[cam]

http://apple.com/uk/macbook/ or at the store

really liking the black model, but not sure about the premium on it (an extra £200 for 20gig more hdd space and a black finish).

[gray]

cant be bothered with apple anymore really. you buy a £2k computer on monday and by friday its outdated and worth half what you paid. they're getting carried away with the whole intel thing.

[stickmus]

Espicially seeing as the hard drive upgrade is only £40!

[andrewparker]

Originally Posted by gray

cyou buy a £2k computer on monday and by friday its outdated and worth half what you paid.

Presumably it's different when you buy a PC?

[gray]

no.. i dont buy pcs..

didnt mean to upset you andrew, im sorry

mac is king. mac is king. mac is

[andrewparker]

No, believe it or not I used to have a PC and I seem to remember faster processors coming out every other week, probably the reason Apple was left lagging.

And btw, I'm not offended, I just thought what you said was a bit strange. Computers, whether PC or Mac never hold their value and they're constantly being updated.

I think the black version looks shit btw.

[Andy]

white all the way,
im getting me pap to get me one from the US, i can get the £750 model for £580 that way.

[pgo]

Originally Posted by andrewparker

Computers, whether PC or Mac never hold their value and they're constantly being updated.

I dunno about that. I gave my dad my old Pentium 3 that I built in 1999 through 2000 to give one of his new employees for office type applications and general tasks - works like a charm and it's faster than the Dell he bought just two years ago.

A testament to the benefit of custom built PCs with quality parts and a well maintained installation of Windows XP vs. manufactured PCs from any company.

Anyway, that black MacBook looks mighty slick.

[Limbo]

I prefer white ones - old habits...

never seen this done in Qtime before: http://www.apple.com/macbook/gallery/qtvrblack.html

Clever - but at the same time a bit shit

[Andy]

so is anybody actually going to buy one?

[cam]

never a good idea to buy first generation macs

[Andy]

i can get it £200 cheaper if i buy the first generation. and im proper skint so its gotta be first gen for me

[Stickman]

Smackbooks

[pedge]

I like the black macbook as it reminds me of the old G3 Powerbook. Then again, £200 could get a tin of black spray paint and several crates of beer & spirits...

[Stickman]

Originally Posted by Stickman

Smackbooks

That's a link btw. Damn you, oli.

[ryanarts]

Originally Posted by team-andy

so is anybody actually going to buy one?

I bought one a while ago

I like it! I've not had any problems atall. It runs great, very fast!

People were saying that because it's intel, the software would run slowly on it? Well I've done some pretty heavy stuff in photoshop and all seems to be fine, it even renders models in cinema 4d very fast.

Everything seems fine, and I really like it

[Baramee]

I'm thinking about getting the Mac Book.. curious tho, would like to ask you all some questions on the new Mac Books.
1. can a Graphics card be upgraded on th Mac Book (not Pro)?
2. Will it be durable for use with Graphic work..

THX!

[Transmogrify]

1. No
2. Depends how heavyweight graphics work you're doing

[Baramee]

Nothing too heavy... just light student stuff.
Thanks foe the reply.. Maybe worth a wait for the 64bit Gen 2 u think?

I am a PC user... looking to make that switch..

[Transmogrify]

Depends how urgent a move over to Mac is. If it's urgent, get one now, otherwise wait but like everyone says, you could be waiting for ever for the perfect computer. Soon as these gen 2 machines come out (whenever that might be, if it is indeed true), then rumours of a better machine will soon start to circulate.