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<blockquote data-quote="melmation" data-source="post: 705323" data-attributes="member: 20336"><p>My Penny's worth again,</p><p></p><p>Re: screen, go for Matte. I have seen arguments blaze on the net over glossy and matte, and 95% of the time the person asking the question goes for matte and loves it, and people with glossy end up saying 'Yeah, it's a pain in the rump when you get reflections'. Nuff said.</p><p></p><p>Get a 7200 drive. I have an 80Gb drive in my first gen Macbook and it has never reached full. I do a lot of video work too, but then again I do have a big (as in physical size) 320Gb drive I use for Backup and reference, and then a little teeny weeny (small) 80Gb USB powered Lacie drive I use for out and about work.</p><p></p><p>If ti were my decision, I would get the 7200rpm 200Gb drive, and as Dysfunction says, you most likely won't see the difference, but you might be one of those people who just like to know their machine has the best in all areas and then they're covered. 50Gb is give or take in terms of storage space so it's up to you on that one.</p><p></p><p>RE the heat issue. Again, like the matte or glossy debate, this one seems to be specific to individuals, but over all, yes, the apple laptops run hot.</p><p></p><p>There are two factual reasons and one variable reason for this... 1) The thermal paste used to marry the CPU to the cooler is usually caked on instead of being smeared on, and this is reported to have caused the heat found in the Apple laptops. 2) The CPU's run hotter than single core processors and also the Macbook pro cases are used as a way of distributing heat (either by accident or by choice).</p><p></p><p>3) The situation in which the laptops are used will also increase the heat. Rested on a Duvet, they can't breathe and so heat up quickly. Used in a poor ventilated room is the same and running an intense program continuously will warm any laptop up quickly.</p><p></p><p>Mel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="melmation, post: 705323, member: 20336"] My Penny's worth again, Re: screen, go for Matte. I have seen arguments blaze on the net over glossy and matte, and 95% of the time the person asking the question goes for matte and loves it, and people with glossy end up saying 'Yeah, it's a pain in the rump when you get reflections'. Nuff said. Get a 7200 drive. I have an 80Gb drive in my first gen Macbook and it has never reached full. I do a lot of video work too, but then again I do have a big (as in physical size) 320Gb drive I use for Backup and reference, and then a little teeny weeny (small) 80Gb USB powered Lacie drive I use for out and about work. If ti were my decision, I would get the 7200rpm 200Gb drive, and as Dysfunction says, you most likely won't see the difference, but you might be one of those people who just like to know their machine has the best in all areas and then they're covered. 50Gb is give or take in terms of storage space so it's up to you on that one. RE the heat issue. Again, like the matte or glossy debate, this one seems to be specific to individuals, but over all, yes, the apple laptops run hot. There are two factual reasons and one variable reason for this... 1) The thermal paste used to marry the CPU to the cooler is usually caked on instead of being smeared on, and this is reported to have caused the heat found in the Apple laptops. 2) The CPU's run hotter than single core processors and also the Macbook pro cases are used as a way of distributing heat (either by accident or by choice). 3) The situation in which the laptops are used will also increase the heat. Rested on a Duvet, they can't breathe and so heat up quickly. Used in a poor ventilated room is the same and running an intense program continuously will warm any laptop up quickly. Mel [/QUOTE]
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