Macbook Released

[MrCrowbar]

Digging around (not too much to tell the truth) I found:

Memory --- 1 Gb x 2 ----$112 x 2 = $224 (-$226 compared with Apple Store)
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/5300DDR2S1GB/

Hard Drive --- Seagate 120Gb Momentus 5400rpm ---- $176.99 (-$73 compared with Apple Store)
http://www.fadfusion.com/selection.php?product_item_number=10060604527

So total will be $1299 +$224 +$177 = $1700 with a total saving of $349 from Apple Store

[...]

Let me know if you could find better prices.

Didn't I see 2 GB of RAM for 140 total in these forums?
And thanks for that hard drive. Note that you are opting for a nice Seagate drive, unlike the cheaper ones in the Macbooks. Not saying they're not good, but the Seagate Momentus are pretty durable and extremely quiet. I got a 40 GB 4200 rpm in my laptop and it's much quieter than the HDD it replaces. Tell me if you find a 160 GB SATA drive that's not extra thick.

PS: What will you do with the hard drive that ships with your Mac? I'd love to use it as an external HDD, but I've yet to see external 2,5" SATA cases.

 

[retroz311]

Didn't I see 2 GB of RAM for 140 in these forums?
And thanks for that hard drive. Note that you are optiong for a nice Seagate drive, unlie the cheaper ones in the Macbooks. Not saying they're not good, but the Seagate Momentus are pretty durable and extremely quiet. Tell me if you find a 160 GB SATA drive that's not extra thick.

Ok, well I've read 1-63, what was the outcome on Final Cut Universal, Motion, 3D swift for these? Anyone know yet?

Can someone start a Final Cut, Motion Thread?

I can't seem to start a thread for some reason!

thanks!

 

[nem3015]

Like I said I didn't read all the posts lol (too many) and also I didn't dig too much. The goal was have the most compatible products (and OWC has been a long time Mac upgrade company) and better price. Is just a matter of time to find the 160. I think Fujitsu already have it and they just released some news unveiling the 200Gb one, so size permitting... hopefully will still be cheaper than Apple Store

 

[MrCrowbar]

There go the first problems with the integrated graohics:

from http://www.johnwaller.org/apple/macbook/

 

[rhsgolfer33]

Agree the specs are good but both the white and black Macbooks look more like PC notebooks than either the old iBook or PowerBook. They look cheap and the keyboard is rubbish. Why have smaller keys with these big gaps all over the place?
This is just about an acceptable upgrade for the iBook but it no way replaces the 12" Powerbook in terms of looks.

I personally love the new keyboards, I type almost as fast on it as I do on my apple desktop keyboard. The keys arent really any smaller and the gaps actually seemed to help with errors, since its not as compact as a regular laptop keyboard I didnt accidentally hit a key while hitting another letter. Keyboards are personally preference though, same with looks since I love both the black and white macbooks.

 

[MrCrowbar]

Like I said I didn't read all the posts lol (too many) and also I didn't dig too much. The goal was have the most compatible products (and OWC has been a long time Mac upgrade company) and better price. Is just a matter of time to find the 160. I think Fujitsu already have it and they just released some news unveiling the 200Gb one, so size permitting... hopefully will still be cheaper than Apple Store

Problem is, the 160 GB drives I know of seem to be too thick to go into the Macbooks. Has anyone details about the stock hard drives? I need some numbers about power consumption and tech details. I had a site where the hardware details were listed, but caan't find it anymore...

EDIT: Found it: http://www.johnwaller.org/apple/macbook/

 

[nem3015]

Enclosures for the old disk:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/ME25AUFW/
http://www.cooldrives.com/almiposa25in.html
under $36

As for the disk, Fujitsu have one but is 12,5 mm height so doesn't fit

Seagate on SATA 2.5 only goes up to 120 ... for now

they are coming... soon, keep tuned lol

 

[poppe]

Wow

So I went to CompUSA today because the Apple store is 45 minutes away vs. CompUSA which is 15. The CompUSA just received 2 white MB when I arrived and holy hell.

