Hi: Go for the MBP. Latest bench marks show it surpassing the iMac in regards to processor power. On Mar 12, 2011, at 5:18 PM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote:
> Hey everyone, > > Thanks for your encouraging responses, and for more-or-less confirming what I > was already intending to do. I'll have an opportunity to visit my local Apple > store within the next few weeks, and sadly, those folks all know who I am, > but god it's such a fabulous way to spend an afternoon. I'm waiting for the > shortage madnesses to die down, as there isn't a store within a reasonable > distance from here where they're even in stock at the moment. I'm considering > the iPad 2, but cannot decide whether I want a maxed out 15 inch MBP, or the > 27 inch iMac. Thoughts from those of you who are old hats? Part of what > excites me about Apple is the fun I have learning my way around a new > device/system. > > Have a good evening > > > > Twitter: @IndigoCellist > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 12, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Tyler wood <tcwoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hmm, this is just a suggestion, but what about best buy? >> >> I know, I know. That probably sounds bad - though my partner was able to buy >> a mac at a place called microcenter in the US for $100 cheapter than in the >> apple store. >> >> The apple store couldn't match him when he took the flyer there, but best >> buy could, and saved him driving an hour to microcenter. >> >> Just a thought or two - shop around. It might help. >> Tyler >> On 2011-03-12, at 1:13 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: >> >>> Hey there Shameless: >>> Consider yourself pushed (ok encouraged to be nice about it.:) >>> >>> I have a one, and Cheree's post made me want another. Now that's >>> disgusting!:) >>> >>> As for Brandt, I'd say it's well worth finding someone to go the extra >>> kilometer to play in an apple store. I almost have a chair in ours with my >>> name on it. :) >>> >>> Take care >>> >>> Carolyn >>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>> >>>> Go for it! >>>> You can always find reasons not to do something. If you can affoard it >>>> without going in to debt, then get it. Apple has financing available too. >>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:19 AM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >>>> >>>>> I've been ogling these darlings for a while now. Told myself I couldn't >>>>> justify the expense, thought I might wait for their capacity to expand, >>>>> etc etc, but now, even that is taking a backseat to my simply wanting it >>>>> for productivity. I use my iPhone for nearly everything, and it's now my >>>>> only iDevice, after having sold my 3rd Gen touch last year, so what to >>>>> you all think? Would you go for it? Reasons to, or to not? I'm really >>>>> more interested in where the iPad will fit into your computing lives as a >>>>> whole than anything. That, and looking for that last small push off the >>>>> fence. :D >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:06 AM, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> No trains I'd feel safe on and no apple fans I know of in my small South >>>>>> African backwater town. >>>>>> >>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>> >>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to >>>>>> www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>> >>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:37 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>> >>>>>> Eeks. That's a bit of a distance. >>>>>> >>>>>> No trains, buses? Or a sighted I-device fanatic who will drive there? >>>>>> If you thought it safe, you could advertise for a driver on craigslist. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12/03/2011, at 0:06, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Not when the nearest apple store is 250 kilometers (about 155 miles) >>>>>>> away. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going to >>>>>>> www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:58 AM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That sounds very discouraging. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Could you enlist the help of a friend with a car? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11/03/2011, at 23:54, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I wish for one, I had an apple store near enough to me so I could get >>>>>>>> to it, and secondly, I wish our public transport were good and safe >>>>>>>> enough to be used by any sighted, let alone blind person! Then only >>>>>>>> might I have a look at an iPad. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going >>>>>>>> to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:11 AM >>>>>>>> Subject: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This afternoon, I took the light rail to the Apple store to get a >>>>>>>> hands on look at the IPad 2. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The line for the IPad 2 was even longer than the last time, when the >>>>>>>> first IPad was released. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> One of the mall security guards tried to warn me away with tales of >>>>>>>> the long line and of people having to take tickets to get in to buy an >>>>>>>> IPad 2. Undaunted, I asked the security guard to speak with one of >>>>>>>> the Apple reps. The Apple rep knew me and I got right in. Thank you, >>>>>>>> oh, thank you! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The store had a bunch of IPad 2's arranged around a square table near >>>>>>>> the front of the store. The Apple store was jam-packed, as usual, but >>>>>>>> even more so. My little German shepherd dog guide settled herself >>>>>>>> under the table in front of where I stood and rested quietly while >>>>>>>> various curious IPad enthusiasts came and went and I examined the IPad >>>>>>>> 2. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This IPad 2 looks and feels smaller, but it is actually the same outer >>>>>>>> dimensions as its predecessor. Somebody had an IPad 1 with them and >>>>>>>> we held the two against each other to prove that the IPad 2 was the >>>>>>>> same outer dimensions. Where the IPad 2 is smaller is in its weight >>>>>>>> and thickness, which is immediately noticeable, if one has handled >>>>>>>> the IPad 1. The IPad 2's rounded edges make it seem even thinner >>>>>>>> without feeling fragile in any way. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> There was a fellow customer examining the IPad 2 next to me on my >>>>>>>> right and I asked him to turn on Voice Over. He was doubtful about >>>>>>>> being able to do this at first, but I talked him through Settings to >>>>>>>> General, to Accessibility and through engaging VoiceOver and Triple >>>>>>>> Click Home. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Once those preliminaries were done, my newly met sighted assistant >>>>>>>> felt more confident about playing with the IPad 2 in front of him. I >>>>>>>> told him that all IPads have VoiceOver on them and that he could use >>>>>>>> VoiceOver to read books to him. He sounded interested and amazed. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In order to hear VoiceOver in the hubbub of the store, I paired my >>>>>>>> Bluetooth ear bud with the IPad 2 in front of me. Several previous >>>>>>>> customers had paired various phones with this IPad 2 and when I left, >>>>>>>> I didn't unpair those, just my own gadget. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Using VoiceOver, I looked around and found a lot more features on this >>>>>>>> IPad 2. Maybe they loaded a few extra non-native apps on it, but I >>>>>>>> found three pages of apps. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> After navigating to YouTube and watching the first part of the >>>>>>>> original Star Trek's Doomsday Machine, I re-entered Settings; General; >>>>>>>> Bluetooth and un-paired my ear bud, clicked back to the Home screen >>>>>>>> and tapped Triple Click Home to return that particular IPad 2 to >>>>>>>> Sighted Standard Mode. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> This IPad feels a lot faster than the IPhone 4. In fact, it feels >>>>>>>> like a computer in its responsivity and I really can envision this >>>>>>>> device morphing into a full fledged computer in very short order. The >>>>>>>> sighted guy next to me thought the same thing. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I left and took a break at the Starbuck's in the mall before heading >>>>>>>> home. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Wow, what a gadget!! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Even more amazing to me is my ability to get right on the IPad 2 and >>>>>>>> navigate and perform functions correctly and independently the first >>>>>>>> time. My only regret is that blind users still must recruit sighted >>>>>>>> assistance to initially turn VoiceOver on in the absence of >>>>>>>> an ITunes interface. If there were a start-up way to have VoiceOver >>>>>>>> on by default, I would have never had to recruit my fellow IPad >>>>>>>> adventurer to turn Accessibility on for me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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