The 13 inch core I7 2.7 ghz macbook is reported to have a 7 hour battery life as opposed to the 10 hour life of the legacy 2.66 ghz core 2 duo it replaced. I'm hoping to extend that somewhat with a solid state drive but that will all depend on whether they will upgrade my legacy notebook which I took delivery of on the very self-same day on which the i5 and i7 13 inch mbp's were released.
Best, Erik Burggraaf User support consultant, Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, 1-888-255-5194 http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2011-03-12, at 9:08 PM, Tyler wood wrote: > Wait, that thing is a 2.7? Wow. > > I gotr the mid 2010 15 inch macbook pro with the 2.66 ghz core i7. > > I can't wait for you to get that thing because I want to know battery life. > > This thing will outlive me, and it's my first mac. I jumped ship and spent > $2000, and haven't looked back since. My netbook is mainly used on the road > now because I haven't the money for a macbook air, but this thing is totally > bad, well you get the picture. > > You won't regret the core i7 if it's anything like mine. This thing just > rocks. I have nothing but good things to say about it. > On 2011-03-12, at 5:45 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > >> Hi Fangirl, >> >> You wrote, >> "Part of what excites me about Apple is the fun I have learning my way >> around a new device/system." >>> >>> >> and I find that very poignant because 4 years ago I was fed up and planning >> to sell all my computers and the collection of parts I'd amassed over the >> years, find something else to do and never touch a computer other than to >> check my insignificant email once or twice a week. Then I discovered apple >> and it revitalized my interest in computers.. Now I have my own training >> consulting business and I'm in second year and just starting to turn a >> proffit. Hooray for apple or I'd still be jobless and aimless and it would >> be awful. Even though 75% of my actual work is windows based I don't think >> I could do it if I had to come back home to a windows Pc. >> >> I'm about to embark on my second mack and I'm downgrading, if you can call >> it that, to a 13 inch. I want to take it with me on the road and so my >> priorities are size, weight and battery life. Plus the new 13 inch macbook >> pro is a 2.7 ghz core I7. How much more performance do you need? >> >> I guess for magnification users the 27 inch Imac might be the best bet, but >> for the dollars to performance ratio for voiceover users the 13 inch macbook >> pro is a solid bet right now. >> >> Have fun with your new gadgets, >> Erik Burggraaf >> User support consultant, >> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >> 1-888-255-5194 >> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >> >> On 2011-03-12, at 6:18 PM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >> >>> Hey everyone, >>> >>> Thanks for your encouraging responses, and for more-or-less confirming what >>> I was already intending to do. I'll have an opportunity to visit my local >>> Apple store within the next few weeks, and sadly, those folks all know who >>> I am, but god it's such a fabulous way to spend an afternoon. I'm waiting >>> for the shortage madnesses to die down, as there isn't a store within a >>> reasonable distance from here where they're even in stock at the moment. >>> I'm considering the iPad 2, but cannot decide whether I want a maxed out 15 >>> inch MBP, or the 27 inch iMac. Thoughts from those of you who are old hats? >>> Part of what excites me about Apple is the fun I have learning my way >>> around a new device/system. >>> >>> Have a good evening >>> >>> >>> >>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 4:39 PM, Tyler wood <tcwoo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hmm, this is just a suggestion, but what about best buy? >>>> >>>> I know, I know. That probably sounds bad - though my partner was able to >>>> buy a mac at a place called microcenter in the US for $100 cheapter than >>>> in the apple store. >>>> >>>> The apple store couldn't match him when he took the flyer there, but best >>>> buy could, and saved him driving an hour to microcenter. >>>> >>>> Just a thought or two - shop around. It might help. >>>> Tyler >>>> On 2011-03-12, at 1:13 PM, carolyn Haas wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hey there Shameless: >>>>> Consider yourself pushed (ok encouraged to be nice about it.:) >>>>> >>>>> I have a one, and Cheree's post made me want another. Now that's >>>>> disgusting!:) >>>>> >>>>> As for Brandt, I'd say it's well worth finding someone to go the extra >>>>> kilometer to play in an apple store. I almost have a chair in ours with >>>>> my name on it. :) >>>>> >>>>> Take care >>>>> >>>>> Carolyn >>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 10:44 AM, Sarai Bucciarelli wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Go for it! >>>>>> You can always find reasons not to do something. If you can affoard it >>>>>> without going in to debt, then get it. Apple has financing available too. >>>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 6:19 AM, ShamelessFanGirl wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I've been ogling these darlings for a while now. Told myself I couldn't >>>>>>> justify the expense, thought I might wait for their capacity to expand, >>>>>>> etc etc, but now, even that is taking a backseat to my simply wanting >>>>>>> it for productivity. I use my iPhone for nearly everything, and it's >>>>>>> now my only iDevice, after having sold my 3rd Gen touch last year, so >>>>>>> what to you all think? Would you go for it? Reasons to, or to not? I'm >>>>>>> really more interested in where the iPad will fit into your computing >>>>>>> lives as a whole than anything. That, and looking for that last small >>>>>>> push off the fence. :D >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Twitter: @IndigoCellist >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mar 12, 2011, at 7:06 AM, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No trains I'd feel safe on and no apple fans I know of in my small >>>>>>>> South African backwater town. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going >>>>>>>> to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 11:37 AM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Eeks. That's a bit of a distance. