decent laptop
can someone tell me what the best apple laptops are? also what is the amount that you get as discount for being a student?
iBooks or Powerbooks
All are G4 based, obviously different speeds, and it's clear that faster is better etc
SuperDrive or DVD/CDRW - SuperDrives are DVDwriters as well etc.
Screen res' - iBooks are max 1024x768, powerbooks vary (12" 1024x768, 15" 1152x864widescreen, 17" bigger still)
Hard Disk - Larger is better etc
Then there are things like extra monitor connection, iBook supports "Mirror" where as Powerbooks support Spanning.
Powerbooks tend to have better gfx cards etc.
I went for the Powerbook, and bought it in the US, but if I had the edu discount, I would have bout the pBook in the UK etc.
I've had mine for almost a year now and love it.
It gets daily use for surfing the web via WiFi from the sofa (in fact I'm using it now)
Hope that helps, let me know if there is anything else ya need.
I have the iBook G4, with 1GHz CPU, Radeon 9200 GFX and 256Mb RAM.
It rocks! i got mine via the educational discount scheme and got 10% off. Believe it or not, even with only 256Mb RAM this machine has coped with everything i have asked of it, including Office Stuff/Graphics etc. - it really is the business... My only grumble is that i got the smallest screen size and i am regretting it slightly - it batters my eyes after a while, mainly because i use it instead of my desktop PC (i like it that much).
Whatever you get, you won't be dissapointed IMO, just take in to consideration the screen problem, though...
Regards
Dan.
The message I hear from EVERYone that gets an Apple device.
once you've Gone MacOSX, you won't go back.
I ONLY use my PC for games and PC centric apps.
The only difference between the 12" ibook and 14" ibook is the physical size etc, the screen res is the same. I personally think the 12" screen looks better than the 14" because the pixels are better proportioned to the res etc.
There is a mac specific version of Microsoft Office, also things like Adobe Photoshop etc.
tbh, the default ram will suffice for the average user. I'd also suggest that if you want a ram upgrade, it's cheaper to go to crucial direct etc.
i'm tempted by an ibook too =) only question i have is...
would it work with my netgear router via the wireless network? I would like to continue to share my internet connection wirelessly without buying anything else if poss [cept the airport card ofc]
Yes, I use the Powerbooks "Airport Extreme" (Apple's 54g wifi) with my D-Link 54g Wifi Access Point, without any problems.
• 512MB DDR266 SDRAM
• 60GB Ultra ATA drive
• DVD/CD-RW
• Keyboard & Mac OS
• 1GHz PowerPC G4
• 12.1-inch TFT display
• Two USB ports
• One FireWire port
• Power Adapter
• Battery
this is the system that i am plannig to get. is there anything i can add or take away from it? also what are the main differences between the ibook and the powerbook? (sorry for all the question as i dont really know alot about macs)
That will be bob on, like i say, the 256Mb of RAM i have is fine for what i do - Office, DVDs, MP3s, internet.
One good little thing i found for my Mac was "Fink" - this works like Synaptic in Linux, in that you can download and install apps like GNUPlot and other handy stuff aswell as GIMP, KDE etc. - it is superb!!!
Don't forget, you can also get OpenOffice for the Mac too... you have to use a system like XDarwin, but it isn't hard at all and works a treat - a free alternative to Office X (which is also class BTW)..
regards,
Dan.
I am planning on getting an iBook sometime soon aswell (got a payrise and always fancied a mac) and i found that if you get the bog standard 12" iBook with say an AirPort Extreme, you can get the Ram and HDD elsewhere cheaper! Also the HDD's apple supply are 4200rpm, i had one on my laptop and the 4200rpm is really noticable to me![]()
5400 RPM will drain the battery quicker though
I went from a 4200rpm hdd to a 7200rpm hdd, and i noticed a few minutes difference (read, approx 5-7mins) in battery life, i really think its a good tradeoff![]()
2 more questions then i will buy one
1) how easy is it to upgrade the parts? will it break the warranty? or can apple do it for you?
2) whats the main differences between an ibook and powerbook?
after all the information recieved so far i will probably get a cheapo standard spec one and upgrade later on when i get more cash
1) It's not as easy thats for sure. Technically the only user servicable parts are the Airport Extreme card and the RAM.Originally Posted by s4ch117
2) Read all my posts above, I've typed it out once I'm not doing it again.
Oh and read http://www.apple.com![]()
My father does too, and as you said it seems to work without any problemsOriginally Posted by CocoPops
, I've used his laptop and it's really nice
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Love, Peace and Linux
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