PowerBook 15inch. . .
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- DigiHal
Hey everyone,
I just wanted to get some thoughts from powerbook owners.
I am a huge mac fan. I love them, but I have nevered owned a powerbook. I am in a position to buy one now, but a fellow co worker that recently got hers is having the most horrible time with it. It fallas asleep and doesn't wake up. The shift key doesn't work, support is a nightmare.
These kinds of things scare me to plop down $3G for one when I can get a PC laptop for half of that.
I just wanted to get your thoughts on the subject.
Thanks guys.
Best,
- jrust0
I bought a 17" in May. My first Mac ever. Best investment I've ever made. It doesn't crash, no matter how much stress I put on it (more than I ever tried to do with my PC desktop, and it handles like a champ). A friend of mine who's a journalism student uses her 15" Powerbook mainly for Photoshop and less intensive graphics-oriented programs, and she loves it.
The only problem I've ever had with mine is that once, back in July, it suddenly started changing settings on me. Nothing major, and it never hurt any of my files, but certain factory settings were just restored out of the blue. A week or so later, it went back to my settings I had specified before, no warning. It didn't hurt anything, but it was enough to throw me off-guard for a little while.
My significant other has an older Powerbook (G3, 1999), which he still uses daily as his main machine for Photoshop, Illustrator, and various other design programs. A few friends of mine (5th year digital design students) have the same model, and have absolutely loved it. They're more expensive, yes, but I personally believe it pays off in the long run.
- ********0
i just bought a 15 inch. i love that dran thing. however, the screen had white marks on it when it came out of the box—it's in the shop right now :(
- dstlb0
I bought a 15" early last year and it's been going fine ever since, no problems apart from the occasional crash (very rare since moving to OSX). Remember to put something inbetween the keyboard and the screen when it's shut though, otherwise it'll get marked pretty quickly.
- auricom0
did she get Applecare?
falls asleep and doesn't wake? hmmm.....is it the 15" that was just released last week?
- taylor_0
Rementera - my new 15" powerbook has white marks on it too. i've had it for about 3 weeks and i just started to notice it after about a week of use. it's not very noticeable unless theres a white background or something light behind it. whats the deal? i'm thinking i'll take it to an apple store but i havent had a chance to yet. what'd you do? are you paying?
- DigiHal0
The one my fiend got was the 17 inch. not the one that came out last week.
As far as the sleeping thing, it just goes to sleep and it won't wake up unless she takes out the battery, puts it back in, and restarts. There also seems to be a problem with the battery that keeps time when the thign is shut off. It always defaults to the year 1969.
She is having trouble like crazy, and that just kind of made me think twice. But I never trusted the 17 inches anyways. I don't know why, but I don't.
I will be purchasng the new 15 inch in the next few weeks when I get this gig that I am on done. yay!
Thanks for the positive comments. I really hit home what I am going to do. . .
- asujoe0
The white marks if they are what i think the are are an know problem. I still love my powerbook all the same. Its from the keys and track pad hitting the screen when it is closed. You need to get a screen protector of some sort.
this one is supposed to be good.
http://www.macally.com/new/new_s…
this is what i am going to get...i still have not taken that protective film of the screen knowing of the issuealso there is this sleeve that you can get that slides over just the lcd part of the powerbook to keep the keys away from the screen when closed...forgot were to get that from though
- XC010
these look like they will do the job well.
http://www.acmemade.com/powerboo…
i want to buy one soon too.
it will be my first laptop when i get it.
- asujoe0
great find that would be the one i was thinking of
- piperboytoy0
I've been using powerbooks as my main computer for over 3 years now. Just upgraded my old one for a 15" PB. It's the best thing ever, like and stylish. Everything works fine over here. The only thing I don't like is the function keys. On a PB the function keys also sets volume levels, adjust brightness etc.
In the old G3 pB I can disable the function keys but I don't think you can disable them. So that means it's harder to do short cuts for some programs.