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Blackbook VS Macbook

djinn said:
I'm the process of deciding whether or not to get a macbook for work. In the mean time my MBP is using the 4gigs of ram I bought for the macbook.
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I'd stick with the MBP. The downsides of having two laptops will outweigh the advantages.
 
Quillz said:
I have and prefer the "Blackbook." I've had it for over a month now, and it still looks brand new. I keep it in the iSkin SoHo case and use the Invisible Shield, along with a keyboard dust cover. Obsessive, maybe, but it does keep the laptop looking nice!

Anyway, I think having a larger hard drive is worth the slightly higher cost. Of course, I nearly maxed out the MacBook with 2 GB RAM, the largest available hard drive (250 GB) and the SuperDrive.
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Are you one of those people that have plastic on their furniture?
 
heatmiser said:
I'd stick with the MBP. The downsides of having two laptops will outweigh the advantages.
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I wouldn't take my MBP with me when I travel, only the Macbook. And eventually get rid of the Dell that work gave me; with its random reboots.

Just deciding if its a good idea or not.
 
BanjoBanker said:
I have the Blackbook. I like the way it looks, so I paid the "black tax." I have found that by using iKlean fairly often, the case still looks great. The track pad is another matter. It is shiny! I wish I had bought the clear plastic overlay for it when it was new. I too am running Office X with Leopard and I do not have any performance issues. I have 2Gb of RAM, but that is a recent upgrade, I ran the standard 1Gb for over a year and I was quite pleased. I know Apple needs an entry level MacBook, but the base model with the Combo Drive is not worth saving $200, the SuperDrive is mandatory for any sort of back up, CDs do not hold nearly enough for backing up.
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Yeah, thats my only complaint.. the case and everything looks good but I didn't realize the trackpad was that prone to wearing and shining... and it's not the whole thing.. its just where you most frequently push your finger.. so I have a shiny oval right in the middle of my trackpad.. oddly enough I find that its easier to navigate now that the spot has no friction.. i just wish the rest of the trackpad matched.

But I got the black one for the bigger hard drive and the color... I don't really like how the white one looks... too much like a girls laptop for my taste (yeah, i'm a chauvinists or something) and I didn't realize how easy it is to replace the hard drive.. which I have yet to do, but am seriously considering. I did put 4gbs of ram in it though.
 
Out of all the track pads I have used they all have that worn spot.
 
So I just went to the Apple site and did a price comparison...

White MB
2.2Ghz / 1GB / 160GB
$1374

Back MB
2.2Ghz / 1GB / 160GB
$1499

Are you serious?!?! $125 for a black case?! That is nothing more than being snooty (on Apple's part). The price premium for a mere color is ridiculous.
 
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