I thought iLife costs $50 extra when building the laptop, but I checked again, and it's only to have it preinstalled ... that's crazy *laughs*Kace said:
And yes, you can use the Macbook in clamshell mode.
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And yes, you can use the Macbook in clamshell mode.
HD Replacement Instructions??
Please share more details!! I am very interested in performing this upgrade!!!
Thanks!!
Joseph
ImAlwaysRight said:Got back a short time ago from the Apple Store with my shiny new MacBook ($1299).
So I'm halfway through disassembling it to put in a 100GB 7200RPM hard drive when I could tell the hard drive slides right out through the battery compartment!
Since I had removed so many screws, I was able to lift the keyboard part way up to peek in at the processor, and it appears to be soldered to the main board. I didn't see any socket. Too bad.
I'd post picts, but I forgot my digital camera. I'll see if someone around here has one I can borrow.
Please share more details!! I am very interested in performing this upgrade!!!
Thanks!!
Joseph
dude i can like see a reflection on that pic from the " glossy " screen .plinden said:
im not too excited about this .
Over Achiever said:
Those are anything but high-res. Anyone know about the dual-channel ram?
In regards to the picture with the Dell, it looks nothing like the Inspiron. The MB looks much more handsome, especially with the widescreen layout. The glossy screen looks WORLDS better than the matte screen, amazes me some people don't like them...given the glare is bad, but the colors and clarity are amazing.
Cool!
COOL! I will buy one soon! Great prices aswell. I might stick with the 2.0 ghZ one, THAT's great even better processor than my iMac, I'll sell mine.
The only thing that is maybe expekted but not so good is the graphics, I don't think you can play so many advanced PC games as you can on iMac or MacBook Pro with that graphics, which games do you think you can play with it? World Of Warcraf? Or which games can you play with it?
Is it worth to buy the black one instead? It seems kinda cool.
WOW this is great news!
COOL! I will buy one soon! Great prices aswell. I might stick with the 2.0 ghZ one, THAT's great even better processor than my iMac, I'll sell mine.
The only thing that is maybe expekted but not so good is the graphics, I don't think you can play so many advanced PC games as you can on iMac or MacBook Pro with that graphics, which games do you think you can play with it? World Of Warcraf? Or which games can you play with it?
Is it worth to buy the black one instead? It seems kinda cool.
WOW this is great news!
I got mine
Well everyone, my less than 2 week old iBook 12" went back today and I'm writing this on my brand new 2.0GHz White Macbook!!!
So far so good, the keyboard is taking some getting used to (It's really nice to use just different to what i'm used to) overall the initial impression is 1000% better than the ol' iBook!
Interesting though, they still had a lot of 12 and 14" iBooks in Regent Street London Apple Store???? Only explanation is that they only got their Macbook shipment in at 4pm this afternoon and so may be getting rid of their iBooks tonight?
Anyways i'm off to get it all set up how I like it and do some boot camp/parallels testing
Well everyone, my less than 2 week old iBook 12" went back today and I'm writing this on my brand new 2.0GHz White Macbook!!!
So far so good, the keyboard is taking some getting used to (It's really nice to use just different to what i'm used to) overall the initial impression is 1000% better than the ol' iBook!
Interesting though, they still had a lot of 12 and 14" iBooks in Regent Street London Apple Store???? Only explanation is that they only got their Macbook shipment in at 4pm this afternoon and so may be getting rid of their iBooks tonight?
Anyways i'm off to get it all set up how I like it and do some boot camp/parallels testing
Over Achiever said:
Thanks for the pics, I guess both black and white is not as good looking as old powerbook then. I'm really dying to get one, but can't make up my mind now. why not they just make a cheaper powerbook version with smaller hard drive, smaller screen, I can deal with everything I have with my powerbook except duo core intel (with windows installed, my my god) .
Can I just change powerbook chip to intel ? Sign.
that's a boat, not a laptop...
What about those of us who have to log this brick around every day? The weight specs on this machine are a joke!
Might have to switch to a Thinkpad instead... What a disappointment! I was hoping that Apple finally releases an ultraportable machine.
No wonder the AAPL stock is diving today.
What about those of us who have to log this brick around every day? The weight specs on this machine are a joke!
