New Macs - Page 2

drake · 8th May 2006, 23:04

oh snap ! , thats alot of dosh. Good on you though , thats what moneys for.

[LvN]N3misiS · 8th May 2006, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kickass

$4200 with 1 year worldwide warrenty (go apple!)

from the US

retail is 5100$ in NZ

haha don't tell morris eh :P

Kickass · 9th May 2006, 14:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by [LvN]N3misiS

haha don't tell morris eh :P

hah =)

Simon · 9th May 2006, 15:30

If Apple brings out a 13" Macbook in the next couple of weeks, I'm getting one.

Simon · 9th May 2006, 15:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonas Undrawing

ok i caved and got me the new 12" ibook.

Might have to install Starcraft, Diablo, or Warcraft 3 next....

See you there

Kickass · 9th May 2006, 18:32

ah my power apapter didn't turn up, looks like tomorrow.

pictures then.

Macbooks due out tomrorow from what i been reading......

about 2-2.2k NZ for 1.66 core duo , 13.3 in , camera , wireless , bluetooth

homercles · 9th May 2006, 18:44

Very nice. 13.3" widescreen is pretty sweet.

benn · 10th May 2006, 09:00

No word yet - maybe not til later in the month.

Kickass · 10th May 2006, 20:16

Here are the pictures everyone wanted, taken on a camera phone so not the best quality! (Sharp v903sh)

running Windows XP , viewing nzgames

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5...50913209gq.jpg

Running next to Dell 2007 20" widescreen.

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8536/06051018597mx.jpg

Close up , next to remote.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2...51019008er.jpg

Genesis · 10th May 2006, 20:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kickass

Here are the pictures everyone wanted, taken on a camera phone so not the best quality! (Sharp v903sh)

running Windows XP , viewing nzgames

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5...50913209gq.jpg

Running next to Dell 2007 20" widescreen.

http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8536/06051018597mx.jpg

Close up , next to remote.

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2...51019008er.jpg

Looks fucken nice, hows the performance on it?

BTW - Loving the DM602s.

Kickass · 10th May 2006, 21:53

Performance is awesome, my old 3500+ AMD couldn't run 1080p video (in quicktime) at full speed, this machine does it easy.

Games in windows are fast, plays all the lastest. installing parallel workstation now, with intel VT!.

Mac OS X performance is very fast on native apps (boot up time is twice as fast as old powerbook). Emu Apps like office are about the same speed as 1.33ghz powerbook G4, which is good.

Very good machine, looking forward to macbooks too.

B&W 602 are awesome speakers :P best value b&W speaker easy

Jonas Undrawing · 12th May 2006, 16:45

Took my ibook + 1814 for a walk last night.

Did some recording of friends playing at The Skycity Grand Hotel Lobby.

Here's them playing Blue In Green. Recorded 2 sets' worth. Just left it recording for the whole time. Havent noticed any glitching / artifacts from it recording for so long, on batteries, with people clicking around, minimizing Ableton and going "ooooOOooh! ibook! cute!" (me included =)

Will have a good listen tomorrow to hear for any unwanted digital type sounds.

homercles · 15th May 2006, 10:37

Just received a 12" iBook. Wow.

I think their new slogan should be "Apple: It just fucking works."

Kanz · 15th May 2006, 18:53

Are the new ibooks duo core? Love my G4. Had a 17" PB for the weekend, owned me

Foggerty · 15th May 2006, 19:21

They're going to be (well, according to the rumour sites) but are not out yet.

homercles · 15th May 2006, 23:43

Wonder if they'll go 13.3" core solo, 15" core duo. Hope not.

Or is that pattie duo...

Bahamut · 17th May 2006, 01:50

http://www.apple.com/au/macbook/

Fucking nice IMO.

