Probably not, considering that I only got it yesterday…
You may or may not know (or care), but I have been yearning after a Mac for a couple of months now. Well, actually it's been about a decade, but it wasn't until I saw Macs in action at BlogTalk that I became totally smitten and decided that a Mac was essential to my future personal and professional well-being.
Thing is, Macs aren't cheap, and I'm not flush at the moment, so I'd put the Mac on hold. Until, that is, a friend of mine offered me his ol' worn-out 15″ G4 PowerBook. Like I was going to say no! The battery is totally b0rked, the firewire is knackered and there is no Airport card, but other than it's just fine and dandy. HD is a bit small, and the processor a bit slow, but it is half the size/weight of my PC laptop, and it's a Mac!
Thus this is my Interim Solution between not having a Mac and having the Mac of My Dreams. I have a couple of people keeping eyes out for spare batteries which actually work, and my friend has located a spare Airport card he is going to send to me, and I have moved my ADSL modem about so that the ethernet cable now reaches (although it also stands a good chance of tripping up anyone who walks in the front door), so I am at least online now. Well, obviously. Wouldn't be posting this if I wasn't. Need to buy a USB mouse on the weekend too – trackpad drives me nuts.
I will still save up for a 12″ iBook/PowerBook, (now I've got a PowerBook I'm kind of in lurve), but at least this means that I won't now be accused of absconding with someone else's laptop every time I go up to London.
*happy sigh*
Oh, and I'm SubEthaEdited up to the hilt! Go SubEthaEdit!
Have I told you recently how much I love my Interim Solution?
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Wow is the UK expensive! If you went to the US it is only $1099 US for a 12″ ibook, $1599 for the powerbook.
I have a 15″ tibook, and really want to upgrade to one with more hard drive and the 10.3 OS, but I have convinced myself I'll wait until the G5 powerbooks come out. BTW – the airport cards are fab.
Hi from Canada
I luv (er love) my 12″ iBook. I thought I wouldn't enjoy the keyboard but it's a dream you will love it!
Looks like the description of my dear worn out Titanium 🙂
But mine has more scars: “O” key is missing too 😉
Oooh – I'm missing the 'x' on my titanium. Why X?? It's not like I sit all day typing 'x-ray' on it?? Mine also has many many scars and a tendancy to overheat, but I still love it
Do either of you own parrots ? It seems that one of the favourite passtimes of all parrots is removing keys from keyboards. Our parrot, Humphrey, is desperate to remove my iBook's F6, W and T keys. So far he has failed, but I have to type extra hard on them. He also enjoys destroying sunflower seeds over it, leaving all kinds of crumbs etc under the keys, hindering smooth typing action.
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http://www.fatsquirrel.org/
My jealously level just went through the roof. Plus a colleague at work is getting an ibook soon too. Damn it. Mark
http://www.markbrady.co.uk
Ooh, I know, the UK is horribly expensive. 🙁 However, going over the the states and getting it there would actually end up more expensive when you add in the air fare 😉
I must admit though, the thought of a G5 powerbook is a nice one. I wonder if I can hang on til then. I now have the airport card in my bag, and I bought a usb mouse, so the only thing I need to get now is a battery and I'm set.
Join us… join the Mac l33t… you know you want to… just thinkg… you'd have bouncy icons and SubEthaEdit. How can you resist?
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