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There are rumors that we'll see a MacBook with no wires (charges using inductive charging) and possibly an ultraportable (crossing my fingers).
What are your predictions? This post has been edited by pebkac: Feb 10 2008, 10:24 PM -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 14 2008, 12:06 PM
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probably will see an iPhone software update.
iTunes store update. thinner macbooks i've heard. a tablet or portable. apple tv revamp. macbook docking stations. and maybe the 3g iphone, but probably not yet. -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 14 2008, 12:18 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jan 14 2008, 12:02 PM)  There are rumors that we'll see a MacBook with no wires (charges using inductive charging) how would this work? |
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Jan 14 2008, 12:22 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 14 2008, 12:06 PM) and maybe the 3g iphone, but probably not yet. I've been wondering about this....why not release a 2 or 4 gb iphone and slash the price $50 or $100? I've yet to find a use for 8 gigs worth of storage space. I already have an 80 gb Ipod, so I won't be putting any mp3's on there. Furthermore, I have youtube so I can listen to any song I want. I mean I store numbers, email addresses, business stuff, and I have about 60 photos, but I doubt I'll ever get anywhere near filling the hd up --------------------   |
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Jan 14 2008, 12:24 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 14 2008, 12:18 PM) how would this work? You ever seen a Sonicare toothbrush? They have a charging base plugged into the wall, but there are no open electric contacts on it or the brush. Downside is it's slow... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_charging -------------------- |
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Jan 14 2008, 01:19 PM
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Yeah I've seen them, just thought I would be a little fecitious when someone explained it and how there's still a cord
 . Makes sense for a toothbrush or remote control or something, but not for a laptop IMO. It'd need to at least have the option of a regular type plug in.
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Jan 14 2008, 01:36 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 14 2008, 01:19 PM) Yeah I've seen them, just thought I would be a little fecitious when someone explained it and how there's still a cord . Makes sense for a toothbrush or remote control or something, but not for a laptop IMO. It'd need to at least have the option of a regular type plug in.Figured. Yeah, there's a cord, but it's the first step towards: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiTricity It could also potentially reduce the risk of shorting out a laptop (spilling water on the desk, etc.) -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 14 2008, 01:49 PM
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I understand, just don't see it as a good thing for a laptop. 9 times out of 10 when I'm on my laptop or see others on theirs, they're sitting on the couch or something with the laptop in... their....... lap. It would work good for those who leave their laptop on the desk all the time, but then again how would you be tripping over the cord and such if you did that?
No worries though, they'll sell lots of iPower cables. |
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Jan 14 2008, 01:54 PM
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Inductive charging is good for items in the bathroom and kitchen, where risk of water getting on them is high, but I think the slow charge rate makes it a little undesirable for most applications. Unless charging speeds have increased? I know my Sonicare, for instance, takes about a full day to charge up... and that's with a pretty small battery.
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Jan 14 2008, 04:05 PM
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iTunes movie rentals
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Jan 14 2008, 04:37 PM
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the iCar
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Jan 14 2008, 08:42 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jan 14 2008, 12:02 PM) What are your predictions? alot more anti-windows commercials, and a trendy new way of selling utter-crap to hippy trustifarians 
--------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Jan 14 2008, 11:00 PM
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Yeah the commercials are getting really annoying... I don't understand why they don't try and show off the product...
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Jan 15 2008, 12:32 AM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 14 2008, 11:00 PM) Yeah the commercials are getting really annoying... I don't understand why they don't try and show off the product... because if people saw how crappy the product worked, it wouldn't sell
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Jan 15 2008, 11:11 AM
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QUOTE (Oasis @ Jan 14 2008, 12:22 PM) I've been wondering about this....why not release a 2 or 4 gb iphone and slash the price $50 or $100? I've yet to find a use for 8 gigs worth of storage space. I already have an 80 gb Ipod, so I won't be putting any mp3's on there. Furthermore, I have youtube so I can listen to any song I want. I mean I store numbers, email addresses, business stuff, and I have about 60 photos, but I doubt I'll ever get anywhere near filling the hd up He was talking about 3g the data network, not the hard drive size.... --------------------  |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:21 AM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Jan 15 2008, 11:11 AM) He was talking about 3g the data network, not the hard drive size.... Oh. Fuck Well in that case, why don't they release one with a smaller hard drive and cut the price? -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:30 AM
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new iphone features
Maps with locations, webclips, customizable home screens, SMS multiple people at once, chapters, subtitles, and language support in video, and lyrics support in audio when iphone first came out they had a 4GB and 8GB version. i have the 4GB. i've never filled it up. 8GM now cost what the 4GB used to cost. This post has been edited by cmac: Jan 15 2008, 11:30 AM -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 11:36 AM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 15 2008, 11:30 AM) SMS multiple people at once It doesn't have this already? Probably for the best. I always end up accidentally mass texting a bunch of people who don't want to talk to me as much as I don't want to talk to them -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:39 AM
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They’re adding Mail, Maps, Stocks, Notes and Weather for iPod Touch.
