I wish this was easier but at the same time I don’t.
Battle of the Ages
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I finally got an invitation to create my Google Wave account; the extremely hyped and highly anticipated communication platform. For those who are still unclear what wave really is, the premise is this: Continue reading ‘Google Wave: First Impression’
Owning two sexy Apple computers, it’s not always easy deciding which one I want to use as my primary machine. The contenders’ general specifications are as follows:
MacBook Pro (Mid 2008):
- 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor/2GB DDR2 RAM at 667 MHz
- 160 GB hard drive @ 7200 rpm
- 256 MB nVidia GeForce 8600M GT
- 15.4″ matte LED-lit display
- Illuminated Keyboard
- 2 USB/1 Firewire 400/1 Firewire 800
Unibody MacBook:
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor/2 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1066 MHz
- 160GB hard drive @ 5400 rpm
- nVidia GeForce 9400M chipset
- 13.3 LED-lit glossy display
- Glass multi-touch trackpad
- 2 USB ports
Ultimately, the performance is nearly identical. In real-world usage, the MacBook boots faster than the MacBook Pro, but I attribute this to the fact that there is significantly less occupying its hard drive. It’s hard to give up the MBP. While the unibody construction is sleek and very durable, the sentiental connection I have with my MBP is hard to get over.
The old MBP does have a few extra perks as well such as an ExpressCard slot. For most average users, this is hardly a point of significance. I can’t remember the last time I used any card-slot peripherals.
For those of you with older MBP’s considering a new laptop, I generally agree with what’s been said at Wired, and here. The conclusion seems to be that if you actually use more advanced features (card slot, firewire, do heavy film editing), stick with the pro. Otherwise, the new Unibody MacBook has closed the gap between pro and consumer models in a good way; save yourself some dough and go for the regular MacBook.
- @scpynkeal It uses massive amounts of RAM, more than any other browser I’ve used. in reply to scpynkeal #
- Terrible end to a terrible season. #
- @mafia1245 Verizon = t3h sux #
- Hard to get excited for Slope Day with the Pussycat Dolls headlining. #
- Happy May Day everyone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_day #
- @mafia1245 Bulls are going to win the series. in reply to mafia1245 #
- @spikemanx Clough wants me to tell you…Go Bulls! in reply to spikemanx #
- @tehdik I just read your intro on TAB. Congrats! I work for CIT too and agree the phone is not idea. #
- Let’s go Bulls! #
- @ryanSU I don’t care how long it goes as long as the Bulls win. in reply to ryanSU #
- Last day of class! #
- @derekcftam Tweetie still doesn’t like your photo after an update. in reply to derekcftam #
- Why does Safari have to eat all my RAM? #
- Finished both the LA Times and USA Today crosswords today. #
- RT @jeps32 Death by finals… #
- Google knows everything: http://tinyurl.com/chm8ze #
- I seem to always find the Wednesday crossword easier than the Tuesday one. #
- Woot Palm Pre! #
- Free breakfast on the prof. FTW! #
- Is it just me, or was woot late in updating their page today? #
- Goodbye going to the ATM: http://tinyurl.com/cmfprm #
- @Poetulus Yea, it was from this gross video I watched in class. This has never happened to me before. in reply to Poetulus #
- @USuMBS you sound an awful lot like Felix of the PC team. in reply to USuMBS #
- Almost blacked out in class today. Weird. #
- @annabelle288 No way! Welcome to the twitterverse…aka crack. Really nerdy crack. #
- @ryanSU You should try using one of the official Twitter widgets on your site instead of the RSS one in iWeb. The iWeb one is slow loading. in reply to ryanSU #
- @brittanymason EndNote is pretty cool, and a lot better than the Write-n-Cite shenanigans they have here at CU. in reply to brittanymason #
- @ryanSU I don’t think you really “made” $160 since I’m sure you paid a ton more than that. in reply to ryanSU #
- Heat stroke at practice today for sure. #
- @TNB_Bob That’s pretty impressive in this heat. I don’t even know where Home Depot is. in reply to TNB_Bob #
