Apple MacBook Reviews

New experiences

By: Anonymous November 6, 2007

Review:

Well, the first contact i had with an apple machine was on an Apple MacBook. It wasn't mine, but a friend borrowed it to me for a week. I can say the results were outstanding for one like me, who has alway worked with a windows OS. Mac it's a pretty powerful platform, and combined with a respectable processor and the glossy screen it can have incredible results.
I loved the way it renderes colors, it's truly the perfect solution for a digital lifestyle.

Just Love Using this

By: nobledirectory November 6, 2007

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I was previously using Vaio, but when suggested by a friend to use a MacBook, i thought i should use it.
It is just perfect and it more than what i expected. Although many applications fail to open in it as OS is not windows, but there is a solution for that too. You can integrate shared Windows OS i.e. XP or Windows Vista along with Mac OS. The speed is one more big advantage, 10 times faster than the normal Windows laptops.

I was surprised

By: johnl890 November 5, 2007

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Well I would've thought this is just another one of those macs I will probably never use but boy was I wrong.  It runs perfectly and I love it.  I totally recommend this for anyone!

macbook or no macbook

By: felix_de_lille November 5, 2007

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My little sister (17 years) bought one. 

The design of this notebook is better then all laptops i have ever seen (with the logo lighting up).
But you have to be a macosx fan off course. It's not an entertainment laptop to watch movies (the screen is too small) or play games (the video card isn't that good) but it does the job it is meant to do as a macbook and the speed is ok. Batterie life is very very good. Price is 1000 dollars.

My first choice

By: good.things.services November 5, 2007

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I've been using PC's for over 10 years now so along the way I've tried my fair share of laptops.  I've used Macs before (desktop model) and was fairly pleased with the experience.  Even though that was years ago I still tell people how impressed I was with the Mac.

Now I have a Macbook and I wouldn't trade it for anything.  The Macbook should be what other laptop companies look to for inspiration.  It's slim, small, light, has decent battery life, built in wifi, comfortable keyboard and a screen that's easy on the eyes.

My only complaint about this laptop is the speak loudness.  On many things even with the volume all the way up I struggle to hear sometimes.  Often when I'm trying to show off a video or mp3 to friends/family we all have to crowd real close so everyone could hear it.  I'll most likely have to get some sort of external speakers for the extra volume.

This is a great laptop and I highly recommend this laptop to anyone who will listen.

Impressed by the Mac Book

By: admin November 5, 2007

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Ever since ive owned a mac book ive loved it, the design is great, and for the general video editing and work i like to do  it suits my needs.

Ive had no problems with this laptop and i can assure you it was well worth purchasing.

I would recommend the macbook for video editing and graphics mainly :)

Impressed by the Mac Book

By: admin November 5, 2007

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Ever since ive owned a mac book ive loved it, the design is great, and for the general video editing and work i like to do  it suits my needs.

Ive had no problems with this laptop and i can assure you it was well worth purchasing.

I would recommend the macbook for video editing and graphics mainly :)

Macbook - Gotta Love it!

By: Anonymous November 5, 2007

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I love this laptop a lot.

I primarily use this laptop for school.  It's easy to carry around, and it's pretty sleek and well designed.

This laptop comes with Core2Duo, 1gig of ram, and 250gigs for a hard drive.  It's so easy to use, and with a price tag of about 1000 dollars, it's well worth the cost.  The thing that I love most about this laptop is the applications that comes with it.  Apple has award winning applications that they include in this laptop.  I really enjoy using iMovie to make short videos.  It's tools are simple to use, and a first time user can make professional videos with no problem.

Although the screen is only 13.3 inches (small compared to a lot of laptops these days), the display is extremely glossy, and movies and videos play well on it!

The built in wireless is great, it makes it easy to just pick up and go.  I also really like the built in camera.  I hate to go out to buy a webcam that is bad quality.  With the macbook, you don't have to, and the webcam quality is really nice.  I can talk to friends in other countries with ease.

Overall, this is a nice laptop to have for college, and to do work on.  The range of applications is amazing, and the sleek design on the macbook is very well done.  This is a relatively inexpensive laptop for great quality.

MacBook: one sexy, fantastic little machine

By: abiggs September 26, 2007

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I've used Apple computers in the past - notably an old Apple II when I was around eight years old - but was pretty out of the Mac loop until my husband purchased a PowerBook some time ago.  I loved it instantly, and when I went to get a new laptop, I got an iBook.   Fabulous laptop, worked flawlessly (with a small memory upgrade, it was a bit too slow for my tastes) until the day the cat got tangled in the cord and knocked it off the coffee table.

The replacement was the MacBook I'm writing on now - Intel processor, 1GB memory, white, 13".  I will never again have the cat-in-wire problem as well, since the new Mac laptops have a genius magnetic power cord system – a really cool feature.

The MacBook is a really great, versatile machine.  It's speedy, responsive, and fun and easy to use.  When I get on PCs at work I'm always wondering why I can't swing my mouse out to show the dock and see if I have email, swing the mouse up to open up the different windows, and check the weather with one mouse click.  I find it beautiful to look at in design as well as function, and I have no issues with compatibility - I mainly use web browsers (Safari is decent, Firefox runs fine on the Mac), email, word processing (Word for Mac is actually magnitudes *better* than for the PC, I kid you not!), graphics, and watching videos (one complaint is that QuickTime - of all things, an Apple product! - was not properly installed on the computer so I've just put VLC on instead, which works great).  Also, it has GREAT battery life (so long as you don't eat it all up with high CPU-using apps, it'll run for hours and hours without power). 

Only other complaints are minimal things - I did like my 14" laptop, and it's a shame it only comes in 13", though I very much appreciate the sleeker design of this laptop to the iBook - in retrospect a very clunky design with a lot of wasted space, especially in the keyboard area - and the widescreen is very cool.  The white definitely gets somewhat grimy, but not too bad.  The iBook had issues with the letters wearing off the keys, but so far the MacBook is retaining its letters, and it has a nicer keyboard, though nothing compared to the MacBook Pro, which is virtually silent to type on.  It could use to come with a little less stuff packed on it, and I have a couple of issues with where things are located and organized, but as it's customizable I've mainly figured out all the quirks and have things running about how I want them.

Overall?  Really, really fantastic, and I'm only holding off the #10 rating because I've seen the MacBook Pro, and it is definitely a superior machine in a lot of little ways.  However, it's far more expensive, and for your dollar, this MacBook is a very, very good buy.  These laptops turned me into what comes across as an Apple fanatic - honest, I'm not, I'm very unimpressed with the usability of the iPod, for example - but frankly, once you go Mac, you'll never go back.


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