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Convince me to buy an Ibook, questions inside.
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<blockquote data-quote="Avalon" data-source="post: 155271" data-attributes="member: 5184"><p>I try to answer some of your questions:</p><p></p><p>1. Yes. The IDE is called Xcode, and is part of the developer tools, included with every Mac and OS X retail box.</p><p></p><p>3. You probably can, though encoding would be quite time consuming. A desktop Mac with a G5 CPU would be better for that.</p><p></p><p>4. The only way to do that is to dismantle it, and get the casing painted in black. Which, of course, voids your warranty. But the keyboard will remain white.</p><p></p><p>5. No problem, though I would suggest you connect them both together via Ethernet cable, as transfer is much faster than 802.11g.</p><p></p><p>6. It's not noisier than any PC laptop to watch DVDs, the biggest part of the noise is coming from the DVD spinning in the optical drive. But that's the case on every laptop.</p><p></p><p>7. Yes.</p><p></p><p>9. I don't know how good the Apple BT mouse is, though as you're coming from a PC, keep in mind that Apple's BT mouse is one button/no scroll wheel (as does the trackpad on the iBook/PowerBook, though you can scroll with the trackpad). But you can use any other BT mouse without any problems.</p><p></p><p>10. I would say 10-12GB, though it could be a bit more. The iBook comes with a very complete software setup, which is why so much disk space is used. You can of course re-install it, and select only the software you need/want to save some space.</p><p></p><p>14. Well, it is a Mac, and runs Mac OS X. That means it is not Windows and not Linux, and it is simply different. It is very easy to get used to OS X, though you should always keep in mind that some things are done in different ways, in most cases easier ways.</p><p>I read and heard lots of switcher that ranted about that they couldn't do things on a Mac they did on the PC before. That's not true, you just need to get used to the fact that things are done in a bit different way than in Windows, that's it.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure the other guys around here can help you even more about your questions. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>And welcome to the forum. :black:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Avalon, post: 155271, member: 5184"] I try to answer some of your questions: 1. Yes. The IDE is called Xcode, and is part of the developer tools, included with every Mac and OS X retail box. 3. You probably can, though encoding would be quite time consuming. A desktop Mac with a G5 CPU would be better for that. 4. The only way to do that is to dismantle it, and get the casing painted in black. Which, of course, voids your warranty. But the keyboard will remain white. 5. No problem, though I would suggest you connect them both together via Ethernet cable, as transfer is much faster than 802.11g. 6. It's not noisier than any PC laptop to watch DVDs, the biggest part of the noise is coming from the DVD spinning in the optical drive. But that's the case on every laptop. 7. Yes. 9. I don't know how good the Apple BT mouse is, though as you're coming from a PC, keep in mind that Apple's BT mouse is one button/no scroll wheel (as does the trackpad on the iBook/PowerBook, though you can scroll with the trackpad). But you can use any other BT mouse without any problems. 10. I would say 10-12GB, though it could be a bit more. The iBook comes with a very complete software setup, which is why so much disk space is used. You can of course re-install it, and select only the software you need/want to save some space. 14. Well, it is a Mac, and runs Mac OS X. That means it is not Windows and not Linux, and it is simply different. It is very easy to get used to OS X, though you should always keep in mind that some things are done in different ways, in most cases easier ways. I read and heard lots of switcher that ranted about that they couldn't do things on a Mac they did on the PC before. That's not true, you just need to get used to the fact that things are done in a bit different way than in Windows, that's it. I'm sure the other guys around here can help you even more about your questions. :cool: And welcome to the forum. :black: [/QUOTE]
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