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My day with the new Macbook 2.2

I'll be ordering one of these in the next few days. Can anyone else attest to the new GPU being slower than the gma 950?? I guess you could put it down to new driver issues, but it should be snappier surely?

That said, I'm not at all bothered about 3D performance, just keeping expose etc smooth when using external monitors and lots of windows open. Coverflow etc.

~£760 including 3yr applecare with st00dent discount for the 2.2 Ghz one. Can't knock that.

My current (CD 1.83GHz) macbook is without a doubt the best computer I've ever owned. The new ones can only be a step up - really looking forward to it :D
 
irbdavid said:
I'll be ordering one of these in the next few days. Can anyone else attest to the new GPU being slower than the gma 950?? I guess you could put it down to new driver issues, but it should be snappier surely?

That said, I'm not at all bothered about 3D performance, just keeping expose etc smooth when using external monitors and lots of windows open. Coverflow etc.

~£760 including 3yr applecare with st00dent discount for the 2.2 Ghz one. Can't knock that.

My current (CD 1.83GHz) macbook is without a doubt the best computer I've ever owned. The new ones can only be a step up - really looking forward to it :D
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I dont see that its any slower at all.......this is one quick book happy i didnt buy a 2.16 refurb....very happy!
 
I'm going to buy the macbook soon as well. However, do you really need applecare? It's freaking $450!
 
My 2.2Ghz MacBook arrived Friday morning and I have been using it all weekend. I will have to side with the OP, this thing flies and I only have the stock 1GB. I am not doing anything at this time which would require the extra memory though I would like to eventually upgrade the RAM. As for the operating system, Leopard is better than I thought. I never really got the chance to use Tiger since back in high school we did everything on 10.3 and my iMac runs 10.2 so the leap from 10.3 to 10.5 for me was amazing. I love the keyboard and the trackpad. Built in bluetooth is nice, and I am waiting till we can hook the iPhone with the MacBook via bluetooth and use EDGE anywhere to browse the web on our portables.

Overall, the MacBook is a great system for the price. I have owned a lot of computers in my life and this has got to be the best one I have ever owned. Now I am waiting on the release of a 2.2Ghz Mini, that would be a nice desktop machine.
 
maestro55 said:
My 2.2Ghz MacBook arrived Friday morning and I have been using it all weekend. I will have to side with the OP, this thing flies and I only have the stock 1GB. I am not doing anything at this time which would require the extra memory though I would like to eventually upgrade the RAM. As for the operating system, Leopard is better than I thought. I never really got the chance to use Tiger since back in high school we did everything on 10.3 and my iMac runs 10.2 so the leap from 10.3 to 10.5 for me was amazing. I love the keyboard and the trackpad. Built in bluetooth is nice, and I am waiting till we can hook the iPhone with the MacBook via bluetooth and use EDGE anywhere to browse the web on our portables.

Overall, the MacBook is a great system for the price. I have owned a lot of computers in my life and this has got to be the best one I have ever owned. Now I am waiting on the release of a 2.2Ghz Mini, that would be a nice desktop machine.
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Actually they already have a small application for the iPhone that lets you connect your iPhone via WiFi to your Macbook/PC via AdHoc connection and through a HTTP Proxy to allow you to use your iPhone as a wireless modem on your notebook.. Although at the moment you're just limited to web surfing because of the http proxy, there's talks that they figured out how you could use it as a full blown internet connection (which i'm excited about). I tried the tethering with my iPhone already and it works great.. it's like having a 56k modem for the most part but it gets the job done.

Jay
 
I too had a 2.16 Macbook for a couple weeks before exchanging it for this 2.2 model. To be honest I've been mostly disappointed compared to the 2.16, but I know it is only a temporary thing.

First, the screen looked odd from the moment I turned the computer on. I noticed that the grayish/silver theme of the applications actually looked brownish silver. I went back to the apple store, and luckily a technician was able to use the calibration tool in the system preferences to get the color to look much better (the difference when switching from the default preference to this new one is astounding).

Secondly, the mouse pad drives me nuts. I usually hate the mac laptop trackpads because they seem to be jerky. My 2.16 MB had a great mousepad, but I'm getting used to this one :(

Finally, and most annoyingly, the x3100 drivers are absolutely atrocious. I realize that windows had to deal with the same issue for many months, so it's only a matter of time before this is fixed. But, ANYTHING (games or even applications and leopard effects such as spaces) is somewhat jerky and generally slower than the 950 was in the 2.16 models. It's disappointing because on the 2.16 model, everything was so smooth and responsive. Now, whenever I try to do anything that requires the least bit of gpu use, I get quick stutters and jerky framerates. The most obvious examples are trying to move windows around in parallels and switching between spaces using the overhead view.

But, these things will be fixed with drivers in the future and I'm sure I'll be very happy then that I have the 2.2 instead of the 2.16.
 
mattyh said:
I too had a 2.16 Macbook for a couple weeks before exchanging it for this 2.2 model. To be honest I've been mostly disappointed compared to the 2.16, but I know it is only a temporary thing.

