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<blockquote data-quote="bmcgonag" data-source="post: 460178" data-attributes="member: 29816"><p>1. Depends on what you are using it for...high cpu usage means more fan speed, means less battery life. Low cpu, less fan speed, more battery life. I would say 3 hours of use is pretty good, but probably maximal. </p><p></p><p>2. Startup time is fast...about 30 seconds, of course as you add more stuff, it takes longer, but still very fast.</p><p></p><p>3. I think the heat issues are pretty well solved at this point, but they do have a safety warning about putting the notebook computer directly on your lap.</p><p></p><p>4. Things will always be coming out that are better, cooler, faster, quiter, and so on...so I would just place the decision on whether you want to wait for Leopard or not. If you keep waiting for the latest update to hardware, you'll be waiting for a lifetime.</p><p></p><p>5. Add-ons. I would say for video editing...an external hard drive of substantial size. Office for mac is great, but NeoOffice isn't bad, and it's free....you might see if it will serve your needs. </p><p></p><p>6. iMovieHD is a great little piece of video editing software. If you really wnat to get complicated, I would say bump up to Final Cut Express...it has more features, but not as many as pro, and I believe runs around $300. </p><p></p><p>Best of luck in your decision making, </p><p></p><p>Brian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bmcgonag, post: 460178, member: 29816"] 1. Depends on what you are using it for...high cpu usage means more fan speed, means less battery life. Low cpu, less fan speed, more battery life. I would say 3 hours of use is pretty good, but probably maximal. 2. Startup time is fast...about 30 seconds, of course as you add more stuff, it takes longer, but still very fast. 3. I think the heat issues are pretty well solved at this point, but they do have a safety warning about putting the notebook computer directly on your lap. 4. Things will always be coming out that are better, cooler, faster, quiter, and so on...so I would just place the decision on whether you want to wait for Leopard or not. If you keep waiting for the latest update to hardware, you'll be waiting for a lifetime. 5. Add-ons. I would say for video editing...an external hard drive of substantial size. Office for mac is great, but NeoOffice isn't bad, and it's free....you might see if it will serve your needs. 6. iMovieHD is a great little piece of video editing software. If you really wnat to get complicated, I would say bump up to Final Cut Express...it has more features, but not as many as pro, and I believe runs around $300. Best of luck in your decision making, Brian [/QUOTE]
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