Alan Taylor
macrumors 6502
Hahahah
I'm going to get my g/f a white one, so I'd like a black one for myself if I can afford to 🙂
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Why do people buy the Black Macbook?
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Hahahah
I'm going to get my g/f a white one, so I'd like a black one for myself if I can afford to 🙂
This statement - and its appreciation in this forum - is the one thing I don't like about the mac world...being associated with the selfish, elitist attitude.
gcmexico
macrumors 6502a
I don't understand why you would say that was very well put. That guy made himself seem like an idiot if you ask me. I'm comparing two items that are the same except for color. If he doesn't realize that a BMW and a Honda are totally different he has problems. I understand what he is trying to get at but it doesn't make sense in this question. A gucci shirt is made better than a H&M, A BMW has way more options and should be made better than a honda. My question in case he didn't use his brain when reading it was and is why do people pay 100 dollar more for the same exact computer just black. No difference in quality just a different color incase you didn't read that good enough the first time.
arctic
macrumors 6502a
I dunno~~~ I'm imagining 5 years from now, Mac folks with new models (alu or some kind of carbon-fibre) will look at your black Macbook and say it's sooo yesterday. The white ones seem to retain it's appeal, imho.
I just hate the fact that the white ones seem to be everywhere. Now imagine if the white is the more expensive high-end. The blacks would definitely have the "cheap" appeal, as well. Expensive whites would be every Mac-whore's wetdream. 😀
I just hate the fact that the white ones seem to be everywhere. Now imagine if the white is the more expensive high-end. The blacks would definitely have the "cheap" appeal, as well. Expensive whites would be every Mac-whore's wetdream. 😀
I honestly just didn't like the gloss on the white one or the discoloring issues. I think the white one looks much cheaper. I love my Blacbook and think it was worth the extra money. This is clearly a matter of opinion from one user to another so I'm not really sure why so much debate.
mattniles007
macrumors 6502
kaiwai
macrumors 6502a
Ah, because in New Zealand it is priced $400 more than the top of the line white one. The fact that 90gb extra and a black coating can't be justified for the extra money charged.
Chundles
macrumors G5
selfish, elitist attitude
Other people have replied to say that it was a joke, and it probably was intended that way. At the same time, variations of that statement are repeated here quite often, and not in a joking manner. It's an idea that we should laugh at whenever possible! When they bought their Mac, were they looking for a computer or some sort of penis extension? Cuz I've never tried to use a Mac that way, but I'm thinking it would be awkard in the bedroom, or worse... some of those laptops get pretty hot!😱
Other people have replied to say that it was a joke, and it probably was intended that way. At the same time, variations of that statement are repeated here quite often, and not in a joking manner. It's an idea that we should laugh at whenever possible! When they bought their Mac, were they looking for a computer or some sort of penis extension? Cuz I've never tried to use a Mac that way, but I'm thinking it would be awkard in the bedroom, or worse... some of those laptops get pretty hot!😱
Apple Ink
macrumors 68000
I wouldnt get a white macbook again. I use my macbook 12 hours a day, and its a bit of a nightmare to clean, so blackbook for me next time.
Breegy
macrumors 6502
I sort of agree. It's only $100 difference(at least in the U.S.); some people need to get over themselves. It's not like by shelling out an extra 100 bucks you're so much better than someone else with a white one. Also, a black macbook shouldn't appear to be more powerful, because whichever I get, it's going to have the exact same specs as the other color I would have chose. However, I have been going back and forth in my head between black and white, so I do have some things to say about both that's more than just 'black is better because it costs more and white is cheaper'.
Personally, I'm scared to get a black MB, because, while my fingers are never greasy, I know my friend's, especially my boyfriend's, always are. I was playing around with a black macbook in the store after eating french fries (it was kind of an accident, I forgot.) and I didn't leave any grease stains at all, but my boyfriend touches my car window and there's this huge grease stain noticable from like five feet away (I have tinted windows). However, black macbooks are very attractive in their own right.
But I'm also afraid that I will start to see the white as cheaper looking plastic. When I look at old plastic white iMacs compared to the new aluminum ones, the white ones look incredibly cheap it's almost sad. However, the upside to whites, even though many complain about this, is how it takes longer to become dirty. From what I've heard, after awhile white macbooks sort of get stains on them, but I've also heard this is curable with a magic eraser. While it may take a white MB a couple weeks to become noticably dirty, the black macbook starts to get fingerprints again the same day.
In the end, I'm still not sure which one I want. I wanted to compare them in person, but there isn't an apple store around here, and Best Buy only has the black one, which I think is stunning until I see the grease fingerprints. I may just go with that one and demand everyone was their hands twice before touching. 😉 When I look at pictures online when comparing the two, the white one looks more incredible, and as many say, more 'Apple.'
I still don't know, and I know none of you can make me decide. 😉 But please, can we at least stop being so computer racist? It's kind of childish.
Apple Ink
macrumors 68000
He He... If there IS a Black MacBook (for that matter, a MacBook at all) the next time!😀
To Breegy: Nothing against you or your point mate 🙂 but just FYI, its a $200 diff! (1299 v/s 1499)
iknowyourider
macrumors 6502a
Why buy the Black MB- Money or preference.
Why not buy the black mb- Money or preference.
You're dumb- No he's not, leave him alone.
Useless thread- Yea but it's fun and interesting.
I got mine for 1200- I got mine for 1050.
MB of the poor- Ha Ha.
Ha Ha- You think you're better. No, that was funny, the poor don't have computers.
Why not buy the black mb- Money or preference.
You're dumb- No he's not, leave him alone.
Useless thread- Yea but it's fun and interesting.
I got mine for 1200- I got mine for 1050.
MB of the poor- Ha Ha.
Ha Ha- You think you're better. No, that was funny, the poor don't have computers.
chaosbunny
macrumors 68020
In case you didn't get it, I just gave these examples to show that some people are willing to pay for different and/or (in their opinion) better design or color. And if you don't like my first car comparison, how about this one: Why do some people pay for custom metallic color for their car when they could just leave the original one like it is?
And if you want to call me an idiot that's fine. It was my own fault to reply to your thread anyway.
"Why do people buy the black macbook?" - BECAUSE THEY LIKE THE COLOR AND IT IS WORTH IT TO THEM? TASTES DIFFER AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.
Couldn't figure this one out on your own eh? 😉
Breegy
macrumors 6502
No, the poor have PCs.. 🙄
But the guy who had the BMW/Honda example is wrong in one sense. The PC is a Honda, and the Black Macbook is a BMW(white macbook) with the option of a specialty paint job or extra cylinders or however that car buying stuff goes. We all should be winners with our BMW/Macs instead of Hondas/PCs. 😀
With the smaller hard drive, yes. But with the 250 GB hard drive like the black macbook has, the price of a white MB is 1399. I meant that with both of them at equal specs, the price difference is only $100. Guess I should have clarified. 😛