I said are you putting any one display? They responded by saying "You want to see it don't you" They quickly brough one out and opened up the box. The booted up OS X and damn that thing was beautiful.

I'm not much for white or non Super Power House laptops, but wow...

It was so sleak and elegant. Usually white to me seems a little consumer but this thing with that new screen was stellar. Its screen looked better than the MBP 17", but ofcourse that could be just the reflective screen.

To me it seemed faster than when I tested out the 15" and 17" models a few days earlier ( i mean faster by how quickly it opened everything).

If I was even questioning for a smaller end laptop I would be dying... just dying... I woudn't be able to hold up for the Merom chips at all.

One thing to note: I type super sloppy. I mean my fingers fly everywhere and on big keepboards I run a 97% accuracy rate at like 50 wpm, but on this new keyboard I was a total mess. The CompUSA guys kept watching me fiddle with it, and kept looking at me like I was drunk. I'm positive after sometime typing would be simple and the laptop would be seductive.

Seriously if that had a monster video card I'd be quickly doubting buying a 17" MBP. I sadly didn't get to see a black one, but I'm attracted to shiney things so I'm assuming I much wouldn't like the black. I know you all say that if it was the way of the nano it'd get all scratched up, but oh man there is no way I could stop myself from buying one.

If anyone who hasn't seen it yet, make the drive to see it. To me it was so worth it. OS X and everything with it looked stellar!

 

[nem3015]

200 gb from Fujitsu but is 4200rpm and is 12.5 mm

http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2200bt-sata.html

Specs for the stock drive:

http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2120bh-sata.html

 

[Harthansen]

Insult me if you will, but at least state some sort of point of view!

Wow, you sure have a lot of opinions! I think that you should apply for a job at Apple. After a few years of working your way up the corporate ladder, you may even be able to get Steve Jobs' job! And then, with your grand ideas and perseverence, I'm sure you can run Apple into the ground in no time at all.

Talk about scary, your blind allegiance is what lets Apple charge $150 for a paint job. Not to mention, your total lack creativity or any kind of intelligent response but unfounded criticisms without any reasoning or facts to back them up.

Do you always just mumble insults at anything that doesn't match your own views, without actually stating a view.

-Hart

 

[Multimedia]

2GB $144 at Omni via Ramseeker

Digging around (not too much to tell the truth) I found:

Memory --- 1 Gb x 2 ----$112 x 2 = $224 (-$226 compared with Apple Store)
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other.../5300DDR2S1GB/

Hard Drive --- Seagate 120Gb Momentus 5400rpm ---- $176.99 (-$73 compared with Apple Store)
http://www.fadfusion.com/selection.p...er=10060604527

So total will be $1299 +$224 +$177 = $1700 with a total saving of $349 from Apple Store

[...]

Let me know if you could find better prices.

You can score the new Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA Drive for about $250. Is it too thick like the Fujitsu?

And yes Mr. Crowbar that was me who has been trying to get everyone to buy Omni OPTIVAL 1GB sticks for $72 each if you click on the found price at Ramseeker.com. You search for MacBook Pro (same ram as MacBook) ram at top then click on the PRICE which is the secret link to Omni where you will be allowed to purchase all you want for $71.99 each.

Total $394 instead of $401 with another 40GB opf HD space.

Didn't I see 2 GB of RAM for 140 total in these forums?
And thanks for that hard drive. Note that you are opting for a nice Seagate drive, unlike the cheaper ones in the Macbooks. Not saying they're not good, but the Seagate Momentus are pretty durable and extremely quiet. I got a 40 GB 4200 rpm in my laptop and it's much quieter than the HDD it replaces. Tell me if you find a 160 GB SATA drive that's not extra thick.

PS: What will you do with the hard drive that ships with your Mac? I'd love to use it as an external HDD, but I've yet to see external 2,5" SATA cases.

