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4ReeL_
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so i just got back from the apple store drooling, im deff getting one next week with my grad money god i cant wait.

anyone else gettin one
May 18 2006 1:26PM
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Static
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no. I hate Apple.
May 18 2006 1:28PM
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Redstar
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Fuckin sick man. I'm saving up for a MacBook Pro. Which MacBook are you getting?
May 18 2006 1:29PM
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4ReeL_
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the macbook actualy is almost better than the macbook pro, but im gettin this one http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=435231&is=REG&addedTroughType=search
May 18 2006 1:52PM
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nealpgards
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the new macbook looks soo awesome. i don't like how they are making it in black though... that is SOOO PC. anyways stay white and stay mac.
May 18 2006 3:03PM
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radioclash
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yeah, new macbooks and macbook pros look awesome. doubt ill be trading in my 1.5 year old powerbook anytime soon though. but about the screens, how do glossy screens look/work on laptops? i dont think ive seen one before. I could see how it would be sharper and mroe clear but there have got to be drawback right? excessive glare and stuff?
May 18 2006 3:08PM
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snoopy
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yeah there sick.


i just got an iMac, absolutely love it.
May 18 2006 3:55PM
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Redstar
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Almost better?

The MacBook Pro has a larger screen, higher resolution display, faster processor, more RAM, larger hard drive, and the list goes on...

both are sick though. I wouldnt mind either.
May 18 2006 4:40PM
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4ReeL_
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but if you look at performance stats the macbook is right up there with the pro.
May 18 2006 4:51PM
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[~_~]
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I was about to buy a macbook pro but then the Apple guys told me it could be up to 7 years before Adobe releases a Mac/Intel specific version of After Effects. Heeelllllll naw.
May 18 2006 5:31PM
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.David.
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Sick.. go for it. I want one too.
May 18 2006 7:19PM
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4ReeL_
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for editing it could be perfect i love how the mic is up by the isight camera insted of down on the keybord
May 18 2006 7:44PM
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CJHski
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those look so sick
May 18 2006 10:20PM
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yeti
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haha those guys are just blowing smoke up your ass.
May 18 2006 11:29PM
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4ReeL_
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ya apple will release it with in a month
May 18 2006 11:35PM
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wntrwill
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or just have xp on your macbook and run it anyways.
May 19 2006 12:40AM
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KeegLove
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man, those things are gettin farrr to tech for me.
May 19 2006 1:28AM
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Grimace.
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not to hate
but they come in white too
and most new pcs are silver or white
sorry to bust ur balls
but your wrong
May 20 2006 2:37AM
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rk1080
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i'm gettin a 15 inch macbook pro for graduation too
May 20 2006 1:46PM
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hans_aschim
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i think sony vaios have them. my friend says those screens are tight
May 21 2006 1:00AM
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skimanskimanskim
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Do they have glossy screans or what, because I am not a fan of glossy screans. Also what is the difference beetween, the Macbook, and Macbook Pro? Thanks.
May 21 2006 11:54PM
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freezed
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on the pro, the RAM is better, the processor is faster, the hard drive is larger and has a faster frontside bus.
May 22 2006 12:40PM
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Grimace.
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kind of obvious
pro=better
May 22 2006 1:17PM
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Anti-Hero
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apple just released final cut that will run natively on both power pc and intel based comps, so itll work on the new macbooks
May 22 2006 3:33PM
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ShadyHillGroup
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ugh, i love mac, and im pumped that my dads design firm got new g5s so i got a old g4 from them with a 27 inch monitor for editing, but i worked my ass off to make enoguh money to get a 12' powerbook and 3 months later they come out with the macbook
May 22 2006 5:58PM
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thegreyarea
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No way. The Pro is faster in almost every realm. Here's a link to benchmarks.

