Apple announcement recap

[Charlton Wilbur]

On Jan 17, 2008, at 6:22 PM, Patrick Coskren wrote:

> With 2 Gig of RAM and a 1.6 GHz dual-core processor, it's got plenty  
> of power for all sorts of tasks.

Indeed - my *primary* computer for the past five years has been a 12"  
867 MHz Powerbook.  The portability wins, pure and simple.  I haven't  
upgraded it because it's a workhorse and I haven't been able to  
justify spending the money for an upgrade.  Even now, I'm probably  
going to buy an MBP or an MBA in the next month or so -- but it's more  
because I *want* one than because I really *need* one.

I think for my usage patterns the MBP is more cost-effective than the  
MBA, but it's a very near thing.

> Still, I'd have been super-duper extra happy if the thing had been  
> the size of the 12-inch iBook.  But who knows, maybe it wasn't  
> possible in a case so thin; they might have had to spread things out  
> a little.


If they had introduced a 12" MBP with a matte screen, I would have  
been thrilled.  This is a little less power, a little less mass, and a  
little more style, but it's in the right ballpark.

Charlton


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