I'm getting a Mac. Which Mac do you use?

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Post by pashbonk » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:23 AM UTC

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Post by agoge » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:27 AM UTC

I have a 12" PowerBook G4.

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Post by inklesspen » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:31 AM UTC

17" MacBook Pro. It is very, very, very nice.

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Post by pg » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:33 AM UTC

agoge wrote: post #2

I have a 12" PowerBook G4.

Me too, plus one 23" display on each coast.

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Post by busy_beaver » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:37 AM UTC

MacBook (non-pro). I'm poor/cheap, plus I actually prefer a smaller form-factor for notebooks; I have full-sized external monitors at both home and work, so the smaller display is a non-issue where I spend most of my time, and a postive advantage when I'm mobile.

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Post by bkmrkr » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:48 AM UTC

inklesspen wrote: post #3

17" MacBook Pro. It is very, very, very nice.

Do you carry it everywhere with you?

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Post by abstractbill » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:59 AM UTC

A 13" MacBook. Without a doubt, it's the best computer I've ever owned.

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Post by PStamatiou » Fri, May 04, 2007, 4:59 AM UTC

I've got a 24inch iMac. IMO, insane value for what you get. I reviewed it a while ago: http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/09/18/first-impressions-24-inch-imac/

then I got a very nice VESA arm for it.. http://paulstamatiou.com/2007/02/26/review-ilift-vesa-arm/

sorry for the link spam, but i figured it was relevant.

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Post by Sam_Odio » Fri, May 04, 2007, 5:05 AM UTC

pg wrote: post #4

agoge wrote: post #2

I have a 12" PowerBook G4.

Me too, plus one 23" display on each coast.

Exact same setup. Great with the bluetooth keyboard & mighty mouse. You also definitely have to go for the 1GB ram upgrade.

At one point I was using a 13" macbook, but it was just too big. Plus, I hated running non-intel native apps. I had to upgrade the RAM and hd(7200RPM) to get any decent performance. Blogged about the experience a while ago: http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2006/09/disappointed-with-my-new-macbook.html

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Post by comatose_kid » Fri, May 04, 2007, 5:06 AM UTC

I use a 15" macbook pro - the entry level model (2.16GHz), but upgraded it to 2 gigs of ram. The 17" was too large for me.

I also have a Dell 2407FPW which I highly recommend - it's cheaper than the Apple equivalent, has a great picture and also has a built in flash memory reader. And unlike most Dell products, the industrial design is pretty nice.