{"id":535,"date":"2006-11-07T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2006-11-07T08:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2006\/11\/2006_11_07_1636.php"},"modified":"2017-02-11T08:31:07","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T08:31:07","slug":"its-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/11\/07\/its-here","title":{"rendered":"It’s here…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I got reprimanded by Juan<\/a> last week during one of our conversations:<\/p>\n

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juanporu:<\/strong> bibili na dapat ako ng c2d
\njuanporu:<\/strong> kaso naubos pera ko dun sa <site we rather not mention><\/code>
\nnargz:<\/strong> “c2d”?
\njuanporu:<\/strong> core 2 duo
\njuanporu:<\/strong> you gotta be in with the linggo dude…
\njuanporu:<\/strong> you’re about to own one <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Now, I am forced to “get with the linggo,”<\/em> as it were – as I am now an owner of a MBP 15″ 2.33GHz C2D with 2GB RAM, 256MB VRAM, and sure, FW800 as well. That linggo<\/em>-ed enough?<\/p>\n

Kidding aside, I promised Juan a “review” of the new MBP in comparison to an old PowerBook G4 – I’ll be getting to the performance part soon enough. Meanwhile, let me focus on the aesthetics – which we know Apple fans go gaga<\/em> over.<\/p>\n\n

THE DIFFERENCES<\/h1>\n

Everyone knows that MBPs have a few cosmetic differences from the G4s, but for those who really want to see<\/em> the difference, then you’re in luck, I’ve done a side-by-side comparison of the old PB G4 and MBP C2D. Here we have the slim box, which is drastically different from the PowerBooks (I’m not certain when they started making them slimmer, but my guess is after they had switched to Intel).<\/p>\n

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Putting the MacBook Pro (left) beside a PowerBook (right) shows how much “slimmer” and “wider” it actually is.<\/p>\n

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And if that doesn’t convince you, here’s a better shot:<\/p>\n

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Flip them over and you see how the backside has changed as well. Gone are the days when you had to have a coin handy to unlock\/detach the battery. We now have a dual-slider setup.<\/p>\n

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One trivial, but nice improvement was the model badge, wich was now “plated” (whether plastic, or metal is anyone’s guess), but it sure beats the “print” of the G4s.<\/p>\n

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Aside from those already mentioned, other differences include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Infra-red sensor (for remote)<\/li>\n
  2. Dual latches (for closing the lid.<\/li>\n
  3. Wider trackpad<\/li>\n
  4. No composite (s-video?) out.<\/li>\n
  5. mini PCMCIA slot. 1 <\/sup><\/a>Now this is actually something I don’t like, since now I can’t use my PCMCIA CF card adaptor with it.<\/span><\/span>