 

[Mord]

a macbook i used at the regent street apple store wouldn't wake from sleep, has anyone elce has this problem?

 

[MrCrowbar]

You can score the new Seagate 160 GB 2.5" SATA Drive for about $250. And yes that was me who has been trying to get everyone to buy Omni OPTIVAL 1GB sticks for $72 each if you click on the found price at Ramseeker.com. You search for MacBook Pro (same ram as MacBook) ram at top then click on the PRICE which is the secret link to Omni where you will be allowed to purchase all you want for $71.99 each

Yea, but does the big drive fit into the Macbook? It's thicker than the usual 9,5mm.

I compared two 120 SATA drives. The Seagate ST9120821AS and the Fujitsu MHV2120BH. They both should fit nicely into the Macbook (the Fudjutsu should be what you get with thew Apple BTO). Here are the specs: http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/personal/family/0,1085,676,00.html http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2120bh-sata.html

As far as I can tell, the Fujitsu is slightly superior to the Seagate, except it's 0.2 bels louder
Of course, e very company has its own measurement standards... Can anyone tell me which one to buy? They're cheap on eBay (I've seen new ones for 130 bucks).

Still looking for an external SATA enclosure where I would put the stock HDD that comes witht the Macbooks...

EDIT: Finally found some external SATA cases. So you can buy a stock Macbook, swap the HDD and put the "old" one into an external case and plug it into the USB port. And it's still cheaper than having only one HDD with the Apple BTO option.

 

[daneoni]

a macbook i used at the regent street apple store wouldn't wake from sleep, has anyone elce has this problem?

I noticed this as well but i think it was due to the MacBook trying to safe sleep. I got around this by pressing the actual power button which seems to cancel the process.

 

[Mord]

i did that too...

 

[MrCrowbar]

I noticed this as well but i think it was due to the MacBook trying to safe sleep. I got around this by pressing the actual power button which seems to cancel the process.

The Macbook Pros need some time to sleep/wake up too. How can I toggle safe sleep anyway? Safe sleep is when it Backups the RAM content on the hard drive, right? I wanna do that on my iMac too...

 

[daneoni]

The Macbook Pros need some type to sleep/wake up too. How can I toggle safe sleep anyway?

With the MBPs as well as the PB, i find i have to actualy wait for the computer sleep/wake. I'm sure there is a Terminal workaround but i dunno it.

 

[CraigWallace]

these were of course released right after I bought an iPod Nano

 

[Frozone]

these were of course released right after I bought an iPod Nano

What does a Nano have to do with the MacBook?

 

[nem3015]

You can score the new Seagate 160GB 2.5" SATA Drive for about $250. Is it too thick like the Fujitsu?

And yes Mr. Crowbar that was me who has been trying to get everyone to buy Omni OPTIVAL 1GB sticks for $72 each if you click on the found price at Ramseeker.com. You search for MacBook Pro (same ram as MacBook) ram at top then click on the PRICE which is the secret link to Omni where you will be allowed to purchase all you want for $71.99 each.

Total $394 instead of $401 with another 40GB opf HD space.

where you found the Seagate SATA for 250? On the seagate website the SATAs only go up to 120. The new 160 is PATA (Parallel ATA) plus is thicker and will not fit.

The memory is cool for 72 so on my macbook would be 1299+144+177= 1620 so a total saving of 429 compared with apple store. If we keep find stuff like this the memory will be like free ($500) lol

 

[MrCrowbar]

There go the first problems with the integrated graohics:

from http://www.johnwaller.org/apple/macbook/

Has anyone the same problem?

 

[nem3015]

Yea, but does the big drive fit into the Macbook? It's thicker than the usual 9,5mm.

I compared two 120 SATA drives. The Seagate ST9120821AS and the Fujitsu MHV2120BH. They both should fit nicely into the Macbook (the Fudjutsu should be what you get with thew Apple BTO). Here are the specs: http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/personal/family/0,1085,676,00.html http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2120bh-sata.html

As far as I can tell, the Fujitsu is slightly superior to the Seagate, except it's 0.2 bels louder
Of course, e very company has its own measurement standards... Can anyone tell me which one to buy? They're cheap on eBay (I've seen new ones for 130 bucks).

