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PM G5, iMac, iPods, Mac OS X (10.5), Mac OS 9.2.2
PM G5, iMac, iPods, Mac OS X (10.5), Mac OS 9.2.2
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I was in the Apple shop and just 2 mins away from buying the new Alu MacBook when I realised that my MiniDV camcorder would not work with it. I did not want to buy a new USB Camcorder. Or lose the use of my mutiple Firewaire Drives. And I certainly did not want to buy into old technology again (ie the vintage white one they are still selling..) even though its a bit cheaper...
So, before I buy a MacBook again, I am still waiting out for either:
1) Restoration of a Firewire port on the new MacBook, or
2) A smaller MacBook Pro (13" ?)
They used to have a small Powerbook that was really portable, but 15" MBP is just too much of a lump to cart around.
Asus have 10 models of Netbook PCs (their Eee range) out and they are 1/3 of the price of a MacBook so for surfing on the sofa I might even be tempted to jump ship to the world of windows...
dazzer wrote:
While I bemoan the decision to drop FW on Apple laptops that cost only an arm, rather than an arm and a leg,
I hope that Apple will be producing a laptop with a FW port that is within my price range. If it is, I'll buy it. If not, then unless I'm a lot richer than now, I'll investigate the PC options.
No Firewire; many possible problems, continued