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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
laptop Mac Book 2.4 Mhz white, 2 Dec 2008
I've not had a laptop before and through general talking with friends etc was pointed in the direction of a macbook, with the adage 'once you go mac, there's no turning back'. I have used PC since I was a Kid (30 years ago) and thought of Mac as the realm of purely graffic designers. What a fool I'd been, this is the best piece of kit out there. yes it's got different shortcut keys and the like but when you get into it and then go back to using a PC you realise the mac shortcuts seem to be more logical.
I bought a programme called 'little snitch' (stops any snooping round your computer by naughty people) and upgraded the 2 x 1gb RAMs for 2 x 2gb RAMs for £30.00. other than that, there are no firewalls needed, no debugging progs, no viruses. and is mega quiet, It upgrades itself automatically on the web, has built in wi-fi, blue tooth, web cam, dvd player, iTunes and player, programmes loaded already. if you want to buy just one computer that won't need upgrading this side of five years buy this one. it's top of the range hardware with top of the range software. seems rugged enough, i'm heavy handed and it's still looking brand new six months on. definately the mercedes of the computer world, not an old rusting fiat like PC's that need upgrading every two years cos they're out of date or the software is decrepit.
Does get hot on the left leg after continuous use but have heard of cooling mats that plug into the USB port and pinch the macs power. Oh yes power - lasts about 4 hours after a charge and 1 hour to recharge, useful for on trains in the car etc. Plus the charger is magnetic so if its charging and the dog walks past and get his legs tangled up in it (like the clumsy blighter does) then it just pings out and no damage to unit or it doesn't get pulled onto the floor.
I use mine for my photographs and it rips through them and has bags of memory to utilise. when you're finished just send it to sleep (sweep curser to bottom right of screen) and close the lid, never turn it off - takes too long to reboot and it doesn't like it, there you go. I don't like writing reviews cos I feel that I could/might mislead someone and then cause them unrest, but this really is the dogs bolloXXs. pick one up for less than £900 and your laughing. Hope this helps someone out, cheers Al.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don't hesitate to upgrade!, 28 May 2008
It took some courage to upgrade my G3 Powerbook to the latest with Intel chips and all. I had visions of hours of tedium and frustration transferring files and folders, bullying applications into working and that's not to mention the internet and e-mail settings.
How wrong I was!
Just connect your new and old machine with a Firewire cable, and the first time you turn on your new machine it asks if you want to 'migrate'. You do, you follow the simple online instructions and your new machine imports everything it needs, puts it in the right place and you are completely in business. The experience is really, really, fabulous.
In my case, Microsoft Office was there, and so was all my e-mail: just everything (except a couple of icons in the dock became question marks).
Friends who are more familiar with PCs seem impressed so maybe this is another area where Apple beats the Microsoft competition.
I have heard that it is also possible to migrate wirelessly, but have no experience of that. Oh, and of course it is a fabulous machine--buy the highest spec you can afford.
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37 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not perfect, but I'm converted, 5 Jun 2008
I recently swithced to Mac, here is my review:
Hardware Pros:
nice and shiney
well designed
Big touch pad
Very sharp display
Mains cable can connected/disconnected magneticly
Cons:
Scratches easily
Not that light
White is difficult to maintain (keep hands clean)
Black shows fingerprints
Only 2 USB ports
mains connection can come lose as easily as it was attached if not careful
you get a hot left leg
It get noisy
The CD/DVD drive makes noise when inserting/ejecting and when held to pick laptop up.
Not that comfortable on the wrists (if lazy typer).
4 Hardware Pros
10 Hardware Cons
Software Pros:
Well thought out
Very good pre-installed software
Ready to use as soon as installed (Vista takes ages)
Less worries about viruses etc
Consistent layout
Fairly easy to get used to
Looks professional
No more pop-up from task panel
Cons
Can't customise display much compared to windows, where you can change almost everything.
It only knows 2 mouse buttons, left and right. Use a PC mouse with 3/4+ buttons and it does not compute.
When you click close on a window it does not completly close and I have not worked out how to open up a second window of the same aplication.
Can't use internet explorer for testing webpages unless using windows on parallels.
Can use 4oD anymore unless using windows on parallels.
Mac games are few and can be expensive.
8 Software Pros
6 software cons
12 pros overall
17 Cons overall
I would only recommend it if you are a creative or doing a creative course or career and want it for work not play. Like me.
If you are not really a creative and just use a computer for the net and Gaming get a PC and save your money.
Overall it is very good for the right user.
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