sadly, I think Apple's priorities are not the kind of rugged durability that has been typical for thinkpads for years. How could Apple go back to plastic after using metal for so l…

Quote: Originally Posted by pete How could Apple go back to plastic after using metal for so long? Hopefully the same way they switched to x86 after using PPC for so long

Wow. The new charger is... huge...

Quote: Originally Posted by pete sadly, I think Apple's priorities are not the kind of rugged durability that has been typical for thinkpads for years. How could Apple go back t…

Quote: Originally Posted by villalobos The nice thing is that a metal enclosure acts as an heatsink and therefore there is barely any need for the fan to come up, saving energy …

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonsRX7 That's what I don't like about the MacBook screen that I don't see many people talking about. If you look straight on or at a lower angle,…

This may be too obvious, but when you took the pictures comparing screen brightness, did you crank the MBP's brightness up to max and turn of the ambient light-related dimming? I d…

for the pic comparing the powerbook and macbook screens at an angle...place not the camera but the camera lens right between the two screens (your shot has the powerbook more head …

Quote: Originally Posted by iREZ for the pic comparing the powerbook and macbook screens at an angle...place not the camera but the camera lens right between the two screens (yo…

IMHO, plastic, metal... who cares. As long as it looks great!

i was referring to the image where both are tilted back a bit...the camera is skewed in favor of the powerbook and the macbook pro looks pretty dark.

Quote: Originally Posted by iREZ the camera is skewed in favor of the powerbook and the macbook pro looks pretty dark. That's because it is pretty dark. You're right about …

I do graphics work on mine and it's fine, I never look at it from that kind of angle if I'm doing work, when using the screen straight on it's wonderful.

I'm curious about what it looks like from the side vis-a-vis the powerbook and thinkpad. Would you mind snapping a few pics from an angle - maybe around 30-45 degrees? Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by pete I'm curious about what it looks like from the side vis-a-vis the powerbook and thinkpad. Would you mind snapping a few pics from an angle - mayb…

Thanks! I guess it's hard to say from the pictures, but to me it seems as though the Thinkpad has the best screen overall without any inconsistencies, followed by the Powerbook and…

Quote: Originally Posted by pete Thanks! I guess it's hard to say from the pictures, but to me it seems as though the Thinkpad has the best screen overall without any inconsiste…

Quote: Originally Posted by volcano My iBook (1.33GHz 12") did the same thing - horribly. Granted, you can't even compare quality/brightness of an iBook's screen to the MacBook …

nice carpet on those pics.

a bit OT but, aluminum is better than plastic if you don't mind the heat and it dissipates heat as well? I rather have a computer that won't screw up when it's really hot than a ho…

Quote: Originally Posted by Velocity211 a bit OT but, aluminum is better than plastic if you don't mind the heat and it dissipates heat as well? I rather have a computer that wo…

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonsRX7 Those people tend to believe that a plastic case insulates you from the heat, keeping the heat in and making it hotter internally. Umm…

I'm sure the Thinkpad will last just as long as the powerbook despite its plastic exterior so I don't see why anybody would want aluminum over plastic except for the beauty of it. …

Quote: Originally Posted by freakboy2 uh.. why would you stand on a laptop? To try to make it thinner.

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon Umm, sorry, but that's not a belief, it's knowledge. As every physicist will be able to tell you plastics (<1 W/m.K) have much lower heat co…