, basic model with just some extra RAM.
Man I like this laptop, as well as mac os x.
The only problem is, it is not supported by the IT guys at the university where i work. Meaning, i am welcome with it, but there are no licensed softwares for Mac users.
Also, i tried to register it today, to be able tu hook up on the university network. Well, they said okay, it';s done. And then i found out that i can only see a few other Mac computers on the LAN, but no servers and no internet access. I tried everything to get it (althjough i am a beginner in mac osx) but nope, nothing.
This is via ethernet and cable. Ther is also supposed to be a wireless network, but i can't see it.
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Pherdinand said:
It's funny to see the black MacBooks selling for more than the white brothers.
What I do like in MacBook, between tohers, is that it's white..... while most windows-running laptops are black or gray.

Anyway
I have also bought a laptop, just five days ago.
I have also bought a MacBook. :O But the white one, basic model with just some extra RAM.
Man I like this laptop, as well as mac os x.
The only problem is, it is not supported by the IT guys at the university where i work. Meaning, i am welcome with it, but there are no licensed softwares for Mac users.
Also, i tried to register it today, to be able tu hook up on the university network. Well, they said okay, it';s done. And then i found out that i can only see a few other Mac computers on the LAN, but no servers and no internet access. I tried everything to get it (althjough i am a beginner in mac osx) but nope, nothing.
This is via ethernet and cable. Ther is also supposed to be a wireless network, but i can't see it.
🙁
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Sounds like you're set up for appletalk only. Here are some photos from my university setup. They might help you:
 

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Yep. Thanks Nick, but i have that. I DO get an IP via dhcp, and a subnet mask, but no router nor dns servers, and i can see some apple computers on my network when the cable is connected (nothing else needed), but that's it. I have the same parameters as you, apparently.
 
Yes white, if available in white I get them in white. Just like Leica lenses where I prefer chrome...
 
George...

I've been following the Mac threads over at DWF... I'm aiming to snag the new Mac Pro sometime in the coming months after initial "kinks" have been worked out via Parallels or BootCamp.. I'm already extremely happy with my MacBook.

Once you get a full 2 GB RAM in there; the puppy flies....

Dave
 
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