Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/12

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Subject: [Leica] Mark Book Pro
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:45:03 -0400
References: <C6A73E86.52B28%mark@rabinergroup.com>

The Macbook pro has significantly better graphic then the 
non-pro.  Non-pro graphics can not be upgraded I believe.

Chris


At 03:28 PM 8/11/2009, you 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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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Mark Book Pro)