Macbook pro. Smaller, but the same amount of power. Seriously for what the average person uses it for, a duel core would be sufficient. Not that I'm complaining or anything, since I got the core i7 and it surely does come in handy. Battery life is a bit less than I'd hoped, but what am I expecting? A comporable windows computer would never get even 3 hours like this thing, and I saw this hit 7 with bluetooth and wifi off.
On 2011-03-12, at 5:58 PM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: > 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. 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