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~ MacBook [Aluminum] Owner's Thread
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I'm finally upgrading to Snow Leopard! Thanksgiving is the perfect day for a chore like that.
I definitely wouldn't call it it a chore, but it is awesome none-the-less.
I'm with you!I definitely wouldn't call it it a chore, but it is awesome none-the-less.
I'm finally upgrading to Snow Leopard! Thanksgiving is the perfect day for a chore like that.
Wow, took you long enough. BTW, the display becomes more vibrant per say after the Snow Leo update.
I wanted to make sure all the bugs were ironed out. Also, since I'm public speaker I wanted to make sure there were no bugs in Keynote or other programs I rely on to make a living.
I've also noticed:
1. Dramatic speed improvement in Mail
2. Worse battery life
And now that you mention it, perhaps a slightly improved display. Glad I made the change though, because my one-year-old MacBook was starting to strain immensely, with almost weekly permission repairs required to make it more lively. I hope the speed improvement lasts and they improve battery life.
I wanted to make sure all the bugs were ironed out. Also, since I'm public speaker I wanted to make sure there were no bugs in Keynote or other programs I rely on to make a living.
I've also noticed:
1. Dramatic speed improvement in Mail
2. Worse battery life
And now that you mention it, perhaps a slightly improved display. Glad I made the change though, because my one-year-old MacBook was starting to strain immensely, with almost weekly permission repairs required to make it more lively. I hope the speed improvement lasts and they improve battery life.
the only real difference i noticed is that applications end up crashing a whole lot more >(
I wanted to make sure all the bugs were ironed out. Also, since I'm public speaker I wanted to make sure there were no bugs in Keynote or other programs I rely on to make a living.
I've also noticed:
1. Dramatic speed improvement in Mail
2. Worse battery life
And now that you mention it, perhaps a slightly improved display. Glad I made the change though, because my one-year-old MacBook was starting to strain immensely, with almost weekly permission repairs required to make it more lively. I hope the speed improvement lasts and they improve battery life.
Funny that you mention battery life. I get equal or better life on mine. Only problem is Safari has been on a crashing spree lately.
For me, not much changed after upgrading to SL. The only things I encountered was the more "pop" of the color profiles, faster TimeMachine backups and iStumbler doesn't work in SL (yet..not a huge issue though).
Ubercool- Any chance the battery life hit is from Spotlight re-indexing? If there's a dot in the magnifying glass in the top right it's re-indexing. That would cause a pretty good hit until it's done.
What happened to the stated goal of making Snow Leopard more stable?
Battery life after a permission repair verified at about 2:17 vs. 4:00 before SL, so a huge decline. My other battery does better though, so I will provide a real-life test when I get on the plane tomorrow and turn everything off.
Battery life after a permission repair verified at about 2:17 vs. 4:00 before SL, so a huge decline. My other battery does better though, so I will provide a real-life test when I get on the plane tomorrow and turn everything off.
Real-Life testing for my battery is like I said before, same or better. In fact, I just checked at Coconut Battery. Interesting results considering my Mac is a little over a year old already. Not only has my battery lasted the same, but its health has been 100% for a year long. Usually, batteries loose 20% a little after a year or at 300 load cycles.
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My primary battery's health is 95% after 525 charge cycles. The other has fewer than 100 cycles and is able to last longer. This battery came with my MacBook and has been acting up since day one. Genius would not replace it for me. Long story posted in this thread ages ago.
Weird. I have 299 cycles on my MacBook battery and running 10.6.2. I have pretty good battery life (~3:00-3:30) hours per charge. Have you tried calibrating? I did that right after installing Snow Leopard and it has been good since.
I will try to calibrate it again, but have done that twice in the past and it didn't help.
What happened to the stated goal of making Snow Leopard more stable?
It will be achieved around 10.6.5 or 10.6.6.
I just wanted to give an update after owning this baby for a little over a year now!
Just yesterday I noticed my battery health dropping to 99% after 130 cycles. NOT bad i think!
Everything else about this computer is still as good as day one! It runs solid, feels solid, no squeaks or blemishes. I've managed to not put any scratches or dents on it, so it looks amazing! And the decision to put ClearGuard and PalmGuard on the MB was very good, because the keyboard looks great and I imagine so do the palm rests!
Hope everybody else is just as pleased with theirs
Just yesterday I noticed my battery health dropping to 99% after 130 cycles. NOT bad i think!
Everything else about this computer is still as good as day one! It runs solid, feels solid, no squeaks or blemishes. I've managed to not put any scratches or dents on it, so it looks amazing! And the decision to put ClearGuard and PalmGuard on the MB was very good, because the keyboard looks great and I imagine so do the palm rests!
Hope everybody else is just as pleased with theirs
Hope everybody else is just as pleased with theirs
I know I am, after one year also.
I just wanted to give an update after owning this baby for a little over a year now!
Just yesterday I noticed my battery health dropping to 99% after 130 cycles. NOT bad i think!
Everything else about this computer is still as good as day one! It runs solid, feels solid, no squeaks or blemishes. I've managed to not put any scratches or dents on it, so it looks amazing! And the decision to put ClearGuard and PalmGuard on the MB was very good, because the keyboard looks great and I imagine so do the palm rests!
Hope everybody else is just as pleased with theirs
Totally agree.. yesterday I took mine in to apple because i saw i was at 77% health after 288 cycles... just gave me a new battery right away.
MacBook Pro or Memory Upgrade?
Fellow MacBook Owners and Experts,
I bought my MacBook 13" Aluminum Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz this spring, and was mortified when the MacBook Pro came out shortly afterwards for the same price...
My question is:
Should I sell my MacBook on eBay (for about $950 it looks like) and buy the base MacBook Pro 13" or upgrade the memory on mine to 4GB? Photoshop and iTunes tend to get a little "hangy" on me (but other than that I LOVE my first Mac).
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks, all!
GT
Fellow MacBook Owners and Experts,
I bought my MacBook 13" Aluminum Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz this spring, and was mortified when the MacBook Pro came out shortly afterwards for the same price...
My question is:
Should I sell my MacBook on eBay (for about $950 it looks like) and buy the base MacBook Pro 13" or upgrade the memory on mine to 4GB? Photoshop and iTunes tend to get a little "hangy" on me (but other than that I LOVE my first Mac).
Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!
Thanks, all!
GT
There is virtually no performance increase if you were to get the entry level MBP.
It would offer you slightly better screen, FW 800, and the SD card slot. Plus the extra memory. The whole selling, buying, etc. thing can be a bit of a hassle, when you'd almost be swapping the same computer for each other. Know what I mean? It's a bit of work, and the computers are very similar.
Now, you WILL notice a difference if you put in 4 GB of memory (2 2GB sticks). I would strongly recommend you go ahead and upgrade the memory. You'll love it even more then. Enjoy it.
The new MacBook Pro is not going to give you any real advantages. I have 4GB installed on my MacBook and I run Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Coda, Final Cut Express at the same time as VMware Fusion with absolutely no problems.
The new MacBook Pro is not going to give you any real advantages. I have 4GB installed on my MacBook and I run Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Coda, Final Cut Express at the same time as VMware Fusion with absolutely no problems.
+1 Same.
Btw... my battery's pretty good. 162 cycles, 100% health.
My four finger tapping is less reliable after the firmware update. It was perfect before. The firmware mentioned something about a fix to four finger swiping but I never had any problems with it until i did the firmware update, and now it's worse. When I swipe to switch apps it doesnt always register the fourfinger tap.