Pix, you don't need the thunderbolt port. You are fine.
Looks as though the new mini has no optical drive. Curious.
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omnis_audis - Jul 20, 2011 8:02:01 pm PDT #17218 of 25501
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le nubian - Jul 21, 2011 3:38:03 am PDT #17219 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I could cry. Just bought a Macbook Air a month ago, and now the newer, faster, shinier ones come out. I feel like shaking my fist at the sky and screaming, “KHAAAAAAAN!"
You and me both, sister. I am pissed because the new ones have backlit fucking keyboard.
WTF. I want my backlit.
Gris - Jul 21, 2011 4:09:49 am PDT #17220 of 25501
Hey. New board.
There are Front Row replacements. I remember looking into them a while back. I personally use Plex (similar to Boxee) for everything; I think it can play back iTunes purchased movies/TV shows as well.
le nubian - Jul 21, 2011 4:24:59 am PDT #17221 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
tommyrot - Jul 21, 2011 4:43:08 am PDT #17222 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
WTF. I want my backlit.
I hear ya.
At least I've had mine for five months before a better one came out....
tommyrot - Jul 21, 2011 4:49:34 am PDT #17223 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gudanov - Jul 21, 2011 7:57:51 am PDT #17224 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I could cry. Just bought a Macbook Air a month ago, and now the newer, faster, shinier ones come out. I feel like shaking my fist at the sky and screaming, “KHAAAAAAAN!"
What it's like to own an Apple product
tommyrot - Jul 21, 2011 8:02:51 am PDT #17225 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What it's like to own an Apple product
That happened to me.
Except for the "eating a rat" part.
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2011 8:03:12 am PDT #17226 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I kept my iBook for so long that the MacBook Pro (which I bought as a refurb, so it's a 2010 model, IIRC) is still all goddamn new and shiny to me. I saw the new MacBook Air, and I'm oddly content with my MBP.
FOR NOW.
I'm somewhat confused about the Thunderbolt drive. All my peripherals connect via USB. Are there peripherals out there that are made to connect via Thunderbolt? Or can the user swap a cable? Or is Thunderbolt just awesome-sounding but not very useful at this time?
That's actually another reason I bought a refurb; I wanted a Firewire port and didn't want the Thunderbolt port because it seems of no use to me. But I might be misunderstanding it.
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2011 8:04:34 am PDT #17227 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
is Thunderbolt just awesome-sounding but not very useful at this time?
Ding ding ding.