Frouse · 17th May 2006, 08:19

$1099 US? awesome. My wife will be pleased. She's been planning on buying one on her trip there in a month for months now!

joker999 · 17th May 2006, 10:14

"Damn i just paid $1099 USD for that! but should be more flat?"

homercles · 17th May 2006, 10:51

And now with easier user-replaceable hard disks.

$1099US is incredibly cheap for what you get, especially since you can add RAM ($150 for 1 gig) and a bigger HDD ($80 gig for $160)

At todays rates:
1.8GHz white: $1755

2GHz white: $2075
2GHz black: $2400
15" MacBook Pro: $3200

Father going to the States tomorrow: priceless.

Simon · 17th May 2006, 13:59

Right. Time to go shopping.

homercles · 17th May 2006, 14:50

Couple of things to keep in mind:

- the 512MB RAM is 2x256
- video RAM is shared with system ram and even though it says 64MB, down the bottom in the fine print is this: "Minimum graphics memory usage is 80MB, resulting in 432MB of system memory available." Tech specs

So that 1GB may not go as far as you think. I'll probably get 2 then

benn · 17th May 2006, 16:21

I'll hopefully get one in SF next month. Black rocks - first new looking mac laptop in aaaages - but white 1.83 has got to be the sweetspot for pricing.

Bahamut · 17th May 2006, 16:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by homercles

Couple of things to keep in mind:

- the 512MB RAM is 2x256
- video RAM is shared with system ram and even though it says 64MB, down the bottom in the fine print is this: "Minimum graphics memory usage is 80MB, resulting in 432MB of system memory available." Tech specs

So that 1GB may not go as far as you think. I'll probably get 2 then

Sure, get 2GB, but for the love of "god" don't buy the memory from Apple!

It's not special magic memory and is insanely overpriced.

As an aside, did anyone else notice that the price of the Black MacBook is fucked? You can upgrade the higher end white version beyond the specs of the Black one and still come out with a few dollars more spare.

Foggerty · 17th May 2006, 16:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by homercles

2GHz white: $2075

That's the one for meeeee!

Anyone wanna buy a AMD 3200+ based PC?

homercles · 17th May 2006, 17:01

No but if you find a buyer let me know how much it went for

About the RAM: Definitely don't buy from Apple. For this 12" iBook I got off TradeMe for a friend, I put in a normal 512MB SO-DIMM for $100 and had no issues. Although I'm disturbed by your talk of something from Apple being neither special nor magical

Bahamut · 17th May 2006, 20:25

I'm just jaded because I used to work at an Apple Solutions Reseller.

Ashley · 17th May 2006, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simon

Right. Time to go shopping.

Simon · 17th May 2006, 21:01

Done. Order submitted. I went for the 2GHz in white, a gig of RAM, 80gig disk, and the DVI adapter for an external monitor.

First Apple I've purchased in a LOOOOONG time

crocos · 17th May 2006, 21:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foggerty

That's the one for meeeee!

Anyone wanna buy a AMD 3200+ based PC?

Eh, they're a dime a dozen nowadays.

So in that case $0.05? I should be able to get six for that price!

crocos · 17th May 2006, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bahamut

As an aside, did anyone else notice that the price of the Black MacBook is fucked? You can upgrade the higher end white version beyond the specs of the Black one and still come out with a few dollars more spare.

You're paying for the swish black-coloured casing too, I'm afraid.

They do EXACTLY the same with iPods - black is more expensive for no known reason.

Jonas Undrawing · 17th May 2006, 21:20

gogo the mac revolution! look at us all. it's beautiful.

owning a 12" ibook is like owning a cute little puppy. everyone coos at it

Kickass · 17th May 2006, 21:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonas Undrawing

gogo the mac revolution! look at us all. it's beautiful.

owning a 12" ibook is like owning a cute little puppy. everyone coos at it

=P haha!

macbook pro's have been upgraded too! fastest CPUs now!

