First post from the new PB...

speedydave · speedydave #1 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:05 PM

...and boy does it feel good to finally be a Mac owner. :mac:

Specs/what I bought today:

15" PB G4 1.5ghz
OSX 10.4.1 (of course)
80gb hdd
SuperDrive
64mb VRAM
1.5gb RAM (base 512mb plus 1gb Corsair stick)
AppleCare for PB
Adobe Photoshop CS2

What I plan to buy in the next week or so:

extra battery for PB (Apple store was out)
MS Office for Mac - Student/Teacher
Macromedia Studio MX - Academic

I always thought I'd never make a thread like this, but dammit, I'm excited! :p

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #2 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:18 PM

NICE!!!! Congratulations on your new purchase! I am thinking about getting another battery for myself to, Never thought they were that popular that the apple store ran out.

TOYOTA · TOYOTA #3 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:18 PM

Congratulations, have fun. You'll love it.

Btw, how much does an extra battery cost for these?

speedydave · speedydave #4 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:24 PM

Thanks guys.

A new battery is $129, or $116 (-10%) with a student discount.

coach_z · coach_z #5 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:35 PM

WOOOOO!!!!!!!

congrats !

-chris

Tel · Tel #6 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:39 PM

I'm going to get another battery for my iBook, once I get my Airport Express station (3-5 working days from now) I'll probably get through a lot of cycles so I'm going to get a battery just for college.

Does the pBook or iBook have hot swapping batteries? Ie, close lid, replace battery, open lid and it wakes from standby?

TOYOTA · TOYOTA #7 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:44 PM

I should probably get another one pretty soon as well. College in August. Many charge cycles day after day prob. IDK about the ease of swapping the batteries, I've never had to do it before.

rmhop81 · rmhop81 #8 (**permalink**)

06-21-2005, 11:45 PM

the powerbook does but not the ibook.

rman · rman #9 (**permalink**)

06-22-2005, 09:08 AM

Congrat on your new system.

General_K · General_K #10 (**permalink**)

06-22-2005, 12:29 PM

Congrats on the new PB! The 15" is really tempting. I have the 12" 1.33GHz PB, and I'm seriously tempted to upgrade.

rs2sensen · rs2sensen #11 (**permalink**)

06-22-2005, 03:23 PM

Congrats on the new powerbook! You'll love it!

With the battery, shop around. I've seen batteries for the new Powerbooks at around $50. I've been planning on picking up 2 of them actually.

Aarow · Aarow #12 (**permalink**)

06-22-2005, 04:46 PM

*drool*CS2*drool* Man, I wish I had CS2. I downloaded the trial of cs and it was great! I only have access to 7(which is still good) on my uncles G4(I think) that runs OS9.

Congrats on your PB,btw. By the end of next summer I'll probally have enough money for an ibook(intel?)

SErgini0 · SErgini0 #13 (**permalink**)

06-23-2005, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedydave

...and boy does it feel good to finally be a Mac owner. :mac:

Specs/what I bought today:

15" PB G4 1.5ghz
OSX 10.4.1 (of course)
80gb hdd
SuperDrive
64mb VRAM
1.5gb RAM (base 512mb plus 1gb Corsair stick)
AppleCare for PB
Adobe Photoshop CS2

What I plan to buy in the next week or so:

extra battery for PB (Apple store was out)
MS Office for Mac - Student/Teacher
Macromedia Studio MX - Academic

I always thought I'd never make a thread like this, but dammit, I'm excited! :p

You have exactly the same specs as me including the extra battery and software!

Except my 1GB extra RAM is from Crucial!

speedydave · speedydave #14 (**permalink**)

06-23-2005, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aarow

*drool*CS2*drool* Man, I wish I had CS2. I downloaded the trial of cs and it was great! I only have access to 7(which is still good) on my uncles G4(I think) that runs OS9.

Congrats on your PB,btw. By the end of next summer I'll probally have enough money for an ibook(intel?)

Thanks! I haven't gotten a chance to really do much with CS2 yet, but from what I've heard, it'll be great for what I'm doing. If you can wait until you're a college student to buy the full version of PS (or find a way to find the Education version), it's worth it. I just graduated HS and have already registered for Fall semester classes, and I was able to get PS CS2 at my school's book store for $300 (plus 5% ($15) off with a $7 student union sticker, haha). I love student discounts! :p

Fallooza · Fallooza #15 (**permalink**)

06-23-2005, 01:29 PM

what is cs2?

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coach_z #5 (permalink)
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TOYOTA #7 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2005 Location: New York / Oklahoma Posts: 205	06-21-2005, 11:44 PM I should probably get another one pretty soon as well. College in August. Many charge cycles day after day prob. IDK about the ease of swapping the batteries, I've never had to do it before. Richard iPhone Powerbook 15 Powerbook 17
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rman #9 (permalink)
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rs2sensen #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 1,416 Mac Specs: 1.67 Ghz 17" PB w/1 GB Ram; 400 MHz PM G4, 366Mhz iBook Firewire, Nano 4GB Black	06-22-2005, 03:23 PM Congrats on the new powerbook! You'll love it! With the battery, shop around. I've seen batteries for the new Powerbooks at around $50. I've been planning on picking up 2 of them actually. Last edited by rs2sensen; 06-22-2005 at 03:24 PM. Reason: spelling error
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speedydave #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-21-2005, 11:05 PM ...and boy does it feel good to finally be a Mac owner. :mac: Specs/what I bought today: 15" PB G4 1.5ghz OSX 10.4.1 (of course) 80gb hdd SuperDrive 64mb VRAM 1.5gb RAM (base 512mb plus 1gb Corsair stick) AppleCare for PB Adobe Photoshop CS2 What I plan to buy in the next week or so: extra battery for PB (Apple store was out) MS Office for Mac - Student/Teacher Macromedia Studio MX - Academic I always thought I'd never make a thread like this, but dammit, I'm excited! :p
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speedydave #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-21-2005, 11:24 PM Thanks guys. A new battery is $129, or $116 (-10%) with a student discount.
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Tel #6 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-21-2005, 11:39 PM I'm going to get another battery for my iBook, once I get my Airport Express station (3-5 working days from now) I'll probably get through a lot of cycles so I'm going to get a battery just for college. Does the pBook or iBook have hot swapping batteries? Ie, close lid, replace battery, open lid and it wakes from standby?
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rmhop81 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 26, 2004 Posts: 132	06-21-2005, 11:45 PM the powerbook does but not the ibook.
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General_K #10 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-22-2005, 12:29 PM Congrats on the new PB! The 15" is really tempting. I have the 12" 1.33GHz PB, and I'm seriously tempted to upgrade.
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Aarow #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-22-2005, 04:46 PM droolCS2drool Man, I wish I had CS2. I downloaded the trial of cs and it was great! I only have access to 7(which is still good) on my uncles G4(I think) that runs OS9. Congrats on your PB,btw. By the end of next summer I'll probally have enough money for an ibook(intel?)
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Fallooza #15 (permalink)
Member Since: May 13, 2005 Posts: 2,417	06-23-2005, 01:29 PM what is cs2?
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