To Macbook Pro or not?
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ok...i hit some issues.
1. laptop gets very hot
2. battery only lasts 2 hours when just sitting idle without powercord
3. CS2 ...bouncing ball and sluggish. sometimes arrow gets stuck in place for 3 seconds.
4. anything not Adobe is LIGHTNING FAST.
5. CS3 will be released in a few months.
6. start-up time is like 30 seconds maybe less.
7. a G4 17PB is a mega great deal and its all maxed out but not as fast as a MacBookPro. nor does it have the incredible Screen the Intel Mac has. also the Macbook PRO has a starting faster CPU and a built-in video digital camera in the screen.overall some applications are sluggish but others are incredibly fast. which is being fixed. i have the 20" flat panel Apple Display and if you can afford a larger screen then i suggest you get it. Apple Care is a must. max out all the Ram and get the largets HD you can afford...i have the 100GIG and after all the programs i have installed i onlly have 50GIGS left...the Adobe CS2 package is large as hell...not even sure if i need these programs or not...i have open at any given time 8 programs and i havent skipped a beat cept for sluggish issues with Illustrator.
but my files arent large where i will need to complain.its a solid machine and in a few month swill be at full working capacities...
to answer your question...if you are using files that excede 250+Megs then i suggest you get the 17"PB, but if you can bite your tongue, then i suggest the MacBookPro as Apple and every Third party developer is working towards an Intel/ Mac world ....the real question is are you going ot buy a 17"OBSULETE machine and then eventually get a MacBook Pro or are you going to get the Pro and just slightly suffer with Adobe Only products for a little til they output the new Creative Suite Package made soley for Intel Macs.
OS10.4 Tiger has a lot of really cool features and as tank has explained that i am arriving off a OS9 world G3. everything is so smooth and fast.
is it faster than a G4 i couldnt tell you. am i happy with my purchase? HELL YEH!!!!
would i be equally as happy with a 17"PB ...probablly just as much but someone from a G4 universe may not see a difference other than LIGHTNING FAST not-Adobe products and a sleek camera and...oh yeh it comes with a remote control with is probablly the coolest feature ever!!!!
i say get it!!! but Adobe is sluggish and if i was using Illy 9 and now i am using CS2 andi see a slow point hten maybe this isnt the machine for you.
but i still say get the laatest machine not the vintage old crap that has to be sold becuase the units were made...
Apple is putting you behind a tight wall and only giving you a small room for a heavy choice.
its not fair...but i would take the stronger of the 2 and the MacBook Pro out shines the G4 17 PB in so many variables with only 1 being that Illy is slightly faster....
blah!!!!
i got the job mother fuckers!!! and its not coach!!! its something by far better!!!
peace out!!