- @brittanymason Semesters > Quarters FTW. #
- Last week of classes! #
- In serious need of aloe. #
- @USuMBS Don’t jinx it man. in reply to USuMBS #
- A wasted season. #
Since becoming an Apple Campus Rep, I’ve been fortunate to have the new Unibody MacBook at my disposal. As much as I love my (previous generation) MacBook Pro, sometimes carrying it around got to be a problem depending on how many other books I needed to carry. The MacBook was smaller, and sturdier (thanks to the unibody construction of course). The MacBook is a pleasure to carry around, I can hardly tell it’s in my backpack. However the thought of it being bumping around in my backpack all day was disheartening. I already owned the Neoprene Incase sleeve for my MBP, and it just the extra padding I was looking for to protect the my new MacBook. Continue reading ‘Mac Booq’
- I joined twitter on 25 February 2008 – http://whendidyoujointwitter.com ? #
- Nice weather finally! #
- Sketchy people making out in the back of the bus… #
- @mafia1245 Looks like i’ll be done closer to 8 PM. in reply to mafia1245 #
- They’re shooting a movie witjh Jennifer Aniston right outside the Apple Store. #
- @Usumbs Meeting at Apple W. 14th. #
- @mafia1245 Apple store at W. 14th for a meeting. #
- New York, New York! #
- NYC bound. #
- TCAT bus driver changed the voice on the bus PA. Totally weird cartoon voice. #
- Ahhh! Bring your kid to work day! #
- @mafia1245 Do it after 1. #
- And so it begins, the death of SquirrelMail and uPortal for email. #
- @mobius33 I’ve had it but use Safari as my default. They seem to work to some extent in beta 4. in reply to mobius33 #
- Catherwood chairs > all other library’s chairs #
- Everyone waiting for a Verizon iPhone has at least until 2010, but probably longer to wait: http://tinyurl.com/dbugfe #
- Owning a new a unibody MacBook has made clicking the trackpad and four finger gestures habits, habits that don’t work on my old Macbook Pro. #
- I didn’t think anyone remotely tech saavy liked Eudora, but apparently Woz does: http://tinyurl.com/ckeh6u #
- @KyleBarron He was in Dickson, being a boss. I really don’t know why. in reply to KyleBarron #
- @Dropbox The visual refresh looks great! Now the design is much more polished. in reply to Dropbox #
- @USuMBS He was (is?) in Dickson. in reply to USuMBS #
- @USuMBS Not sure. I’m trying to find out. A few friends say they JUST met him. He can’t be too far. in reply to USuMBS #
- @mafia1245 You can do that with any old computer. in reply to mafia1245 #
- BILL NYE IS ON CAMPUS! #
- @mafia1245 With an iPhone, do you really need a netbook? Do you really need a desktop? in reply to mafia1245 #
- @mafia1245 Don’t do it. Definitely just get a MacBook. You can get them pretty cheap refurbished too. in reply to mafia1245 #
- The 200 is starting to go in the right direction. Still don’t know what’s wrong with the 100. #
- Lucked out with the weather today. Hopefully this is a good omen for my race. #
- @derekcftam How’re you liking it? What else have you tried? in reply to derekcftam #
- @derekcftam Mine’s working…at least via iCal. in reply to derekcftam #
- Ban Comic Sans http://tinyurl.com/c84nug #
- @USuMBS 6 A.M. and “waking up late” don’t fit in the same sentence grammatically, physically, or in any other context. It’s not possible. in reply to USuMBS #
- @mafia1245 Who’s Princeton? in reply to mafia1245 #
- @mafia1245 They’re all sort of long. Not as funny as past ads. in reply to mafia1245 #
- Taking Tweetie for a test drive. http://www.atebits.com/tweetie-mac/ #
- Already screwed over by Course Enroll at 7:01AM. #
- BRB’s dwindling to dangerously low levels. #
- RT @nevillution Genius! lolz http://tinyurl.com/cwodxc #
- @mafia1245 I stood in line for like 10 minutes at Starbucks for some today. Pathetic I know. in reply to mafia1245 #
- @derekcftam Rain is the ultimate motivation killer. i.e. “I should eat healthier, but it’s raining out so I’ll eat this pile of bacon.” in reply to derekcftam #
- Should’ve started planning for Course Enroll earlier. Also realizing finals are soon…really soon
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