Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-25 Thread Mike Linnett
On 24 Feb 2011, at 23:56, Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Feb 24, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Mike Linnett wrote: I'm not sure what the question is, really, but Apple has never made a (RRP) $600 laptop. This is Low End

Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread Fluxstringer
New MacBook Pro Laptops are out which is a problem in itself. So we have seen some concern here for mac laptop users who have concerns about staying wiht Mac this week The question is exactly how much can one expect from a $ 5 - 600 Low end Mac laptop? What shounld one look for? What OS will

Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread Dan
At 11:43 AM -0800 2/24/2011, Fluxstringer wrote: New MacBook Pro Laptops are out which is a problem in itself. Yea. Transition machines -- rev 0 -- mostly new motherboards, wholly new processors (Sandy Bridge), wholly new interface (Thunderbolt, aka Light Peak), and those pesky recalled i/o

Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread iJohn
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com wrote: Apple has just plain abandoned users who cannot afford 13-14 k as a base price for a laptop. I'm confused. Did you mean to include a decimal point in that ball park base price estimate? The (Apple) prices I saw quoted

Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread Mike Linnett
I'm not sure what the question is, really, but Apple has never made a (RRP) $600 laptop. If I was shopping for a new mac laptop today, I'd be after the 2010 13 inch MBP (they look to be about $800 refurb right now, so I might leave it a while, or shop around). Failing that, I'd go back a bit

Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 24, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Mike Linnett wrote: I'm not sure what the question is, really, but Apple has never made a (RRP) $600 laptop. iPad is the $500 portable Mac. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs -

Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread Wallace Adrian D'Alessio
On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:26 PM, Kris Tilford ktilfo...@cox.net wrote: On Feb 24, 2011, at 4:42 PM, Mike Linnett wrote: I'm not sure what the question is, really, but Apple has never made a (RRP) $600 laptop. This is Low End Mac. Used computers sell for less than new. Amd the point is MS OS

Re: Apple laptop advice

2011-02-24 Thread Kris Tilford
iPad is the $500 portable Mac. And a wonderful little netpad it is. One that is too weak for much graphic work or standard app. Yes, but with web 2.0, cloud computing, and web applications emerging, you can use this web-based power to leverage iPad from within a browser window. -- You