Well I'm wrapping up my 3rd day with my 2.0 GHZ White Macbook so I think it's time for a little review.
This is my second Mac, my first was a loaded 12" PB.
PROS:
Screen- The glossy screen isn't as bad as I thought. There is some eye fatigue, so in a dark room I turn the brightness way down, but the colors are really amazing. Not as much glare as people were complaining about. The 13" is an awesome size. It doesn't sound like a lot, but there is a lot of screen room compared to my 12" PB.
Looks- At first I could not see myself owning one of these. I didn't even like how it looked at the Apple store! After a couple days with it, it's really growing on me. The "iBook" look wares off quickly due to it's rectangular shape. So far, I've taken this thing to class for a day in my bag, and haven't had any problems with scratching or markings. Everyone at school loved it though, and said it looked a lot better than the computer I had Monday (my PB).
Keyboard- Another point I was a little concerned about. However, the key's feel really good! Not as nice as the Powerbook, but really close. Feels better than an iBook and the Apple keyboards. Spacing didn't take long to get used to.
CONS:
Heat- These things get hotttt! Much hotter than my PB, and at some points I have to take it off my lap. I don't think it's enough to send it back to Apple, but it's enough to make my leg sweat after some use.
Plastic casing below keyboard- The soft kinda rubber that is behind the keyboard and trackpads ends about 1 MM too soon. The plastic is pretty rough, and it hurts my wrists after some typing. I gotta keep my wrists higher or use my Macbook lower than me. Not sure what options there are to fix this.
Screen hinge- As a music user, I like to be able to bend the screen back pretty far while I'm standing up to play and looking down at my desk. The Macbook screen only goes back about 2/3 of what the Powerbook does. This is my biggest complaint so far.
That's about all I got for everyone so far. I recommend a fresh install if you get the 60 GB. Skipping the language support and printers really helped me out. I kinda wish they would have came standard with an 80, but maybe I can upgrade that later.
Also, in case anyone is still wondering, in the user's manual it says the ram will only void the warrenty if you damage something while installing.
If anyone has any questions for me let me know! I hope this helps!
Jake
This is my second Mac, my first was a loaded 12" PB.
PROS:
Screen- The glossy screen isn't as bad as I thought. There is some eye fatigue, so in a dark room I turn the brightness way down, but the colors are really amazing. Not as much glare as people were complaining about. The 13" is an awesome size. It doesn't sound like a lot, but there is a lot of screen room compared to my 12" PB.
Looks- At first I could not see myself owning one of these. I didn't even like how it looked at the Apple store! After a couple days with it, it's really growing on me. The "iBook" look wares off quickly due to it's rectangular shape. So far, I've taken this thing to class for a day in my bag, and haven't had any problems with scratching or markings. Everyone at school loved it though, and said it looked a lot better than the computer I had Monday (my PB).
Keyboard- Another point I was a little concerned about. However, the key's feel really good! Not as nice as the Powerbook, but really close. Feels better than an iBook and the Apple keyboards. Spacing didn't take long to get used to.
CONS:
Heat- These things get hotttt! Much hotter than my PB, and at some points I have to take it off my lap. I don't think it's enough to send it back to Apple, but it's enough to make my leg sweat after some use.
Plastic casing below keyboard- The soft kinda rubber that is behind the keyboard and trackpads ends about 1 MM too soon. The plastic is pretty rough, and it hurts my wrists after some typing. I gotta keep my wrists higher or use my Macbook lower than me. Not sure what options there are to fix this.
Screen hinge- As a music user, I like to be able to bend the screen back pretty far while I'm standing up to play and looking down at my desk. The Macbook screen only goes back about 2/3 of what the Powerbook does. This is my biggest complaint so far.
That's about all I got for everyone so far. I recommend a fresh install if you get the 60 GB. Skipping the language support and printers really helped me out. I kinda wish they would have came standard with an 80, but maybe I can upgrade that later.
Also, in case anyone is still wondering, in the user's manual it says the ram will only void the warrenty if you damage something while installing.
If anyone has any questions for me let me know! I hope this helps!
Jake
