Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/11

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Subject: [Leica] Mark Book Pro
From: morggan at earthlink.net (Horacio Sofi)
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:11:27 -0400

Mark,
   Also take a look in the Apple Store to the I-Mac line, so with a 21 inch
screen, you can also get some software and/or upgrade with your budget.
   Horacio. 


On 8/11/09 3:28 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote:

> I'm needing to replace my PowerBook G4 12" G4 1.5 GHz L2 Cache 512 KB,
> Memory 1.25 GB with a Macbook Pro. The screen is getting grayer and grayer.
> Like now.
> 
> I'm going to walk from the Soho Store to the Meatmarket store today and
> place my order tonight or tomorrow. It's a half hour walk.
> 
> I get to upgrade my CS3 suite to CS4
> My Microsoft office to the newest.
> Filemaker
> Tec tools
> 
> http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
> 
> Any thoughts on what I need on configuration as a photographer and guy 
> named
> Mark Rabiner??
> Do I really need a faster thing or is the slower ones just fine?
> I looked at test results it looks like I'm paying 400 bucks for one percent
> better speed on those speed options.
> I can upgrade those later it seems like. Next year when its twice as fast
> for half as much.
> The hard disk would not seem to need to be that big. I always have one on
> the side anyway.  And right now I only have 80 gigs. The smallest one is 3
> times that if not 4.
> 
>> From what I'm used to with this thing a Macbook non pro would knock me 
>> right
> out of my seat it would seem. And those are being phased out it looks like.
> Right now I cant even look at my 5 star pix in Bridge.
> I hit the button it says "are you crazy I'm just not in the mood!"
> 
> Would a 15 inch screen be better than a 13 for any non obvious reason?
> 
> Reply off list if you think you might be saying stuff which is really
> inscrutable, unpleasant or boring to the Leica loving public.
> 
> My budget, software included is 2400 US dollars
> In un marked un sequenced bills.
> 
> I think each digital camera body in the future will come with its own
> dedicated mini laptop with 6x9 inch screen which can wirelessly control it.
> This is my lame excuse for posting this here.
> That and I have no way to turn. You guys are my only friends. I have no
> life. 
> No that's not really true.
> There is Lucy.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner Pro
> 
> 
> 
> 
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