I think what you're really saying is you want a small notebook with a better video card built in, because you want to use your notebook as a hardcore gaming platform.
Because if you're *not* saying that, then I don't see where the MacBook falls short of filling the spot formerly held by the 12" PowerBook.
I had a 12" PowerBook, and I loved it, but as I recall the 12" PowerBook didn't have the card slot, either. It was less powerful than the current MacBook Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa models, and the only real difference in build between the MacBook and the 12" PowerBook (not counting Intel/PPC, and new specs) was the metal casing as compared to the polycarbonate shell.
If you want a 12" notebook, get a MacBook and crank it up with a bigger hard drive and 4GB of RAM. Card reader? You can get a pocket-sized USB card reader for about $10 online.
The MacBook is reliable and powerful enough to be my primary computer. I'm not trying to play Crysis on it, though, and if that's your goal, or if you're a professional that NEEDS a MacBook Pro for really heavy video editing or something similar, then I just wonder why you couldn't get a Mac Pro for doing your major work at a desk, and a MacBook for minor on-the-go stuff.
However, I do some video editing, some music production, and various other things on my MacBook, and I have yet to hit a spot where it's incapable of handling the task at hand with good speed and efficiency.
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There are MacBooks to take that role.
I think what you're really saying is you want a small notebook with a better video card built in, because you want to use your notebook as a hardcore gaming platform.
Because if you're *not* saying that, then I don't see where the MacBook falls short of filling the spot formerly held by the 12" PowerBook.
I had a 12" PowerBook, and I loved it, but as I recall the 12" PowerBook didn't have the card slot, either. It was less powerful than the current MacBook Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa models, and the only real difference in build between the MacBook and the 12" PowerBook (not counting Intel/PPC, and new specs) was the metal casing as compared to the polycarbonate shell.
If you want a 12" notebook, get a MacBook and crank it up with a bigger hard drive and 4GB of RAM. Card reader? You can get a pocket-sized USB card reader for about $10 online.
The MacBook is reliable and powerful enough to be my primary computer. I'm not trying to play Crysis on it, though, and if that's your goal, or if you're a professional that NEEDS a MacBook Pro for really heavy video editing or something similar, then I just wonder why you couldn't get a Mac Pro for doing your major work at a desk, and a MacBook for minor on-the-go stuff.
However, I do some video editing, some music production, and various other things on my MacBook, and I have yet to hit a spot where it's incapable of handling the task at hand with good speed and efficiency.