First, the screen looked odd from the moment I turned the computer on. I noticed that the grayish/silver theme of the applications actually looked brownish silver. I went back to the apple store, and luckily a technician was able to use the calibration tool in the system preferences to get the color to look much better (the difference when switching from the default preference to this new one is astounding).

Secondly, the mouse pad drives me nuts. I usually hate the mac laptop trackpads because they seem to be jerky. My 2.16 MB had a great mousepad, but I'm getting used to this one :(

Finally, and most annoyingly, the x3100 drivers are absolutely atrocious. I realize that windows had to deal with the same issue for many months, so it's only a matter of time before this is fixed. But, ANYTHING (games or even applications and leopard effects such as spaces) is somewhat jerky and generally slower than the 950 was in the 2.16 models. It's disappointing because on the 2.16 model, everything was so smooth and responsive. Now, whenever I try to do anything that requires the least bit of gpu use, I get quick stutters and jerky framerates. The most obvious examples are trying to move windows around in parallels and switching between spaces using the overhead view.

But, these things will be fixed with drivers in the future and I'm sure I'll be very happy then that I have the 2.2 instead of the 2.16.
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Although I agree the X3100 drivers are horrible in their current state versus the best GMA950s.. the jerkiness/stuttering you're experiencing isn't related to the X3100 or it's drivers, a lot of MBP users also notice the same problem.. I think it has something to do with Leopard's version of Quartz and should be fixed in the near future via a patch. It's just a programming flaw im sure.

Jay
 
Hey everyone, like many I have been following the Macbook situation for at least 2 months now and this is what I want to do.

I want to order the hi-end white SR Macbook. I'll go stock for now on everything but eventually(probably x-mas time) I will upgrade to 2GB or 4GB and a 250GB hard drive.

It will probably fly for everything I want(Adium,Firefox,MS Office 2004,Photoshop CS2). The thing I'm wondering is---

Can any new SR MB owners tell me how it works with 720p/1080p .mkv H.264 files? Basically how does it play HD movies/shows, particularly in the VLC media player?
 
nice :D

I'm going to be getting a 2.2 macbook in the next week,still debating over whether I should get 4gbs of ram from apple or a third party. (I must be crazy to even think about getting it from apple :D )
 
mattyh said:
I too had a 2.16 Macbook for a couple weeks before exchanging it for this 2.2 model. To be honest I've been mostly disappointed compared to the 2.16, but I know it is only a temporary thing.

First, the screen looked odd from the moment I turned the computer on. I noticed that the grayish/silver theme of the applications actually looked brownish silver. I went back to the apple store, and luckily a technician was able to use the calibration tool in the system preferences to get the color to look much better (the difference when switching from the default preference to this new one is astounding).

Secondly, the mouse pad drives me nuts. I usually hate the mac laptop trackpads because they seem to be jerky. My 2.16 MB had a great mousepad, but I'm getting used to this one :(

Finally, and most annoyingly, the x3100 drivers are absolutely atrocious. I realize that windows had to deal with the same issue for many months, so it's only a matter of time before this is fixed. But, ANYTHING (games or even applications and leopard effects such as spaces) is somewhat jerky and generally slower than the 950 was in the 2.16 models. It's disappointing because on the 2.16 model, everything was so smooth and responsive. Now, whenever I try to do anything that requires the least bit of gpu use, I get quick stutters and jerky framerates. The most obvious examples are trying to move windows around in parallels and switching between spaces using the overhead view.

But, these things will be fixed with drivers in the future and I'm sure I'll be very happy then that I have the 2.2 instead of the 2.16.
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I have no issues in mine at all like you are describing....no jerky stutters.......at all and the mouse is much better on this then my 2.16
 
I just got mine today and I am loving it. Though the guys at the apple store wanted to sell me the 2.16 and didnt even have the tags out for these new ones yet..
 
How many FPS do you think CoD2 can get with the X3100? I've beaten it on the 360 but I would love to beat it on a Macbook. Plus I plan on buying a Nintendo Wiimote and setting up DarwiinRemote so I can play games COD2/Halo and ROM's with the Wiimote.
 
jockmock said:
I'm going to buy the macbook soon as well. However, do you really need applecare? It's freaking $450!
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£47 (~$100) with UK higher education discount. Having said that, there's something about a 3yr parts and labour warranty by default on UK higher ed purchases so I'm told.
 
Nitromaster said:
nice :D

I'm going to be getting a 2.2 macbook in the next week,still debating over whether I should get 4gbs of ram from apple or a third party. (I must be crazy to even think about getting it from apple :D )
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If you're into wasting money, then buy your RAM from Apple. They charge 4x the going rate. You can get 4GB of quality RAM for $199.

You know, that if you are willing to spend $850 on a RAM upgrade, you may as well buy a MB Pro for $1999....
 
Well, i just got an email from Apple telling me my 2.2ghz Black (2gb RAM) laptop had just been dispatched.

It was dispatched on 5/11 but it says it will be delivered on or before the 19th nov......

Bit of a long time dont u think?!? 2 weeks for delivery!?

Or do they say this to cover their backs and should i expect to recieve it in the next few days?

:apple::apple::apple:
 
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