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| Subject | Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop |
|---|---|
| Date | 2011-11-04 18:14 -0400 |
| From | Dan Becker <NoUCE@address.invalid> |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc |
| Message-ID | <041120111814255148%NoUCE@address.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | <j8vne2$hbf$1@panix2.panix.com> <fmoore-DD95C6.11572104112011@news.eternal-september.org> |
In article <fmoore-DD95C6.11572104112011@news.eternal-september.org>, Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> wrote: > In article <j8vne2$hbf$1@panix2.panix.com>, > briang@panix.com (Brian Gordon) wrote: > > > My vintage 2000 PowerBook looks slower every day, so MAYBE I can replace it. > > I can't run any OS beyond 10.4.11, and more and more stuff can't run there. > > > > For $2K you should be able to get a good machine. However, you need to > specify a few other variables: In addition to Fred's good points, none of the software you have will run on the new laptop. It will be using an Intel processor and Lion OS 10.7. None of the Power PC software will run on it. So you need to budget for software too. Dan
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Time for a new Mac Laptop briang@panix.com (Brian Gordon) - 2011-11-03 23:50 -0400
Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2011-11-04 10:10 -0500
Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop Fred Moore <fmoore@gcfn.org> - 2011-11-04 11:57 -0400
Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop Dan Becker <NoUCE@address.invalid> - 2011-11-04 18:14 -0400
Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop Bill C <mousepoop.com@gmail.com> - 2011-11-27 13:13 -0800
Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2011-11-28 14:39 +1300
Re: Time for a new Mac Laptop "M. John Matlaw" <mjlaw@invalid.invalid> - 2011-11-28 11:30 -0500
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