preslove
Lifer
- Sep 10, 2003
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I bought a refurbed original white macbook with superdrive at the beginning of the semester. It's been awesome so far, except for this one really annoying problem. This config file started balooning to around ~20 gigs one night. I didn't know what was wrong (I just noticed the space available in finder going down), so I had to download a utility to look at the config files, google the problem, then go into terminal to delete the file.
Don Vito Corleone
Elite
- Feb 10, 2000
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I am reviving this thread to post my thoughts on my C2D Macbook, which I bought yesterday. I paid $1,150 AR for a C2D 2.0, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HD, Superdrive (at my local Microcenter).
This thing is really nice! Believe it or not I bought it after having a very bad experience with buying a Thinkpad T60 WS (the unit I got was defective and their tech support was laughably bad). I am really enjoying it. So far I am just running OS X, but will probably eventually set up Boot Camp with Vista or XP Pro.
The Macbook is a very well-equipped, beautifully made laptop for the money. I don't think there is a PC laptop anywhere close in price that provides such a quality feel. It is really nicely designed and everything substantive works well. The screen is very bright - much brighter than my old Dell 600m, which in turn was slightly brighter than the much costlier ThinkPad. The unit is very substantial and solid, with no flex in the screen back or wrist rests. The computer uses a magnetic clasp, so there is no actual clasping hardware to close the screen - really neat (as compared with the TP, which had clasp tabs that felt surprisingly cheap and flimsy). Although there is no right button, you can right-click by clicking on the generously-sized touchpad (which is at least twice as big as the ThinkPad's) with two fingers, and can also scroll by dragging two fingers. They also include a nice built-in camera and an awesome media remote. My only real beefs from a hardware standpoint are that the unit gets somewhat hot (though less so than my 600m), and the edge of the wrist rest is unnecessarily sharp. Also it's slightly annoying not having dedicated PgUp/PgDn/Home/End/Delete keys, and I would rather have the Apple key (which functions like the Control key in most apps) on the far left, where the Function key is located. The keyboard itself looks odd, but works fine for me.
For me OS X is a mixed bag. It is SO elegant, and looks much better than Windows. Its file management is arguably much better (in that programs essentially just use one user-movable file, rather than hundreds of files in various locations), but to some extent giving the user less ability to play with it feels like punishment to this literate Windows user. Still, I look forward to learning more about it, and am not in a rush to put Windows on the computer.
One area where Apple really excels is in creating a really special ownership experience - they really make you feel like you like you are part of the club. The packaging is beautiful, the computer itself is beautiful, and OS X is beautiful, adding up to an out-of-the box experience that is unparalleled in the Windows world. The comparison with the ThinkPad couldn't be more extreme in this respect - obviously that is regarded as a very fine computer, but there's just nothing fun about it, in any way. I know the TP is a business machine, but again I am struck by the disparity in the ownership experience. Also, FWIW, the MacBook actually WORKS out of the box, which is more than I can say for the much more expensive TP.
Anyway, at this point I'm very happy to be a new Mac owner.
This thing is really nice! Believe it or not I bought it after having a very bad experience with buying a Thinkpad T60 WS (the unit I got was defective and their tech support was laughably bad). I am really enjoying it. So far I am just running OS X, but will probably eventually set up Boot Camp with Vista or XP Pro.
The Macbook is a very well-equipped, beautifully made laptop for the money. I don't think there is a PC laptop anywhere close in price that provides such a quality feel. It is really nicely designed and everything substantive works well. The screen is very bright - much brighter than my old Dell 600m, which in turn was slightly brighter than the much costlier ThinkPad. The unit is very substantial and solid, with no flex in the screen back or wrist rests. The computer uses a magnetic clasp, so there is no actual clasping hardware to close the screen - really neat (as compared with the TP, which had clasp tabs that felt surprisingly cheap and flimsy). Although there is no right button, you can right-click by clicking on the generously-sized touchpad (which is at least twice as big as the ThinkPad's) with two fingers, and can also scroll by dragging two fingers. They also include a nice built-in camera and an awesome media remote. My only real beefs from a hardware standpoint are that the unit gets somewhat hot (though less so than my 600m), and the edge of the wrist rest is unnecessarily sharp. Also it's slightly annoying not having dedicated PgUp/PgDn/Home/End/Delete keys, and I would rather have the Apple key (which functions like the Control key in most apps) on the far left, where the Function key is located. The keyboard itself looks odd, but works fine for me.
