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Does Apple Remote Come With MacBook?

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hwmbrogden

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So I was just looking around on some unboxing sites and I saw the Apple remote within the box of the macbook. Does the remote come with all models of the macbook now?
 
ahh crap. how much do those things run? I would assume that the infrared isnt included on the computer either?
 
The title of this thread amused me (I get amused at semantics, what can I say?) because it reads as if the remote has a free MacBook with it, rather than the other way round!
 
hwmbrogden said:
ahh crap. how much do those things run? I would assume that the infrared isnt included on the computer either?
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The Apple store sell them and they are £15 in the UK but you can get them on eBay and what have you. I use the remote from my iMac if I need one, they are all the same.

Sorry for the double post, by the way, I confused myself.
 
At least with the Unibody Pro, the remote works fine, and doesn't require anything else to operate. Tried the one that came with my early-model Pro when I got my Unibody one, it was kinda fun controlling both computers at once!
 
hwmbrogden said:
I would assume that the infrared isnt included on the computer either?
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The infrared port is included in all macbooks. It's just the remote you'll be needing.

Not that it's of much help now, but macbooks used to come with a free Apple Remote. They just don't now.
 
Osarkon said:
The infrared port is included in all macbooks. It's just the remote you'll be needing.

Not that it's of much help now, but macbooks used to come with a free Apple Remote. They just don't now.
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Perfect perfect. thank you for clearing that up. I might pick one up.
 
Wow. I can't believe that they don't include remotes any more. That is a bit odd - or does the competition do it as well? 🙄

Oh well, if you can get one easily I guess it isn't a problem. Enjoy your mac 🙂.
 
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