Apple MacBook User Review Discussion

[Xirurg]

Just my $0.02, Snow Leopard, to quote Apple itself, is more of under the hood improvements and NOT new features.

Well,I said "Improvements and new features ".I think OpenCL can be considered as an improvement

[fred2028]

I will admit, I have a good amount of hate for Apple. Not that their products are bad, but for the fact that they tend to create some elitish snobs who think they're better than you for buying a Mac. Oh please.

But for those who do purchase a Mac with actual knowledge as to why they are, they do it for integration. The hardware/software integration of a Mac is unbeatable. The entire Mac OS is designed around around the computer, not the other way around as it is with Windows. The result is small but cool quirks like 2 finger scrolling and stuff like that.

I personally do not intend to buy a new Mac anymore however. They still aren't unique enough from normal Windows PCs. I would have considered them back in the PowerPC days however (which, back then, I was quite fond of them). Nowadays, I can just get something along the line of the HP EliteBook and use Linux for a similar experience to a Mac. The amount and ease of procurement of software is simply amazing.

Either way, we can all stop arguing about Apple vs. MS. In the end, it doesn't matter who has a better computer. They're just highly advanced calculators, and having a better one does not mean you're better or smarter in any way, shape or form.

Well-said. Also, Apple's Vista ads are quite misleading and manipulative ... After I read some reviews and expert comments on Project Mojave.

[Xirurg]

Great review. Arch was being a little unruly, but so were you guys. You all just attacked him and citizen just kept insulting him. If someone says something you don't agree with, just say what you think, don't start calling each other idiots or asking for proof. You don't need proof for an opinion. Fighting on the internet is retarded - even if you win you're still a retard.

1)lots of his post were edited by him/mods
2)I never insulted him
3)well,when you are saying "macs are overpriced",it looks like fact statement,and facts must be proven,or they are just opinions.

[fred2028]

em,well no-HP,SONY,ASUS,DELL,ACER,GATEWAY,CLEVO and others + custom made desktops all drive Windows!and you must use apple hardware to run macos! If people had the ability to run Mac OS on any PC,I bet that MacOS share would be much higher!

Actually it is possible to run OS X Leopard on Windows machines. It's a slightly complicated process but a university student can do it in 1 night during exams. However, that discussion might be outside forum rules.

[dbam987]

However, keep in mind that everyone's needs and preferences are different

Well said, David! +1 Rep

Its a great review of the new MacBook. +1 Rep

[Xirurg]

Actually it is possible to run OS X Leopard on Windows machines. It's a slightly complicated process but a university student can do it in 1 night during exams. However, that discussion might be outside forum rules.

Do you know why it is not allowed to discuss here?cos it is illegal and that is why apple sued couple of companies...


p.s. and that "so called hackintoshes" don't run mac os even remotely as good as apple notebooks.

[MGS2392]

Well I don't believe breaking a TOS has proved illegal. But they are in the process of suing Psystar.

[Citizen86]

Great review. Arch was being a little unruly, but so were you guys. You all just attacked him and citizen just kept insulting him. If someone says something you don't agree with, just say what you think, don't start calling each other idiots or asking for proof. You don't need proof for an opinion. Fighting on the internet is retarded - even if you win you're still a retard.

Hey, I'm all for expressing opinions, just do it in a decent way... Arch came in proving his point (rudely, and most of his posts were either edited by him or a mod), a point he was making about a different laptop, xirurg asked him to prove it, and the mud-slinging began.

Yeah I can be a little rude too, but only towards someone just asking for it

And yes, I did insult him, multiple times.

[t3rom]

Very nice review thank you!

On a side note, I wonder why is always that when someone reviews Apple products, trollers come out of their closets ruining the threads?

[phy]

From what I have read on different sources,DisplayPort is the future of MM ports.

yes, DisplayPort is the future of MM ports... but the macbook uses Mini-DisplayPort, which i'm sure everybody knows already is apple's version of a VESA-standardized connector...

sure you can argue that you can easily use hdmi on the macbook, but you would require the hdmi cable along with an audio cable. kinda defeats the entire purpose of hdmi eh? you know the whole thing about audio and video all in one cable... problem with mini-displayport currently is that it doesn't offer audio (dunno right now if it's actually supported and can be changed through a firmware upgrade later on or something, but until then) where as in the specifications of the regular DisplayPort states that audio is supported.

i'm sure apple could have easily used the normal-spec DP connector, but instead they opted for their own smaller, proprietary version.