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Subject: [Leica] Mac - Solid State or HD - for Tina
From: simon.apekop at gmail.com (simon jessurun)
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:56:42 +0100
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Ahhhhh sorry i misunderstood.
One of these?
http://www.workstationspecialist.com/workstation/adobe_photoshop/
<http://www.workstationspecialist.com/workstation/adobe_photoshop/>best
simon

On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Frank Dernie
<Frank.Dernie op btinternet.com>wrote:

> There was a fault in some batches of batteries on a now obsolete model of
> powerbook. I believe there is still discussion between Apple and the 
> battery
> manufacturer over liability. The only winners will be lawyers.
> I am not sure this is typical enough behaviour to influence a buying
> decision. Anyway I believe Tina wrote that she will continue to use her
> netbook for travel, so we discuss her home based machine here :-)
> Frank
>
>
> On 10 Nov, 2009, at 08:38, simon jessurun wrote:
>
>  When it came out i bought a beautiful powerbook pro for a friend a super
>> machine.
>> However a few months afterwards it exploded and caught fire.
>> Causing four million euros in property damage.
>> This was all caught on tape by 4 security cameras.(it happened inside a
>> gallery)
>> Litigation is still going on.
>> apparently some models have overheating problems.
>> More then a year ago some friends and myself started a new
>> airline,amsterdam
>> airlines and had to select rugged computers for inflight use.
>> I the end we picked Lenovo X 61's (grid's were to expensive) tablet
>> computers.
>> They have been in use now for over a year are thrown around a lot while in
>> use and have not disappointed us.
>> I use it for my canin's as well ; both in studio using liveview and on
>>  for
>> back up and processing and the like it suits me fine.
>> While the screen is nowhere near as nice as the apples,I think that it
>> can't
>> be beat for heavy use.
>> just my two cents,best simon
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:07 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark op rabinergroup.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Hi Tina,
>>>> everybody is trying to get you to do more than you asked in your
>>>> original post!
>>>> Leica group or what!
>>>> If you have decided that your little netbook is all you need for
>>>> travelling I would recommend an iMac for your office. It is much more
>>>> powerful for a given price than a laptop.
>>>> I actually have a Mac Pro, which is more expensive but lasts longer (I
>>>> hope).
>>>> I have not found the interface difficult, but I have used pcs and macs
>>>> as long as they have existed, and am well aware of the differences. My
>>>> personal preference is certainly Mac, I only use the pc when there is
>>>> no alternative, which is rare nowadays. When it dies I will probably
>>>> not bother to replace it.
>>>> Frank D.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a Macbook Pro 13 incher its SHINEY!
>>> The keyboard is back lit and fits my fingers which are fat lit.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark William Rabiner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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