For me OS X is a mixed bag. It is SO elegant, and looks much better than Windows. Its file management is arguably much better (in that programs essentially just use one user-movable file, rather than hundreds of files in various locations), but to some extent giving the user less ability to play with it feels like punishment to this literate Windows user. Still, I look forward to learning more about it, and am not in a rush to put Windows on the computer.
One area where Apple really excels is in creating a really special ownership experience - they really make you feel like you like you are part of the club. The packaging is beautiful, the computer itself is beautiful, and OS X is beautiful, adding up to an out-of-the box experience that is unparalleled in the Windows world. The comparison with the ThinkPad couldn't be more extreme in this respect - obviously that is regarded as a very fine computer, but there's just nothing fun about it, in any way. I know the TP is a business machine, but again I am struck by the disparity in the ownership experience. Also, FWIW, the MacBook actually WORKS out of the box, which is more than I can say for the much more expensive TP.
Anyway, at this point I'm very happy to be a new Mac owner.
Sold my 15" powerbook for a macbook after my school required windows for online testing. I love the OS, but honestly i preferred my powerbook over the macbook. Its alright, gets the job done, smaller and better battery life than my PB. Did have a few issues w/ unexpected shut downs but apple took care of it. Week after i bought it, a friend of mine bought a tablet and i just fell in love with the concept of a tablet notebook. Had i waited a week, i probably would have gotten one of those instead as it is a pleasure taking notes directly on my Powerpoint lectures for school (that's the only reason). Otherwise, PC's can't compare to the beautiful integration of macs and OSX (don't know if vista will change that...doubt it). Kind of sucks that 3 months after i purchased it they came out iwht the C2D...oh well.
Word of advice...AppleCare is essential
Word of advice...AppleCare is essential
Its a decent laptop, I actually preferred the 12" PowerBook I had before this one. I liked the size. Usually uptime is about month unless I boot to windows or something. Mine is a Core Duo, I've had it since May, it was one of the 1st.
My macbook is my first laptop and I absolutely love it. I was a Windows user for years and years but have tranistioned into OS X pretty easily. LIke someone else said, gaming on the macbook is not great, but it can be done. Some games simply will not run (Lego Star Wars comes to mind since it apparently uses HDR or Bloom Lighting for its effects) But others run very well. Civ 4 for instance runs great on it in Windows, as do of course all kinds of older games. I have not yet had a chance to try out Sims 2 to see if it will work, but it should.
If you are going to get one, make sure you get it with at least 1 GB of RAM, and the DVD Burner. Unless you absolutely know that you arent going to be using the DVD Burner.... I would recommend it.
OS X will take all the RAM that you can throw at it, and generally utilizes it better than windows, but then again, they have have 4-5 product refreshes in the past 5-6 years so they have had time to address this issue. I have not yet heard about whether or not Vista addresses RAM better than XP, but I certainlky hope that it does. So, the point here is... get at least 1 GB, and you should be good. Get 2 GB and you will still be good. Get 16 GB and you will still be good, and be able to access all of it, as opposed to Windows.
I agree with another person's earlier comment that the edge at the bottom of the wristrest is a little harsh, but you get used to it. I really like the keyboard on it, and for some strange reason, can type better in OS X than I can in Windows. The Trackpad is also great on it... freaking humongous! Plus, two finger scrolling is like mana from heaven
If you are going to get one, make sure you get it with at least 1 GB of RAM, and the DVD Burner. Unless you absolutely know that you arent going to be using the DVD Burner.... I would recommend it.
OS X will take all the RAM that you can throw at it, and generally utilizes it better than windows, but then again, they have have 4-5 product refreshes in the past 5-6 years so they have had time to address this issue. I have not yet heard about whether or not Vista addresses RAM better than XP, but I certainlky hope that it does. So, the point here is... get at least 1 GB, and you should be good. Get 2 GB and you will still be good. Get 16 GB and you will still be good, and be able to access all of it, as opposed to Windows.
I agree with another person's earlier comment that the edge at the bottom of the wristrest is a little harsh, but you get used to it. I really like the keyboard on it, and for some strange reason, can type better in OS X than I can in Windows. The Trackpad is also great on it... freaking humongous! Plus, two finger scrolling is like mana from heaven
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