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What's the verdict on MacBook's then?

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XP Defector

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My old Dell Inspiron 5500 met an untimely end with a glass of water. So finally my insurance company is paying out, at the moment they are offering me a Sony Vaio. I'm going to stick it to them that Vaios are rubbish and for the same price I can either purchase a Acer Travelmate, which are excellent laptops, or of course a MacBook. All I've heard is they are poorly built, disapointing etc, so can anyone tell me something positive about them?

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I say get a ThinkPad or a Black MacBook

The white ones seem to have a lot of issues, then again you can't, simply can not beat the keyboard on a ThinkPad so the choice is yours.
 
Get a MB!!!!

I have the 2Ghz white model, and it is the best computer I've ever had!!!!!

IT HAS NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER!!!!!
 
If you're fine with XP, I'd have to recommend a good thinkpad too - nothing beats it for build quality and durability. Also, the keyboard IS really the best there is. The thinkpad plastic composite is also first rate and they stay new-looking for years.

If, like me, you can't stand windows, I'd say go for a macbook. they're really nice notebooks, only let down by the the materials used in their cases. It's not that it isn't durable, just that it will not hold up cosmetically over time. That goes for both the black and white models. They're not in the same league as the thinkpad.


tell us what you decide.
 
PDE said:
If you're fine with XP, I'd have to recommend a good thinkpad too - nothing beats it for build quality and durability. Also, the keyboard IS really the best there is. The thinkpad plastic composite is also first rate and they stay new-looking for years.

If, like me, you can't stand windows, I'd say go for a macbook. they're really nice notebooks, only let down by the the materials used in their cases. It's not that it isn't durable, just that it will not hold up cosmetically over time. That goes for both the black and white models. They're not in the same league as the thinkpad.


tell us what you decide.
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Interesting about the Thinkpad's keyboards being the best, it's not too suprising. What are the Macbook/MacBook Pro's like in comparison and which Mac laptop has a better keyboard?

Anything has to be better than this Dell Latiude X300 keyboard I'm currently using.

Back to topic I haven't heard of any issues really with the Macbook, the Macbook Pro seems to have quite a few though.

PS Sorry for thread hijacking.
 
Get a Macbook. I've had mine for quite a while now and I have had no problems at all (apart from what I think is a hissing sound coming from the hard drive, but its only noticable if you both listen out for it and you're in a quiet room).
 
PDE said:
.... I'd say go for a macbook. they're really nice notebooks, only let down by the the materials used in their cases. It's not that it isn't durable, just that it will not hold up cosmetically over time. That goes for both the black and white models. They're not in the same league as the thinkpad.
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The MacBook is made from the same material as the iBook and having owned two in the past they lasted me several years without any problem. If you keep them clean they look as good as the day the were purchased.
 
i won't get one, not becuase their not nice everything is perfect except for the graphics, i want a computer i can play games on, you can't run the sims 2 on this
 
Macmadant said:
i won't get one, not becuase their not nice everything is perfect except for the graphics, i want a computer i can play games on, you can't run the sims 2 on this
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you can.
 
alright, not amazing but you can play it smoothly, the topic has been discussed to death, check out the macbook gameing threads.
 
Info:
White 2.0 GHz MacBook.
Week 19.
1 GB Apple RAM and stock 60 GB HDD.

Issues:
2 kernal panics. Both due to crappy and useless 3rd pary software, now deleted. No stain, moo, whine, fallin apart or baaaaahing.:D

I dunno why people like these Thinkpads so much. The new MB keyboard is the coolest I've typed on. Believe me, my freind has a thinkpad. Also, it has top quality hardware and OS from Apple. I'd say, that you can't, simply cannot overgo this laptop, except with an MBP with a magnetic latch...:D
 
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