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I was blown away a few days ago when PG demoed Viaweb on a rickety mac laptop with a 12 inch screen. It just didn't make sense to me. Two of the biggest reason

I was blown away a few days ago when PG demoed Viaweb on a rickety mac laptop with a 12 inch screen. It just didn't make sense to me. Two of the biggest reasons to get a MacBookPro: 1. The screen is best in show. 2. The video card can power an external 30 inch monitor.

jacobolus 19y ago
Big reason not to: Extreme portability is awesome.
- notatoad 19y ago
  i don't understand how a 12" is more portable than a 15". my bag fits them both the same, so they are equally portable. to me, there are three levels of portability: pocket, bag, and luggable. anything from an eee to a 17" fits in the bag category.
  - pmjordan 19y ago
    Weight.
    - Electro 19y ago
      My Dell's an Inspirion and was top of the line, on par with a MacBook Pro. It weighs like 5kg (vs a 1kg LifeBook) and is anything -BUT- a mobile computer. The battery lasts 2 hours with internet, 3 hours without. Not to mention, with upgraded graphics drivers (which dell won't provide) you only get about 20 minutes before it freaks out and the monitor stops displaying. I'm travelling in just over two weeks and I have to revert back to old drivers, which don't do onboard T&L but a simple upgrade allows them to perform like a dream. At 1440x900 and the FPS it runs games at, I think it's actually beating the nVidia card the same model came supplied with... when they worked I mean, because they made a recall and switched them to ATI. Right now I'm looking at a nice refurbished MacBook, or maybe a LifeBook; if I can justify the price for the usability. It's actually spurred arguments between me and my girlfriend, she likes a large screen on her laptop and I've come to disdain it, perhaps two years in college will set her straight. Desktop = Power. Laptop = Usability. Those are my new golden rules for buying.
  - jacobolus 19y ago
    Yes, and my bag doesn’t fit the 15" laptop. Because my bag is more portable than your bag. Alternately, I can find a bag that fits a 20" iMac in it, with the keyboard. That bag fits any of the three. What’s your point?

jacobolus 19y ago

Big reason not to: Extreme portability is awesome.

notatoad 19y ago
i don't understand how a 12" is more portable than a 15". my bag fits them both the same, so they are equally portable. to me, there are three levels of portability: pocket, bag, and luggable. anything from an eee to a 17" fits in the bag category.
- pmjordan 19y ago
  Weight.
  - Electro 19y ago
    My Dell's an Inspirion and was top of the line, on par with a MacBook Pro. It weighs like 5kg (vs a 1kg LifeBook) and is anything -BUT- a mobile computer. The battery lasts 2 hours with internet, 3 hours without. Not to mention, with upgraded graphics drivers (which dell won't provide) you only get about 20 minutes before it freaks out and the monitor stops displaying. I'm travelling in just over two weeks and I have to revert back to old drivers, which don't do onboard T&L but a simple upgrade allows them to perform like a dream. At 1440x900 and the FPS it runs games at, I think it's actually beating the nVidia card the same model came supplied with... when they worked I mean, because they made a recall and switched them to ATI. Right now I'm looking at a nice refurbished MacBook, or maybe a LifeBook; if I can justify the price for the usability. It's actually spurred arguments between me and my girlfriend, she likes a large screen on her laptop and I've come to disdain it, perhaps two years in college will set her straight. Desktop = Power. Laptop = Usability. Those are my new golden rules for buying.
- jacobolus 19y ago
  Yes, and my bag doesn’t fit the 15" laptop. Because my bag is more portable than your bag. Alternately, I can find a bag that fits a 20" iMac in it, with the keyboard. That bag fits any of the three. What’s your point?