http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookbench/index.php

You'll notice the big thing w/the MacBook is that it's Intel onboard graphics memory and the Pro is an ATI Mobility Radeon.
May 22 2006 8:11PM
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r5tommy
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not too long now till graduation...macbook pro...omggg
May 22 2006 8:18PM
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Chubby.Chaser
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interesting

i read an article about running xp on mac

they reported slightly higher photoshop performance running through windows xp than on a mac os version(CS2) not optimized for intel chips
May 22 2006 8:20PM
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4ReeL_
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its actualy been out for a couple months btw....
May 23 2006 3:51PM
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fukeneh
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i want to get one but its too much of a risk to get a 1st gen
May 23 2006 5:24PM
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bigkstylie
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I got one... it is ill.
May 23 2006 7:18PM
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Skipig25
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at Wentworth they give all arch students powerbook G4's fully loaded with PS, and design programs. about $20000 worth.
May 23 2006 8:48PM
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N.Skinner
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should i get a macbook or an ibook........im not very smart on all the computer stuff...i want to use final cut tho and i noticed someone said that was available so that is good....what should i get tho?
May 24 2006 7:26PM
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[~_~]
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^thats like comparing a gameboy to an Xbox 360. Get a Macbook.
May 24 2006 7:32PM
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N.Skinner
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thats kinda what i thought.....thanks
May 24 2006 7:52PM
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bp.lando
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INTEL MACS!! BAH.

i cant afford to switch to one,

it doesnt run macromedia studio 8 and i rely on the program so much, NOW COMMON ADOBE GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER SO I CAN SWITCH.

they dont run all kinds of shit, and i think thats gay, they should have stuck with power pc's

im stiking it oldschool with a powerbook
May 24 2006 8:33PM
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fukeneh
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^ adobe isnt releasing a software package for intel based macs untill june/july 2007 which means your going to have to run old PS and any adobe program through rosetta which is proving to be suuuper slow. which is why im just getting a new powerbook for college next year and then switching over to an intel system after they work the bugs out of the system and release more software for it
May 24 2006 8:54PM
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willbro466
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my sister got the pro version. its sick.
May 24 2006 10:11PM
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[~_~]
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what? explain.
May 25 2006 12:44AM
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Digital_Dave
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Just a heads up on the macbooks...

If you plan on editing video with Final Cut or using Aperture, you must get the MacBook Pro! Apple does not support the MacBook because it has a craptastic integrated video card that steals memeory from the system.

You wouldn't even want to run the apps on the machine, Aperture espcially. It would run like shit since a good deal of the processing is done on the graphics card.
May 25 2006 2:43PM
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bp.lando
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im a hypocrite. i just got a macbook pro today


it runs studio faster then my imac


its also nice to be on safari while rendering
Sep 4 2006 6:45PM
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illmatik
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macbooks are so fucking fresh, i just have the regular macbook and it is easily like 10 times better than my 2004 ibook G4. the widescreen is dope, the remote is dope and the whole front row program.
Sep 5 2006 9:38PM
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Grimace.
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you know what else is so pc, about 90% percent of the parts in you apple are also commonly used in pcs. ah yes and the intel processor was first used in pcs.
Sep 6 2006 1:04AM
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Calb3rt
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you should NEVER go ass-to-mouth

and landis he is saying that the people who told you 7 years are blowing smoke into your bumhole
Sep 6 2006 2:12AM
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salomonkid14
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macbooks are dope!
Sep 6 2006 2:22AM
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Anti-Hero
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the pros also have a seperate graphics card, not the integrated one like the non-pro. which makes them better. i think final cut may not run on the macbooks because of the lack of a true graphics card
Sep 6 2006 10:55AM
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4ReeL_
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my macbook has 2gigs of ram and i could care less about the graphics card iv never played a game in my life
Sep 6 2006 1:11PM
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Grimace.
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i bet you have watched movies though. graphics cards do not just apply to video games.
Sep 7 2006 8:13PM
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4ReeL_
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i edit movies, only the high deff stuff i will not get full quality
Sep 7 2006 10:15PM
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mark.p
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you realize that you are paying like 100 dollars to get a black one instead of a white one, right?
Sep 10 2006 2:16AM
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4ReeL_
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i have a white one
Sep 10 2006 2:41AM
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