New England Off Topic and Banter as Most Brilliantly Proposed by Cape Cod MINI

[MAXAMAMA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cape Cod MINI

Yeah, but I went back to sleep. MOT worries have me sleeping like a baby. I sleep for an hour then wake up and cry for an hour.

Next time you can't sleep let me know. I can help. I will require a man who; once up, stays up. Are you he? You have mail.

[pezboy]

You guys are lame. I'm up at 3:15am for work.

[pezboy]

http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/airtunes.html

[jwardell]

Leave it to Apple to make my almost feel bad about my sqeezebox!
This might just replace my ipod out at the grill though!

[Windshadow]

Quote: Originally Posted by pezboy

http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/
http://www.apple.com/airportexpress/airtunes.html

On Order

[pezboy]

I don't need one, but it's really cool.

I think I am going to get a refurb 12" 867mhz powerbook with superdrive. It's only $1200 and carries the same 1 year + option to buy additional years of applecare. I could live with an iBook but I really need iDVD burning. There is a hack for iDVD to burn to external burners but even then I'd have to spend more money to get a burner+case.

Right now I am using a 400mhz Pismo g3 laptop, but the data cable between the display and the motherboard is broken so I am using a 17" monitor, and also an original bondi iMac keyboard and hockey puck mouse.

I'm probably moving to Oklahoma in 2 months so this iFrankenstein machine is probably on its last legs. I am also poor. However, a BRAND NEW 12" with superdrive is $1600 with edu discount which I could get through a friend or my parents. But...I think all the extra $400 gets me is more speed...867mhz vs 1.33ghz. That is kind of a large jump but all I would use it for is for the internet and digital video/burning. Sure, the technology is a little newer, also probably has a better videocard but none of those things are things I need.

Basically, I think it's a good idea but if someone thinks it's lame then tell me why.

[GadgetGav]

At first glance I though "why?" when I saw that AirPort Express thing, but the more I look at it, the more useful it seems. Of course, I already do USB printer sharing, so as long as the main computer is on I can print wirelessly, I already have an iMic hooked up to feet of RCA cable to send iTunes to my stereo, so is it worth the $$$ to replace a couple of working solutions... probably not.
It's also not the new product anyone was expecting from Apple (I hadn't seen any rumors) and I suspect not the one that masses of new customers are waiting to buy... Of course, they might all be like me and warm to it over time... we'll see... That Roku thing looks cool for iTunes to stereo though, but it's expensive.

[jcsinnh]

Geez, Pezzie, you are awfully verbal these days. You make an early scouting run to the NH packy?

[pezboy]

Nah...I don't know what my deal is. Today has been pretty lame though. Hardly any posts since 2pm and very few before then also.

[GBMINI]

Jared,
If you want to do a reasonable amount of video editing, surely that is one thing that the faster processor would be a significant benefit for?

[jwardell]

Think of it as a mini plug & play wireless network for your MINI

Good choice pezboy, I love the 12"PBG4, what a perfect portable. Course I'm tempted to help fix your poor pismo (and of course happy to), but I'm more in support of you getting a sweet new 12"

The only thing that sucks where I work is everything needs a government PO, else I'd be able to buy parts for people, like a nice cheap pismo video display cable.

[Cape Cod MINI]

Pez is horny and doesn't have an outlet for his pent up passion.

[MAXAMAMA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cape Cod MINI

Pez is horny and doesn't have an outlet for his pent up passion.

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[pezboy]

Ian...proc speed shouldn't matter too much except for encoding from raw dv to mpeg1 or mpeg4. Importing and editing doesn't take much, just exporting and rendering.

Josh...I have already scammed some parts back when a buddy was an authorized Apple tech. Now he works for Apple so I can't get anything. I went through a battery, two power cables, and two inverter boards. The display cable tore a little bit right around the hinge, and my current battery is dead also. I used to have a dual 800/80gb/superdrive but I sold that because I never used it except for burning dvds...I was always wandering around the house with my laptop. I sold the dual and the laptop took a crap shortly thereafter. The refurb is such a sweet deal. Same support but significantly cheaper. They are limited quantities as usual so I might order sometime this week...still thinking about it. WWDC shouldn't bring any updates to portables since they were just recently updated.

Steve...you are right. Susan will be here on Thurs the 17th so I will continue to be in rare form until then!

[MAXAMAMA]

Quote: Originally Posted by pezboy

Ian...proc speed shouldn't matter too much
. I went through a battery, my current battery is dead also.
Steve...you are right. Susan will be here on Thurs the 17th so I will continue to be in rare form until then!

Speed is of little use. I prefer a slow hand. What type batteries do your devices employ?
The 17th?

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