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08/09/2005 06:06:51 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by aboutimage:
It's a little scary making a switch like this, but fun, too. |
You'll be very happy with your purchase. I have had my 17" Powerbook for over a year and it has NEVER crashed or locked up. It has been very reliable. I am a graphic designer and regularly work with very large files in PS CS2 while Illustrator CS2 and Indesign CS2 and iTunes is open. Never a hiccup. Congratulations on your new purchase. |
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08/09/2005 06:16:14 PM · #27 |
I wouldn't be able to cope with photoshop only having 1 mouse button.texttext
All you have to do to fix that is press the ctrl button and it comes up with a menu. Also I have a usb connect Microsoft mouse that works on my powerbook 12'.
Go Mac. I love MACS. |
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08/09/2005 06:46:16 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by aboutimage:
I also got a tip from Apple that you can buy a cross-platform upgrade of Adobe CS2, so I ordered that, too. $549 buys the full version - all you have to do is send them a fax verifying that you destroyed your original software.
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i'm really surprised that they let you upgrade from an educational version. i guess that's kind of a sneaky way of getting around the limitations of upgrading from educational. :) good job!
i just use a microsoft 2-button mouse on the mac and it works just fine with photoshop. you also can buy the applecare warranty for another 30 days (or something like that), which i always highly recommend for any purchase where your monitor is a PART of the machine (iMac, etc.) it may certainly be worth the hassle in the future.
BEST part about apple is that if you have an apple store near you, there's always some nerd in there who's willing to answer your question. you can never find that at big box stores.
i think you made a fine decision. don't forget some kind of external hard drive or some decent backup software. as a recent survivor of total hard disk meltdown, i can tell you that the $99 i spent on backup software was easily the least painful $99 i've ever spent. :) |
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08/09/2005 06:59:05 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by muckpond:
... you also can buy the applecare warranty for another 30 days (or something like that), which i always highly recommend for any purchase where your monitor is a PART of the machine (iMac, etc.) it may certainly be worth the hassle in the future. |
A laptop is perhaps the only piece of equipment where the extended-care coverage is a good gamble. I think over three years I had the battery and keyboard replaced, and my kindy messy monitor came back from Apple looking like new.
If you use it a lot, you should consider that those LCD monitors have a much more limited life (in viewing hours) than a CRT -- I believe somethng on the order of 1500 hours before they can start to go bad. A new LCD probably costs half the cost of a new laptop.
About half the time, I use my laptop with the monitor completely off via remote control from a desktop on my home network. |
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08/09/2005 07:33:09 PM · #30 |
That's great information (about the extended service). I chose not to take it, but the guy at Apple told me if I wanted to upgrade it later, it was no problem.
I'm pretty excited. The more I look at OS X, the more interesting this switch is looking. The OS looks very solid. |
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08/09/2005 09:00:16 PM · #31 |
You can buy AppleCare within the first year, congrats on your purchase. If the laptop is your only machine, it's a very smart purchase. FWIW, I used a powerbook as my primary computer from 1998 until just recently, with no external display, so that was about 70,000 images worth.
I bought a new desktop and got the screen ahead of the tower. Ran it from the Powerbook 1 GHz 15" for 2 weeks and experienced no degradation despite the screen size of 23"! Phenomenal video card in these 'books. A lot of people are buying Dell widescreens instead of the Cinema Display, for considerably less money and they work well with Macs. //www.dealmac.com for the price deals daily on peripherals and enhancements, etc.
The Kensington Pocket Mouse Pro optical is $14.95 through the Apple store, for a smaller packable mouse. I've been using one on the G5 but just ordered the new Apple Mighty Mouse.
Glad you found out about the "sidegrade for OS changes. My original PS license was for 3.0 and a "not for resale" copy, and I've upgraded that license clear through CS2.
Ditto on the backup, and you'll need a disk utility. Used to be Disk Warrior was less money, now it's the same price as Tech Tool Pro. The Performance/Directory Maintenance there is pretty essential, and the alerts you can set up like S.M.A.R.T.disk monitoring are useful in heading off disaster. I helped a buddy compile this info: //homepage.mac.com/david_rosenthal/MacintoshTroubleShooting.htm and you might find it useful. Macaroni is a must-have, to automate the repetitive stuff so you never have to think about it. And yeah, an external drive with one of the 40 or so Mac backup utilities would be good. Costco has Maxtors for cheap. I like LaCie's drives, but also OtherWorldComputing's, both portable and desktop. Well, that's enough advice from this Mac consultant for now. ;-)
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08/10/2005 10:32:47 PM · #32 |
| I got my Powerbook today! I won't have Photoshop CS2 until Friday, but that gives me time to play around with OSX and get acquainted. It's very different from Windows. VERY. But in a good way. This OS seems solid as a rock, so far. Thanks everyone for the great tips. |
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08/10/2005 10:56:27 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by aboutimage:
That's great information (about the extended service). I chose not to take it, but the guy at Apple told me if I wanted to upgrade it later, it was no problem.
I'm pretty excited. The more I look at OS X, the more interesting this switch is looking. The OS looks very solid. |
you'll hate it if you use it on a networked environment. for starters, it wont see other machines on a different subnet mask. its a pain having to go patching the switches for a dumb mac. aargh. maybe that's why i hate macs. |
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08/10/2005 10:56:54 PM · #34 |
Originally posted by aboutimage:
$549 buys the full version - all you have to do is send them a fax verifying that you destroyed your original software.
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You have to destroy the full version you have and pay them $549 on top of that?
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08/10/2005 11:06:54 PM · #35 |
congrats on your new apple, you will be very happy with it, if you are going to begin to store photos on it there is a program called Photo Mechanic which is great tons better than Iphoto. Iphoto tends to slow down or crash with over 500-1000 images. But Photo Mechanic is awesome and very fast to look through your images.
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