The Monkey Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Do I want the new MacBook or a MacBook Pro and why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrion Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Do I want the new MacBook or a MacBook Pro and why? Yes to both because moar is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I'd get the 13" pro if price was only somewhat relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 She will be mine. Oh yes. Nice to see the chin shrinking still further. The one with the Core i5 in is going to smoke! Perhaps literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 That's my gut, too, Dan. Any specific reasons, though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 aluminum is spiffier than plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 She will be mine. Oh yes. Nice to see the chin shrinking still further. The one with the Core i5 in is going to smoke! Perhaps literally. The $1999 high-end model, which won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Either that or we know what Mikhail is doing now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 FW400 is history, sacrificed for one extra USB port. Looks like they couldn't shrink it much over the previous generation, so they settle for slimming the foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 That HP out is still optical, too, right? Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 aluminum is spiffier than plastic Hm, Pro has firewire. Amateur does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopstretch Posted October 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 That HP out is still optical, too, right? Right? I think you can take that to the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yup, still optical, and no fw on the macbook beginner. I'd say stick with the macbook pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherwood Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 no FW is a deal breaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Pro only, Dinny, and 13" is the way to go size-wise. In this case, moar is too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 no FW is a deal breaker. Pro only, Dinny, and 13" is the way to go size-wise. In this case, moar is too much. the new iMac sure is pretty, but i like my old 20" C2D machine just fine. that new mouse, on the other hand, will be mine as soon as i see good reviews. You all are wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadphoneAddict Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 no FW is a deal breaker. Yeah - dropping FW on some mac models was a mistake. That's why when I was looking at getting the 13" macbook with lighted keyboard in January I felt that I had to spring for the extra $400 to get the 15" Macbook Pro with firewire. But I hate that if I forget to bring a FW 800 > 400 cable with me or I can't use it. I also hate that they dropped expresscard from the 15" Macbook Pro. Mine was the last version to have the card slot, and I was always hoping that someone like Apogee would make a nice 24/96 or 24/192 DAC amp for the card slot. But now that only the 17" Macbook Pro have it I wonder if express card will be dead for mac soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 express card is a mishmash of a standard anyway, cards are rarely universally compatible, they're flakey, and few people support them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 In looking more closely at the new macbook, it appears it's also lost the optical input. There's now 1 port, a combined optical out, headphone out, analog in. It's possible you can also do digital in, but they don't talk about that on the specs page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Digital in -- what would you use that for, that most of us wouldn't upgrade to an external a/d? Well, unless it's already digitized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 the digital in is specifically useful if you have an A/D...or want to dump data from an external digital recorder without a computer interface. It's probably sufficiently weird most people wouldn't need one tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monkey Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Apple seems slow to understand its potential in the music server market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grawk Posted October 21, 2009 Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Well, I was discussing the macbook, not the mini. The mini is still a rockin' music server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessingx Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 If you've ever visited an Apple store you may find this interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 If you've ever visited an Apple store you may find this interesting... BTW, is that Stretch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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