the alternative macbook specs thread

[4nr-]

What do you wish your macbook had?
Keep it reasonable, no Ati 1900xt or anything like that

my list:
1. a better gpu, with dedicated ram.
2. Louder speakers
3. a right click button for when im running windows, so i dont have to press 5 buttons when i just want to press one
4. a 7,200 rpm hard drive
5. a regular dvi slot
6. one of those new heatsinks , or the ability to turn off the random shutdowns in energy saver like this:

 

[MIDI_EVIL]

What do you wish your macbook had?
Keep it reasonable, no Ati 1900xt or anything like that

my list:
1. a better gpu, with dedicated ram.
2. Louder speakers
3. a right click button for when im running windows, so i dont have to press 5 buttons when i just want to press one
4. a 7,200 rpm hard drive
5. a regular dvi slot
6. one of those new heatsinks , or the ability to turn off the random shutdowns in energy saver like this:

Excluding the right click button, you should have got a MacBook Pro.

You are clearly not who Apple had in mind with the MacBook.

Rich.

 

[Cybergypsy]

A glowing white light keyboard...

 

[weiss]

dedicated graphics card... the backlit keyboard would be a nice touch, but i can live without it.

RAM and HDD can be upgraded. So the GPU is about *IT*

 

[solvs]

Me too.

Dedicated video in the high end version. That's it. All I want.

 

[4nr-]

Excluding the right click button, you should have got a MacBook Pro.

You are clearly not who Apple had in mind with the MacBook.

Rich.

I must disagree because I don't think anyone can read an apple's mind.

I bought my macbook for its portability, I love it the way it is. I mainly use it for everyday tasks. I game on it maybe 30 mins per week, and the gaming aspect is why I would like some improvements.

 

[jTreu]

maybe the future the MB will get 128 mb dedicated vram when the MBP get 256mb base and 512mb as an option.

 

[memoryleek]

Dedicated graphics memory is my main concern. Also, 1 gig of ram standard would be nice!

 

[nakedguy]

Better quality and louder speakers! That would do it... As for the rest, I think we all got what we paied for.

 

[jamone80]

an alternative spec Apple should have is a stain-resistant case. the white looks great, but the dirty palm-rest is a bummer on the eyes. its the most obvious gripe people have.....Apple's R&D guys have to know about some space-age material they could make the case with...

 

[JAT]

Louder speakers. They are probably set low in hardware somehow, it may not need better speakers at all.

If it had the speakers, a matte screen and lighted keyboard, I'd probably find a way to use the MB instead of the Pro. As it is, I'm waiting for them to add a couple things to the Pro, anyway.