Might have to switch to a Thinkpad instead... What a disappointment! I was hoping that Apple finally releases an ultraportable machine.
No wonder the AAPL stock is diving today.
Azurael said:
It's a mid-range laptop. It's over $1,000, it has a reasonably powerful, up-to-date, CPU, decent memory, good sized screen, and decent disk space. Laptops generally aren't graphics powerhouses. You can get laptops with decent graphics cards for the same kind of prices, but they tend to have poorer CPUs.
Don't make the mistake of comparing the specs to a desktop. The Mac mini is a piece of crap (relatively speaking, that is, you can get a more powerful PC for less), but the Macbook is relatively normal in terms of spec/$, in an environment where most buyers are concerned about size, wieght, and battery life, and the ability to play UT2004 at 25fps is a secondary requirement.
Yuck, yuck, yuck.
Why not add a Core Solo model for $899? People would buy them in droves! And I'm not so sure about the glossy screen.
Why not add a Core Solo model for $899? People would buy them in droves! And I'm not so sure about the glossy screen.
for the first 20 mins or so i was mesmerized by the black, but no.
the 2.0 white is by far the best buy .
Subtotal $1,549.00
Specifications
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512
100GB Serial ATA drive
the 2.0 white is by far the best buy .
Subtotal $1,549.00
Specifications
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512
100GB Serial ATA drive
I'm disappointed, for three reasons:
Integrated video (no comments on how it's still as good, if not better than, many video cards; it's still integrated).
Glossy screen: I don't like these on any laptop, and this is no exception.
keyboard: Looks bad, though i could easily be wrong.
Rest of the specs look great, but the integrated video is a mistake. I don't feel like I've missed out by already having an iBook.
Integrated video (no comments on how it's still as good, if not better than, many video cards; it's still integrated).
Glossy screen: I don't like these on any laptop, and this is no exception.
keyboard: Looks bad, though i could easily be wrong.
Rest of the specs look great, but the integrated video is a mistake. I don't feel like I've missed out by already having an iBook.
I called both apple stores in Toronto today and they won't have them till next week. I was kinda hoping to walk home with one today, but I can wait for my order to come in.
Ordered the standard black one and the vga adapter to span to my second display.
I am so very broke right now!
Ordered the standard black one and the vga adapter to span to my second display.
I am so very broke right now!
Stridder44 said:
Agreed. Some people are not using their heads. Apple didn't just add iSight and promote video conferencing out of the box only to have us do "silent movies." You don't need to "think different," folks - JUST THINK!
thevessels said:for the first 20 mins or so i was mesmerized by the black, but no.
the 2.0 white is by far the best buy .
Subtotal $1,549.00
Specifications
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512
100GB Serial ATA drive
That's precisely what I bought - I agree completely.
phatspider said:I rely heavily on my Vodafone Mobile Connect Card so that rules out all Apple laptops for me
Its a PCMCIA card, and I dont beleive they have plans to make them any different soon as most laptops still have PCMCIA slots
Gonna have to stick with my 15" PB (which I upgraded to from my 12" just for the PCMCIA slot)
There are a number of possible options
1. Use a standard 3G phone over bluetooth.
If you go for a 3G phone you can use the scripts from here (http://www.taniwha.org.uk/) or the software from Novamedia (http://www.novamedia.de/e_pages/e_produkte_mac_l2n.html) who wrote the original (very poor) Vodafone software. The new software looks a lot nicer
or
2. Wait for one of the ExpressCards for UMTS/HSDPA to be released. They are coming ..
"4/10/2006: Novatel Wireless has announced the development of EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) 3G external ExpressCards/34 modules. The company has delivered pre-commercial samples of both its EV-DO and HSDPA ExpressCards, which are being developed pursuant to agreements and purchase orders from the company's principal customers - laptop manufacturers and major carriers." - http://www.novatelwireless.com/
3. Bizarrely a USB adapter is available. (No Mac drivers as yet though)
http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/usb/u132.php
"The U132 is ideal for customers who live in an area without high speed wired internet access, or whose laptop does not offer a PCMCIA/CardBus slot, such as the new Dell latitude X1 models."
It is pictured with a Voda card plugged in.
I've got the Vodafone card but find it clunky to use (especially abroad) and plan to get a 3G phone to try out.
Scott