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13" Plastic MacBook vs 13" Aluminium MacBook comparison pictures
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my uncle actually asked if mine was a macbook PRO once...he was very impressed by the build quality of my machine, and thought it looked very beautiful. he was a little shocked when i said it was just a normal macbook, kinda stepped back a bit, and said woah...nice!
The new one looks like a PC (cheap Toshiba at that). The Whitebook look more like an Apple product. I think the white one is more refined and has a much better look. The new one is just a copy of the PC world with better construction. Apple's designs lately have gone downhill. My new Macbook Pro looks like a PC also, but I don't buy computer for looks like some of the newbies to Mac on here (which is clear--got to have one to be the cool kid in class LOL). I hate the looks, but love OS X. Now the new owners of the Macbook will come out and bash the old one or me as usual. It is my OPINION. New one looks= copycats.
Copycat or not, aluminum macbook > cracking, yellowing whitebook. There's just so many flaws with the plastic casing
i like the old ibooks best. they were a good thickness the only problem is the cracking. if apple would get away from the thin obsession and make a mbp that is 1.5 inches thick we could have quad core laptops.
I respect most of what you said and respect your opinion. Agreed they do look like a PC, but they feel more like a mac once you play around with it more (at least for me).
When getting a computer people look at different things. Some go for looks, some go for performance, some go for both. It's just personal preference. There is no need to go insult the people who care about what product they are going to be using for the next 2 years looks like.
I have owned apple products since 2000 and have been amazed by the designs so essentially when i buy a apple product i look past the design aspect simply because it has always been great.
The new MacBook is a true achievement on a structural standpoint. the only way these machines resemble a "Toshiba" is probably the color. no matter how you want to look at it the alu macbook is much more durable than the previous generation.
your join date is October 2008 and you're calling people newbies?
Hey shut up n00b!
jokinI think that that the plastbook now looks as old as the first generation iPods. Perhaps for people that has been using Mac since 2000, they're accustomed to the white look of Apple products.
However, for many of us complete new Mac users who have bought the aluminum Macbooks as our first Apple product, we may not share the same taste.
I think Apple is paving new way with the Aluminum design. Soon, I think we will see others follow. Maybe a Playstation 4 would be aluminum cased, I think they are greatly inspired by Apples work in design.
And once the elite in hardwaredesign starts doing something else, the older the PlasticBooks will look.
your join date is October 2008 and you're calling people newbies?
If you read a little slower she said newbies to Mac, not MacRumors. Evidently from her signature she isn't new to Macs. I also find it funny MacJenn said what she said and the next comment proved the accusations she made.
I like the new one and previous gen one. No need to bash either one.
No it didnt prove what she said, get off me. All I said was the white casing, whether you like it better or not, had a slew of flaws. I never said she's wrong, I never said the whitebook is ugly, I never said the new ones don't look like PC's in comparison...... just the fact that the new one's build quality is incredible.
I think that the new unibody design does look superior however both have their strengths and weaknesses, it comes down to your personal preference.
In terms of the new MacBooks looking like cheap Toshiba PCs, I think it's time that someone had an eye exam. The new MacBooks look professional and solid, and the Toshiba Satellites look like shiny doorstops.
In terms of the new MacBooks looking like cheap Toshiba PCs, I think it's time that someone had an eye exam. The new MacBooks look professional and solid, and the Toshiba Satellites look like shiny doorstops.
nice,so the alum is just abit thinner.but when open they look the same but the alum just looks like its colorwared lol and bigger trackpad
They look very similar to me also and I have good eyes. The build quality is better in the Macbook, but then again it should for $500 more. There are a number of PC's that has just as solid construction, you just have to pay a Mac prices for them.