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Apple Releases Minor Update to White MacBook
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I do. It would make sense. I don't think this will be the only surprise coming though. I'll be jazzed if they announce a Netbook as "One More Thing".
I think so ... but they could have also done something to the batteries.
No, the only thing about Apple that's cheap is the smack talk around here.
I love the Unibody design, and think highly of Cupertino and the design team at Apple for it - but the design can't fully justify the largest margins in the industry. They can and should be trimmed a bit.
That depends on what value you place on excellent engineering, longevity of hardware, good sell-on fees, intuitive OS, etc. All qualities Apple is renowned for.
That said, I'll not buy any laptop with glossy screens - no reflection on the product, only a personal preference.Ahem, you're not wasting $1,000 if you specifically want a PC. There is much more value in the Windows world.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220521
And I know you're going to bring up the "it still uses Windows" argument, but with Windows 7 coming out your point is moot. This MacBook I own is looking more lame each and every day. Good thing these have great resell value.
This is a much better bang for the buck:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147985
After rebate, it's the same price as the Unibody Macbook, and you're getting a Quad-Core laptop CPU, 4GB ram (upgradable to 8GB for $300), ATI 4650 GPU with 1GB of dedicated video ram, and a 500GB hard drive.
That's what i was thinking they would do. They'd have to put a better screen in the Macbook though, but they have the one used in the air.
That depends on what value you place on excellent engineering, longevity of hardware, good sell-on fees, intuitive OS, etc. All qualities Apple is renowned for.
I hate that argument, because in reality, you never know what you're getting hardware-wise. Some people run flawlessly for years and years, and others with the same exact hardware are boggled with issues. You never really know what you are getting, it doesn't matter if it is Windows-based or an Apple product.
Now I'm not saying Macs are amazing value for money or anything but that weighs 7.7 lbs and is 1.7" thick. Hardly a portable machine. There are far better comparisons to make than these two.
That's a nice $699 spec laptop, but I'll still sell lots of them anyway to the "all my cool friends have one" crowd, thanks to Apple marketing and the clever and entertaining Mac ads.
If you're under 14 days you might want to take it back.LOL, and my sister just got her 2.0 GHz model last weekend...
Maybe their next tweak to the white MB will include an OLED panel and a BD drive.
At least they haven't discontinued it. It's good that at least one laptop they make is still made of a durable material. That's a great value.
Great value, until something goes wrong with it under warranty and HP refuses to fix it, dicks you around, fixes it but breaks something else....I wouldnt touch a pc laptop from HP if someone payed me to....
That's a nice $699 spec laptop, but I'll still sell lots of them anyway to the "all my cool friends have one" crowd, thanks to Apple marketing and the clever and entertaining Mac ads.
That's the rub with buying apple stuff. You pay a premium for nifty looking gear (I personally think they are more sturdy), a different OS (one that I really like using better) and iLife. For me, I'm OK with the paying the premium.
Maybe not for munchkins, elves or runway models.
For very portable solutions the netbooks are flying off the shelves. I sell a few dozen a week. One customer dropped by with a big grin on his face and showed me Leopard running on it.
Since selling MacBooks with overclocked processors would set up Apple for massive liability, I would assume it is a different processor.
There is no liability if the machine is setup to handle the overclocking.
I agree if the software and support wasn't enough... i think i'd pay the extra just for the design. I don't think you can beat the look at the moment.
