15" or 17" pb?
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- Duane0
I recently had to make the same decision. I went with the 17" an have no regrets. It's really not much bigger than the 15" and the screen size is definitely worth it. Even though new machines are on the horizon I'd rather have a perfected G4 than one of the first models of the Intel machines. I was also concerned that these new machines will require a new OS and software. Reliability, familiarity and the current (slightly lower) price convinced me to go ahead and act.
- e-pill0
i havent purchased a laptop in over 4 years and i still use the ibook G3 tangerine clamshell.
my dilema is waitingfor the next gen pb from apple. will it ever come out or will have to play this same game over 15 or 17?
to me they are both ultimately better than what i currently have, i dont think i will take the laptop with me ever but i liek the portabbility it gives if i am at home using an airport or something... i am so stuck to which i want to get.
the ibook only ghives me 640 480 max so anything else i get is pure upgrade.
i would the pb for sketching my designs with illy. but i still will wait for the next gen pbooks hoping for a G5.
or should i jsut pay for the 17 and end it or should i just get a G5 tower?
help...
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- madirish0
smoooooth hijack, e-pill. i like your style..... ; )
- e-pill0
thanks irish!
-um what is the "new intel machines"
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- Duane0
Here ya go Eddie...
- bartosz0
i've got a 17 and i've never had any trouble travelling with it. i don't find it huge or anything, and now whenever i see a 15 it looks tiny to me. i move all over the place with mine and like i said, never found it too big.
- e-pill0
thanks duane...but im not sure how this change on the machine will effect me and how i do my work.
is that a step back or a step foward?
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- Duane0
It will be a step forward for sure - faster. I'm just hesitant to adopt brand new technologies when my livelihood is dependant on them. Also, my needs were fairly immediate. At 1680x1050 resolution you'd be in heaven with the 17" Powerbook but you do pay for the portability.
- Luckypp0
I love my 17", the extra screen really helps.
- jox0
Grr - not a single 7200 rpm:er in town and now all stores are closed. Wish me luck monday morning when I go PB hunting. I guess I'll have to stick with my ti for the weekend then.
- paraselene0
good luck, jox! please post results!
- alkanenine0
I personally say 15. Like everyone has said before, the 17 is a bit to big for portability.
http://thinksecret.com/news/0511…
first apple notebooks w/ intel chips are going to be in the ibooks.
- paraselene0
like jox, i think the intel chip is a reason to buy your macs now. that gear is probably gonna be super buggy.
- armed_rob0
go for the 17"... Size matters!
No... it is a bit more to carry but when you start working the extra screen size is really great!
I had a 15" for 3-4 years and now im on a 17" and im never going back!
- e-pill0
wouldnt the price for a G4 pb drop even more when the intel pb comes out?
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- paraselene0
mayhaps, epill, but i'm only in the states where they're so much cheaper than here for a wee little while and have to snap it up then!
- jox0
what does a us-spec 15" start at anyway? I have to pony up like 3500 usd for one without the noyce hard drive and sans shipping.
- e-pill0
us pb 15" start price: $1999.99
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- jox0
:O
Tecnically, I could buy a first class ticket to somewhere in the us, stay at a nice hotel for a few days, get my powerbook, fly back, purchase a replacement keyboard with our scandie letters and it'll come out evenly.
- paraselene0
yup. 17" with all the trimmings < $3000