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Apple MacBook MB881LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop
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Everything You Want And More
Seriously, this product is everything you could ask for in a computer. You don't have to worry about anything other than making sure that your preferences are set on the computer, and that you have a word processor. It updates itself, protects itself, and warns you when there's only an hour left on the battery time. It's great. Buy it. Love it. Live it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
better graphics chipset, 4gb capable, and 64 bit ready
Just recently received the latest white macbook with nvidia graphics chipset, 2.0ghz, 2 gb ram and loving it
so far. I own and am now selling my older gma950 macbook and spent many happy years with it. One difference i have noticed is my older one had a wee bit better keyboard, but minor. And the vents on back, below the swivel screen are more open on this newer model.. thus maybe to help with heat distribution as i've heard and am finding out this newer one is a tad cooler. Other than those two minor details, this newer model looks to be a nice improvement internally from my older gma950.
Leopard is a nice upgrade from Tiger, and i've not yet dived into it fully. I've heard Snow Leopard will be
coming out soon and will take full advantage of the 64 bit core 2 duo chipset as it will be 64 bit OS X.
(google apple os x snow leopard and read more yourself). For now, Leopard will prove to keep me busy.
I plan to add 2 X 2gb sticks ram to this macbook, and as i've done it on my old one(upgrading from 1 to 2),
it really IS easy! (try third party ram and save money, check reviews here on amazon), but even with the 2gb
this new macbook runs fast as is!
About people who might have a problem with sharper edges around touch-pad. I can't comment on this
as i've hardly ever used touch-pad on my older macbook, as i personally found a mouse to be much more
efficient and user friendly than touch-pad. Try it with a mouse! you may like it too and never go without
one. These days, most mice are sensitive enough to work on just about any surface... my only advice is
make sure to turn off touch-pad should you go the mouse path.
i personally have never looked back at windows once i started using macs many years ago. The OS just feels more solid and user friendly, doesn't crash like my old PC with windows.. nor did i have to run virus software to remove bad data, etc. I just feel safer with OS X. And now with 3rd party programs, u can run windows on
mac if u need to, the best of both worlds. Check out your local apple store to see in person and learn more
about macs to decide. After all, it is a big purchase decision.. but to me personally, an obvious one.
(they hold their resell value nicely too!, should you wanna upgrade to latest macbook someday)
so far. I own and am now selling my older gma950 macbook and spent many happy years with it. One difference i have noticed is my older one had a wee bit better keyboard, but minor. And the vents on back, below the swivel screen are more open on this newer model.. thus maybe to help with heat distribution as i've heard and am finding out this newer one is a tad cooler. Other than those two minor details, this newer model looks to be a nice improvement internally from my older gma950.
Leopard is a nice upgrade from Tiger, and i've not yet dived into it fully. I've heard Snow Leopard will be
coming out soon and will take full advantage of the 64 bit core 2 duo chipset as it will be 64 bit OS X.
(google apple os x snow leopard and read more yourself). For now, Leopard will prove to keep me busy.
I plan to add 2 X 2gb sticks ram to this macbook, and as i've done it on my old one(upgrading from 1 to 2),
it really IS easy! (try third party ram and save money, check reviews here on amazon), but even with the 2gb
this new macbook runs fast as is!
About people who might have a problem with sharper edges around touch-pad. I can't comment on this
as i've hardly ever used touch-pad on my older macbook, as i personally found a mouse to be much more
efficient and user friendly than touch-pad. Try it with a mouse! you may like it too and never go without
one. These days, most mice are sensitive enough to work on just about any surface... my only advice is
make sure to turn off touch-pad should you go the mouse path.
i personally have never looked back at windows once i started using macs many years ago. The OS just feels more solid and user friendly, doesn't crash like my old PC with windows.. nor did i have to run virus software to remove bad data, etc. I just feel safer with OS X. And now with 3rd party programs, u can run windows on
mac if u need to, the best of both worlds. Check out your local apple store to see in person and learn more
about macs to decide. After all, it is a big purchase decision.. but to me personally, an obvious one.
(they hold their resell value nicely too!, should you wanna upgrade to latest macbook someday)
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Will NEVER go back to a PC!
I just recently switched from a HP laptop to a white macbook. I have never liked Macs before because I thought they were "techy", complicated, and everything seemed backward. It did take me about a week to get used to it but I would never go back now. After listening to the Apple guy at best buy's lecture on how great these computers were I never looked back. Sure, they may be more expensive but it's well worth it. The fact that I won't have to worry about the dreaded viruses and spyware hacking my bank account and credit cards was enough for me, but the features of this book far surpass anything a PC has. These boot up so fast in half (or less) the time that it took for my hp. There are a few (small) issues I have with this laptop though. The outside of the book got pretty scratched just after a week or so of not having a cover on it, but I did buy one through apple's website and that took care of that. I missed my right click mouse button so I bought a wireless one for under $30. iWork 09 doesn't come with it and it's a $100 extra dollars. I feel like they should include this program instead of ones not all of us will use like iMovie and Garageband. It has the equivilant of Microsoft office- Powerpoint (keynote) Word (Pages) and Excel (Numbers) with so many more features and templates than the Microsoft version. The customer service at Apple is also excellent, fast, and friendly. They are soooo very knowledgeable and passionate about their product. I hope this review has compelled you to toss your PC (as if the hilarious commercials weren't enough and they're so spot on) and get a Mac.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Bye Microsoft!
This is my first mac, and there'll be more. I love it. It's beautiful, quick and everything you want in any computer. I bought this mac because i don't like microsoft at all, they're really bad and Windows Vista is terrible, really (and i own 2 playstations, hate xbox, by the way). It's not easy to move from a PC to a Mac, but you can read and see tutorials everywhere, and in
[...] you can find more information about how to use the system, the iwork and everything. A product has to fill the expectations, to gain confidence and make everything easier and clear, simple... Apple can do that, microsoft is just money for money and paying for everything. Bye Microsoft, keep your viruses and trojans.
[...] you can find more information about how to use the system, the iwork and everything. A product has to fill the expectations, to gain confidence and make everything easier and clear, simple... Apple can do that, microsoft is just money for money and paying for everything. Bye Microsoft, keep your viruses and trojans.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
A good computer for a good price
In Mac's world everything is good. About the purchase, I feel great because the computer was delivered on time.