15"
gig of ram
128 megs of video ram
superdrive
OSX Tiger
gig of ram
128 megs of video ram
superdrive
OSX Tiger
I gots me a P-P-P-P-P-P-P-POWERBOOK on the way!
- Thread starter BigMike
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gotta love macs. my dad finally set up our imac g5 with 20" monitor tonight. so far i love it. plus we got it for $1000 which is an insane deal. gotta love student discounts.
Welcome to the team!
heh
Ridemonkey said:
Thanks
Its been a helluva ordeal trying to get it too. It was SUPPOSED to be here by this monday, but I foudn out they hadn't even ordered it yet. So I raised some hell, and It got ordered, and should be here next week sometime
I too am a convert. After spending a year using macs at school I switched this past winter and scooped up a 17' iMac G5. I will never go back to a pc. And then a few weeks back I picked up a iBook for the road (while it's no Powerbook it gets the job done. Welcome to the club BigMike
Bf called me at work.
Says, 'guess what I got you'....
He got me a Mac Mini.
It's soooo cute.
Says, 'guess what I got you'....
He got me a Mac Mini.
It's soooo cute.
that roxorDHS said:
it's a Mac Attack!
You'll love it. I got an iMac g5 last year & we just got La an iBook. We will never buy another PC....EVER!
Welcome to the club - I converted this past February.
anyone know where I can get some "for evaluation purposes only full version software?"
you're in school, no? buy the academic versions. or if you post up what kind of software you need i can try to suggest an open source (that is, free and possibly Free, too) alternative.BigMike said:anyone know where I can get some "for evaluation purposes only full version software?"
My family has had a mac since 1991, and they just keep getting better. I'm planning on getting an iBook, but the powerbook is drool-worthy; good choice my fellow monkey.
Yep, i've been running a 12incher for almost a year now and i cannot fault it. Just make sure you have a nice sturdy bag to carry yours in because i used one with a crappy strap that broke and sent my bagm plummeting to the ground. Guess what? ONe cornder of the powerbook all bent in. Sucky.
Yeah, the acedemic versions are cheap, but I spent all my money on the computer.Toshi said:
I'm looking for office, and Adobe CS
Does you school offer software discounts? I got office for $10 and Maple 9.5 for $75; it's worth looking into.BigMike said:
Me too - but mine is a 17"!!!!!!!!!! :eviltongu
where do you get this discounted? apple store?kinghami3 said:
I got adobe cs at the campus store for $180. Had to switch to a pc though, stupid alias. I hate it !
kinghami3 said:
Office for $10?!?! At my school store its $130!
But they do have Final Cut Studio for $499
TN, yes, you can get the discount at any apple store, just show your student ID. ALso, most colleges have a computer store where they offer the discounts
BigMike said:
HAHAHAHA again, I got Office 03 for free through work....mines better than yours mines better than yours.
Kidding - it doesn't matter which powerbook you get they are all freaking amazing. Wireless was very easy to hook-up as well, I thought it was going to be a pain if you didn't use the apple airport basestation.
All you Mac-ophiles will have no choice but to "own a PC" pretty soon........... 
http://www.openoffice.org/BigMike said:
http://www.macgimp.org/
or buck up and buy the real things.
Yeah, but yours wasn't office '04. Mine is newer, and therefor better.BUCKET said:HAHAHAHA again, I got Office 03 for free through work....mines better than yours mines better than yours.
Kidding - it doesn't matter which powerbook you get they are all freaking amazing. Wireless was very easy to hook-up as well, I thought it was going to be a pain if you didn't use the apple airport basestation.
Dang, no Final Cut Pro, only Microsoft software. That's what happens when you go to a private school in Seattle.BigMike said:Office for $10?!?! At my school store its $130!
But they do have Final Cut Studio for $499
TN, yes, you can get the discount at any apple store, just show your student ID. ALso, most colleges have a computer store where they offer the discounts
Macs kick ass. The computer guy at my work spent hours setting up this computer before finishing, getting up, and telling my boss to get a Mac. Today that computer crashed and is no longer internet-capable, and I'm bringing in my iBook from now on.
so far im loving the mac that my family bought. my only gripes are with ichat but they arent a big deal and i can just download aim if i really get bugged by ichat.
what are these programs you speak of?Toshi said:
nevermind. im downloading adium now. hopefully itll have everything i want and more! 
not those who already own macs & that'll just be under the hood.SkaredShtles said:All you Mac-ophiles will have no choice but to "own a PC" pretty soon...........
I suspect OSX will still rock & roll.
TN said:
I grew up with Macs and PCs and pretty much know each inside and out. I was always a hardcore PC user, and ALWAYS gave my mom a hard time about Macs (She has always used them, she's a teacher and her school system is Mac based)
But once I used OSX, that was pretty much all over with! OSX is quite possibly the best OS of all time. Its *nix based with a pretty GUI, and really stable. I'm really impressed with it, hence, my first mac purchase.
Now, the question is, Can I take my moms old G3 Tower, and convert it into a dual G5
I know you can, but it'd be almost as much as just buying a new one!