Apple says get a Mac So you know, I replaced my lovely 12" iBook with a lovely 12" powerbook back in 2006. Since then, I've travelled miles and miles on motorcycle and Eurostar and the whole time my mini workstation has been powering through... I tend to have Virtual PC, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Omnigraffle, BBEdit, three or four browsers and Omnioutline all running at the same time (while downloading podcasts and listening to iTunes) with snappy response and power to spare...
Now, I know that's no big deal in modern laptop terms but for me (as I create my own unique value in partnership with apple's products) it's both great and exactly what need. Unfortunately, everything is beginning to run on Intel macs, Adobe CS3 looks like Leopard only so if I upgrade I'm also gonna need a new system... add to that the running Windows without VPC and I really need to update my Powerbook.
So, dammit Steve, I thought you were going to anounce the new 12" powerbook last month, but nooooo, you had to go and do the Air™ thing:-(
Steve, this is a machine I cannot use. For starters, I don't need thin, I need small. I need bounce-resistance (speed bumps and motorways) and I need crush-resistance (as I get kicked out of the conference room again and hastily stuff reports and coiled cables into my already overstuff laptop bag).
So where does that leave me...
I need a new laptop with an optical drive, an ethernet, an intel processor and a 12" form-factor. I need it soon, so if I can't get a 12" Powerbook, what are my options? I may actually have to shudder switch to a PC and go with a Dell or a Toshiba...
Comments (4)
ummh...I'm in the same boat. we should ask mr G if he knows anything ;)
Posted by phil | April 11, 2008 9:26 PM
Posted on April 11, 2008 21:26
Dave, the buzz was making it sound like the last Stevenote would introduce the MBP12.
It was so close I could taste it, I was just about to book the ticket to New York...
Have upgraded disk and memory but the trusty PB isn't gonna last that much longer.
Hope all is well with you!
Posted by Dug | February 10, 2008 10:01 AM
Posted on February 10, 2008 10:01
I still miss my PB12, and travel with an MBP15.... not quite the same, but the extra power is nice... maybe one day there will be be an MBP12, certainly the MBA is not good for me (do you see what they did there?)
Posted by Dave | February 9, 2008 10:25 PM
Posted on February 9, 2008 22:25
Don't do it dude. I did. I am typing this from a 12 inch HP. It is computing misery.
You will regret it. I could have done with a 13 macbook but for one thing - there is no option NOT to have a webcam. I work in the legal field, and webcam equipped laptops are not allowed in the Federal courthouses.
So I am trapped.
Posted by Dizzle | February 2, 2008 12:28 AM
Posted on February 2, 2008 00:28