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White MacBook [unibody] Owner's Thread

macgeek18 said:
I have to say though,I'm disappointed in the quality of the case,it scratches way to easily.
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it has nothing to do with quality..it has to do with the type of material used...

MarkCooz said:
So i just have a question for us users of the new unibody white macbook...
what's the actual max ram for this great machine?
I mean it's sort of using the same as the pro's but will it be able to handle 8gb or is it only 4gb max?
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apple says 4gb,but everymac.com and owc and others say 8Gb..I believe that it can take 8Gb.


I have one too,great value for the price..I am looking forward to change the keys to the black ones :D
 
Okay to answer my question, and for everyone else who wonders about the limitation on the New Unibody MacBook's Max ram... I read in MacWorld that...

The MacBook ships with 2GB, and Apple will double it to 4GB for an extra $100. Apple officially lists the maximum RAM at 4GB, but since it uses the same chipset and components as the 13-inch MacBook Pro, it does support up to 8GB as well. Of course, 4GB SO-DIMM RAM modules are still very expensive. OWC offers an 8GB upgrade kit for $476, for example, but as prices drop in the next year or two, having that 8GB ceiling as an upgrade option will be a good thing. (Apple doesn't offer an 8GB option for the MacBook, and currently charges $700 to upgrade the MacBook Pro from 2GB to 8GB.) -- MacWorld.com
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*Harlow* said:
Hey guys,

I just ordered mine via amazon.com 5 mins. ago. This will be my first mac, I was waiting to see if there was going to be a MBP update before ordering. I'm a little leary of the 13.3 screen size on the MB, so I'm hoping I wont be disappointed when mine arrives. Unfortunately, I live in the middle of nowhere..so I was unable to see one on display. Now, I'm just looking for a keyboard skin.
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The keyboard skins are really bad for the MB unibody, i bought a marware clear and it is so sticky on both sides (everything sticks to it)i used it for about a week and tried to get used to it but when it started to stick to the screen when i opened the MB up i just found it unusable. I have another marware that is matte finished with black keys on my MBP Unibody 15" and i love it, no problems.
 
macgeek18 said:
I have to say though,I'm disappointed in the quality of the case,it scratches way to easily.
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I"m surprised by that statement. I'm not really easy on mine, and other than i being finger printed up pretty good, I don't have a scratch on it yet.
 
mplsdunk said:
i've had mine for a few weeks now. def a step up because i am used to dealing with pc's. i won't buy another pc again.
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Good for you.I had a PowerMac G4 and was never going to buy a pc again.and that was 3 months ago.lol 867Mhz and I thought it was better than my 2.4Ghz C2D pc.pc's are so sad.lol
 
joei said:
The keyboard skins are really bad for the MB unibody, i bought a marware clear and it is so sticky on both sides (everything sticks to it)i used it for about a week and tried to get used to it but when it started to stick to the screen when i opened the MB up i just found it unusable. I have another marware that is matte finished with black keys on my MBP Unibody 15" and i love it, no problems.
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Thanks for the heads up. When I bought the keyboard skin I also bought a Moshi shield pad. Hopefully, that will help with any issues I might have.
 
I literally just got mine last night. My first official ownership of a Mac was the Rev. A iMac back in 1998. I'd been using them since middle school (good old Apple IIs), but really got into in college and my first "real" job. In 2001 I got a Quicksilver tower (still going strong) and hadn't had a new one since. When I started my Master's last fall I really wanted a new MacBook, but the release of a new one didn't coincide with my need to get online, so for the past year and a half I've been using a Dell Inspiron 1525...not an inspiring machine in any way (no pun intended).

Anyway, I'm back where I love to be. That $200 rebate from MicroCenter makes it s steal as well.
 
the only thing that bums me just a little is no IR remote... I came from a powerbook so I did not have it before but im wondering why apple took it out considering it would just lead to the sale of a apple remote in the future. Unless a update to the pro series leaves out the IR then apple comes out with a bluetooth remote.

doesnt really bother me rowmote for .99 cents on my iphone is cheaper anyways.
 
upgraded to this unibody MB from a 2.16GHz C2D MBP from oct 2006 (first apple laptops to have the core 2 duos). Loving this machine so far; first thing I did was upgrade to 4GB RAM as 2GB just doesn't cut it.

- Loving the size and form factor, my old 15" mbp felt to big and IMO was to heavy, this is the perfect size and weight
- the keyboard key's are spaced apart nicely, a lot easier to type with.
- bootcamping with win 7 64 ultimate is awesome
- I can't express how happy I am that this thing is so easy to upgrade, the RAM and HDD/optical drive's are right there when you pop the bottom off, a lot of kudos to apple for that.
- for an integrated card, the 9400M is pretty beefy actually.

Only negative thing I can see is the integrated battery, I know it's not really a problem as it gives great battery life; I just don't like that it's integrated.
 
Played COD 4 Stock on this...
pretty much graphics wise were on medium and it's running smoothly... 20fps to 23fps? that's my guesstimate.
But I think i'm going to need to upgrade to 4gb soon!
 
MarkCooz said:
Played COD 4 Stock on this...
pretty much graphics wise were on medium and it's running smoothly... 20fps to 23fps? that's my guesstimate.
But I think i'm going to need to upgrade to 4gb soon!
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I just got COD 4 today. I really don't know about fps but I have not changed any settings. I did upgrade mine to 4gb, and it is amazing. Definitely worth the 100 and a very easy install. But COD runs just as good on my MB as it does on my $2000 custom PC that specs wise leaves the MB in the dust. I just can't believe how good this little MB is.
 
For anyone with a Microcenter nearby I think they are sell these white unibody Macbooks for $799.99 (+tax of course) new WITHOUT rebates, straight up $799.99. Pretty nice deal I'd say :).
 
I just got lucky on Craigslist.
The guy bought it for his wife, and they had some issue... He sold it to me for $800 CASH. Plus It's Brand New in box, and he gave me the receipt.

So i think i got a good deal.
He bought it two weeks ago, and I got my MacBook Friday of Last Week.
So far having the best time with it.
Playing awesome games, and Editing YouTube videos.

I did notice the MIC and the iSight Improved a whole lot.
It's great!
 
got this ones for my baby
 

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MarkCooz said:
Hey man what's it called and what's it do?
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1st is the moshi palmguard - it is a "rugged" sticker,that you apply on the palmrest,to prevent damaging it (mine was already scratech and I don't know why :mad: )
2nd is the keepit clean antistatic gel,it is used to clean the monitor,and it is very effective ;)
 
skinniezinho said:
1st is the moshi palmguard - it is a "rugged" sticker,that you apply on the palmrest,to prevent damaging it (mine was already scratech and I don't know why :mad: )
2nd is the keepit clean antistatic gel,it is used to clean the monitor,and it is very effective ;)
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So it's a bad idea getting the palmguard?
Should i just get Bodyguardz?
I think i'll get that lcd cleaner.

(we should post pictures of our macbooks!)
 
MarkCooz said:
So it's a bad idea getting the palmguard?
Should i just get Bodyguardz?
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It's a good idea to do any kind of protection, I personally swear by InvisibleSheild, but you have to find what works best for you. If your looking for something that will keep your MB protected without covering it up, definitely look into the InvisibleSheild or Bodyguardz
 
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