I am a 16 year old music enthusiast from London. I enjoy both playing and listening to music, and li...
I am a 16 year old music enthusiast from London. I enjoy both playing and listening to music, and listen to a wide range of genres - from DnB to metal to Mozart.
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Apple have recently released a new model of the extremely popular MacBook, that has sold hundreds of thousands worldwide. The main modifications of this fifth upgrade are the increased RAM (up to 4GB), the larger hard drive of 120GB, and the improved Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
Why Shouldn't I Buy A Cheaper Laptop from DELL? Well, maybe you should - it depends. The entire mac range is in my opinion much better than windows-running laptops for several reasons:
* Firstly, the mac OS is much easier to use than windows - and runs considerably quicker and more smoothly. Gone are the days where your computer takes hours to turn on; the macbook powers up between 15 and 30 seconds. It also comes ready to use straight out of the box. There is loads of extremely useful software already on the laptop that you'd have to buy if you were using Vista. iLife '08 provides you with iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, iWeb & iDVD. You only have to feel the macbook to fall in love with it.
* The macbook is also perfectly sized - with a glossy 13.3 inch screen that does not compromise a pixel of perfect crystalline viewing resolution due to its TFT display. The macbook looks as beautiful as it feels.
* If you're thinking "but what if the mac OS won't support the applications that I need?", then you have nothing to fear. Apple have cunningly included Boot Camp - which is basically Windows XP if you want to use it. But trust me; once you go mac you won't go back.
Okay - So What's the Catch? Well this really depends on you. If you have £700 kicking around somewhere, you really need to buy this product. But the price is an issue for most of us; as a decent Dell will set you back around half the price. However, bearing in mind that the macbook has loads of software, features and a camera already included, the price isn't that out of the ordinary. This mac will last you a lifetime.
Specifications
Storage: * 120GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive; optional 160GB or 250GB 5400-rpm drive * 24x slot-loading Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed; writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed; reads CDs at up to 24x speed; reads DVDs at up to 8x speed
Graphics: * Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory
* 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen TFT display with support for millions of colours
Audio: * Built-in stereo speakers * Built-in omnidirectional microphone * Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack) * Combined optical digital audio output/audio line out (minijack)
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All the little inputs to the macbook
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(+) cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7 (-) few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!
I agree I have just put a review upo echoing the same thing! Not as technical as yours but, I do love it now and would never go back to using a pc! They are a little expencive but they dont crash anywhere as much as pc's do if ever and they allways perform at a speed unlike pc's that slow down over time.
jeaniecz 12.07.2008 00:03
hmm, what do you mean, there's win XP included? I've never use d amac and actually the "what if it wont support my games/programs/applications..." is probably my biggest concern.
Mitsudan 14.06.2008 18:46
A mate of mine has been trying to convert me to using a Mac and he's so full of it that I'm beginning to weaken. Well reviewed again. David
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Advantages: Fresher than WIndows, Easy to use, Good looking, Nice colors, Good Value for money Disadvantages: Keyboard is not very responsive, One botton mouse
doubleheman 22.06.2008 (22.06.2008)
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Review of Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo
Advantages: Stylish & slim design, crisp, clear screen and reliable running Disadvantages: Heavier than some smaller laptops and ideally needs a case to maintain condition
marcberryman 16.06.2008 (16.06.2008)
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Review of Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo
Advantages: They have loads of other products to add and I can use my Iphone to controll the music Disadvantages: A bit on the expencive side but it's worth it in the long run.
Advantages: portable, runs very fast, large storage with TimeMachine application for backing up your work Disadvantages: some problems with using Safari, though this may be due to the wireless network I am using, costs!
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