My first post on a Macintosh

[SNGX1275]

As some of you know I recently bought a Powerbook. It came today.

Its actually a better Powerbook than what I ordered. What happened was I ordered it from MacMall because I could get it cheaper from them than Apple even with Apple's educational discount (because of tax). When I ordered it I was told it was in stock. 5 days later I find out it wasn't actually in stock, and was "backordered". As it turns out Apple discontinued the one I wanted to buy and MacMall had just sold the last one they had in stock just before I bought mine (close enough that it still showed in stock to them). So I ended up getting the faster processor, and the superdrive. I ordered it with a 1.5 G4 and a $40 upgrade (with rebate) to 1.5 gigs of ram and the combo drive. I got a 1.67 G4 with the superdrive and still got to keep the 1.5 gigs of ram.

Edit: Oh also its supposed to have a screen that will do a higher resolution. I haven't played around on it long enough to know for sure, plus I don't know much on how these things work, I haven't used a Mac since MacOS 8.5

 

[Didou]

1.5GB of Ram ? Nice, MacOS must feel quite comfy there.

Now post your desktop right away!

 

[MrGaribaldi]

Congrats!
Sounds like a sweet deal.

Now, how do you like the new system?

 

[DelJo63]

I don't know much on how these things work, I haven't used a Mac since MacOS 8.5​

On OS X 10.*, all the Control Panel stuff is now consolidated under the Apple->System Preferneces. literally ALL, unless you dive into the FreeBSD underpinnings via the Utilities->Terminal to get the Unix-like Command line prompt.

btw: did it ship with Tiger (10.4) or Panther (10.3)?

 

[SNGX1275]

It seems pretty good so far, I still haven't had too much time to really play with it. I will this weekend. I do miss the right click... But it is almost canceled by the ultra awesome 2 finger on the trackpad at once to scroll.

It came with Tiger installed.

 

[zephead]

i saw the title...i'm so sorry

seriously though, how is it? are you going to be doing any heavy stuff (images, videos, music work)?

 

[Phantasm66]

Nice one. I fancy one of those myself. Oh, how Macs have changed.

 

[SNGX1275]

i saw the title...i'm so sorry

seriously though, how is it? are you going to be doing any heavy stuff (images, videos, music work)?

Its nice, and has some pretty sweet features that I haven't seen on PC laptops (but they may exist). Like a screen that changes brightness based on the ambient light, also the keyboard is backlit if the ambient light conditions are low enough. The trackpad will scroll if you use 2 fingers on it rather than 1 (1 moves the cursor like normal). It also pulls the heads of the hd if it senses a drop (I do know some PC laptops have that feature).

As far as doing "heavy" stuff, no, perhaps some light video editing like removing commercials from recorded television (because I haven't mastered that on a PC yet, and Apple's programs are supposed to be really user friendly).

 

[SOcRatEs]

Awesome!!

I wonder how well the battery will perfom compared to pc laptops,
what with all that power ie; back light keyboard and all.

It seems to me, the programs we (pc users) can thank mac for, are very user friendly. I would think in it's native enviroment they should rawk!

What about bluetooth or the = ?

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

I wonder how well the battery will perfom compared to pc laptops,
what with all that power ie; back light keyboard and all.

Better.

What about bluetooth or the = ?

Bluetooth works, "="-key works as well.

(I'm posting this from iBook)

 

[SNGX1275]

Yeh, its got bluetooth. As far as battery, you can change its power management just like in Windows.

 

[DelJo63]

I do miss the right click... But it is almost canceled by the ultra awesome 2 finger on the trackpad at once to scroll.

For web pages, hold the mouse down --> just like right click, you get the menu :grinthumb
the <cmd>click pair sometimes gives different results too.

 

[Didou]

Isn't it possible to hook up a 2/3 button mouse via USB ?

 

[SNGX1275]

Yep, but then I'd need a surface to use that mouse on wouldn't I? Might as well use a desktop then.

 

[DelJo63]

Isn't it possible to hook up a 2/3 button mouse via USB ?

I've see this done on Mac systems prior to OS X, but as yet not on OS X itself. Recall OS X is entirely new and has a FreeBSD architecture.

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

Of course rodents with more than one button work, Apple doesn't even sell one-button mice anymore. It's all Mighty now.

 

[DelJo63]

hum; guest my wife got cheated when her eMac came with the one button!

 

[Didou]

Email Apple & ask for the extra buttons to be sent via snail-mail.

 

[DelJo63]

Email Apple & ask for the extra buttons to be sent via snail-mail.

With only ONE button, I don't have to explain 'the other choices' :giddy:

 

[Mictlantecuhtli]

hum; guest my wife got cheated when her eMac came with the one button!

It was some time ago then, as eMacs aren't available for consumers anymore.

 

[DelJo63]

Nov, 2004