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No trains, buses? Or a sighted I-device fanatic who will drive there? >>>>>>>> If you thought it safe, you could advertise for a driver on craigslist. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 12/03/2011, at 0:06, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Not when the nearest apple store is 250 kilometers (about 155 miles) >>>>>>>>> away. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going >>>>>>>>> to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>> From: Cheree >>>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:58 AM >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That sounds very discouraging. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Could you enlist the help of a friend with a car? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 11/03/2011, at 23:54, "brandt" <brandt.steenk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I wish for one, I had an apple store near enough to me so I could >>>>>>>>>> get to it, and secondly, I wish our public transport were good and >>>>>>>>>> safe enough to be used by any sighted, let alone blind person! Then >>>>>>>>>> only might I have a look at an iPad. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> You can tune in to my show wednesday afternoons at 3 PM UTC by going >>>>>>>>>> to www.TheGlobalVoice.info >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>>>>>> MSN: brandt...@live.com >>>>>>>>>> Google talk/AIM: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>> Twitter @brandtsteenkamp >>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>>>>> From: Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:11 AM >>>>>>>>>> Subject: O M G, it's beautiful >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This afternoon, I took the light rail to the Apple store to get a >>>>>>>>>> hands on look at the IPad 2. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The line for the IPad 2 was even longer than the last time, when the >>>>>>>>>> first IPad was released. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> One of the mall security guards tried to warn me away with tales of >>>>>>>>>> the long line and of people having to take tickets to get in to buy >>>>>>>>>> an IPad 2. Undaunted, I asked the security guard to speak with one >>>>>>>>>> of the Apple reps. The Apple rep knew me and I got right in. Thank >>>>>>>>>> you, oh, thank you! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The store had a bunch of IPad 2's arranged around a square table >>>>>>>>>> near the front of the store. The Apple store was jam-packed, as >>>>>>>>>> usual, but even more so. My little German shepherd dog guide >>>>>>>>>> settled herself under the table in front of where I stood and rested >>>>>>>>>> quietly while various curious IPad enthusiasts came and went and I >>>>>>>>>> examined the IPad 2. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This IPad 2 looks and feels smaller, but it is actually the same >>>>>>>>>> outer dimensions as its predecessor. Somebody had an IPad 1 with >>>>>>>>>> them and we held the two against each other to prove that the IPad 2 >>>>>>>>>> was the same outer dimensions. Where the IPad 2 is smaller is in >>>>>>>>>> its weight and thickness, which is immediately noticeable, if one >>>>>>>>>> has handled the IPad 1. The IPad 2's rounded edges make it seem >>>>>>>>>> even thinner without feeling fragile in any way. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> There was a fellow customer examining the IPad 2 next to me on my >>>>>>>>>> right and I asked him to turn on Voice Over. He was doubtful about >>>>>>>>>> being able to do this at first, but I talked him through Settings to >>>>>>>>>> General, to Accessibility and through engaging VoiceOver and Triple >>>>>>>>>> Click Home. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Once those preliminaries were done, my newly met sighted assistant >>>>>>>>>> felt more confident about playing with the IPad 2 in front of him. >>>>>>>>>> I told him that all IPads have VoiceOver on them and that he could >>>>>>>>>> use VoiceOver to read books to him. He sounded interested and >>>>>>>>>> amazed. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In order to hear VoiceOver in the hubbub of the store, I paired my >>>>>>>>>> Bluetooth ear bud with the IPad 2 in front of me. Several previous >>>>>>>>>> customers had paired various phones with this IPad 2 and when I >>>>>>>>>> left, I didn't unpair those, just my own gadget. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Using VoiceOver, I looked around and found a lot more features on >>>>>>>>>> this IPad 2. Maybe they loaded a few extra non-native apps on it, >>>>>>>>>> but I found three pages of apps. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> After navigating to YouTube and watching the first part of the >>>>>>>>>> original Star Trek's Doomsday Machine, I re-entered Settings; >>>>>>>>>> General; Bluetooth and un-paired my ear bud, clicked back to the >>>>>>>>>> Home screen and tapped Triple Click Home to return that particular >>>>>>>>>> IPad 2 to Sighted Standard Mode. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> This IPad feels a lot faster than the IPhone 4. In fact, it feels >>>>>>>>>> like a computer in its responsivity and I really can envision this >>>>>>>>>> device morphing into a full fledged computer in very short order. >>>>>>>>>> The sighted guy next to me thought the same thing. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I left and took a break at the Starbuck's in the mall before heading >>>>>>>>>> home. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Wow, what a gadget!! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Even more amazing to me is my ability to get right on the IPad 2 and >>>>>>>>>> navigate and perform functions correctly and independently the first >>>>>>>>>> time. My only regret is that blind users still must recruit sighted >>>>>>>>>> assistance to initially turn VoiceOver on in the absence >>>>>>>>>> of an ITunes interface. If there were a start-up way to have >>>>>>>>>> VoiceOver on by default, I would have never had to recruit my fellow >>>>>>>>>> IPad adventurer to turn Accessibility on for me. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> 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