Comments on: jkOnTheRun: first impressions of the new 13-inch MacBook

By: Geancarlo

Geancarlo — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:17:29 +0000

James,

I see that you miss the old FireWire. So will, but for a different reason…TARGET DISK MODE. =D

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:51:11 +0000

My 17-inch MBP has a 2.33 GHz processor, 3 GB of RAM 160 GB hard drive and the ATI x1600 graphics chip w/ 256MB of video RAM.

By: Bhavesh Patel

Bhavesh Patel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:41:29 +0000

JK – What are the specs on the your old 17″ MBP? I’m debating between a new Macbook, or the last generation 15″ MBP (2.4Ghz, 2gb ram, etc). I use an expresscard sprint modem, so the expresscard slot in the Pro appeals to me. i could always do a USB adapter, but that’s a pain

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:13:51 +0000

I have been using it in my lap over 2 hours tonight and it’s not even warm on the bottom.

By: John Gibson

John Gibson — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 21:10:58 +0000

How is the heat dissipation on the new ones?

By: AndyM

AndyM — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:37:49 +0000

Great product, but… no FW port, ports are too close together, it’s a bit expensive. Apple is a master at selling sizzle and coming up a bit short on the steak side, which provides momentum to the upgrade cycle. And I’m speaking as a regular Mac user and purchaser since 1993 who really likes the iPhone (but, of course, no direct Outlook Task synch and no copy-and-paste).

By: bluemonq

bluemonq — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:02:30 +0000

@Mitchell: What are touch-typers doing looking at the keys? =)

By: Brutin

Brutin — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:51:04 +0000

i have used several multi-touch trackpads & absolutely love them. i definitely think they are the way of the future with the old synaptics style we are all used to dying out. of course it all depends on which 1 you are using, but my main gripe about them is that they still cant match the feature set offered by Synaptics very mature-very solid drivers.

who makes the Apple trackpad drivers?

how do they compare feature wise to traditional synaptics pads (edge motion, coasting, etc)?

By: Mitchell Oke

Mitchell Oke — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:23:45 +0000

Rick, I’m sorry to tell you but I think you’ve made a mistake. The backlit keyboard is one of those things that you never notice until you don’t have it, then you realise just how handy it is!

James I think you need a spirit level, your desk is about to tip over :P

By: Rick Huizinga

Rick Huizinga — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:09:59 +0000

Hi James,

How is the backlit keyboard?

I purchased the $1299 model, because I didn’t feel the upgrades in the $1599 model were worth it. (250GB HD vs 160GB, 2.4GHz processor vs. 2.1GHz, backlit vs. standard keyboard). Of these items, the only thing I really wanted was a larger hard drive and the backlit keyboard – I didn’t feel these were worth an additional $300, considering that a 320GB hard drive could be picked up from NewEgg for $90.