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<blockquote data-quote="m1k" data-source="post: 51483"><p>OK, being a recent highschool switcher myself, I will answer your questions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have a 12" PowerBook. With the processor performance on high, it's quiet as a whisper for about 1hour. You can't even hear it. I don't notice it at all. Seriously, I have to put my head up to my PB to hear anything, and even then my heart beats louder than my PB. It's that quiet. Then, if you're doing processor-intensive stuff, the fan turns on for maybe 15minutes before turning back off. During this time it's maybe 1/4 as loud as a desktop computer. Maybe. I have a high-end PC as well and it feels like I'm using a vaccuum cleaner compared to my PowerBook. Seriously, you won't have any issues with sound. If you're just doing word processing and stuff, the fan will turn on maybe once in your entire battery cycle, for maybe 15minutes. If you do games and other stuff like I do, it may turn on 3-4 times in your battery cycle. But even with the fan on, it's whisper quiet. There are 2 fan settings actually, the first one makes practically no noise at all, and the 2nd setting makes about 1/4 of the sound of a normal desktop. And then there's no fan at all, of course, if the 'book isn't hot. So noise won't be a problem for you.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't use P2P actually, but there are a few for Mac. Just google it, you'll see.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, it's becase the CD drive is on the right side. The CD drive occupies almost all of the right side. You can't put the CD drive on the front because there's not enough room between the display-opening-button and the edge of the 'book. In 15" and 17" PowerBooks, though, the optical drive is on the front, so there's room to have ports on both sides.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's pretty good, actually. It does make noise, more than a lot of laptops, but it doesn't really bother me. It's an absolute dream to type on, that's for sure. I find it much better than the full-size keyboards you get with desktop computers. Your best bet would be to go to a local Apple shop and actually try it out, some people like the keyboard and some don't.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have a 12" PowerBook, and I can honestly say it's the best computer I've ever used. Ever. The portability factor is so high... It's smaller than most of my binders. I can carry it absolutely anywhere. The 12" screen doesn't bother me at all, it's perfect for pretty much anything, I find. I even watch DVD's on it, it doesn't bother me at all. The fact it's small doesn't mean it's uncomfortable to type with at all. I love my PowerBook's keyboard, seriously. It's not uncomfortable to use at all. And you wouldn't believe how small it is, it's unbelieveable. Seriously, only get the 14" iBook if you need the bigger screen. For the same price, you can get a better computer, more ports, more everything. It's not uncomfortable, the small screen doesn't bother me at all, and plus it's more powerful than my high-end PC, and the portability factor is so high you wouldn't believe it. Seriously, if you have a choice, get the 12", I find it a lot better than the 14" iBook.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Just to further convince you: I can honestly say that I can't stand Windows XP anymore. Seriously. It just doesn't work as well as OS X, period. I was using a school laptop yesterday, and the wireless connection fuggered up because I put into sleep mode, it wouldn't go out of sleep mode, it wouldn't work at all. The battery was almost dead and it wouldn't even charge, the AC adaptor was screwed up and it wouldn't charge. So I'm with a laptop whose battery is about to die and I can't connect to the network to save my work. I finally saved it to the laptop hard drive and was able to recover it. But seriously, Windows sucks. You can't go back to it after using a Mac, it's just so much... better!</p><p></p><p>Get a Mac, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="m1k, post: 51483"] OK, being a recent highschool switcher myself, I will answer your questions. I have a 12" PowerBook. With the processor performance on high, it's quiet as a whisper for about 1hour. You can't even hear it. I don't notice it at all. Seriously, I have to put my head up to my PB to hear anything, and even then my heart beats louder than my PB. It's that quiet. Then, if you're doing processor-intensive stuff, the fan turns on for maybe 15minutes before turning back off. During this time it's maybe 1/4 as loud as a desktop computer. Maybe. I have a high-end PC as well and it feels like I'm using a vaccuum cleaner compared to my PowerBook. Seriously, you won't have any issues with sound. If you're just doing word processing and stuff, the fan will turn on maybe once in your entire battery cycle, for maybe 15minutes. If you do games and other stuff like I do, it may turn on 3-4 times in your battery cycle. But even with the fan on, it's whisper quiet. There are 2 fan settings actually, the first one makes practically no noise at all, and the 2nd setting makes about 1/4 of the sound of a normal desktop. And then there's no fan at all, of course, if the 'book isn't hot. So noise won't be a problem for you. I don't use P2P actually, but there are a few for Mac. Just google it, you'll see. Well, it's becase the CD drive is on the right side. The CD drive occupies almost all of the right side. You can't put the CD drive on the front because there's not enough room between the display-opening-button and the edge of the 'book. In 15" and 17" PowerBooks, though, the optical drive is on the front, so there's room to have ports on both sides. It's pretty good, actually. It does make noise, more than a lot of laptops, but it doesn't really bother me. It's an absolute dream to type on, that's for sure. I find it much better than the full-size keyboards you get with desktop computers. Your best bet would be to go to a local Apple shop and actually try it out, some people like the keyboard and some don't. I have a 12" PowerBook, and I can honestly say it's the best computer I've ever used. Ever. The portability factor is so high... It's smaller than most of my binders. I can carry it absolutely anywhere. The 12" screen doesn't bother me at all, it's perfect for pretty much anything, I find. I even watch DVD's on it, it doesn't bother me at all. The fact it's small doesn't mean it's uncomfortable to type with at all. I love my PowerBook's keyboard, seriously. It's not uncomfortable to use at all. And you wouldn't believe how small it is, it's unbelieveable. Seriously, only get the 14" iBook if you need the bigger screen. For the same price, you can get a better computer, more ports, more everything. It's not uncomfortable, the small screen doesn't bother me at all, and plus it's more powerful than my high-end PC, and the portability factor is so high you wouldn't believe it. Seriously, if you have a choice, get the 12", I find it a lot better than the 14" iBook. Just to further convince you: I can honestly say that I can't stand Windows XP anymore. Seriously. It just doesn't work as well as OS X, period. I was using a school laptop yesterday, and the wireless connection fuggered up because I put into sleep mode, it wouldn't go out of sleep mode, it wouldn't work at all. The battery was almost dead and it wouldn't even charge, the AC adaptor was screwed up and it wouldn't charge. So I'm with a laptop whose battery is about to die and I can't connect to the network to save my work. I finally saved it to the laptop hard drive and was able to recover it. But seriously, Windows sucks. You can't go back to it after using a Mac, it's just so much... better! Get a Mac, it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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