New Apple MacBook out

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:20 pm

You should be able to put in any PC25300 memory

Digi V · Post by **Digi V** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:33 pm

macbooks pros have now increased in speed at no addtional cost, macbook pros also come with the widescreen glossy screen option as well.

i love that black!!

sqook · Post by **sqook** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:37 pm

robin wrote:
tomperson wrote:What i don't like is that the discs are rather small (60 and 80) and it comes with little memory. I wonder, can these beasts be upgraded with normal memory? Or do you have to pay for an "apple" memory?

As for colour, i like the white ones, but they have the smallest disc! why?
Upgrade the disk to 120GB

You don't have to buy apple memory. You can get it lots cheaper elsewhere.

Actually, this isn't really true anymore. I did some price comparisons the other day, and the apple memory is more expensive, but by the time you take shipping and other factors into play, you only end up saving like 5-10$.

reptar · Post by **reptar** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:38 pm

I'm thinking about selling my iMac to finance one of these, but I might miss the 20" screen. I wonder how the 1.83GHz duo would compare to a 1.8GHz G5? It might well smoke it...

forgie · Post by **forgie** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:40 pm

Now people can finally STFU about Apple and laptops being expensive.

And you can all be assimilated into the cult of mac! Buuhahahaha! People pay more attention to Steve Jobs' keynote addresses then they do to the US President's State of the Nation address. How amusing.

tomperson · Post by **tomperson** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:41 pm

How much for the extra memory and 120 gb disc? It would come closer to $1700, I think? Then it gets a little bit expensive.

As for portability, do you think this is a better option than the macbook pro?

forgie · Post by **forgie** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:43 pm

sqook wrote: Actually, this isn't really true anymore. I did some price comparisons the other day, and the apple memory is more expensive, but by the time you take shipping and other factors into play, you only end up saving like 5-10$.

In Australia, it's definitely cheaper to DIY. You can get 1gb sticks for under $140. Apple charge what, $260 for each 1G stick? Nothing's changed in this neck of the woods....

Digi V · Post by **Digi V** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:46 pm

tomperson wrote:How much for the extra memory and 120 gb disc? It would come closer to $1700, I think? Then it gets a little bit expensive.

As for portability, do you think this is a better option than the macbook pro?

possibly a little bit better for portabability.

who likes thos glossy screens? personally i'm not a fan of them. they glare too much for my taste.

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:56 pm

Glossy screen on stage doesn't sound good

Digi V · Post by **Digi V** » Tue May 16, 2006 2:57 pm

rbmonosylabik wrote:Glossy screen on stage doesn't sound good

exactly,

these bad boys are also a bit heavier at 5lb.

maxi · Post by **maxi** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:03 pm

just went to the store. they are rocksolid - i was not shure about the case for my regular use, but the appear to be stronger than macbook pro's
they are beautiful machines, only needed to be stuffed with ram as the visuals use a lot

i'm getting one!

sqook · Post by **sqook** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:05 pm

forgie wrote:
sqook wrote: Actually, this isn't really true anymore. I did some price comparisons the other day, and the apple memory is more expensive, but by the time you take shipping and other factors into play, you only end up saving like 5-10$.
In Australia, it's definitely cheaper to DIY. You can get 1gb sticks for under $140. Apple charge what, $260 for each 1G stick? Nothing's changed in this neck of the woods....

Ah, that's right. The same situation exists in Germany, too.... but I just make it a point to buy computer parts whenever I'm in America.

guatamaham · Post by **guatamaham** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:13 pm

what about the video, tho? integrated video sucks in general. won't that chew up a lot of Live's much-needed resources?

tomperson · Post by **tomperson** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:14 pm

On this side of the world we try to do the same, since taxes and shipping take prices to new heights. When a friends go abroad, they always go with a wishlist of other people's needs, hehehehehe.

I will definitely consider this baby. As I said, it may just be the ticket for a cool, sturdy live machine, as well as a (relatively) affordable entrance into the mac world, and see if it delivers what it promises.

Things are getting exciting, and a leveraging in the play field will be better for us, customers, in the long term.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:17 pm

Yeah, the Intel 950 Chipset worries me a bit too.

BTW, the top end Macbooks (not the pros) are the only ones that come in black, and it's more than just the 20 extra GB HD. It also has the faster processor.