and iTunes movie rentals. This post has been edited by cmac: Jan 15 2008, 11:39 AM -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 11:40 AM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 15 2008, 11:39 AM) They’re adding Mail, Maps, Stocks, Notes and Weather for iPod Touch. $20 though... 
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Jan 15 2008, 11:42 AM
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...if you already have one. included on new ones.
reasonable. -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 11:46 AM
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Movie rentals looks pretty good, though I wish they gave more time to watch it once you've started.
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Jan 15 2008, 11:48 AM
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Flickr support for AppleTV
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Jan 15 2008, 11:49 AM
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what's the details on the rental time? is it a 24 hour limit?
nice. i'm sold on the appletv now. flickr support did me in. hartmann: where are you viewing the feed? i'm checking gizmodo. -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 11:51 AM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 15 2008, 11:49 AM) what's the details on the rental time? is it a 24 hour limit? nice. i'm sold on the appletv now. flickr support did me in. hartmann: where are you viewing the feed? i'm checking gizmodo. I've got Gizmodo, Macworld, and Engadget up. Macworld is a little slower to update. The rental time once you start watching is 24 hrs. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:59 AM
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Yeah, the Flickr demo looks cool.
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Jan 15 2008, 12:09 PM
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Macbook Air is real!
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Jan 15 2008, 12:10 PM
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ahhh... MacBook Air.
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Jan 15 2008, 12:13 PM
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.76 inches at the thickest end?!
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Jan 15 2008, 12:13 PM
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holy crap it fits in an manilla envelope!
i just bought a second Macbook last week. I wonder if I can trade it in. This post has been edited by cmac: Jan 15 2008, 12:29 PM -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 12:14 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 15 2008, 12:13 PM) holy crap it fits in an Vanilla envelope! i just bought a second Macbook last week. I wonder if I can trade it in. I'll be buying one. 
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Jan 15 2008, 12:15 PM
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haha
edit:  you beat me to it
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Jan 15 2008, 12:17 PM
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There is no one that can say that this isn't cool.
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Jan 15 2008, 12:27 PM
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Borrowing a computer on the network for the optical drive? yes.
3 lbs. 1.6 Ghz Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM 80GB HD 802.11n Bluetooth 2.1 $1799 If I buy one I will probably spring for the 64GB SSD. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 12:41 PM
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ok, update iTunes already......!
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Jan 15 2008, 12:53 PM
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Nevermind about the SSD... Adding it bumps the price to $3,100.
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Jan 15 2008, 01:00 PM
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Man what a whackfest
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Jan 15 2008, 01:07 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 01:00 PM) Man what a whackfest The guy singing at the end? Yeah, that bothered me. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:11 PM
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Heh naw I was being much meaner and personal... I was referring to this thread
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Jan 15 2008, 01:17 PM
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OK, i was all wowed by the Macbook Air until I saw the specs.....then I became unimpressed. Its pretty and thin, but that's about it. I am happy with my Black Macbook 2.2 Ghz
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Jan 15 2008, 01:18 PM
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QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 15 2008, 01:17 PM) OK, i was all wowed by the Macbook Air until I saw the specs.....then I became unimpressed. Its pretty and thin, but that's about it. I am happy with my Black Macbook 2.2 Ghz While I would like a backlit keyboard on mine, it aint worth $1800 I'm willing to sacrifice Ghz for portability, especially when I sometimes travel with two laptops. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:18 PM
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One that thin would be nifty, but no optical drive would suck ass, and that "solution" of just borrow one from a computer on the network is pathetic.
