New Computer thoughts

[benlehman]

So my computer is old and beginning to die. Since a small Apple laptop did well last time, I'm thinking about getting a similar machine. There's no more 12" lappies (sadly), so I'm thinking about getting the 13" MacBook w/ 2.4 GHz processor and extra RAM. But I'm flexible. Does anyone else have any suggestions / concerns / things I should know about? I'd be very obliged if you'd share.

Comments

[boxninja.livejournal.com]

I have the new all-in-one MacBook and it's more than a cut above the white plastic one. The body of the white plastic one has a tendency to break off over time, I've seen it on a number of laptops, more so if you drop it.

I switched to the MacBook at the end of October as I got the new version of Creative Suite and it only runs on G5s or Intel Macs.

My previous Mac was a PowerBook G4 and it still runs well but is light years behind my new MacBook in terms of power and speed. I went for the MacBook rather than the MacBook Pro, as the new MacBook is effectively a MacBook Pro without a FireWire port -- I didn't feel that paying for the extra "Pro" gave me much more for the money (unlike when I got my PowerBook over the iBook). Its specs match up pretty well for anyone (like you or I) wanting to do layout stuff. Its 13" screen is 1280 x 800, compared with the 1280 x 854 of my 15.4" PowerBook. I have found myself able to happily live with the missing 54 pixels in return for a much smaller, quicker and lighter laptop.

I have the 2.4 GHz model. On reflection, I probably could have gotten away with just buying the 2.0 GHz model, but I'm a sucker for paying for more speed -- though I'm not sure the extra hundreds was really, really worth it. As always third party RAM (I recommend Crucial.com since, well, Apple use them and I've always found them ace) rather than buying from Apple.

So, I heartily endorse the new MacBook. I'll be happy using this for the next 4 years or so, like I have with my PowerBook.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Thanks!