So it's this time of the year again... Which machine should I get? I must say that the iBook G4 1.33 has been a disappointment. Even with 1.5Gigs of RAM it crawls.
So x5 here we come, but which one?
I am not too fussed about the glossy screen debate
I would love a dual firewire laptop machine, but Apple aren't offering any outside the impractical MBP17
So, can you help me decide by answering the following Qs and/or contributing opinions...
1) Screen real estate
12 inch is definitely too small. How comfortable is 13.3? Can you - for example - play with formatting palettes (Word, Dreamweaver or Photoshop) more comfortably or do you really need the 15"?
2) Keyboard
The MB keyboard feels flimsy. Do you get used to it or is it really Mickey Mouse?
3) Robustness
My PB12 died young because frankly aluminium is not very strong. In this respect the iBook is a much sturdier machine. Has the build quality of the alu machines improved? The plastic ones decreased?
4) Memory requirements
As I said 1.5 Gig was a minimum for my G4; are the Intels more or less memory hungry? Would 1Gig be sufficient?
5) Real life requirements for power hungry apps
Any opinion on running iChat multi-video or Aperture on these machines? How about DVD rendering?
That's all I can think of. The 13 is sexier and lighter, but I want something for the next 2-3 years, not just 12 months.
Thanks
So x5 here we come, but which one?
I am not too fussed about the glossy screen debate
I would love a dual firewire laptop machine, but Apple aren't offering any outside the impractical MBP17
So, can you help me decide by answering the following Qs and/or contributing opinions...
1) Screen real estate
12 inch is definitely too small. How comfortable is 13.3? Can you - for example - play with formatting palettes (Word, Dreamweaver or Photoshop) more comfortably or do you really need the 15"?
2) Keyboard
The MB keyboard feels flimsy. Do you get used to it or is it really Mickey Mouse?
3) Robustness
My PB12 died young because frankly aluminium is not very strong. In this respect the iBook is a much sturdier machine. Has the build quality of the alu machines improved? The plastic ones decreased?
4) Memory requirements
As I said 1.5 Gig was a minimum for my G4; are the Intels more or less memory hungry? Would 1Gig be sufficient?
5) Real life requirements for power hungry apps
Any opinion on running iChat multi-video or Aperture on these machines? How about DVD rendering?
That's all I can think of. The 13 is sexier and lighter, but I want something for the next 2-3 years, not just 12 months.
Thanks