Also, the Firewire 800, S Video, and modem port_no dialup without a hardware modem?have been eliminated. The magnetic power cord is a treat. Boot time allegedly is amazing, bam! I suppose this means the iBook will be re-badged as a MacBook, contrasted by MacBook Pro. Who can guess what the PowerMac will be named? MacBiggen Pro! Personally, MacBook sounds silly, have to get used to that one...jf
On Jan 13, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Rex Baldazo wrote: > Just FYI for those of you considering a MacBook Pro. Seems the > SuperDrive DVD Burner is not only slower than the current PowerBook > (4x > vs. 8x) but it does not support burning to dual-layer media: > > http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/index.php?p=74 > > If DVD burning is something you plan to do a lot with your Mac you > might > hold off purchasing a MacBook Pro until they have solved the problems > and implemented a higher-capacity drive. > > --- Rex. > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 2102 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20060113/f73028c6/attachment.bin