Kanz · 17th May 2006, 21:53

omg this is awesome.

putting my 12" ibook G4 on TM as we speak...

duo core, remote, APPLE, MOTHER FKN GLOSSY SCREEN wat else cud u want

black is only 98% mac, white the full 100%

homercles · 17th May 2006, 22:57

Sorted. 1.83GHz white will be here next weekend

Gonna do the RAM and HDD myself.

Simon · 17th May 2006, 23:32

Look at all you Mac lemmings, falling over yourselves to suck on Steve Jobs's member. You're pathetic.

My Starcraft and Warcraft III install CDs contain the Mac binaries too, right? Grrr 6-8 working days!

Kanz · 18th May 2006, 00:01

http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00928.jpg
http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00924.jpg
http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00917.jpg
http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00911.jpg

ummm. yuck. white for me.

Bahamut · 18th May 2006, 00:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by crocos

You're paying for the swish black-coloured casing too, I'm afraid.

They do EXACTLY the same with iPods - black is more expensive for no known reason.

Nah, the iPods have the same price.

Mind you, I found the Black iPods to suffer hugely from finger marks.

By the look of Kanz's last post, the MacBook Black looks as though it has a bit of a matte finish, so it's probably not as bad.

benn · 18th May 2006, 01:05

If black and white were the same price i'd get black for sure. You have to be way too much of a hipster to pay $400 more for a laptop that matches your eyeshadow.

benn · 18th May 2006, 01:06

AUUUUGGHHH!

17th May 2006, 01:50	#57
Bahamut The Lord of the Dragons	Hello MacBooks! http://www.apple.com/au/macbook/ Fucking nice IMO.

8th May 2006, 23:04	#41
drake	oh snap ! , thats alot of dosh. Good on you though , thats what moneys for.

9th May 2006, 15:30	#44
Simon SHG	If Apple brings out a 13" Macbook in the next couple of weeks, I'm getting one.

9th May 2006, 18:32	#46
Kickass	ah my power apapter didn't turn up, looks like tomorrow. pictures then. Macbooks due out tomrorow from what i been reading...... about 2-2.2k NZ for 1.66 core duo , 13.3 in , camera , wireless , bluetooth

9th May 2006, 18:44	#47
homercles	Very nice. 13.3" widescreen is pretty sweet. __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers. Last edited by homercles : 9th May 2006 at 18:47.

10th May 2006, 09:00	#48
benn	No word yet - maybe not til later in the month.

10th May 2006, 20:16	#49
Kickass	Here are the pictures everyone wanted, taken on a camera phone so not the best quality! (Sharp v903sh) running Windows XP , viewing nzgames http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5...50913209gq.jpg Running next to Dell 2007 20" widescreen. http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8536/06051018597mx.jpg Close up , next to remote. http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2...51019008er.jpg Last edited by Kickass : 10th May 2006 at 20:19.

10th May 2006, 21:53	#51
Kickass	Performance is awesome, my old 3500+ AMD couldn't run 1080p video (in quicktime) at full speed, this machine does it easy. Games in windows are fast, plays all the lastest. installing parallel workstation now, with intel VT!. Mac OS X performance is very fast on native apps (boot up time is twice as fast as old powerbook). Emu Apps like office are about the same speed as 1.33ghz powerbook G4, which is good. Very good machine, looking forward to macbooks too. B&W 602 are awesome speakers :P best value b&W speaker easy

12th May 2006, 16:45	#52
Jonas Undrawing	Took my ibook + 1814 for a walk last night. Did some recording of friends playing at The Skycity Grand Hotel Lobby. Here's them playing Blue In Green. Recorded 2 sets' worth. Just left it recording for the whole time. Havent noticed any glitching / artifacts from it recording for so long, on batteries, with people clicking around, minimizing Ableton and going "ooooOOooh! ibook! cute!" (me included =) Will have a good listen tomorrow to hear for any unwanted digital type sounds.

15th May 2006, 10:37	#53
homercles	Just received a 12" iBook. Wow. I think their new slogan should be "Apple: It just fucking works." __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.

