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Old 02-24-2010, 11:31 PM
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All the things I really sit at a desk for Im using PC functions anyways. (like Excel, word, or other PC based school/work related stuff). I just dont like the macs in this scenario. My Ex's family is all macs (Except the father has a bunch of desktop PCs & macs combined for work), I've used the Imacs and MacPro before... just not my style. Plus I HATE HATE HATE the Apple mouse. Lol. But I love love love the trackpad on the new macbooks 10X more than on any PC laptop I've ever seen.

(My desktop doesnt take up ANY desk space anyways... screen is mounted back and hanging upside down, so no desk surface contact, and the tower is town below desk and away). Only things on my desk are my cordless trackball mouse and the keyboard. ) I do like the display/video quality on the mac desktops though
I also wish to eliminate the numerous plug ins and cords.
Agreed, the trackpad is a major attraction on the laptops. The others dont even compare, IMO. You dont like the magic mouse. I figured it was pretty neat.
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Old 02-25-2010, 12:26 AM
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This will be my next laptop. Alienware M11x.

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/noteb...1x&cs=19&s=dhs
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Old 02-25-2010, 12:29 AM
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Until now Apple mice have sucked big time. I have never used any of the mice that came with my Macs and have replaced them with Logitech ones right away. However, I recently tried the new magic mouse and I have to say that may be the first Apple mouse I use. It worked really well.
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Old 02-25-2010, 01:29 AM
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I don't think I will ever buy a mouse for a laptop again.. and for the record I hate the pad on the laptop also. but I found the answer and I am inlove.. it is sooo nice, responcive and versitile.

http://www.wacom.com/bamboo/bamboo_pen_touch.php

I am thinking of getting a bigger version for my desktop now.

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Old 02-25-2010, 02:23 AM
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Stir Crazy, that looks cool where do you pick one up?
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Stir Crazy, that looks cool where do you pick one up?
https://direct.wacom.com/stores/5/BAMBOO_C137.cfm
http://www.wacom.com/wheretobuy/
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Old 02-25-2010, 03:50 AM
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staples has them on sale right now.. just seen it in there flyer.

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I don't think I will ever buy a mouse for a laptop again.. and for the record I hate the pad on the laptop also

Not on a Mac Book.


Thats looks good though. Showed my wife the video or at leasy my poc computers version. I wonder if it would be easier on my hand.
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Old 02-25-2010, 02:41 PM
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Not on a Mac Book.


Thats looks good though. Showed my wife the video or at leasy my poc computers version. I wonder if it would be easier on my hand.


I have been doing a lot of photo editing laitly. using the pen is way nicer than using a mouse. it took me a day or two to get used to the set up but now I fly.

I just find the touch pads built into the laptops to small, and some of them are not as sensitive as others. and then some you can customize and some you can't (or I just can't figure out how to)

with the bamboo, if you use it as a touch pad it works like your laptop touch pad just bigger and to me in a more natural position instead of under the key board, but if you use the pen then it is a repesentation of the screen and if you put the pen to the middle it is in the middle of the screen, top left is top left of the screen and so one. one nice thing is the pen has a hover mode.. if you are with in so much of the pad it will show the curser movment on the screen so you can hover then double tap with the pen.

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Old 02-25-2010, 05:20 PM
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Ah yes, however I,m not purchasing for portability. Thats a second feature for me. I want the simlicity of a laptop compared with the junk sitting on my desk now. Thats why I seriously looked at the iMac instead. However if the missis is putting a couch thingy where my desk is, kind of hard to have a desktop or even my current 22in. monitor to hook the laptop to.
I got the iMac with wireless keyboard and mouse. Usually, there are only 2 wires on the desk: the iMac power cord and the cable to the printer.
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