[Mr. Blonde]

I definitely agree that MacBook Pro was not a good choice. I also have to wonder what the iBook will become? Not to give any fire to the Mac haters but is MacBook Con in the works? You know for consumer.

Wireless would have to be my one complaint about my Powerbook. My sister's Dell could pick up a wireless signal (excellent strength no less) and I couldn't in the same spot.

[Mr. Blonde]

Might be interested.

[irishjuggler]

I'm holding out for an Intel Mac Mini with a Blu Ray drive. Any of you Mac gurus think something like that will be out by the end of the year?

[Criminal Number 18F]

Wireless on my new iMac CoreDuo is bulletproof -- all the stuff that messes up my 17" Powerbook (2005 version) bounces off -- microwave, satphone, flourescents.

When they make a 17" intel MacBook I'll retire the G4.

A lot of people will be waiting for Adobe. CS2 is never going to be native, only the next version, CS3 or whatever they call it. However, I can get by with Graphic Converter for photo editing for now.

I have a PC I need for a couple of arcane things and don't connect to the net because of windows's poor security. I spend several hours a week purging adware, spyware and viruses from friends and relatives "bargain" PCs. A Windows PC is a bargain for the sort of chump that places no value on his time, and wants to support the Red Chinese (as Microsoft does by assisting in their hunt for dissidents).

d.o.l

Criminal Number 18F

[Swordmaker]

MAcBook Pro review... from Compuworld PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

[jalisco555]

Although I did not have enough time to determine battery life on the new model, Apple has said it will be “as good or better” than current PowerBook offerings.

A lot better, I hope. I need to carry two batteries just to watch a movie on my 17" Powerbook.

[Pete'sWife]

We've been kicking around the idea of getting a Mac.

Here are a few questions for the Mac-savvy amongst us:

Will a Mac (desktop) work on a wireless network if the other computer is a PC?

What will I be able to do with a Mac that I cannot do with a PC?

What will I be UNable to do with a Mac that I CAN do with a PC?

Thanks in advance!

[Terpfen]

I also have to wonder what the iBook will become?

It'll probably be renamed MacBook. So we'll have the MacBook and the MacBook Pro.

And just to amuse myself... grammar alert! Stating that you wonder about something is just that, a statement, not a question, and therefore the question mark is not required: "I also have to wonder what the iBook will become." Now, if you wish ask a question with this statement, one would say, "I also have to wonder, what will the iBook become?"

Yes, yes, I'm done amusing myself.

[af_vet_rr]

At first I thought a MacBook Pro was not a good choice, due to the lack of Intel support for 'Pro' applications (Photoshop among them), but here's where I changed my mind:

The Single Core version of Intel's new CPU/platform was not going to be out for a while.

Also, it would be foolish to launch an iBook with the previous generation - Pentium M or whatever, because it would be considered "old technology", and it would be even more foolish to launch with the new Dual Core/Core Duo chip, becuase when the Intel PowerBooks came out, you'd have no clear advantage of going from iBook to PowerBook.

Once the iBook moved to G4s, at the low-end, there was no reason to buy a 12-inch PowerBook, other than DVD burning and memory.

Now, once again, there will be a much more clear difference between the MacBook/PowerBook and iBook lineup - Dual core versus Single core.

[birbear]

I definitely agree that MacBook Pro was not a good choice. I also have to wonder what the iBook will become? Not to give any fire to the Mac haters but is MacBook Con in the works? You know for consumer.

In my opinion, Apple's marketing/advertising dominates in the marketing/advertising field. But they do have a problem naming their computers some times. The "iMac" name was cute and catchy, but they've had a history of poorly naming products. (The Apple Lisa? please.)