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Originally Posted by kronzprinz

if each charge lasts approx 7 hrs, by the time you need a new battery you'll want a new laptop... same thing for the ipods, by the time they need a battery replacement the new one will be out. nowadays it's usually cheaper to buy new then replace parts on old stuff... i never understand when people ask about replacing shit... you're not going to keep anything that long.

I know what you're saying, but when you buy the new one what are you going to do with the old. Sell it right? Well nobodys gonna buy a laptop that lasts an hour.

[JIM E92]

Originally Posted by kronzprinz

if each charge lasts approx 7 hrs, by the time you need a new battery you'll want a new laptop... same thing for the ipods, by the time they need a battery replacement the new one will be out. nowadays it's usually cheaper to buy new then replace parts on old stuff... i never understand when people ask about replacing shit... you're not going to keep anything that long.

I used my iBookG3 from 2001 until late last year when the battery finally died. I now use the new MacBook and I plan to keep it for another five to seven years.

Apple stands by their products. the motherboard on my iBook died years after the warranty period expired and they still replaced it for free. I have little doubt that if your battery fails prematurely Apple will take care of it with no cost to you.

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by JIM E92

I used my iBookG3 from 2001 until late last year when the battery finally died. I now use the new MacBook and I plan to keep it for another five to seven years.

Apple stands by their products. the motherboard on my iBook died years after the warranty period expired and they still replaced it for free. I have little doubt that if your battery fails prematurely Apple will take care of it with no cost to you.

That's because the iBook G3's motherboards were troublesome and Apple issued a program for free replacement.

[solefald]

17" is too damn big.
I just bought a 15" unibody in November to replace my first gen MBP.
Don't see myself having a need for 17" ever....

[vladinecko]

Originally Posted by daveI

was reading text on websites difficult with that really high resolution screen?

Did the matte option look just like the current matte screens on macbooks?

i didn't find it difficult to read at all. you notice the higher res right away but it's in a positive way.

yeah, the matte screen looks just like the prev generation macbooks. the only difference is that it has aluminum bezel around the screen instead of the black-glass one. to me, it looks better than the black one.