So, I haven't posted in a long time - but I do have a new 12"
I was waiting for a combo drive model (already have a superdrive on my imac), but my campus store couldn't get them in time for me to get the $200 education rebate on the ipod. I was going to drive 2hrs to get one from an apple store (short hills, nj) but I realized that because of the deal my campus store has on apple care, it was only going to cost me about $50 more to get the super drive model. So I went and picked it up last night.
Here are my thoughts so far:
Heat: I used to have a Ti800, and while the new 12" is warmer than that, it isn't by much. It's not as bad as I imagined it might be given the reports on the old ones. I've been ripping CDs all day, and it isn't uncomfortable.
Battery life: I don't have much experience with this yet - out of the box it got about 2-2.5 hours. I'll know more once I live with it for a while.
Performance: This thing is noticeably faster than either my Ti 800MHz (with 1MB L3) or my iMac G4 800. That's even considering that both of those machines have 512MB RAM and the 12" is still at 256 (I plan on getting some more this week). I haven't really put it through the paces with Photoshop yet, but I've been impressed with everything it's done so far.
I couple other notes:
1) The keyboard is wonderful, much better than the old Ti keyboard - I had heard this beffore, but you really have to try it to believe what a difference it makes.
2) Airport reception is noticeably better
3) Portability - the 1lb weight difference is HUGE - I feel much more comfortable slinging the 12" around.
4) Durability - my biggest gripe with the Ti (which had been my favorite mac EVER, until this one) was that it felt flimsy. The 12" is much more solid
5) The big one - screen size. I was worried about this most of all. The addition of DVI out is what finally made up my mind to move to the 12". I don't really miss the extra screen space on the 15", but I have been living with a 15" iMac (at 1024 x 768) for the last month or so. The only place I really think I'll miss the higher res is when I have to do a little more palette shuffling in photoshop, but I'll know better after I live with it for a while.
I don't have too much time to be posting - but I'll check back a couple times in case there are any questions.
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