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Jan 15 2008, 01:19 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jan 15 2008, 01:18 PM) I'm willing to sacrifice Ghz for portability, especially when I sometimes travel with two laptops. Same way here... I never understood people's need for super high performance laptops... seems like kinda an oxymoron... like when you see those 4x4 crew cab dually pickups that are slammed. i.e. 
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Jan 15 2008, 01:20 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 01:18 PM) One that thin would be nifty, but no optical drive would suck ass, and that "solution" of just borrow one from a computer on the network is pathetic. Considering most software can be downloaded it doesn't matter to me. The only time I've ever used my optical drive was to install XCode and I've had my computer a year and a half. There is an external optical drive available, just like for the Sonys. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:22 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Yeah, this MB Air is for people with primary computers already
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Jan 15 2008, 01:28 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jan 15 2008, 01:20 PM) Considering most software can be downloaded it doesn't matter to me. The only time I've ever used my optical drive was to install XCode and I've had my computer a year and a half. There is an external optical drive available, just like for the Sonys. Well let me rephrase that... it would suck ass for me, as one of my laptop's primary uses is to watch DVDs while on trips and such. It just seems cheesy to me to remove the optical drive (still a vital device for a lot of people) just to make the thing an extra 1/4" thinner. |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:30 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 01:28 PM) Well let me rephrase that... it would suck ass for me, as one of my laptop's primary uses is to watch DVDs while on trips and such. It just seems cheesy to me to remove the optical drive (still a vital device for a lot of people) just to make the thing an extra 1/4" thinner. damn Impala, I agree with you AGAIN! -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:33 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 01:28 PM) Well let me rephrase that... it would suck ass for me, as one of my laptop's primary uses is to watch DVDs while on trips and such. It just seems cheesy to me to remove the optical drive (still a vital device for a lot of people) just to make the thing an extra 1/4" thinner. True, for a lot of people the compromise isn't worth it. I don't use my laptop to watch DVDs (I usually watch a few episodes of TV shows from BitTorrent). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:34 PM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Jan 15 2008, 01:30 PM) damn Impala, I agree with you AGAIN! Haha my bad... I'll try better next time |
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Jan 15 2008, 01:40 PM
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Im sticking with Blackbook
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Jan 15 2008, 01:46 PM
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QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 15 2008, 01:40 PM) and i wonder how much the Applecare for that sucker is gonna cost. More than likely the standard price. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 02:08 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
Ok, the iPhone-like trackpad features are pretty frickin sweet.
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Jan 15 2008, 02:19 PM
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what is the blackbook?
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Jan 15 2008, 02:31 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 02:19 PM) what is the blackbook? Black Macbook? Just a guess... -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 03:01 PM
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Downsides to Macbook Air:
1. No user-replacable battery. Not the end of the world, for sure, but a nuisance. Shades of the user-inaccessible iPhone battery commotion here. 2. Recessed USB slot will hinder certain peripherals. Get ready for a cottage industry of adapters to appear (much like those for the iPhone's headphone jack). Plus, there's only one. 3. No Firewire port. Macbook Air super gallery: http://gizmodo.com/345115/macbook-air-hands+on This post has been edited by cmac: Jan 15 2008, 03:07 PM -------------------- Don't sweat the petty, pet the sweaty.
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Jan 15 2008, 03:21 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 15 2008, 02:31 PM) Black Macbook? Just a guess... I guess so, didn't realize they had black ones but just saw one on their site. |
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Jan 15 2008, 03:24 PM
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QUOTE (cmac @ Jan 15 2008, 03:01 PM) Downsides to Macbook Air: 1. No user-replacable battery. Not the end of the world, for sure, but a nuisance. Shades of the user-inaccessible iPhone battery commotion here. 3. No Firewire port. These two things bother me the most, especially the battery. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 03:36 PM
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I wonder how long it will be before I see the Air at Starbucks...
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Jan 15 2008, 03:43 PM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Jan 15 2008, 03:36 PM) I wonder how long it will be before I see the Air at Starbucks... Two weeks. But if you were smart you just wouldn't go to Starsucks. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 15 2008, 06:05 PM
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My acer laptop shits on that thin thing.
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Jan 15 2008, 06:07 PM
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QUOTE (2wolUTT @ Jan 15 2008, 06:05 PM) My acer laptop shits on that thin thing. Dude at 3 lbs. it could probably SHIT that thing... -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 06:08 PM
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I was hoping for a larger version of the iPod touch.
