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haha, thanks. It's a great little machine.
12.1" 1440x900
320GB 7200RPM
1.86ghz ULV C2D
4GB ram,
9-cell battery - giving it between 9 and 11 hours of use ( plus I'm ordering a 6-cell too from another place to keep it very lightweight when that is the best).
As you can tell, I'm way too excited!
On the way from germany (with a danish kb):
I used to work in a store that sold IBM thinkpads. I always thought they were ugly and we sold the Toshibas and Compaqs a lot more.
People always commented on why the lack of design and the square sharp edged look. But today, knowing what I know about IBM/Lenovo, they are among the most reliable of all PC laptops. The good thing about Apple is that they can engineer both the reliability and durability of an IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad and the style that they have in the Macbook unibody line.
That was true 6-10 years ago. Apple used to be "Thinkpads with a 'better' OS", but the dwindling QC is one of the many reasons I have bought meself a great laptop with a proven, functional design. It even "lacks" a touchpad, which is great. I have no use for the added repititive strain by using a touchpad.
Btw, I don't like the "style" of the Unibodys. Knowing about them makes me instantly think "form over function".
This has propably to do with them being glass-over-glossy, cheapo FW chipset (or a complete lack), 2 usb ports, in the case of the MB: No expresscard slot, and in the case of the MB"pro": Under OS X, when using a FW expr-adaptor with the TI-chipset, it works just as bad as using the inferior inbuilt Agere FW port. Surprisingly, under windows on the same MB "Pro" the adaptor works as it should.
Anyway, back on topic:
I have now also ordered the 6-cell battery. It's boring, though, so I won't post a picture.
I'll PM you my postal address!
I am not rich but I have actually had very expensive things which I hated so much I literally wanted to give the stuff away.
One person gave me this high end UPS/Surge protector, and for my purposes, this large and heavy unit was overkill for my tiny home office setup. Another gave me a couple dozen of these huge, edible cactus (which go for $30-$80 dollars a plant at the nursery). I got a mint, used Gibson Flying V guitar, which was so poorly built, that I wanted to give it away. For some people, these items are great finds, but for me, I didn't like them that much.
I understand that if something is great, like an iPod, it's still worthless if it does not fit the need of the user. In my personal preferences and lifestyle, the iPod Shuffle is just right. I want music, not videos or pictures on a screen too small for me to look at. And I don't need 10,000 songs since I have to do other things with my life. The only thing that would make me buy the Nano is the very reasonable price tag.
I went back to my store where I worked and tried out a computer w/o traditional laptop with large touchpad-click setup and once I got used to it, I liked it a lot. Once people get used to the eraser type mouse, as in many IBMs, they never go back to a touchpad.
And the mini touchpads are great, too, once you get used to them. You don't have to move your finger as much, and that saves your hand. I tried a Lenovo netbook with mini touchpad and that thing was a great machine. Very, very light, too. It was at Circuit City at a great price $349, and when I waited for the closing store sale for an additional 10-30% percent off, they were the first entire line to sell out. Sony had a similar offering at nearly twice the price and those didn't sell out that quickly, even after discounts. The Lenovo seemed more durable and had the ports I use and didn't have the really delicate extra proprietary camera and media ports found on the Sony. The Sony looked as if you had to handle it with kid gloves while the Lenovo looked like it could take a beating (of traveling or student use).
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That's an S10, isn't it?
I really like netbooks. Of course, the better build ones over the lesser. If I weren't in need of, well, what I need, I'd buy one of those in a heartbeat. In fact, I'd propably buy a couple, just in case.
Unfortunately I do audio (for a living) and write a lot (part of that is for a living too) so I have to "settle" – although, I don't think I "compromised" much with the purchase of the X200s (if you knew me, you'd notice I'm all over the place while I walk around the house, drink a cup of coffee and in general being all giddy)
I can't wait to finally switch and retire this piece of junk (MBP 2.33Ghz). I'll keep it for a while, though, carrying me over, if there's some odd thing I might be needing it for (an audio project made in a mac-only app, for instance).
I didn't get the model number, but just that it was $349 and a Lenovo. The Acer next to it was $20 dollars cheaper, but I would have bought the Lenovo had I known it would sell out so fast. Office Depot near me doesn't carry them, yet.
Just went last night to buy the Honeywell HHT-145 air purifier. I am hoping that it will help reduce the dust in my room and help alleviate some of my sinus congestion. I will give it a try for 2 weeks. Having the UV light, and ionizer are nice features.
^ I'll take it off your hands
I'll PM you my postal address!
Haha...still undecided and you guys are Americans...shipping to you would be cumbersome and expensive
i am
usps shipping would be $5 ftw
ill pay for it
edit , oh your saying your not american (stupid americons) lol but still i would pay international shipping also lol
i am
usps shipping would be $5 ftw
ill pay for it
lol
If shipping costs $20.00 I will still pay for it!
lol
$20.02, I'll give you $20.02! (let the bidding wars begin)
On the topic of the thread I got a Starbucks-
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I just saw that someone bought the $99 developer package from apple. Is it true that you have to renew this every year? How much is it to renew?
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