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I have a 12" PowerBook G4.

Same here. It is such a great device that, rather than go with a current model, I purchased a replacement on eBay when my original was stolen back in January. (Be very careful with hotel selection in Punteranas, Costa Rica--my machine was stolen out of my backpack in my hotel room while I was out for the day. Thankfully, the idiots left the external HD, iSight, power supply, etc.)

That said, I still am waiting for Apple to get their act together and release a 12" MacBook Pro. I'd like to be able to run a variety of operating systems via Parallels. Interfacing with the corporate/industrial world unfortunately necessitates the use of Windows-only software. Virtual PC just doesn't cut it. Rumours suggest that one may be in the works but, for now, they seem to be just wishful thinking from other like-minded individuals.

PowerBook 15" 1.25 512. I too am anticipating a 12/13" MacBook Pro. I've had it since 2003 and it still runs like a champ, but I am on the road so often that I need something more portable. Maybe the iPhone will offer a decent, albeit basic, workspace.

Me too. the 12" PowerBook is awesome. I'm ready to move up to a MacBook Pro as soon as they upgrade them. I also have a 21" iMac. The extra screen real estate is great for coding.

Me too, plus one 23" display on each coast.

Exact same setup. Great with the bluetooth keyboard & mighty mouse. You also definitely have to go for the 1GB ram upgrade.

At one point I was using a 13" macbook, but it was just too big. Plus, I hated running non-intel native apps. I had to upgrade the RAM and hd(7200RPM) to get any decent performance. Blogged about the experience a while ago: http://sam.bluwiki.com/blog/2006/09/disappointed-with-my-new-macbook.html

Except for some reason 90% of the time when I wake up the laptop when it's connected to the big monitor, it either doesn't recognize the wireless mouse and I have to rediscover it with bluetooth setup, or it doesn't draw the cursor. Only rebooting seems to fix the latter.

Anyone know how to solve either of these problems?

12" iBook

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