Also, have they started selling iPhones in Europe, I saw one in the streets today. -------------------- |
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Jan 15 2008, 08:45 PM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Jan 15 2008, 06:08 PM) I was hoping for a larger version of the iPod touch. Also, have they started selling iPhones in Europe, I saw one in the streets today. The iPhones are selling in Germany, the UK, and I think they may have a contract in France and Denmark. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 16 2008, 12:15 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 15 2008, 02:19 PM) what is the blackbook? Sorry, yeah...she's right on it...it's the Black Macbook. I couldnt force myself to get the white one....1) i wanted the better specs and 2) the white is too gay, even for me |
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Jan 16 2008, 12:50 PM
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QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 16 2008, 12:15 PM) Sorry, yeah...she's right on it...it's the Black Macbook. I couldnt force myself to get the white one....1) i wanted the better specs and 2) the white is too gay, even for me I have a white macbook. What are you trying to say? 
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Jan 16 2008, 01:41 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
That you're a gay homofag.
I have a silver MBP, so what does that make me? A hot white chick? This post has been edited by Spectatrix: Jan 16 2008, 01:41 PM -------------------- |
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Jan 16 2008, 01:58 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
That you chose from a ultra huge array of possible colors?
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Jan 16 2008, 02:09 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Nah, actually, the Macbook Pros only come in silver.
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Jan 16 2008, 03:09 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
And again sarcasm fails on the internet
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Jan 16 2008, 03:20 PM
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QUOTE (pebkac @ Jan 16 2008, 12:50 PM) I have a white macbook. What are you trying to say? That you're super duper gay LOL The silver for women says you're a domineering, house-building uber-dyke.
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Jan 16 2008, 03:34 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 16 2008, 03:09 PM) And again sarcasm fails on the internet Ah, reference to imacs? Yeah, those were pretty gay. QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 16 2008, 03:20 PM) The silver for women says you're a domineering, house-building uber-dyke. Hrm. Hrrrrrrrrmmmmmm. I'm ok with that.
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Jan 16 2008, 03:39 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 16 2008, 03:34 PM) Ah, reference to imacs? Yeah, those were pretty gay. Hrm. Hrrrrrrrrmmmmmm. I'm ok with that. LOL, awww! Actually it means you kick both of our asses. |
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Jan 16 2008, 03:45 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Jan 16 2008, 03:34 PM) Ah, reference to imacs? Yeah, those were pretty gay. naw... when you said you chose silver, and asked what that meant, I looked on apple's website and saw that the macbook pro was only available in silver and made a sarcastic remark as to their large selection of colors. apparently, that comment was a complete failure 
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Jan 16 2008, 03:55 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 16 2008, 03:45 PM) naw... when you said you chose silver, and asked what that meant, I looked on apple's website and saw that the macbook pro was only available in silver and made a sarcastic remark as to their large selection of colors. apparently, that comment was a complete failure Yes, a complete failure. |
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Jan 16 2008, 04:03 PM
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QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 16 2008, 03:55 PM) Yes, a complete failure. 
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Jan 16 2008, 04:41 PM
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Macs suck
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Jan 16 2008, 05:31 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 16 2008, 04:41 PM) Macs suck kthxbuhbye -------------------- |
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Jan 16 2008, 08:50 PM
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and he gets all pissy when I go into the WoW thread to say WoW sucks.
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Jan 17 2008, 09:41 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
it was a joke Jessica read it in context.
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Jan 17 2008, 09:54 AM
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Your jokes suck.
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Jan 17 2008, 09:57 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
you suck
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Jan 17 2008, 11:14 AM
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Sometimes, yeah.
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Jan 17 2008, 01:20 PM
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There's an article on USAtoday shitting on that thin laptop. I'd post it but I still don't know how to post a source.
-------------------- Fuckmuffin. That word and muffintop are the two coolest things I've ever seen on this place. What would happen if a fuckmuffin fucked a chick with a muffintop? That's a lot of muffins. A lot of motherfuffin muffuckins.
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Jan 17 2008, 01:39 PM
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copy/paste the URL?
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Jan 17 2008, 02:20 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 17 2008, 01:39 PM) copy/paste the URL? Do you have a tutorial? -------------------- Fuckmuffin. That word and muffintop are the two coolest things I've ever seen on this place. What would happen if a fuckmuffin fucked a chick with a muffintop? That's a lot of muffins. A lot of motherfuffin muffuckins.
