macBook??

[harmlessgoat22]

Well, I was looking at the regular macbook, and it has a 13 inch widescreen display. I decided that it would be a lot better to have a laptop than a desktop for some purposes, but I'm not sure a 13 inch is very big and I might not like using it, and the only way I can get a 15 or 17 is getting a macBook Pro and paying 1000 USD more... I'm currently using my dad's laptop that has a 13.4 inch (which is what the macbook has, I think, they just call it a 13) but it isn't widescreen, so I don't know what kind of effect the widescreen would have. I do not think that my dad's laptop screen is small, and I don't mind using it except for I can't download anything and I don't have all my files from my main computer on it...
That is my only concern with getting a macBook, when I do get a mac, sometime next summer, probably...

Do you guys think that that screen will seem smaller than a regular 13?

[Highway of Life]

No... it actually has just a tad more viewing area then a regular 13", but it still is just a 13". And if you are used to your Dad's laptop being 13", the MacBook won't be any smaller, it will be just a tiny bit bigger though.

However, it really depends on what you are going to be doing, if you NEED a wider screen, the 15" is more than enough...
I do graphics and web design, so a 17" (1440x900) is what I needed, plus I have an external monitor that is 1024x768, so I get a ton of extra space at that... but I need it.
If I didn't do graphics, I would be happy with a 15", or even a 13" if I wanted to be more compact... which might be good if I was still going to school.

Why a MacBook, if you don't mind me asking?
The Aluminums are still very good computers if you don't need something that will blow your socks off with it's speed.
Even though I do plenty of graphics work, 3D art, even tried 3D multiplayer gaming (Redline), and my 1Ghz with 1.5GB Ram has more than enough power to run it all...
But at a price point that is a lot cheaper than a MacBook... although, I see a MacBook in my future.

[harmlessgoat22]

OK, first of all, I was incorrect. I looked up my dad's computer on the internet, and it is a 14.1 inch.


I want a macBook cause then, I can watch movies in the car, connect to the internet at hotels, for when I go and see my relatives. When I go to see them, then I am at the hotel for over half of my waking hours...it is so boring, and if I had a computer, I would have something to do. (lots of hotels have free wireless internet)

I could also use the computer at school during Community time, which I will get in two years, which is like a study hall...only you can go to get a snack in the lunch room,etc.

Plus, i have limited space in my room, with my keyboard (as in a piano, not a computer keybooard), my drum kit, my sterio, and my bed. The bed takes up a lot of my room, because I got my parents old one, so it is a double, stead of a single.

I just think a laptop is much more efficient as a whole. I don't need a big screen, cause I don't do all kinds of image stuff. I just need a computer for what most people need a computer. Fun, homework, email, music, videos, editting photos, etc.

As for the speed... is it fast? i don't need the speed of light, i just need something that will run. For instance, this computer I'm on has 256 RAM, and very low tech specs but it works fine for most things. Will a low end Macbook (the cheapest of the 3 regular macbook models) work for me?

[Handyman]

I do all my work on a 15" so it's plenty and my computer is not as fast as a macbook either... and a whole lot easier on the pocketbook... of course I sold my old comp so I could get this one.

I use my comp for programming mostly so I really don't need anything as fast as a Macbook currently.

I rarely buy new comp's because when new one's come out, they drop in price because everybody want's the latest and greatest... so how much computer do you actually need?
that has to be the deciding factor.

[harmlessgoat22]

I'm not sure how much I need, but if I did buy one, I would probably get the latest because I don't want to be spending a bunch of money buying it on ebay or something and find out it doesn't work or anything. I'd feel much more comfortable buying it directly from apple.

[Aden]

I usuallly use a 14" on my pc at the moment, so i wouldnt be worrying about 1" smaller.

I like going to my dads, i just hook up my shuttle case to his 32" Plasma 2nd Gen HDTV through the VGA, Ati to 100hz/s widescreen, split screen and off i go!

[Highway of Life]

Sounds like a 13.3 would be fine for you... if you can stand the smaller screen size (as compared to a 15")
I would go to a CompUSA or AppleStore and try it out first... see what you like.

[harmlessgoat22]

That's what I'm trying to convince my dad to do...but the mall of america is over 5 hours from my house, so that makes going there rather difficult, and that's the nearest apple store...

[Highway of Life]

There must be a computer store around that sells Macs...
It's not just Apple Stores, but other stores as well...
Around Nashville, all the Comp USA's carry them, but I think if you did a little research, I would be willing to bet you can find a place within a 30 minute drive.

[Aden]

Yes, i reckon some research will find you what you want.
Don't trust apple site nearest store thingy.

I tried trusting them and it told be 3 hours away.

I found a dealer 20 minutes bike from my dads house!