I always like the clean look of the white. Plus the black is most certainly not worth the $150 premium.
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I like the white and will probably go with that as soon as Apple releases some statement regarding the talk of discoloration. Well hold on, I might be waiting forever then in which case the "child" in me will want instant gratification and I will just order anyway. The black macbooks i see in the stores look oil marked up. Anyone with a black, does cleaning it get rid of the oil marks in the porous surface inside or can you always see the marks?
"I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White
I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Brother
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo"
Sorry, really, I am... but I had to post it. Fortunately I don't remember how the tune goes.
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White
I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Brother
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo"
Sorry, really, I am... but I had to post it. Fortunately I don't remember how the tune goes.
Doctorsti said:
I also noticed that all the black macbooks had lots of oil marks on them. especially on the trackpad area.
LOL... yeah... when I first got my black macbook I was devastated I could see a huge smudge of oil on my trackpad. After a couple days, now it just looks like my trackpad is glossy.
Im not too sure if this is a good thing, that it doesnt bother me anymore, or it is just utterly disgusting. But then again, having a yellow/brown stains on a macbook, is much more disgusting in my opinion. Glad i went black
Im not too sure if this is a good thing, that it doesnt bother me anymore, or it is just utterly disgusting. But then again, having a yellow/brown stains on a macbook, is much more disgusting in my opinion. Glad i went black
Why Black?
Besides Macs you never see pure white laptops. You always see black and silver ones. The black ones get dirty easy anyway. I love my white one. It really satnds out and I like that. I am proud that I have a mac and i like to show it off.
Besides Macs you never see pure white laptops. You always see black and silver ones. The black ones get dirty easy anyway. I love my white one. It really satnds out and I like that. I am proud that I have a mac and i like to show it off.
I got black. The discoloration issues aside, glossy white plastic always tends to show lots of fine scratches. The matte finish (hopefully) will be a little more forgiving. So far, all of the oil marks have wiped off quite easily.
Sure, the white definitely marks you as a Mac aficionado...but so does a glowing Apple logo peering out of a stark black case.
Sure, the white definitely marks you as a Mac aficionado...but so does a glowing Apple logo peering out of a stark black case.
The Lombard and Pismo are, in my little opinion, the pinnacle of the powerbook line. I am typing this on a Lombard which still hums along, can run Photoshop CS (thought not speedily), and has proven to be the toughest computer I've ever used in the face of abuse. It has a special place in my heart. Therefore, there was no choice in this poll for me: Black.
