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Apple Updates MacBooks to Santa Rosa, GMA X3100
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Hardware
Especially, after considering that the hardware, encasement, and assembly parts are generally of a higher grade than the components thrown together by Dell.
well, the same ingredients don't necessarily make the same meal.
I can cook from the same stuff as your mom - which meal would you choose?
Apple just tastes better
Especially, after considering that the hardware, encasement, and assembly parts are generally of a higher grade than the components thrown together by Dell.
Ultra portable
.4 kg difference -- ultra indeed....
I was noticing that the macbook is listed at 5.0 lbs (2.27 kg), older macbooks are listed at 5.1 lbs (2.31 kg)
maybe this is the ultraportable they were talking about!!
.4 kg difference -- ultra indeed....
I was noticing that the macbook is listed at 5.0 lbs (2.27 kg), older macbooks are listed at 5.1 lbs (2.31 kg)
maybe this is the ultraportable they were talking about!!
Possible LED backlight with its weight savings still?
Got One
Just picked one up tonight. My wife's Toshiba laptop died about a month ago and I promised her a Macbook but was waiting for the update. She is happy and I am happy that she no longer needs to use my iMac. Little does she know that I will find a way to make that Macbook mine too
Just picked one up tonight. My wife's Toshiba laptop died about a month ago and I promised her a Macbook but was waiting for the update. She is happy and I am happy that she no longer needs to use my iMac. Little does she know that I will find a way to make that Macbook mine too
Point out to your typical potential switcher that the MacBook doesn't have a PC card slot, and what's the response?
What's FW800? Is that related to the failed 1394b project? USB 2.0 killed FireWire - get over it. Move on.
30" display - how many mid-range laptop users will worry about whether a laptop will support an LCD display that costs much more than the laptop itself?
Just picked one up tonight. My wife's Toshiba laptop died about a month ago and I promised her a Macbook but was waiting for the update. She is happy and I am happy that she no longer needs to use my iMac. Little does she know that I will find a way to make that Macbook mine too
Be sure to show this post to the Marriage Counselor when things go sour....
LED backlight
Was not aware that LED backlit displays have made it into the Macbooks yet. Macbook Pros, 15in, yes - but Macbooks?
Was not aware that LED backlit displays have made it into the Macbooks yet. Macbook Pros, 15in, yes - but Macbooks?
I have seen some people complaining about the US to Canadian price differences. But no-one is complaining about the Australian price differences (maybe I just missed it is someone did).
1099US$ = 1,197AU$
Yet we pay 1599AU$
A 400AU$ difference!!! (367US$)
Our dollar is nearly equal to the US dollar. I suppose they have to factor shipping but I still think this is unacceptable
1099US$ = 1,197AU$
Yet we pay 1599AU$
A 400AU$ difference!!! (367US$)
Our dollar is nearly equal to the US dollar. I suppose they have to factor shipping but I still think this is unacceptable
LED backlit monitors
To date, LED backlit displays are appearing in the 15in MacBook Pros. We'll likely see migration to all LED during 2008. They're still working on the 17in models - a challenge still, and hopefully will soon happen.
To date, LED backlit displays are appearing in the 15in MacBook Pros. We'll likely see migration to all LED during 2008. They're still working on the 17in models - a challenge still, and hopefully will soon happen.
Well I *had* to buy before the end of 2007 for various reasons so today I ordered a black (gotta love paying $150 for the color) Macbook 2.2 with 2 GB of RAM and a 250 GB hard drive. I am very happy with the update despite wishing that it would be a case update. *I* believe that Macworld in January will bring a new Macbook PRO case update but no new Macbooks until March-May I suspect.
glad to see there are other people that see this. I've always seen this and it's ridiculous i think. To me, paying double to triple the price for the same pc parts is insane no matter how good the operating system is. Mac mini/imac are worth the price bc their size etc. A base laptop from apple is $1099....that same laptop can be had for $500 from dell. If you want new users to switch to your company why would they want to pay more than double for the same specs? If they don't know you're operating system in the first place, why would they want to learn for $600 more?
i really don't understand apple's situation with pricing. They go from having the normal overcharge price on the iphone which is standard apple practice. Then they are beating out everything in terms of price for what you get. Why can't they do this with their computers? If they did that they would snatch them up like hotcakes. I have friends/family always ask me advice about computers and which one to buy. They always say hey, what about apple iheard they are really good and easy to use. I just can't say hey, you should get a macbook it's a great value. Usually they have some kind of budget, so if you're shopping apple a budget really isn't there haha. Apple needs to adjust the pricing for MB, MBP, and MP to the rest of the market. They need a base laptop under $999.
