MacBook! Yeah! Solid Aluminium! I has one!

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MacBook! Yeah! Solid Aluminium! I has one!

Post by BunnyWithStick » Sun Nov 16, 2008 10:58 pm

Earlier today I just got a MacBook as a sorta late birthday/christmas present sorta thing. It's one of the new aluminium ones with no button (You push down on the trackpad itself instead. Two-finger scrolling is disabled if your finger is in the area where the button would normally be, so you can still do things normally.) and a nickname of "MacBook Brick". It also means that I can use the currently intel-only alpha of OG now. Yaaay. I will say no more about the alpha, 'cause it's secret'n'stuff.

HAPPINESS! YAY!

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Post by Starrz » Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:40 am

Yea, yea...

Rub it in my face, jerk... rub it in my face... :cry: :?

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Post by BunnyWithStick » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:06 am

:(

…anyway, specs are 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory, 162 GBs of HD space… It's pretty awesome. What are you stuck with anyway, Starrz?

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Post by Fetterkey » Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:10 am

BunnyWithStick wrote:Earlier today I just got a MacBook as a sorta late birthday/christmas present sorta thing. It's one of the new aluminium ones with no button (You push down on the trackpad itself instead. Two-finger scrolling is disabled if your finger is in the area where the button would normally be, so you can still do things normally.) and a nickname of "MacBook Brick". It also means that I can use the currently intel-only alpha of OG now. Yaaay. I will say no more about the alpha, 'cause it's secret'n'stuff.

HAPPINESS! YAY!
Can this computer run OG alpha efficiently? I'm considering getting one myself and want to be sure it'll be workable for this purpose.

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Post by Viking Zippy » Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:50 pm

That's awesome dude, congrats :)

What did you upgrade from?

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Post by BunnyWithStick » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:06 pm

I used to use an iBook G4, 1.4 Ghz, 1 gig RAM (Upgraded from 500meg or something IIRC) and ATI Radeon nine something or so graphics card with 32meg of video RAM. At some point it's probably going to be wiped and given away, once I copy some things over. (Via AirPort, which is awesome)

The alpha for OG runs fine.

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Post by Starrz » Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:20 pm

BunnyWithStick wrote::(

…anyway, specs are 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 memory, 162 GBs of HD space… It's pretty awesome. What are you stuck with anyway, Starrz?
I have just the normal thin, new Mac leapord. I would be totally satisfied, but the things is, this isn't really my computer. Yea, i know. Annoying.

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Post by Chainsaw man » Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:20 am

I know the feeling of having to use some one elses computer.
I really wish that some one sold my grandma a Mac, that way she would not have to warry so much about various things on it. I really think a Mac is a good computer for an elderly to learn to use if they are not familiar with a computer.

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Post by Starrz » Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:53 pm

I agree. When I first had to get used to a Mac for all my schoolwork, i felt quite uneasy about having to learn how to use it, since i've had a Windows my whole life and all.

I learned how to use it in a week. I actually prefer a Mac over a Windows anyday now. Sadly, my dad refuses to buy a Mac. He's a MAC-HATER!!! :o

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Post by Makrond » Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:03 pm

Linux ftw.

Meh, I like all three of the major OSes more or less equally. Apparently NetBSD is pretty good as well, but I haven't had time to go and figure it out.

Anyway, congrats on your new MacBook. May it serve you well. :mrgreen:

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Post by Chainsaw man » Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:03 pm

I wonder if Google will make there owen OS for all platforms? What would it be like?

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Post by Nitsua » Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:28 pm

Bland and empty. With G everywhere.

Congratulations on the Macbook

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Post by Chainsaw man » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:26 pm

the New operating systems for Gansters :lol:

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Post by Grayswandir » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:50 pm

Congratulations on getting a new MacBook.
Now go die in a fire.

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Post by Starrz » Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:49 pm

Grayswandir wrote:Congratulations on getting a new MacBook.
Now go die in a fire.
Was that comment necessary? :o :( :| :? :?: :?: :?:

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