Apple MacBook User Review Discussion

[sendmarksmail]

I'm really liking it...but I'm worried about the keyboards...since they are black, do they get oily overtime? Like the old macbooks, the whites get really dirty over time...

Is this a problem with the black keyboards? It's plastic right? It doesn't leave black oily marks over time or instantly?

[Jiten]

Wow so much venom in this thread. I just want to read a discussion on the review and end up reading 11 pages of flames. Chill and let live guys.


PS. Notice that stuff like this only happens in Apple topics/reviews? I have yet to see a Sony, Levono or Toshiba product review attract this much angst.

[HLdan]

Wow so much venom in this thread. I just want to read a discussion on the review and end up reading 11 pages of flames. Chill and let live guys.


PS. Notice that stuff like this only happens in Apple topics/reviews? I have yet to see a Sony, Levono or Toshiba product review attract this much angst.

That's because most of the time those Windows Fanboys create hate threads and posts. Potential Mac buyers and Mac users don't create all the hate, it's only the PC Fanboys that are lovers for Windows.

[Arcanum84]

Very nice review, though I thought it was a bit biased. Like others, I think the lack of ports should have been brought up. Even my cheap Aspire One has three USB ports, which I really think should be the minimum today.

Regarding this whole Mac/PC thing, I think it just comes down to preference and what you need over anything else. I just purchased an NEC LaVie G (I live in Japan and they aren't sold outside of the Japanese market) but was seriously considering a MacBook Pro before deciding on the NEC. Macs are beautiful machines and I really like the new models. For me, though, it came down to the lack of ports, excessive necessity of adapters and lack of Blu-Ray that led me away from the Mac. I don't mind at all paying a premium for good design, build quality and an exceptional OS, but I also expect to get the latest technology along with it. The new Macs disappointed me in this area. I was all ready to buy a Mac through Apple Japan when I looked at my order total of over $3,000 and realized that I would still need a dongle to hook up the MBP to an HD TV and there was no Blu-Ray. In the end I couldn't justify putting design over the functionality of integrated HDMI, Blu-Ray, card readers and a wide port selection, all of which are extremely important to me. The NEC I ended up getting has a Blu-Ray burner, 5 USB ports, IEEE 1394, dedicated Nvdia 9600M GS graphics, 3GB of RAM and a 320GB hard drive all for $1,000 less than the MBP. For me, this met my needs, though for others these features may be unnecessary and the MB/MBP may be more than enough for them. It's just personal preference and what meets your needs and I truly believe that one is not inherently better than the other.

That being said, Apple's marketing does get to me sometime. A Mac is just as much a PC as a Windows PC is, and honestly Linux can be way more beautiful and more powerful than both Vista or OSX. The whole mag-safe battery cord issue also really annoyed me, as it was far from an Apple innovation. Those have been on Japanese appliances for years and I have appreciated them in my kitchen throughout my eight years in Japan. I really wish the Mac/PC debate would stop being portrayed as a battle between the cool and uncool or the elite and the masses. It just comes down to what you need and what you like, and whatever you choose doesn't make you better, cooler or more elite than anyone else. It's all just personal preference and should really not be an issue.

[Mackan]

That's because most of the time those Windows Fanboys create hate threads and posts. Potential Mac buyers and Mac users don't create all the hate, it's only the PC Fanboys that are lovers for Windows.

Doesn't really help that Apple is in the front with their somewhat misleading and mocking ads about OS X and Windows. Just like your signature.

[Jiten]

Doesn't really help that Apple is in the front with their somewhat misleading and mocking ads about OS X and Windows. Just like your signature.

To be fair though, even most PC advocates begrudgingly agree that the OSX is good software maybe even better then Vista. I believe the point of contention here is technically Apple's Hardware and the Apple tax.

[Phil]

That's because most of the time those Windows Fanboys create hate threads and posts. Potential Mac buyers and Mac users don't create all the hate, it's only the PC Fanboys that are lovers for Windows.

To be fair though, I've seen as many (semi) insulting posts in this thread by Mac fans as by Windows fans.

You may not see it because you can not see what has been deleted. It was a lot.

[devilcm3]

i love apples because of their ipods
i hate apples because of their fanbois , not because 'normal' mac users

[Huskerz85]

For me, though, it came down to the lack of ports, excessive necessity of adapters and lack of Blu-Ray that led me away from the Mac. I don't mind at all paying a premium for good design, build quality and an exceptional OS, but I also expect to get the latest technology along with it.

As far as my chief problem with the MB/MBP goes, you hit the nail on the head.....the higher price would be much easier to swallow if it included some of the more common features it's PC brethren did. In that event, I think some people's opinions of Apples might change....

[lua]

thanks. one of the better reviews. too bad the thread's been taken over by querrelsome mac and windows fanboys.