Posted by aerisdead on July 02, 2009 at 13:19:27 EST in reply to I need to run the latest versions of things, or close. I'm sure these things will probably run Reason 2.5, but probably not 4.0 since my PPC 1.4 ghz Mac Mini struggles with it, hard. CS2 is nice, but I'm using CS4 now, and like I said I just can't get into Photoshop/Illustrator at that resolution. Way way too cramped. Some programs nowadays will outright refuse to run at those resolutions (Garageband comes to mind). Also, as I said before, the trackpads on these things aren't that great. They work, but I'd absolutely require a mouse for...just about anything. Then there is the DVD thing, of course. Like I said, they are nice, and from what I've read the NC10 is exceptional, but I'm spoiled by this Macbook. All the little things that are great about it don't mean anything on paper, but once you get used to it (me anyway) all other laptops seem like garbage. The Thinkpads at work, for example. Why are they so thick? Why do they have so many seams? Why is the track pad a greasy, imprecise little postage stamp? There is always going to be a market for stuff that does the job, but there is (hopefully) always going to be a market for stuff that just kicks ass too. (n/t) from SignOfZeta.
I guess if you really need all of the most recent things then, yeah, a netbook isn't for you. But for me, a laptop is my second computer and I've never needed to do anything - except game - that's required a perfectly up-to-date PC. There's a few other things that make us different too possibly: I find the trackpad on the NC10 completely usable (I don't know why people even complain about it), I haven't bought a DVD other than TV episodes since the Blade Runner box and have never watched DVD on a laptop (seriously; who doesn't just watch downloaded AVIs etc. now?) To me, the NC10 kicks ass just as hard as any Macbook.
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Well, different people have different needs. I "need" HDCP output, a giant-ass trackpad, a screen as big as I have at the bare minimum, etc. Other people say they need a Macbook Pro, which has a fucking gigantic screen, dual video, etc, but I want something that isn't as big as a table (and costs way less) so I have what I have, and you have what you have. As for the DVD thing, I sometimes spend days at a time out of town with slow-ass internet so Netflix doesn't work and I will just stop by someplace a buy a DVD and watch it before I go to bed. I still buy DVDs regularly, but I usually watch them at home on a normal TV. I do download lots of .avis, but unless I'm going for something really new and popular it usually takes several days to download shit. That doesn't work when I'm on a two day trip with limited internet access and I want to watch Funny Face on a whim. (n/t) (SignOfZeta) (03:52:10 07/03/09 EST)
