I realized the other day that my 12" iBook finally turned seven! If you remember I posted an entry here saying that when this happens, I'll throw a party. Well, I'm miles away from friends or anybody who will attend said shindig, but I'm thinking I'll simply keep this in mind during today's Fourth of July festivities at the park. I'm quite excited about the fireworks. In 2007 we saw some amazing ones out of town. Last year I got so busy in New York that the holiday barely registered a blip in my radar; or I probably just didn't have anywhere to go.I've since February switched to my blue Acer Aspire One netbook. But that doesn't mean the iBook is a sitting paperweight, oh no. Whenever I look at it, I still think it's one of the most beautiful things ever made by Apple.
It does need a new battery which is a hefty $120 for something that in the techworld is supposedly "vintage." In the seven years I've had my white iBook, it has only crashed twice or thrice. Only once I actually had to take it to a service center (see my post, No Ordinary Morning) and even then, it only needed to be reformatted, and I was still able to save my files and programs in the process. Cool, huh?
The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue, New York.The main reason why I never upgraded to a newer Mac, apart from the obvious sturdiness and reliability of the one I have, is that I never really liked the models that came out after mine (with the exception of the silver G4 iBooks and Powerbooks). The big drawback for me are the new chiclet keyboards—they're not 'crunchy' enough, for lack of a better term. And I keep thinking, how do you clean those things? Everyone I know covers them with a thin silicone pad that makes typing... well, less tactile of an experience. And in my line of work, those little things matter.
Anyway, I did briefly consider the Macbook Air, but surprisingly, the Acer Aspire One has quite a lot of impressive features that I don't see in the former. I am curious though about what's coming out next year at Apple. Just like how I've felt in the last seven years.
Me, too! The new chiclet keyboard doesn't work for me either! Mikki recently bought a 24" iMac and he kept the keyboard in the plastic (neat freak!) until he found a silicone cover for it (it took a while, cos it was a new keyboard model). I super hate typing with the cover (it wouldn't even 'crunch' if your fingers graze the edges of each key, which usually happens to me even after our typing classes in HS!), so I would remove it when I have to use his mac (buti na lang just for typing usernames, passwords and short facebook updates.. and of course, without his knowledge!).
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm using my trusty nearly 4year-old 14" iBook G4. So no wonder why I'm typing away!
Love this iBook to bits as well :) It hasn't crashed since I bought it, and I only had to replace its battery recently (i thought at first it was expensive at P7k, but now I think it's well worth it:). Probably thanks to Mikki too, who keeps organising the programs and files, cleaning up the hard drive, and backing up my files!
Oh, I'm a crunch typer, too. I can't stand keyboards that don't fight back!
ReplyDeleteIse!! I love your long comment, thanks! :) See, that keyboard rocks! You're right about the new iMac keyboard. My friend, Frances (with comment above) has it at work and she says it's prone to typos. I like the older version, and you can pop the keys out to clean them, if you're O.C. (or Mikki hehe).
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Apple knows about this dilemma for us 'crunch' typers? :D