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nike · 05-08-2003, 03:05 AM

I got the 17" a couple of weeks ago, now I can retouch/edit video/ssh into the server by the pool. It comes with 54 mbps wireless built in - big difference to PCMI cards as it has two antennas running up either side of the large screen.

Shitloads of screen estate - works great with final cut pro, but the video card in it supports spanning anyway, as well as having s-video and DVI out.

OSX is now my main operating system, although to be fair I've mostly used Macs in my career, I've also used Win2k and XP, as well having very limited experience with our Redhat servers - mostly I leave that to tech. However a couple of times I've had to ssh in, sftp updates and the like, and having the terminal native to the system means I can use the shell to do local shit too.

It also looks slick too, only an inch thick, so not as un-portable as you might think because of the screen.(Another under-published feature is the ability to swap batteries without having to shut down, just sleep it and swap it - great if you're editing on the move - I think this is common to all powerbooks though).

05-08-2003, 03:05 AM
nike Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 189	I got the 17" a couple of weeks ago, now I can retouch/edit video/ssh into the server by the pool. It comes with 54 mbps wireless built in - big difference to PCMI cards as it has two antennas running up either side of the large screen. Shitloads of screen estate - works great with final cut pro, but the video card in it supports spanning anyway, as well as having s-video and DVI out. OSX is now my main operating system, although to be fair I've mostly used Macs in my career, I've also used Win2k and XP, as well having very limited experience with our Redhat servers - mostly I leave that to tech. However a couple of times I've had to ssh in, sftp updates and the like, and having the terminal native to the system means I can use the shell to do local shit too. It also looks slick too, only an inch thick, so not as un-portable as you might think because of the screen.(Another under-published feature is the ability to swap batteries without having to shut down, just sleep it and swap it - great if you're editing on the move - I think this is common to all powerbooks though).