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Apple Updates MacBooks to Santa Rosa, GMA X3100
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What similarly-priced laptop is as solid (nearly NO flex in the chassis) and has a keyboard that doesn't suck?blisters said:
1. The Dell laptop keyboards are, in a word, craptastic.macintel4me said:
2. How solid is the chassis?
3. slot-loading optical drive?
3. SOUND
I'm a musician so i'm pretty dependent on a good sound card. Of course i will use an external Firewire Sound Card at home, but i still want to be able to edit and mix stuff on the go without my projects freezing and messing up when i open em. So are there any differences with the new MB? Better? Worse? Any musicians out there? Comments?
Right now im using a crappy three y old single core 3,4 Mhz Siemens so of course anything will be better. But i don't want to mess up with my first MAC purchase. Thinking about waiting for next gen (LED, maybe lighter etc) but i feel like i've waited long enough just for this bump. And i _do_ like the white color. Would go well with the YAMAHA HS-50 monitirs, the WD PASSPORT 250 GB WHITE, the TC ELECTRONIC KONNEKT-8 sound card and the MILAB DC-196 microphones. (All the stuff are white if ya didnt figure)
But of course, then i'd have to sell almost everything i own.
When I'm on the road I run Cubase 4 with Predator, Albino Blue, Albino 3, Atmosphere, Arturia's Minimooga and Stylus RMX all thru internal soundcard.
It's awesome
The 'new' MB will give you no difference sound wise but being a musician you should know that 4GB of RAM means business!
My MB goes bonanza without a choke and I love it!
Thanks D4F!
Although im not sure i can afford the 4GB. Was thinking about 2GB. But i'll check with my MAC-friends and see if anyone may be able to install the RAM if i buy it somewhere else than Apple.
Running a trial *cough cough* Cubase SX3 on my PC now and tho i'd like to continue using it and easily move my current project i'm having serious thoughts about switching to Logic och Ableton. Gonna do some research - but maybe thats for another forum.
Although im not sure i can afford the 4GB. Was thinking about 2GB. But i'll check with my MAC-friends and see if anyone may be able to install the RAM if i buy it somewhere else than Apple.
Running a trial *cough cough* Cubase SX3 on my PC now and tho i'd like to continue using it and easily move my current project i'm having serious thoughts about switching to Logic och Ableton. Gonna do some research - but maybe thats for another forum.
So the difference is about $140 USD after tax is removed, slighly less than at the Canadian store.The new Macbooks are up on the UK store, still the same prices!
Just look at the conversion price for the UK and US store.
Configuration 1
$1,099 (£527)
Actual UK price
£699 ($1456)
Difference
£172 ($358)
Configuration 2
$1,299 (£623)
Actual UK price
£829 ($1726)
Difference
£206 ($429)
Configuration 3
$1,499 (£719)
Actual UK price
£949 ($1,976)
Difference
£230 ($479)
Its around 25% more expensive in the UK then the US. Ok I understand there is going to be difference due to taxes but £172 ($358) difference in price just for the base model, its just crazy!
Do not pay Apple for their memory!!
They steal lol
Get the 1MB version and buy RAM somewhere else man.
I payed $201 delivered for 2x2GB sticks and they fly!
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/TechWorks/12683P4GB/
But does it matter if i choose a certain brand of RAM? Or is it all just the same?
What about theese 2 compared:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=MacBook+2.2GHz+Intel+Core+2+Duo+(13-inch+White)
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/TechWorks/12683P4GB/
Is there a difference between the two?
Thanks
Crucial is a bit more expensive.. Are there any performance difference or lifetime difference?
Finally been able to order my MacBook after having had the money for the last month!
Woke up this morning and checked the UK store and they were there, ordered 5 mins later
Estimated deliver: 5-7 Nov :/
Ah well, at least its on its way
Im so happy!
Woke up this morning and checked the UK store and they were there, ordered 5 mins later
Estimated deliver: 5-7 Nov :/
Ah well, at least its on its way
Im so happy!
No. They probably even use the same chips. And macsales offers a lifetime warranty, just like Crucial. A lot of people on these forums like Crucial, but I don't see why you would pay more for Crucial, just like you wouldn't pay more to buy directly from Apple. From my past experiences with them, OWC (macsales.com) rocks!
>>I could friggin just as well buy a trip to San Fransisco and pick the MacBook up there and still come out on top
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Why would you go to SF?
I hear there are cheap overnight 'shopping in NY flights'-at least from the UK.
Then you'd really come out ahead.
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Kingston RAM is good, no?
After reading all the b*tching about the new iMacs, I hopped down to a Best Buy where they I guess had centralized all of the backstock-about 5 left.
I got me the Oct 2006 2.0 iMac, 160gb HD and put 2gb of RAM into it. It was $900, $950 with tax. Damn, I was a couple days under the 'up to date' thing, but the 800 online Applestore wouldnt budge. Geezus, with the money they have, they could easily be more generous, and watch their QC a little closer.
So far shes doing well-but 10.5 is a disaster. I wiped the 10.4 HD and did a fresh install only to get weird buggy things, freezes, and taking 5 mins to repair permissions, when Im used to 30 secs at the most. Even from the disc it took much longer. And holding down "D" after a restart does not bring up the AHT.....Went back to 10.4.
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Why would you go to SF?
I hear there are cheap overnight 'shopping in NY flights'-at least from the UK.
Then you'd really come out ahead.
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Kingston RAM is good, no?
After reading all the b*tching about the new iMacs, I hopped down to a Best Buy where they I guess had centralized all of the backstock-about 5 left.
I got me the Oct 2006 2.0 iMac, 160gb HD and put 2gb of RAM into it. It was $900, $950 with tax. Damn, I was a couple days under the 'up to date' thing, but the 800 online Applestore wouldnt budge. Geezus, with the money they have, they could easily be more generous, and watch their QC a little closer.
So far shes doing well-but 10.5 is a disaster. I wiped the 10.4 HD and did a fresh install only to get weird buggy things, freezes, and taking 5 mins to repair permissions, when Im used to 30 secs at the most. Even from the disc it took much longer. And holding down "D" after a restart does not bring up the AHT.....Went back to 10.4.
There isn't one, and we've been through all this already with Macmanus in this thread regarding pricing.
There are a lot of factors besides just basic hardware that differentiates a Mac from a PC or Hacintosh. Too many to list.
Wait, ridiculous bad or ridiculous good? You know how when the kids say something is "bad" they really mean it's good?
ha, then yes this is similar to what the kids are saying. Ridiculous bat life along with a description of using simple tasks means the battery life works real well. I use the word ridiculous when an episode of the office was really funny. Such as last night. It was ridiculous.
Agreed. Borrowed my dad's new low-end toshiba over the weekend. first of all, all components on it are cheap plastic. Also right about the chassis, I feel when I pick it up with one hand like its going to break down the middle.
Toshiba used to make such great stuff too. What a disappointment.
Also, it has 2gb of ram in it, 1.89 of which are needed for vista. the damn HDD is always running even when the laptop is just sitting there with a web page open!
Do we think this is a stopgap update for 6 months or the MBs are staying black and white, and are going to be the only non-metal Apple computer/ipod product...