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Why 3 laptops basically the same size?

Just keeping the PowerBook as a collectors item.

MacBook Pro is for work.

MacBook Air is my personal notebook. Love it since day one!

My guess is he prefers notebooks with smaller displays for portability sake.

I'm the same... I'd pick the 11.6'' MBA over the 13.3'' model any day.

Pretty much.

27" iMac Quad-Core i7 @ 2.8GHz, 8GB Ram, Wireless Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse

iPad 64GB 3G+WiFi

iPhone 4 32GB

ioSafe Solo 2TB Fireproof/Waterproof Hard Drive [Time Machine]

G-Technology G-Raid 2TB Hard Drive

TRENDNet TEG-S80g 8-Port Gigabit GREENnet Switch

Airport Extreme Router (Living Room)

Motorola SB6120 DOCSIS 3 Modem (Living Room)

HP Color Laserjet 2600n Printer

Canon LiDE 70 Scanner

(2) APC Back-UPS XS 1300

APC Back-UPS ES 350

GeekSquad UPS 1500 (Living Room)

Belkin F5U237 7-port USB Hub

(2) SiliconDust HDHomeRun Dual Tuners

Elgato Turbo 264.HD

Razer Carcharias Headset

Kimber Custom Shop - Pro Covert II - 45AUTO

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Well...upgrading to the base model 21.5" iMac from Apple under Applecare. My iMac 20" (mid-2007), system has had it's host of troubles from hard drive failures to Superdrive failures finally ending up in my headphone jack stopping working on the left channel. Throw in a randomly freezing USB system, I decided it was time to call them up. They agreed to replace my system and since they didn't have anything in their old systems to replace with are sending me this one:

21.5-inch iMac

Configuration

* 3.06GHz Intel Core i3

* 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB

* 500GB Serial ATA Drive

* ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM

* 8x double-layer SuperDrive

* Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) & User's Guide

* Magic Mouse

* Country Kit

The processor I have now is 2.0ghz so a nice little upgrade and then the video will be better I think. Not certain though as I haven't gone through all my stats on my current system, but will be shipping that out tomorrow or the next day to them and then getting the new one in about a week. Will be losing my 640gb hard drive in it now, but not too worried as I never use more than 300gb at a time it seems. :)

Of course, if I wanted to, I could have gotten more for extra $$$ but since it is a straight across exchange, I am pretty happy 'bout it.

Well...upgrading to the base model 21.5" iMac from Apple under Applecare. My iMac 20" (mid-2007), system has had it's host of troubles from hard drive failures to Superdrive failures finally ending up in my headphone jack stopping working on the left channel. Throw in a randomly freezing USB system, I decided it was time to call them up. They agreed to replace my system and since they didn't have anything in their old systems to replace with are sending me this one:21.5-inch iMacConfiguration * 3.06GHz Intel Core i3 * 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB * 500GB Serial ATA Drive * ATI Radeon HD 4670 256MB GDDR3 SDRAM * 8x double-layer SuperDrive * Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) & User's Guide * Magic Mouse * Country KitThe processor I have now is 2.0ghz so a nice little upgrade and then the video will be better I think. Not certain though as I haven't gone through all my stats on my current system, but will be shipping that out tomorrow or the next day to them and then getting the new one in about a week. Will be losing my 640gb hard drive in it now, but not too worried as I never use more than 300gb at a time it seems. :)Of course, if I wanted to, I could have gotten more for extra $$$ but since it is a straight across exchange, I am pretty happy 'bout it.

Now, of course, I don't know exactly how things work where you live but the US got pretty good consumer laws too if I am not mistaken. Over here in Sweden if a device (or whatever really) breaks in the same way 3 times or different ways 4 (might have changed to just breaks 3 now) you "cancel" the purchase and get a full refund, can't imagine there isnt something similar in the US, so really don't think you would have needed the apple care :p but it's pretty sweet none the less :p

Repost from the workstations thread. I think there's enough Apple that it belongs here too. :p

I did a little re-arranging today.

From left to right:

RadioShack Pro-164 radio scanner

Logitech Z-2300 Speakers (sub is under the printer on the floor)

LG 22" LCD

21.5" iMac (most recent generation)

iPhone 4 16gb

iPad 64gb wifi+3G

13" MacBook Air ultimate (most recent generation)

And of course the little Apple remote in the middle for the Apple TV (off frame to the right with my tv/360)

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  • 2 weeks later...

My first own Mac (eMac, 1GHz G4, bought in 2003) died on me last week... :( Rest in peace buddy, you did more than I ever expected from you! :cry:

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Turn it into a FISH TANK!

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Turn it into a FISH TANK!

I'm not going to insult the poor thing by doing that! :angry: LEAVE EMAC ALONE!!!!

hahaha :D

Never knew I could have so much fun with a single sheet of A4 paper and a marker... :laugh:

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