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The new 17-inch PowerBook G4.

post #1 of 22
1/8/03 at 2:28pm
Thread Starter 
fucking shit... a widescreen laptop

New PowerBook:

17" screen (!!!)
1GHz G4
DVD Burner
1440x900 res, 16:10 aspect ratio
Geforce4go video
802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Ethernet
Integrated Bluetooth
FireWire 800 / FireWire 2
1" thick, 6.8lbs, anodized aluminum, not titanium
Backlit keyboard triggered by light level

$3299

<img src="http://a448.g.akamai.net/7/448/51/646d72d9ef2f7e/www.apple.com/powerbook/images/index17topopen01072003.jpg" alt="" />
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post #2 of 22
1/8/03 at 2:34pm
<img src="http://nmaa-ryder.si.edu/education/kids/cappy/love.jpg" alt="" />
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post #3 of 22
1/8/03 at 2:35pm
Too bad I have a PC...otherwise this puppy would be good for away from home digital editing and such.

Not to mention a game or two.
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post #4 of 22
1/8/03 at 2:39pm
Solution. Throw your PC away. wink
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post #5 of 22
1/8/03 at 2:43pm
Exactly.
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post #6 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:13pm
Hey I spent awhile saving the money for that $2,700 PC!
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post #7 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:16pm
So let me get this dtraight. You want to work in film and you BOUGHT A PC!!! Silly man.
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post #8 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:23pm
I'm on a Mac right now and I downloaded the beta version of Safari, Apple's new web browser. Believe me, IE is getting a mighty kick in the crotch. This thing is fucking FAST. And pretty to boot.
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post #9 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:25pm
Sony's had a widescreen VAIO laptop for some time now. Aside from that and the backlit keyboard, there's not much to set this apart.
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post #10 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:38pm
Actually Scott you will find that PC manufacturers are making significant strides in building a niche in the NLE (Non Liner Editing) department. Many manufacturers have actually pre made computers and computer packages made for Home Cinema and Pro Cinema....

<a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh4.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=CatalogActivator__Acatalog_htm l___CatID=2308___SID=F2D837E5250" target="_blank">Here</a>
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post #11 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:41pm
I was mainly givin' you a hard time CT. My main problem with PC's is that they aren't as sexy as Macs.
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post #12 of 22
1/8/03 at 3:59pm
No...they are no where near as sexy as Macs.
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post #13 of 22
1/8/03 at 4:55pm
Hey, blunt, So you're digging Safari? I'd never heard of it before you mentioned it. I just read up on it on Version Tracker and am going to load it tonight. Have you had any major issues?
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post #14 of 22
1/8/03 at 5:15pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
mikah912:
Sony's had a widescreen VAIO laptop for some time now. Aside from that and the backlit keyboard, there's not much to set this apart.
There's plenty: the operating system.

btw, that sony widescreen notebook is maximum 10" if I'm not mistaken.
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post #15 of 22
1/8/03 at 7:11pm
Yep, when I go to film school.... SCREW PC!!! Im getting a Mac.
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post #16 of 22
1/8/03 at 8:14pm
Quote:
hesterthe13th:
Hey, blunt, So you're digging Safari? I'd never heard of it before you mentioned it. I just read up on it on Version Tracker and am going to load it tonight. Have you had any major issues?
No problems so far, only little flaw I've found is that scrolling down using the mouse wheel is not as fast as it is on IE, but given that is a beta version, I'm guessing it will be fixed. Other than that, it's a great browser, so much that I'm tempted to steal my dad's Powerbook before going back home to my PC.
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post #17 of 22
1/8/03 at 8:17pm
*snif*
That's so beautiful!
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post #18 of 22
1/8/03 at 10:23pm
Being a PC-guy, this is what I feel about Macs (as well as that PowerBook G4):

<img src="http://www.gamespy.com/comics/dorktower/images/comics/dorktower146.jpg" alt="" />
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post #19 of 22
1/9/03 at 12:11am
Quote:
capteucalyptus (Scott Roche):
I was mainly givin' you a hard time CT. My main problem with PC's is that they aren't as sexy as Macs.
You got a problem with beige?
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post #20 of 22
1/9/03 at 2:47am
Mines charcol!
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post #21 of 22
1/9/03 at 10:57am
Only because of that lighter fluid incident.
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post #22 of 22
1/10/03 at 6:08pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
raoul duke:
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capteucalyptus (Scott Roche):
I was mainly givin' you a hard time CT. My main problem with PC's is that they aren't as sexy as Macs.
You got a problem with beige?
yes, it's a color that's only good on clothes and seen horribly on old camaros and firebirds.

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