OK, you've got my attention. I haven't seriously looked at Dell laptops since someone I knew went through FIVE of them (one of which actually started to smoke) before getting one that worked well enough to keep.
Anyway, please provide a link to a $500 Dell with the same specs, size, weight, etc as the MacBook. Seriously. I may want to pick one up for a cheap 2nd computer. I'm just too lazy to look it up for myself.
I sold my Vaio in 12 hours. Use "Buy it Now", it kicks butt.
And i may do the same if its really really worth it in May when the new one comes out.
Need wireless hep with fios
I went out and purchased my first mac today macbook 2.2ghz 1gbram. anyway i have verizon fios and can not get the mac hooked up to the network wirelessly. I dont have a airport extreme base station. Just the router verizon gave me. The mac connects through ethernet.
I knew fios didnt support wireless mac's but i thought they would support them by now
I went out and purchased my first mac today macbook 2.2ghz 1gbram. anyway i have verizon fios and can not get the mac hooked up to the network wirelessly. I dont have a airport extreme base station. Just the router verizon gave me. The mac connects through ethernet.
I knew fios didnt support wireless mac's but i thought they would support them by now
For video recording/editing, FireWire is still king.
The USB 2.0 vs. FW800 is another example of the MHz myth. Although similar on paper in burst rate, most RW tests show that the sustained throughput of FW800 is much higher.
So the "victory" of USB 2.0 vs. FW800 is another technological tragedy akin to the death of Betamax.
Full Disclosure
Maybe you can get Milberg Weiss to take on your case! I believe you entered into a contract that clearly stated that custom orders are not returnable. Once you clicked "I agree" you are bound by what is in the contract.
It sucks, but that is why one should ALWAYS read the contract/agreement before signing/clicking.
Maybe you can get Milberg Weiss to take on your case! I believe you entered into a contract that clearly stated that custom orders are not returnable. Once you clicked "I agree" you are bound by what is in the contract.
It sucks, but that is why one should ALWAYS read the contract/agreement before signing/clicking.
Exactly. Which is why it's not available. It basically works out, as a BTO on the low end model, to paying $125 for a superdrive. Over the two or three year life of the computer, its likely worth it.
BTW, I too am puzzled (for that matter, very disappointed) at the Apple Canada pricing on MacBooks. There is no reason why the Canadian price should not be the same as or less than the U.S. price. I had recently commended Apple Canada for having fairer pricing for its newly released products, but I see it has gone back to its old ways again.
Looks like I'll probably buy my next Mac on a road trip to Washington state.
Looks like I'll probably buy my next Mac on a road trip to Washington state.
Cost of owning a MacBook per day
Out of curiosity I did quick calculation on the cost of owning my black MacBook. Here are my numbers
Total cost of MacBook in 2006 USD $1399 + $150 (MS Office) +$60 (RAM) = $1609
I plan to own for 3 years.
Cost of ownership = $1.47 per day (excluding electricity off course).
My MacBook has replaced cable TV which can cost $2520 for 3 years ($70 per month).
Cinch
Out of curiosity I did quick calculation on the cost of owning my black MacBook. Here are my numbers
Total cost of MacBook in 2006 USD $1399 + $150 (MS Office) +$60 (RAM) = $1609
I plan to own for 3 years.
Cost of ownership = $1.47 per day (excluding electricity off course).
My MacBook has replaced cable TV which can cost $2520 for 3 years ($70 per month).
Cinch
That is exactly why it's worth it.
Having my PC laptop crash 2-6 times during 1 recording session and sometimes loose valuable data brought me to a point where I was loosing more than actually making as I was found 'not professional'.
43 days now since I got my first mac... and I'm in work flow heaven (even better today after having my MB replaced to the SR platform).
If I knew the difference is THAT big I would pay $1K easy just to have that confidence when starting a live project for example.
My switch to Mac was like coming out of a hurricane into a perfect weather.
And It was all worth it
Actually, even lowly FW400 has better real-world throughput than USB 2.0, especially when you've got multiple devices on the chain. FW800 totally kills USB 2.0.
I'm seeing more and more PCs coming with FW, so I'd hardly call it "dead". Of course, the decision to make the connector different for FW800 was pretty dumb, and Apple doesn't seem to be doing much to promote FW these days, so who knows what'll happen in the long run.
BTW, I too am puzzled (for that matter, very disappointed) at the Apple Canada pricing on MacBooks. There is no reason why the Canadian price should not be the same as or less than the U.S. price. I had recently commended Apple Canada for having fairer pricing for its newly released products, but I see it has gone back to its old ways again.
Looks like I'll probably buy my next Mac on a road trip to Washington state.
0.95 Canadian Loonie = 1.00 USD
I agree it should be a little less, but Apple like most company is slow to change in response to currency volatility. Oh well.