15th May 2006, 18:53	#54
Kanz	Are the new ibooks duo core? Love my G4. Had a 17" PB for the weekend, owned me

15th May 2006, 19:21	#55
Foggerty	They're going to be (well, according to the rumour sites) but are not out yet.

15th May 2006, 23:43	#56
homercles	Wonder if they'll go 13.3" core solo, 15" core duo. Hope not. Or is that pattie duo... __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.

17th May 2006, 08:19	#58
Frouse	$1099 US? awesome. My wife will be pleased. She's been planning on buying one on her trip there in a month for months now!

17th May 2006, 10:14	#59
joker999	"Damn i just paid $1099 USD for that! but should be more flat?" __________________

17th May 2006, 10:51	#60
homercles	And now with easier user-replaceable hard disks. $1099US is incredibly cheap for what you get, especially since you can add RAM ($150 for 1 gig) and a bigger HDD ($80 gig for $160) At todays rates: 1.8GHz white: $1755 2GHz white: $2075 2GHz black: $2400 15" MacBook Pro: $3200 Father going to the States tomorrow: priceless. __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.

17th May 2006, 13:59	#61
Simon SHG	Right. Time to go shopping.

17th May 2006, 14:50	#62
homercles	Couple of things to keep in mind: - the 512MB RAM is 2x256 - video RAM is shared with system ram and even though it says 64MB, down the bottom in the fine print is this: "Minimum graphics memory usage is 80MB, resulting in 432MB of system memory available." Tech specs So that 1GB may not go as far as you think. I'll probably get 2 then __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.

17th May 2006, 16:21	#63
benn	I'll hopefully get one in SF next month. Black rocks - first new looking mac laptop in aaaages - but white 1.83 has got to be the sweetspot for pricing.

17th May 2006, 17:01	#66
homercles	No but if you find a buyer let me know how much it went for About the RAM: Definitely don't buy from Apple. For this 12" iBook I got off TradeMe for a friend, I put in a normal 512MB SO-DIMM for $100 and had no issues. Although I'm disturbed by your talk of something from Apple being neither special nor magical __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.

17th May 2006, 20:25	#67
Bahamut The Lord of the Dragons	I'm just jaded because I used to work at an Apple Solutions Reseller.

17th May 2006, 21:01	#69
Simon SHG	Done. Order submitted. I went for the 2GHz in white, a gig of RAM, 80gig disk, and the DVI adapter for an external monitor. First Apple I've purchased in a LOOOOONG time

17th May 2006, 21:20	#72
Jonas Undrawing	gogo the mac revolution! look at us all. it's beautiful. owning a 12" ibook is like owning a cute little puppy. everyone coos at it Last edited by Jonas Undrawing : 17th May 2006 at 21:22.

17th May 2006, 21:53	#74
Kanz	omg this is awesome. putting my 12" ibook G4 on TM as we speak... duo core, remote, APPLE, MOTHER FKN GLOSSY SCREEN wat else cud u want black is only 98% mac, white the full 100%

17th May 2006, 22:57	#75
homercles	Sorted. 1.83GHz white will be here next weekend Gonna do the RAM and HDD myself. __________________ Relax... The Sand People frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers.

17th May 2006, 23:32	#76
Simon SHG	Look at all you Mac lemmings, falling over yourselves to suck on Steve Jobs's member. You're pathetic. My Starcraft and Warcraft III install CDs contain the Mac binaries too, right? Grrr 6-8 working days!

18th May 2006, 00:01	#77
Kanz	http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00928.jpg http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00924.jpg http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00917.jpg http://domojo.com/macbook/DSC00911.jpg ummm. yuck. white for me. Last edited by Kanz : 18th May 2006 at 00:02.

18th May 2006, 01:05	#79
benn	If black and white were the same price i'd get black for sure. You have to be way too much of a hipster to pay $400 more for a laptop that matches your eyeshadow.