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Is it a good move to buy a 12,1" Powerbook now?
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<blockquote data-quote="slyydrr" data-source="post: 204421" data-attributes="member: 16374"><p>I can't ever say this enough, because everytime I say it 5 people drown me out. The problems with the MacBook Pro are NOT as bad as everyone makes it out to seem.</p><p></p><p>1) Heat: This is only an issue (for me at least) when the laptop is charging. Otherwise, the laptop is not all that hot, and completely comfortable on the lap.</p><p></p><p>2) Whine: There were two types of this whine. One had to do with a display inverter, which was fixed early on. The second has to do with something relating to iSight/CPU. I personally never hear it when the device is plugged in, and only very rarely when running on battery. Opening/closing the Mirror Widget fixes it. While I agree that one shouldn't have to do this, the noise is within the acceptable decibal ranges for the specs of the CPU. I can deal with it.</p><p></p><p>3) Others: These problems include the supposed "Moo" which has only had a few reports, the "widespread magsafe fires" which have only hit a couple computers, and even then, have questionable photos (possibly suggesting other causes). There's also the dreaded lack of Universal software. I still don't understand why this is an item of complaint for people (I haven't heard it as much lately). We all knew buying our Intel Macs that plain and simple, there wasn't a full line of Universal Binary supported software. Time will alleviate this.</p><p></p><p>If you search for another post I made elsewhere, I comment on the fact that people who have NO issues with their MacBook Pro are generally going to be too busy enjoying their computers to take the time to find a forum in order to obtain help.</p><p></p><p>These Intel Macs are great computers, and while it really does suck that some people have experienced some crappy problems, they're not as prevalent as they're made out to be.</p><p></p><p>You will enjoy your MacBook - it'll be a great computer <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slyydrr, post: 204421, member: 16374"] I can't ever say this enough, because everytime I say it 5 people drown me out. The problems with the MacBook Pro are NOT as bad as everyone makes it out to seem. 1) Heat: This is only an issue (for me at least) when the laptop is charging. Otherwise, the laptop is not all that hot, and completely comfortable on the lap. 2) Whine: There were two types of this whine. One had to do with a display inverter, which was fixed early on. The second has to do with something relating to iSight/CPU. I personally never hear it when the device is plugged in, and only very rarely when running on battery. Opening/closing the Mirror Widget fixes it. While I agree that one shouldn't have to do this, the noise is within the acceptable decibal ranges for the specs of the CPU. I can deal with it. 3) Others: These problems include the supposed "Moo" which has only had a few reports, the "widespread magsafe fires" which have only hit a couple computers, and even then, have questionable photos (possibly suggesting other causes). There's also the dreaded lack of Universal software. I still don't understand why this is an item of complaint for people (I haven't heard it as much lately). We all knew buying our Intel Macs that plain and simple, there wasn't a full line of Universal Binary supported software. Time will alleviate this. If you search for another post I made elsewhere, I comment on the fact that people who have NO issues with their MacBook Pro are generally going to be too busy enjoying their computers to take the time to find a forum in order to obtain help. These Intel Macs are great computers, and while it really does suck that some people have experienced some crappy problems, they're not as prevalent as they're made out to be. You will enjoy your MacBook - it'll be a great computer :) [/QUOTE]
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