[88mph]

of course its just a rumour, but it will be either a macbook or pro at end of month, its simple pattern analysis.

i dont think you can say they care more about iPhone, it represents a fairly low portion of there income as a whole (and a tiny portion of the mobile market). The macbook air was a pretty good addition to the range, solves some portability issues (and is sexy as hell, held one yet?)

[emil]

Where, in Romania? Fat chance I get my hands on it sooner than end of summer. Anyway that's just for pussies, I need a macbook pro, not a purse mirror. Sigh... Been too many next tuesdays for me to keep up.

[88mph]

well, i have a macbook pro, and wouldn't be without it. buts heavy, and when coding you rarely need all that beef

[emil]

I do more than code

[88mph]

haha

so do i, a great deal more. the macbook air is never going to help with video rendering, motion tracking, chroma keying, encoding, heavy photoshop use (although basic stuff it'd be fine for)

but when your tweaking code, prototyping a css template or just brining a project to a client for inspection, you rarely need that meat

and believe me, i have held one, you really wouldnt mind having it with you 100% of the time, it ways nothing!!

[emil]

I weigh 113 kilos. A pound less isn't going to make me want a sissy overpriced 'puter.


(I'm actually very anxious to get my hands on the MBP, although I do hope 10.5.2 and a new mighty mouse come along too.)

[88mph]

eurgh, mighty mouse, what a filthy word

[illvibe]

I love that I picked up my MBP six months ago and the specs on it are still as good as you can get. I would expect them to update soon.

[88mph]

end of this month, mark my works

[gwe]

Originally Posted by 88mph

I'd never go back to running windows, apple mac's all the way

D: you make me cry...

[freelancr]

Originally Posted by 88mph

end of this month, mark my works

Lets hope they go for SATAII, Quad Core Processor and higher resolution screen for the 15" one! Oh and blueray drive could be cool too

[John78]

I recommend HP Laptops. I am using it for more than an year now. Works great for me.

[88mph]

Originally Posted by freelancr

blueray drive could be cool too

not too unreasonable, at least as an option, as the war is over now

[LogicWeb]

I was looking at Rock's laptops and bless their honesty, they even admit the battery life is 1 out of 5 stars (for the SL8 model at least).

If your graphics is not overly intense, you can go with a Sony laptop. I use a Sony for personal use which I purchased this past December. At the time, it was the top model they had (VGN-FZ290)

Specs:
Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz
4GB Memory (3rd party vendor)
7200kRPM Disk (3rd party vendor / Hitachi)
Nvidia 8400M GT with 256MB Dedicated / up to 1GB Shared
Blu-Ray Drive (amazing quality rest assured)

At the time it was $2,300 estimate for the total price. If you compare with Alienware which has advanced features currently, pricewise is still a major difference.

You'll need to do your homework and find your right balance.

The Sony is extremely slim for its specs, sleek and the battery lasts about 5-6 hours in general use (wifi, typical software as Office, video streaming, etc).

[emil]

new macbook pros finally arrived.

[cocknose]

Originally Posted by emil

new macbook pros finally arrived.

CUUUUUUNNNTTT.... my misses drop mine on the floor and dented the side so i can't sell the fucker!!!!!... It looks so nice... mine is over a year old now i feel so low-tech!

[emil]

sorry to pour salt. I'm getting the 1920 res LED 17" one in a couple of weeks. sigh...

[JonoMarshall]

Hmmm, might sell my 2.0 MB and max out a new MBP... decisions, decisions.

[cocknose]

I thought you were a poor romanian???... FFS!!!.... I thought you lived on a sheep a month and rung out your gym kit to use sweat as water...

All stereotype go flying out the window now....

Can you take a photo of it emil so i can use it as my wallpaper?

Saving all my money now for a Nikon D3 so a new computer is along long way away..... (one lone tear)

[emil]

Will do when it arrives :P
No, I'm not poor now. I just sold my apartment as I'm about to move on coops' lawn. He had it specially mown for me, see.