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Well, the iMac I'd purchased in (I think) 2003 had started acting up on Thursday -- I could hear a fan whining and making odd noises. Then, on Friday, my old friend started giving me strange video glitches on waking up from sleep, followed by the machine freezing entirely. I had to restart several times to get it to complete the process all the way through to the desktop. By Saturday morning, the symptoms had progressively worsened: when I tried to start it up, it would get no further than the initial load screen, then the screen would go all wonky and it would freeze.
I was fairly certain, given the symptoms, that I was looking at a logic board that had given up the ghost. But I made an appointment and took it into the Apple Store on Sunday, just to be certain that it wasn't something simple. And hopefully cheap.
It wasn't. It was indeed, as suspected, the logic board: a very expensive repair for what is an "elderly" machine. I can't be without a computer, though, since that's what I write on and that's what I use for school as well. Denise and I had talked things over; we'd decided that getting a Macbook would be the best course if the iMac was toast. I need a laptop for teaching, since all of my class lectures are on Keynote. Up to now, I've been borrowing Denise's laptop, but her machine is nearly as old as the iMac, and it's been getting a little temperamental itself of late because of the constant use and moving around (not to mention that there is no room on its hard drive).
So... I ordered a new Macbook.
The good news is that I'd been diligent with backing up (using Time Machine) and so shouldn't have too many issues getting things up and running again as soon the the Macbook arrives. Amazing, though, how this has disrupted my schedule: I'm way behind on e-mail, haven't hit my normal sites in several days, and feel generally lost and out of touch, since I can't access several of the programs/files until the new machine arrives.
The bad news is that this absolutely isn't what our budget needed. This is another significant increase in debt when we've been trying hard to reduce it. *Sigh*
I wonder if there's any way to use the iMac screen as an extra screen for the MacBook? Hmm...
I was fairly certain, given the symptoms, that I was looking at a logic board that had given up the ghost. But I made an appointment and took it into the Apple Store on Sunday, just to be certain that it wasn't something simple. And hopefully cheap.
It wasn't. It was indeed, as suspected, the logic board: a very expensive repair for what is an "elderly" machine. I can't be without a computer, though, since that's what I write on and that's what I use for school as well. Denise and I had talked things over; we'd decided that getting a Macbook would be the best course if the iMac was toast. I need a laptop for teaching, since all of my class lectures are on Keynote. Up to now, I've been borrowing Denise's laptop, but her machine is nearly as old as the iMac, and it's been getting a little temperamental itself of late because of the constant use and moving around (not to mention that there is no room on its hard drive).
So... I ordered a new Macbook.
The good news is that I'd been diligent with backing up (using Time Machine) and so shouldn't have too many issues getting things up and running again as soon the the Macbook arrives. Amazing, though, how this has disrupted my schedule: I'm way behind on e-mail, haven't hit my normal sites in several days, and feel generally lost and out of touch, since I can't access several of the programs/files until the new machine arrives.
The bad news is that this absolutely isn't what our budget needed. This is another significant increase in debt when we've been trying hard to reduce it. *Sigh*
I wonder if there's any way to use the iMac screen as an extra screen for the MacBook? Hmm...
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For what it's worth, I've had a macbook since the middle of last year (when my 3.5-year-old ibook's logic board gave up its ghost -- I knew by the middle of the first paragraph that's what it was), and I've been very happy with it. It lives in my backpack and travels constantly, and so far has presented no problems.
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I still want a MacBook to replace the 4.5yr old Powerbook. But the newest models don't have Firewire, except for the 'white' model and that's only a 400 FW. Since most of my major peripherals are exclusively FW or run best on FW, I'm reluctant to get a MacBook right now, hoping that this spring there will be a new upgrade to the MacBook that would include a 400fw or even an 800fw. Not likely to happen, I know, but until the powerbook actually gives up the ghost, I'm holding out.
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Yep, a 4.5 year old PowerBook is unfortunately an elderly machine -- but I hope it hangs on for you for awhile longer!
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I'm still running on probably one of the best laptops Apple ever made -the Black G3 Pismo. I can't run 10.5 but, it's got 2x Firewire, 2x USB and 2 option bays for batteries/DvD players, etc.
I'ts starting to go, so I'm going to have to look for something else later this year.
Kristen has a white MacBook that's survived since the fall of 2006 -this is a minor miracle considering how hard she is on electronics. It's a great laptop.
I'd also like to find a laptop that doesn't eat hard drives the way that the iBook G4 12" does. I think it's too small for good cooling. I've given up and put an external FireWire drive on Michelles' system (200g for 139.00 delivered).
We've still got a Bondi rev B iMac running -10.4.11 with a cpu upgrade. (yeah, old Macs are us)
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The black Powerbooks were good machines -- you may recall I had one myself (the version before yours, I think).
Didn't know the 12" iBooks were HD killers, but your speculation on why sounds reasonable.
We have a rev B iMac running (Devon's old machine) until last year, when the video display bit the dust. Megen's still running one of the G4 lamptop iMacs.
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My MacBook (circa hmm 2006?) has Firewire 400 on it-did they remove this from new ones? I use it for recording, and it has handled up to 14 simultaneous tracks in Logic without glitching.
I think you'll love it!
-Kurt
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At least that's my take on computers, Mac or Windows-based, either one.
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Yeah, Apple has removed FW completely (400 or 800) from the latest iteration of MacBooks -- which is an issue for those (like you, evidently) who have a lot invested in FW-based peripherals. The MacBook Pro currently still has FW, as do the iMacs and the towers. It's only the MacBook that's missing it... but they're also the newest machines, so one wonders at the future of that interface.
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