Is it just me or was the Black MacBook one of the coolest Apple products ever to be made? I vote Apple should bring them back with the new Unibody design that the current White MacBook has! Who's with me? 🙂
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Return of the Black MacBook!
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I agree it was sharp and unique. Also being the highest end at the time, it made that statement loud and clear.
I bought one in Aprilof 2008. I decided to sell it that same year in August because I owned too many Macs, I owned everything current minus the Mini.
I was able to get the exact selling price for the black MB in August on eBay.
Last month I bought another one from someone on Craigslist and haven't regretted that since! My god it's a great machine. I use it more than I do my MBP, my only other computer now. The MB has 4GB ram and a 320GB HD. I wanted to get it because the new MBs don't have firewire ports.
Somewhere in the old Mac setup thread is a photo of that old black MacBook sitting next to the MacPro octo core I bought that summer.
I was able to get the exact selling price for the black MB in August on eBay.
Last month I bought another one from someone on Craigslist and haven't regretted that since! My god it's a great machine. I use it more than I do my MBP, my only other computer now. The MB has 4GB ram and a 320GB HD. I wanted to get it because the new MBs don't have firewire ports.
Somewhere in the old Mac setup thread is a photo of that old black MacBook sitting next to the MacPro octo core I bought that summer.
I personally have never been a fan of the black Macbook although I know many people are and that it would be nice to have colours like in the old iMacs....
yes the blackbooks were great def the best mac i have ever owned and its still in daily use its a 2006 2.0ghz C2D 2gb Ram and a 120gb hdd that my wife now uses every day. i love my MBP but that was a great machine took it with me everywhere through college and the travelling after i graduated.
if they bring it back i know ill buy one! 😀
if they bring it back i know ill buy one! 😀
srf4real
macrumors 68040
I take my black Santa Rosa 2.2 c2d down to Starbucks sometimes. It's the coolest looking laptop I've ever seen and chicks dig it.😉
I still use my mid-2007 black MacBook. It is great! I use it for everything, take it to uni and love it.
macfrik
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I'm still using mine right now, 2.4 Ghz latest black MacBook. I agree with the others. This thing is still sexy and also the best lookin' Mac out there to date IMO!
Yesterday I found the same exact brand new model that I bought for my dad couple years back but he ended up never even take a look at it!
OMG this thing is historical now
Yesterday I found the same exact brand new model that I bought for my dad couple years back but he ended up never even take a look at it!
OMG this thing is historical now
I want one! 😛
I was considering buying one from ebay but that would be as a second machine (since its gpu is... ehm.. gma crapsomthin). But I don't like the idea of a second hand laptop (especially one that's 2years old or more). Not only it will have no warranty, but there's also the "ew" factor.😛
InuNacho
macrumors 68010
Or the old G3 iBooks. They looked pretty cool back then and even today.
My early 08 Blackbook is my main machine until I upgrade to a Pro later on this year. I currently take it everywhere with me and even when I get the Pro it'll still go everywhere with me.
There is a rumor thread about Apple trying to make a black MBA and MBP but powder coating didn't work so it won't be sometime soon.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1173894/
I still use an early 2008 black book but would really like something lighter and thinner as I cycle/walk with mine to work. Otherwise, it's great. Still does everything I need.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1173894/
I still use an early 2008 black book but would really like something lighter and thinner as I cycle/walk with mine to work. Otherwise, it's great. Still does everything I need.
Well... it's a little late for this
Well a little late for this.
I think that they should actually bring back the MacBook all together. For $899 you could get the unibody White MacBook, with some upgraded specs, face time camera, thunderbolt, what not.
And then for $999 they should introduce an iPad-Black version that has some slightly better specs. That would be awesome.
Well a little late for this.
I think that they should actually bring back the MacBook all together. For $899 you could get the unibody White MacBook, with some upgraded specs, face time camera, thunderbolt, what not.
And then for $999 they should introduce an iPad-Black version that has some slightly better specs. That would be awesome.
charlieroberts
macrumors 6502a
I too think that the macbook should come back... It feels weird without it.
Doesn't matter if its black or white 😎
Doesn't matter if its black or white 😎
I also loved the black macbook. But what I didn't love was the silly price premium it had. If I recall correctly, it was $100 more for the black macbook at same specs. I could be wrong, but that's what I remember when I was shopping.
LeandrodaFL
macrumors 6502a
Apple is Alluminum now, not colors as it once was
BTW, there is a company out there that paints any mac, including macbooks, they can make your current one black, or even orange, its up to you
BTW, there is a company out there that paints any mac, including macbooks, they can make your current one black, or even orange, its up to you