[tim100]

got a good deal on 1.83 open box macbook pro. have not used my icd imac since got the notebook. any thoughts on selling the desktop and having just a notebook? are there many notebook only people out there?

[MiniMoe]

I've used nothing but a notebook at home for the last couple of years, and that's now the MacBook. I use it on my lap in a recliner, sometimes with headphones so I don't disturb my wife. I'm probably going to get an Airport Express so I don't have to plug into the network and printer, just the MagSafe power connection. Work is a different story, where I need the deskspace of the 23" monitor.

[Sjohnson803]

NO! unless you absolutely need the money, I used to have a mac mini and now I have a 17" MBP and I still use my mac mini to hold all of my old photos, and files I don't regularly use. See I'm a photographer so I only keep my portfolio and current work on my 100 gig hard drive, the rest is all networked. You said you were going to get an airport express, great move I have mine and love it, i have it hooked up to my iPod HiFi, printer and network. If your older computer can be networked be it wireless or wired keep it for the hard drive space and to back-up your files. Mine isnt even hooked up to a monitor, it just sits with the power cord. Hope I helped.
- Steve

[Sjohnson803]

Why are you double posting 2 different sections???
http://www.macworld....p;page=0#431028

and

http://www.macworld....p;page=0#431046
- Steve

[Brettcamp]

I've been notebook only for more than a decade. the main potential problem is ergonomics: to protect your neck/back/wrists/eyes from injury, you absolutely need a large enough screen (for me, a 12" iBook was too small, so I got a 15" PB) or external display, plus an external keyboard and mouse, and (if you don't use an external display), a stand of some kind ; I use an iCurve but there are plenty of good options that both elevate the display to an ergonically correct level and provide sufficient ventilation/airflow to keep your 'book's temperature under control.

[mr.steevo]

Hi,
All we have ever used is the iBook. Works fine for us.
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