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PC Hardware Apple MacBook MB158LL/B 13.3-inch Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 8x Super Drive) Black

Domain Name Com's - PC Hardware : Apple MacBook MB158LL/B 13.3-inch Laptop (2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, 8x Super Drive) Black

Rating:

- Fun at first, less fun after a couple of months
This is my first Mac and I was very exited to switch after giving back my company-provided Dell laptop. The Mac definitely win in 'sex appeal' and the graphics details are great. Now that I've had it for two months though, I miss my Windows XP based machine. Not that I would necessarily recommend against it but for me, I think the downsides slightly outweigh the upsides.

A couple of selected downsides:
- OSX Leopard & applications feel sluggish on this 2.2GHz dual-core machine vs. a 1GHz single core Windows XP machine (Dell D600). Not sure why, but I expected it to be FAST and it actually feels slower.
- Safari is a good browser but mail/calendar aren't as good as Microsoft Outlook. For instance, this laptop has a 13x9 screen but the Mail app requires the mail list to be above the reading pane instead of beside in a 3rd column, so the screen feels very squashed. It's a minor annoyance but it doesn't offset it with any advantages.
- Microsoft office isn't as good as on Windows, buggier. For many of you this may not be an issue, but I need Word and Excel to work w/ others -- they are the de-facto standard for good or bad.
- Mini-DVI video output is a pain if you want to use an external display, such as a projector. I either have to carry yet another item in my backpack to display to VGA or I get stuck with "sorry, I can't hook up to the projector." Again, for many this isn't a problem but I run into all the time when working w/ people.

These are annoyances rather than problems. I certainly like the battery life and the display is beautiful but, honestly, I am looking at wiping the disk and installing Windows XP instead...

Rating:

- exellent lap top computer
I am very impressed with this computer. it is quick and easy to work with. I like the white color of the computer it is impressive........

Rating:

- 1st MAC experience
This is the first time I have owned a MAC. Actually it is my wife's, I'm stuck with a windows laptop. I come up with every excuse to use the new MAC though. MACs are the best, no doubt about it. I will be getting a MAC desktop with my tax kickback this year...and I can't wait.

Rating:

- Over promises and under delivers
After years of being a Windows user, I was ready for a change. I was fed up with constant crashes (probably didn't help that I was running Windows ME), viruses, Microsoft always adding new features without really fixing core problems, etc so after reading so much about Apple products I decided to switch. First, the good:

- My Mac (running on the latest Leopard OS) has a few pretty cool features. Time machine (back up software for ALL your stuff on the Mac) seems pretty good (I've seen the demo but have never used it yet since you need an external hard drive)

- Spaces, that lets you divide your screen (specially useful if you are running lots of programs at the same time)

- Much less "malware", no viruses, far less "pop up" stuff or programs being installed without you knowing

- And being a novice user, that is pretty much it for now.

Now for the bad:

- First, you can buy much more with the same money if you decide to go with a Windows-based system. Macs are pricey

- Despite what you have heard on the news, Macs DO crash. In fact, my computer crashed TWO times just when I was thinking about writing a review

- If you are a MS Money software user (there's no Money for Macs) you will need to switch to Quicken. Listen to all the people in the forums and think twice about doing it. The switch was a NIGHTMARE. I probably spend 24 hours in a 3-week period to switch. Although this is not Apple's fault (Quicken is published by Intuit, which has nothing to do with Apple), the fact that there are far less programs for Apple than for Windows is a big issue

- You can't ready AVI (a movie format) files without a converter (you will need to pay for it to get a full version). I want to say there are at least a couple more movie formats that the Mac can't read

- The right click feature on the mouse pad is not straightforward. I recommend that you buy a mouse and program it to work with right click

- If you are subscribed to NetFlix you CAN'T yet (March 2008) watch movies on your Mac (has to do with Apple's Digital Rights Management software)

- Although there is a Mac version of Microsoft's Messenger, it does NOT support video. So if you want to have a video chat with a Windows' user, you will need to use either AOL's instant messaging program or Skype (video sessions between Mac users work very well in Apple's "ichat")

- Numbers, Apple's equivalent of Microsoft's Excel is a joke if you want to use it extensively. Numbers lacks many of Excel's advanced features

Overall, I am very disappointed with Apple. I was expecting almost a flawless experience, but even the basics sometimes are not covered (for example, the fact that my Mac crashes A LOT).

Rating:

- Excellent Quality
Although I knew that a new MacBook would be announced before it was actually announced, I decided to buy this old MacBook.
It is because that newly introduced products usually have some quality issues. Although the current revision would not have such problems which existed in the early MacBooks, I wanted to be safer.
At first, this MacBook has some high-frequency noise. But now it doesn't have the noise any more.
I like the quality of this product. Also, it is almost identical to the MacBook pros, except for the CPU speed and GPU, and some other small features. It is not too heavy. So, I prefer this MacBook to the Airs and Pros.

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