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Jan 17 2008, 02:30 PM
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QUOTE (2wolUTT @ Jan 17 2008, 02:20 PM) Do you have a tutorial? you're joking, right? highlight the link with your mouse. right click. select "copy." in your techsans post, right click and select "paste." There you go. -------------------- |
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Jan 17 2008, 05:39 PM
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Jan 17 2008, 06:23 PM
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I more than likely won't buy one.
I feel Apple would have done much better with a 12" Macbook Pro like their old 12" Powerbook. -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 18 2008, 07:08 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
I went into Apple Store yesterday because I had a question about the iPhone update and memory, and the girl who was helping me was all touting how she had ordered one (the upper level model)....and SEVERAL other Apple employees were like, "you're just stupid." LOL How on earth an Apple Store employee can afford one, I don't know unless her mommy and daddy pay for things and the job is just for appearances.
I was arguing with her that it's just not worth the money. |
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Jan 18 2008, 10:27 AM
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QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 18 2008, 07:08 AM) unless her mommy and daddy pay for things and the job is just for appearances. ding ding ding |
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Jan 18 2008, 10:28 AM
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From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 18 2008, 07:08 AM) I went into Apple Store yesterday because I had a question about the iPhone update and memory, and the girl who was helping me was all touting how she had ordered one (the upper level model)....and SEVERAL other Apple employees were like, "you're just stupid." LOL How on earth an Apple Store employee can afford one, I don't know unless her mommy and daddy pay for things and the job is just for appearances. I was arguing with her that it's just not worth the money. Apple store employees get hellacious discounts. -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Jan 18 2008, 11:20 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
She said that since she didn't wait, she wouldn't get their regular discount on the MB Air......she said she was losing like $500
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Jan 18 2008, 11:58 AM
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From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
Yeah. Rich mom and dad.
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Jan 18 2008, 12:13 PM
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I wanna get a second job, a part-time, at Apple Store just for the discount LOL
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Jan 22 2008, 08:34 AM
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Instead of starting a new thread I thought I would just write here that I've been contemplating an iPhone for a while. My only reservation is the possibility that Apple will release one with 3G and GPS at the next expo.
It fits my needs perfectly, good IMAP support (I don't care about Exchange), lightweight, ability to watch a TV show or two without pulling out my computer (and with more and more airlines installing iPod hookups this feature gets more important), etc. The new Apple Airport's ability to sync and backup iPhone data over 802.11n is another selling point as I can have all of my backups in a central location (and backed up again). -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Jan 23 2008, 03:54 AM
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the 3g version is coming, there's pretty hard proof already. I couldn't cite a source off the top of my head, but a quick search on digg or any of the mac-zealot sites should yield what you desire.
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Jan 23 2008, 07:18 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (Hartmann @ Jan 22 2008, 08:34 AM) Instead of starting a new thread I thought I would just write here that I've been contemplating an iPhone for a while. My only reservation is the possibility that Apple will release one with 3G and GPS at the next expo. It fits my needs perfectly, good IMAP support (I don't care about Exchange), lightweight, ability to watch a TV show or two without pulling out my computer (and with more and more airlines installing iPod hookups this feature gets more important), etc. The new Apple Airport's ability to sync and backup iPhone data over 802.11n is another selling point as I can have all of my backups in a central location (and backed up again). That new feature that they released with the latest update works pretty well. It isnt an EXACT pinpoint, but everytime I've used it for directions and used the pin-pointing as my start it hasn't given me wrong directions. |
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Jan 23 2008, 08:51 AM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
really the only thing that has impressed me so far is the iphone...
i wouldn't want such a small thin laptop because of the fear i might snap it in half....ALTHOUGH...i like the direction this is going -------------------- "Ah, y'know it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."
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Jan 23 2008, 09:23 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
QUOTE (TTUAthleticTrainer @ Jan 23 2008, 07:18 AM) That new feature that they released with the latest update works pretty well. It isnt an EXACT pinpoint, but everytime I've used it for directions and used the pin-pointing as my start it hasn't given me wrong directions. probably cell tower triangulation. just a guess though. |
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Jan 23 2008, 09:35 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,566 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 66 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Jan 23 2008, 09:23 AM) probably cell tower triangulation. just a guess though. yeah, thats what it is...and it says it can use WiFi also. |
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