I want one of these., New Mac laptop and iMac Options

[*mipadi*]

Good news from MacWorld San Francisco today! Apple began it's transition to Intel chips with the release of a new iMac model and a new laptop called the "MacBook Pro". I'm rather envious of the MacBook Pro: it features a dual-core Intel processor at 1.67 or 1.83 GHz, digital/optical audio in and out, a 256 MB graphics card on the high-end model with dual-link built in, 15.4-inch LCD, remote control for controlling music and DVD playback, a magnetic power adapter (so tripping over a power cable will detach the cable, rather than yanking the computer), a built-in digital video camera (for videoconferencing), and a bunch of other sweet stuff. It's about 4x as fast as the PowerBook G4. And it's about an inch thick and weighs only 5.6 pounds!

The iMac line got a bunch of improvements, too. The new iMac features the Intel Core Duo chip like the MacBook Pro. I'm not positive what the other features are, since I'm not as interested in the iMac, but it is reputed to be much faster than the previous iMacs.

[faithin_felix]

what's the approximated price?

[*mipadi*]

what's the approximated price?

$1999 for the low-end MacBook Pro, $2499 for the high-end. I don't know about the iMac, but you can check on prices at store.apple.com.

[Just_Dream]

$1999 for the low-end MacBook Pro, $2499 for the high-end. I don't know about the iMac, but you can check on prices at store.apple.com.

Wow.. Computers are getting more and more pricier these days.. :/

But I'll definitely admit -- I'm a Windows lover and I LOATHED all other Mac OS's, but when I came across MAC OS X, ... WOW. I love it! I still don't know how to do everything on it, but hey, I'll admit that it's easy to learn once you get the hang of it. :] The concept --not to mention bouncy icons!--is great. I like how it changes. I mean, people went wild when windows XP was developed, but I'd say it isn't so much different from windows 2000, except on how the start menu looks and a few minor adjustments. I like that mac os x looks A LOT different than before. And as for the shortcut buttons, there's a button to make all the program windows move away.. f12? F7? I forget.. but I think it's neat--All the programs slid away to the side. It's convenient. I know that Windows has the little "Show Desktop" button on the taskbar, but I like how I can press a button instead of having to drag the mouse and clicking the show desktop button. haha :P

Although I'd have to say, speed-wise, sometimes it takes a little longer to open up something than it does on Windows. But I'm just basing this on my experience--it might be different for others.

As for viruses... Personally, I deem that since presently, many people use PCs, those who create viruses target them at PC users. I mean, how many apple-mac users do you know? I sure don't know a lot. I'm just saying that around where i live and the people I know, most of them have PCs. There's very few that target apple computers, which is a plus.

As for safari.. The only downside is that some things cannot be viewed on it, whereas on internet explorer it can be viewed... Bleh...

Once I get 2k, I'll definitely get this bad baby.