I've lived with the 12" for over a year, and a number of other 1024X768 laptops before that (not to mention the older 800X600 and even 640X400 models), so I guess I'm used to the amount of real estate I have.
I was seriously thinking about moving up to the 15" this time, but the small size and light weight won out again when I saw them side-by-side. Andrew On 2/3/05 9:17 PM, "Jason Rife" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also was into the new 12 inch, but for one thing... > If there was a way to actually get a smaller pixel size( so you can > have higher than 1024x768 on the 12 inch, id buy another one as my > upgrade, but I always run out or desktop space.. so its looking like a > 15 for me... (The lighted keyboard is a thing I like, but not enough to > pay for it, course, now I dont have to since its standard in the 15:-)) > On Feb 2, 2005, at 21:46, Matt and Sue Halter wrote: > >> Congrats, I agree the 12" is a great combination of size and power. I >> always thought I'd want the 15" until I got to play with them in the >> Apple Store. I quickly warmed up to the 12". If I had the money I >> would buy one in a heartbeat. If Apple keeps lowering prices... >> >> Matt >> >> >> On Feb 2, 2005, at 11:18 PM, Andrew F. wrote: >> >>> Well, I went and got my new 12" PB with SuperDrive this afternoon >>> from the >>> Apple Store in Pasadena CA. Actually, I called them earlier and was >>> told >>> that they only had the 15", so I went to look at it, but the 12" >>> models got >>> there about an hour before I did. >>> >>> As I am all finished with school, I thought that perhaps the 15" >>> model would >>> be a better fit, as I no longer truck my laptop all over the greater >>> LA area >>> day in and day out, but looking at them side by side, the 12" was >>> just just >>> so much sexier, and well, I couldn't resist. >>> >>> Part of it also was the EXTREMELY positive experience that I had with >>> my >>> previous 12" G4 (1.0 GHz), and while I'm sure that the 15" is just as >>> reliable and well made, the 12" really fits the way I use a laptop. >>> >>> So far, I really don't notice much of a performance difference, >>> although my >>> 1GHz book already had a fast 5400RPM TravelStar drive like the new >>> one does. >>> There are small differences though. The new scrolling trackpad is >>> very >>> nice, and only took me about a minute to get used to (no more >>> SideTrack >>> driver), and the keyboard feels even better, if such a thing is >>> possible. >>> I'm scoring the keyboard as just production variance, but it is >>> possible >>> that somewhere in the last two years that Apple may have switched >>> suppliers >>> or just improved on the design, as the keys are both quieter and a >>> little >>> crisper in feel, VERY NICE. >>> >>> Everything else is about the same. I don't have any BT devices so I >>> can't >>> test the new BT speed. I'll install "Knights of the Old Republic" and >>> "Return to Castle Wolfenstein" over the weekend and I'm sure the >>> difference >>> of 50% faster processor speed and double the VRAM will make a huge >>> difference. >>> >>> In all, I cannot complain. With my student pricing (they gave it to >>> me even >>> though I graduated at the end of July) I ended up with a 1.5GHz, 80GB >>> HD, >>> SuperDrive and AirPort Extreme for the same price I paid for the 1GHz >>> with a >>> 40GB slow drive and the add-on AirPort Extreme card last year. 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