MacBook.

[freecat]

people get pissed, but they'll get used to it.

i bought the first revision macbook, i was a bit mad when the first few revisions came out but actually it's not that important.

[b.e-n]

they update their shit, what, every 6 months?

[Appleseed]

correct me if im wrong but i thought thought the glossy screens have a more vivid color but less accurate compared to matte

This is correct. I was pretty anti-glossy when Apple started using them. But I have it on my MBP and I'm cool with it. Still have a 20" LCD matte side by side.

[phen3N]

does anyone have a macbook+monitor setup? for a long time i was planning on buying an imac, but now im considering getting a new macbook with a cheap (but good) monitor, probably a dell one. itll be more expensive but the portability will be a plus. what i'm wondering is if its possible to have the macbook connected to the monitor but closed and still awake.

[polishmike]

yes it's possible, you can change the settings to keep it awake with the lid closed.

[photo]

Wish the 15" was possible to have a matte screen, would be a perfect setup. Anyone understand the reasoning for not offering that option for other MBP other than the 17"?

[16steps]

yes it's possible, you can change the settings to keep it awake with the lid closed.

im trying to figure out how to do that

currently, i have mini dvi->hdmi to my 42'' 1080p Lcd.....the picutre quality is pretty damn good. The only thing that sucks is that mini-dvi doesnt include sound.

Got that set-up with the wireless mouse and keyboard..its pretty clean.

[phen3N]

pics or lies

[freecat]

here's my setup

i don't see the point of closing the macbook since 2 screen is better than one.

[home]

i'm pretty happy with the updates. they've been a long time coming for me - my current laptop is on it's deathbed.

think i'll be copping the higher-end 15", with the 3.06GHz processor.

yeaaaaah.

[Appleseed]

Yo Zubin, I'm pretty sure if you plug in the mini-dvi after the lid is closed, the comp. will wake back up. Other wise google for some utilities called Insomnia or Sleepless; I think they can both do what you're looking for.

[AL-9000]

i'm liking the new sd slot and price drops on the new pro's.

i'm torn whether i should wait till they lower the prices and release snow leopard (and be without a laptop for the first month or so of school) or just get it now.

[DaBestSpoona]

why are people pissed that the express card slot got replaced by the sd card slot?

express card slot is alot more useful than a sd card slot when you can basically use your camera as a sd reader already.

[16steps]

pics or lies

will post pics when i get home

also, i never thought of just getting a smaller 20-23'' LCD and dual monitoring for poker!! Thanks for the idea freecat! Excellence.

My current setup to my TV is pretty sweet for watching movies and such. Gotta get a decent surround and make it complete

[herpsky]

I just downloaded a program called iSRSwow.

It's some kind of audio enhancer for itunes. It's fucking crazy.

The sound quality of my shit improved dramatically.

hot damn

[photo]

Where you download from herpsky, torrents?

[Lucas]

Just got it off demonoid.

Tanks u herpz.

[herpsky]

stumbled upon this site

one of the best mac message boards ive seen

http://www.mac-bb.org/index.php

i finally found ATOK on this site!!!

[herpsky]

correction: it's called SRS iWow itunes plug-in.

music sounds retardedly good.

[16steps]

correction: it's called SRS iWow itunes plug-in.

music sounds retardedly good.

sounds good from macbook speakers or sounds better in general (on all audio outputs)

[Appleseed]

Shit is gold. +Herp.

[ProfMonnitoff]

i just downloaded the srs iwow thing and it sounds fucking terrible no matter how much i play around with the settings

a few ranges sound much more refined and clear, but everything else just sounds like somebody put a high pass filter on and then added a bunch of white noise

[Gouf]

makes things sound pretty crisp to me

[lovethrust]

post-processing effects like those always sound pretty lame to me. I'll probably get the 13-inch one with the faster processor. It seems like the right size for me

[home]

shit mang, these updates have thrown me.

i had previously settled on the 15", but now the price difference between the fully spec'd 15" and equivalent 17" is negligible (with developer discount).

whilst the 17" lacks portability I can get a high-res, matte screen. i work a bit on CAD so the higher res is a definite bonus. i won't even go into the plethora of matte screen benefits.

fuckkk, decisions.. decisions..

anyone?

[bigd]

buy a pc........

shit mang, these updates have thrown me.

i had previously settled on the 15", but now the price difference between the fully spec'd 15" and equivalent 17" is negligible (with developer discount).

whilst the 17" lacks portability I can get a high-res, matte screen. i work a bit on CAD so the higher res is a definite bonus. i won't even go into the plethora of matte screen benefits.

fuckkk, decisions.. decisions..

anyone?

[ProfMonnitoff]

for my next laptop i might just cop a netbook and hook it up to an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor. on the other hand that $1200 13" is looking charming as well.

if i dont get a hardware replacement on my macbook pro (depends on how lenient they are with 'accidental coverage' - the metal casing is bent in the front and has separated itself from the top part to the point where i almost got a cd stuck in the drive once) i'll need a new laptop very soon

[freecat]

i had a netbook but sold it recently, keep in mind that it's way less powerful than any mac. i've got a boosted macbook and even a regular samsung NC10 was totally lagging behind. I mean, it's usable, but i'd rather use it only when i need a lightweight laptop.

i hope for you that the apple care will cover this. you'll suffer with a netbook coming from a mbp.

correction: it's called SRS iWow itunes plug-in.

music sounds retardedly good.

i don't know what's your setup but i tried it today at a friend who doesn't have speakers and it sounded better.

but on mine, i've got vintage technics amp and speakers (which i'll replace by a cambridge audio amp and cabass speakers later this month probably), and it actually sounded either worse or pretty much the same.

[gfunkdocta]

am i the only one that likes em all being called macbook pros?

maybe cuz i'm a pc, and waiting to switch..

[ProfMonnitoff]

all i really use my laptop for these days is internet, msn, skype, email, and itunes. (occasional photoshop but i ran CS1 just fine on a samsung q10 back in the days so it should be ok)

i think an atom with the new nvidia thing for hd video playback, 2gb ram and a 160gb hard drive should have me covered