Still looking for an external SATA enclosure where I would put the stock HDD that comes witht the Macbooks...

EDIT: Finally found some external SATA cases. So you can buy a stock Macbook, swap the HDD and put the "old" one into an external case and plug it into the USB port. And it's still cheaper than having only one HDD with the Apple BTO option.

I would go with the Seagate because of the >Perpendicular technology

 

[Multimedia]

Seagate 160GB 2.5" Is Only PATA And Thicker

where you found the Seagate SATA for 250? On the seagate website the SATAs only go up to 120. The new 160 is PATA (Parallel ATA) plus is thicker and will not fit.

The memory is cool for 72 so on my macbook would be 1299+144+177= 1620 so a total saving of 429 compared with apple store. If we keep find stuff like this the memory will be like free ($500) lol

Thanks. I didn't know the Seagate 160 is only PATA. I thought they offered it in both flavors. I'm also surprised they are thicker. That's pretty lame since most mobile designs only allow for the standard thickness. So 120GB is the top in Reality Land.

Are we 100% sure there isn't any wiggle room for the fatter SATA Drives in the MacBook's SATA Slot? Anybody?

Yea, but does the big drive fit into the Macbook? It's thicker than the usual 9,5mm.

I compared two 120 SATA drives. The Seagate ST9120821AS and the Fujitsu MHV2120BH. They both should fit nicely into the Macbook (the Fudjutsu should be what you get with thew Apple BTO). Here are the specs: http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/personal/family/0,1085,676,00.html http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2120bh-sata.html

As far as I can tell, the Fujitsu is slightly superior to the Seagate, except it's 0.2 bels louder
Of course, e very company has its own measurement standards... Can anyone tell me which one to buy? They're cheap on eBay (I've seen new ones for 130 bucks).

Still looking for an external SATA enclosure where I would put the stock HDD that comes witht the Macbooks...

EDIT: Finally found some external SATA cases. So you can buy a stock Macbook, swap the HDD and put the "old" one into an external case and plug it into the USB port. And it's still cheaper than having only one HDD with the Apple BTO option.

Good info. Didn't do my research on that one. May I vote a preference for Seagate since they are USA engineered in my home County of Santa Cruz CA? Plus quieter. Are the 120's also the new perpendicular technology? I thought that was only for the 160s.

NOTE: I recently discovered it is a good idea to always give posts titles in order to find old ones more easily when you search by author.

 

[Multimedia]

External DL-DVD Recorder FW400 Drives Are Easy To Make For $75

i dont want to shell out more money basically just for a superdrive, so is there a way to transfer iDVD projects to a Windows PC and burn it from there...If so, how would i go about it?

Yes. See Next Post. Thanks Matticus008. Instructions are you save as disk image. Then use your Gigabit Ethernet network to copy the image over to the PC for burning in a flash. My brain went temporarily dead. Sorry 'bout that.

Or you can easily assemble an external FW400 DL DVD recorder for about $75 with an internal Pioneer DVR-111 and a 5.25" FW400 case. So you save $125 on the MacBook and have a dual layer recorder outside. I think the main reason for buying the Superdrive model is convenience. In a pinch, it may come in handy from time to time. But the speed difference between the Combo and SD models is an insignificant 8%. But the 2GHz white SuperDive model may retain a higher resale value. Tough choice.

 

[matticus008]

No but you can easily assemble an external FW400 DL DVD recorder for about $75 with an internal Pioneer DVR-111 and a 5.25" FW400 case.

All right, everyone stop!

The answer is not no, not by a long shot. You can easily save an image file from iDVD or Disk Utility, transfer it to a Windows PC, and burn the image. The number of people saying this isn't possible is downright startling. This isn't the thread for the instructions and tips on the process, but let's get the answer right and leave it at that.