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MacBook Pro
Posted by: Adam Fuson @ 2006.04.24.1017
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About 3 weeks ago I sold my Powerbook, the first Apple computer I ever used on a regular basis, to Sarai. Hopefully she is enjoying the compact 12" notebook that I used for the last year. In the meantime, I was undecided about my next computer purchase. Since I am accustomed to taking my computer everywhere I go these days, I knew that I would be buying another laptop soon. However, I was not decided on the hardware or software of the new machine. Historically, I have used Windows machines as most other people do, but the past year I have become familiar with OS X, and I thought perhaps this would ease myself into a full linux environment. Perhaps buying an IBM or other PC and loading Ubuntu would be a nice new step in broadening my software horizons. Still the Mac offered strong, fast hardware, a nice user interface, a brilliant screen and plenty more to learn. Microsoft's Office Suite is available for the Mac, but TextEdit suits most of my purposes and OpenOffice is always available on any platform.
So I found myself looking for a new computer at Apple again. Of course, this time the latest creation was introducing the Intel chipset in the MacBook Pro. I had already been thinking about upgrading to a slightly larger screen (15-inch) and so the MacBook was conveniently sized at 15.4". After ordering it took a little less than a week to ship and arrived early one morning, as I was about to leave for school. Since then I have definitely been impressed with my latest laptop. It is by far the most enjoyable laptop I have ever owned. In addition, to the screen being over 3 inches larger than my previous 3 laptops (each 12-inch), it also has a much greater resolution and brightness. However, the machine's total weight is less than a pound greater than my last laptop, so it is still extremely light-weight. The weight was my biggest worry in getting a larger screen laptop. I did not want it to feel burdensome, but this computer is about as slim as they come, and still loaded with all the best features. I highly recommend one - or get an IBM and install Ubuntu.
katherine @ 2006.04.24 1117
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you used my discount and i don't get a thank you? how ungrateful you are. "An ungrateful man is like a hog under a tree eating acorns, but never looking up to see where they come from." [Timothy Dexter]
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Fuse @ 2006.04.24 1344
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I didn't want to mention price as I have not in previous articles. Though I am grateful for the direction and aid in my latest laptop purchase. You encouraged me to get another Apple, and I am definitely pleased with the outcome.
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Ned @ 2006.04.24 2130
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I see Nieport. I also see a reflection under your computer and the lighting looks studio quality. Is that from those 2-500 watt halogens?
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Fuse @ 2006.04.24 2347
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Well sorta, but I wanted to keep things uniform with the Powerbook article which displays its previous article featuring your angular features...
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john adams @ 2006.04.25 1548
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I can't believe you bought another one, I thought for sure you would have gone the IBM route. Nevertheless I'm impressed.
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Fuse @ 2006.04.30 2135
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Has anyone noticed the new link on the left?
www.anti-robot.org - adding noise in the propaganda war
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Ned @ 2006.04.30 2159
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Ned @ 2006.05.01 2020
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You can't power a car with a nuclear reactor, but if you can seed our power grid with sweet, sweet atoms then we can sever our fossil fuel ties in preparation for steps three and four. Somethingawful.com
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john adams @ 2006.05.01 2255
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...."I'm not taking my foot of the gas pedal that pushing this strong economy forward." GWBUSH
thanks for driving an Econoline with tinted windows, is that a 12 year old boy in there Mr. Bush? oh nevermind it's our country, hump away at will.
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ned @ 2006.05.03 2351
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Fuse-- are you going to have some time over the next month to help make godzulla a race?
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Fuse @ 2006.05.10 2330
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This intel-based macbook has some trouble running the current versions of MatLab, but it's still very enjoyable.
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Fuse @ 2006.10.26 0206
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Did I tell everyone how much I love TextEdit now that I realized how to make page breaks happen?
Click 'Format' then 'Wrap to Page' and you get a page-layout-sort of view. Now you can insert page breaks, though they will only remain while the file is open, as rtf format can not support page breaks.
TextEdit still does not support headers or footers, but it is a very powerful and lean application.
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