EVERY DAY I WRITE THE MACBOOK
Jan. 31st, 2008 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
defrogAs hinted at yesterday, I am now the proud owner of a MacBook, which I needed to get because my PowerBook G4 has power issues.
Specifically, it sustained a dent near the power outlet that prevents the power cord from connecting cleanly, which means it can drop from AC power to the battery on a moment’s notice – the long-term effect being that it wreaks havoc on the battery’s charging ability over time. The current battery can now last maybe 45 minutes if I only use Word and nothing else. And I can’t be having that when I go to Barcelona in a couple of weeks to report on the mobile phone industry again.
I could always buy a new battery and get the casing fixed, but (1) a new battery costs HK$950, and (2) the last time I had the casing fixed, it cost about a third of the price of a new laptop. I didn’t have a choice at the time. I do now. And besides, the G4 was getting a bit slow.
So far, so good. Transferring files and apps has been pretty painless. And the new machine purrs. The keyboard is taking a little getting used to, though, with the raised keys and all. On the other hand, with the built-in Webcam, I can look at myself all day. Like this.
So, you know, that’s useful.
And if yr wondering why I didn’t get a MacBook Air, I’m glad you asked. There’s a few reasons.
1. More expensive.
2. I only get an 80GB hard drive, a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo chip and one USB port for that. With the MacBook, I have 160GB, a 2.2GHz Intel chip and two (2) USB ports for considerably less money.
3. I’d need technical support to replace the battery.
4. Sorry, but I need an optical disk drive. How else am I going to kill the music industry if I can’t rip CDs that I paid good money for? And the Remote Disk idea is just silly.
Speaking of which, I need to get on with my latest project with which to entertain you all. Details before Valentine’s Day. (See what I did there?)
21st century digital boy,
This is dF
Specifically, it sustained a dent near the power outlet that prevents the power cord from connecting cleanly, which means it can drop from AC power to the battery on a moment’s notice – the long-term effect being that it wreaks havoc on the battery’s charging ability over time. The current battery can now last maybe 45 minutes if I only use Word and nothing else. And I can’t be having that when I go to Barcelona in a couple of weeks to report on the mobile phone industry again.
I could always buy a new battery and get the casing fixed, but (1) a new battery costs HK$950, and (2) the last time I had the casing fixed, it cost about a third of the price of a new laptop. I didn’t have a choice at the time. I do now. And besides, the G4 was getting a bit slow.
So far, so good. Transferring files and apps has been pretty painless. And the new machine purrs. The keyboard is taking a little getting used to, though, with the raised keys and all. On the other hand, with the built-in Webcam, I can look at myself all day. Like this.
So, you know, that’s useful.
And if yr wondering why I didn’t get a MacBook Air, I’m glad you asked. There’s a few reasons.
1. More expensive.
2. I only get an 80GB hard drive, a 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo chip and one USB port for that. With the MacBook, I have 160GB, a 2.2GHz Intel chip and two (2) USB ports for considerably less money.
3. I’d need technical support to replace the battery.
4. Sorry, but I need an optical disk drive. How else am I going to kill the music industry if I can’t rip CDs that I paid good money for? And the Remote Disk idea is just silly.
Speaking of which, I need to get on with my latest project with which to entertain you all. Details before Valentine’s Day. (See what I did there?)
21st century digital boy,
This is dF
