[Radiance-general] MacBook Pro - Apple and Intel

[Jack de Valpine]

Hey Rob and other Apple afficianados,

Greg suggested that it might be worth it to by a mac-mini so I can run 
photosphere. Any hints, comments or otherwise about what might be a 
suitable configuration. As you know I am a Linux fanatic, so I really do 
not know that much about Apple configs.....

Surprise ;->

-Jack

Rob Guglielmetti wrote:

> Kirk Thibault wrote:
>
>> From what I read leading up to this release, it was clear that Apple  
>> wanted to finally move its laptops to the next level, hence the 
>> Intel  chipset.  I have a feeling that, as with most things Apple, 
>> there  will be issues - but the Apple faithful (me included) are 
>> willing to  be beta testers and see the bugginess as a badge of honor 
>> in some  convoluted way (paying money to be a beta tester will do 
>> that to your  rationalizing psyche I suppose).  It is weird to 
>> mention Apple and  Intel as complements, but I think all Mac users 
>> (again, me included)  realize Apple's shortcomings, even if we tend 
>> to defend the brand to  the death. 
>
>
> I was a defender (and early-adopter of the PPC with a PowerMac 7600 
> (33 MHz!!)), then a hater for a few years as I grew tired of bomb 
> icons and the like, but it was Greg's statement that he got Radiance 
> compiled on OSX that brought me back to the fold.  It is really OSX 
> that I love so much, more so than Apple, but their product design is 
> quite pretty too (altho that magnetic power adapter looks a bit 
> flaky).  Giulio, I hear ya.  But it's been a long time since I've done 
> the early adopter thing, and I've been putting off upgrading my PB for 
> a while as well, so I'm gonna make the gamble.  I'll be sure and let 
> you all know how it works out; I ordered mine last night!
>
>>
>> I imagine that a 17" version of the Intel dual core laptop can;t be  
>> far behind..
>
>
>
> Although it seems as if they lost money having three sizes and decided 
> to focus on the best seller, slightly increasing the size (15.4" 
> instead of the old 15").  It just may be the sweet spot.  Who knows?  
> Interesting times ahead...
>
> - Rob
>
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