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Forum: Marine Electronics 13-07-2012, 10:34
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

It's definetly worth getting the model with a bult in GPS which is only in the 3G +wi fi model.
Get the latest model which is the one with the retina display.
I have no idea about the memory I got...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-07-2012, 01:16
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

That's exactly what I had to do.
I had mine two weeks before I had to get a second one for my wife.

They are excellent, particularly for boat use.
I no longer, fortunately, need for the heavy...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-07-2012, 12:50
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

Have a look at the 42 steps necessary
iBook G4 12" 800 MHz-1.2 GHz Hard Drive Replacement - iFixit (https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iBook-G4-12-Inch-800-MHz-1-2-GHz-Hard-Drive-Replacement/166/1)
"Easy"...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-07-2012, 10:53
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

Apple would not do hard replacment on my early iBook (outside warranty)
The labor for a professional to dismantle the computer to replace the hard drive was just not cost effective.
It was either...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-07-2012, 10:50
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

[QUOTE=ArtM;989088]The Macbooks do need to be fully opened, that's true, but the benefit of that design is few seams, and therefore little flexing and less opportunity for contamination of the...
Forum: Marine Electronics 12-07-2012, 10:09
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

It seems the most common failure mode to me as well. I am not sure the solid state drives are any more reliable at the moment however.
The best policy is to get a laptop where the hard,or solid...
Forum: Marine Electronics 11-07-2012, 15:34
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

I am connected almost full time to the Internet, but in some of the remote anchorages it's non existent, or very, very slow. The applications work without Internet conection.

I agree fully iPads...
Forum: Marine Electronics 11-07-2012, 14:56
Replies: 61
Views: 6,754
Posted By noelex 77
Re: What laptop?

I don't know if this is an option for you, but iPads work very well for boat use.
You don't need to put them on a table to work, low power consumption, instant on, gps, cheap maps.
I now use an pad...
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