Comments on: Apple MacBook is let loose

By: Mac Engineer

Mac Engineer — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:11:30 +0000

Working for an Apple mac service provider myself i fix these two babies day in and out. There is no question in my mind that the mac book is by far the better deal, we ran benchtests on both machines to compare how much better the pro was. The results showed that the pro is only slightly better than the normal mac book. With regards to the color finish the black has a slightyly bigger hard drive so is probably best price wise to stick with the white, but my personal oppinion is the black mac book looks brillient. DO NOT, i repeat DO NOT get any mac book or pro which has a gloss screen youy will be very disappointed. I hope this has helped.

By: sdvorian

sdvorian — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:27:42 +0000

black is bad, just because of the color. as a person who’s owned black hardware for years, i’ve come to greatly appreciate apple’s white finish for imacs and alluminium for macpros.

By: Shane Shepherd

Shane Shepherd — Mon, 22 May 2006 13:51:42 +0000

I think the black macbook is super-sexy, but I most likely would get the middle of the road white one. Personally, I liked the 14 inch size…but 13 is still ok. 12 was a little small for me. I’m still waiting for the software to catch up with the Intel Macs, but my next one will probably be a macbook pro 15. We’ll see what kind of updates happen the remainder of this year with Apple and Universal Binaries.

By: Olav

Olav — Mon, 22 May 2006 12:06:10 +0000

I’m gonna go for the pro.. Better resolution, bigger screen, better graphics and better build quality.. Worth it!

By: Ed Tilley

Ed Tilley — Fri, 19 May 2006 12:17:27 +0000

When I make the leap to MaIintel, it’ll definitely be the black MacBook, but out of habit I will wait till Rev B at least; in the meantime my Pismo soldiers on!

As regards the pricing, apart from the bigger HD I think a new case material will make costs are higher initially until they get a feel for demand and can ramp up production. In the meantime I agree it looks like an envy tax.

RAM upgrades look fairly easy, but whichever config you order, the memory is supplied on 2 sticks so you have to ditch one if you want to upgrade:

http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/firstlooks/macbookfirst/

By: Gareth

Gareth — Thu, 18 May 2006 12:02:09 +0000

@Phu: Holds head in hand.

On the other hand, some people (http://benmetcalfe.com/blog/index.php/2006/05/17/macbook-keyboad-really-sucks/) seem to be having issues with the keyboard. Seems to be something you like or dont. It’s a trip to the apple store then for me, except their isn’t one for miles!

By: Nick Cowie

Nick Cowie — Wed, 17 May 2006 06:56:02 +0000

A white MacBook will be replacing my soon to be six year old G4/550 Powerbook, either when the Powerbook dies or I get tired of gluing it back together.

Though the size difference between the MacBook and MacBook Pro is not that much. Previously I was looking at a 12″ iBook as the replacement, because they were just more portable. I tend to take my Powerbook everywhere and the smaller size just made it easier, and I don’t really need the extra grunt or better graphics, seeing I do far less graphics and a lot more coding than six years ago.

By: James AkaXakA

James AkaXakA — Tue, 16 May 2006 20:00:35 +0000

I’d go for the Macbook over the pro version, as it looks like it does everything I need. Of course - if they manage to fix the damn thing - my current laptop (a non-apple one, just to be clear) should have enough life left in it.

By: Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith — Tue, 16 May 2006 17:08:11 +0000

Black, definitely. I have never cared for the white ones, because they show wear and tear more than darker colors. Does anyone know how easy / difficult it is to add your own RAM to these new MacBook models?

By: Stuart Colville

Stuart Colville — Tue, 16 May 2006 16:40:55 +0000

@Phu: It’s a cracker! (To anyone who didn’t get it morethanseven is the name of Gareth’s site)

@Andy: I’ll try not to drop coffee on it then

Having just seen the feed for Apple’s own news it would appear that the announcement of the MacBook means the 12″ Powerbook is gone for good:

“Together with the 15-and 17-inch MacBook Pros, the new MacBook completes Apple�s Intel-based portables lineup and replaces both the iBook and the 12-inch PowerBook”

I think both me and my 12″ Powerbook will shed a tear tonight as we work together into the small hours.