So I stopped by the local student computer store to check out the new MacBook, and with the 5 minutes I played with it, it seemed like good computer. For reference, it happened to be a black Macbook.
I compiled the following comments:
1. The LED did move next to the IR sensor.
2. The keys felt fine, except for the up/down arrow keys didn't have a gap and felt too close together.
3. The trackpad had two-finger right click, which is awesome. I wish they would do a firmware update, so that I can do that with my Powerbook.
4. The trackpad's button depressed a little with light pressure, so that a few times I felt like I pressed it, eventhough I didn't.
5. It was still really hot on the bottom.
6. The glossy screen wasn't as glossy as some laptops I've seen, which is good.
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
RIP Powerbook
So Apple Computer has finally replaced the 12" Powerbook with..... the MacBook. Sadness. It's not a MacBook Pro. On the one hand, the available options for the MacBook cover the space the 12" Powerbook use to cover. However, it has lost the moniker of a "professional" laptop.
Actually, I can live with that. The differences between the high end MacBook and the 15" MacBook Pro are comparable to those between the 12" and 15" Powerbooks: video card, miniDVI, etc. The differences now are purely asthetic: the white or black case, instead of metallic; the differently shaped keyboard (that I'm interested to see in person). And it certainly is nice that have no moving latches, just the magnetic latch. There is only one thing that I really have to complain about the MacBook replacing the 12" Powerbook. Just one thing.
The weight! The specs say it is 5.2 lbs. I think the 15" Powerbook was 5.4 lbs. My 12" Powerbook is 4.6 lbs. Though 0.6 lbs is not a lot, it does feel like a lot you carry it for a while. As a matter of fact, one of the selling points for me of the 12" Powerbook was that it was under 5 lbs. Even then, it's deceiving heavy.
Otherwise, I'll have to wait to see it when it arrives at my local apple retailer (i.e. the student store).
P.S. Did it lose the breathing light, or is it now next to the IR reader?
Actually, I can live with that. The differences between the high end MacBook and the 15" MacBook Pro are comparable to those between the 12" and 15" Powerbooks: video card, miniDVI, etc. The differences now are purely asthetic: the white or black case, instead of metallic; the differently shaped keyboard (that I'm interested to see in person). And it certainly is nice that have no moving latches, just the magnetic latch. There is only one thing that I really have to complain about the MacBook replacing the 12" Powerbook. Just one thing.
The weight! The specs say it is 5.2 lbs. I think the 15" Powerbook was 5.4 lbs. My 12" Powerbook is 4.6 lbs. Though 0.6 lbs is not a lot, it does feel like a lot you carry it for a while. As a matter of fact, one of the selling points for me of the 12" Powerbook was that it was under 5 lbs. Even then, it's deceiving heavy.
Otherwise, I'll have to wait to see it when it arrives at my local apple retailer (i.e. the student store).
P.S. Did it lose the breathing light, or is it now next to the IR reader?
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