Member Reviews: Apple MacBook

Some necessary background: I have always been a "PC guy". I need to say that up front. Back in 2007, when I was looking for a replacement for my aging Acer Ferrari 3200 notebook, I went and looked at a MacBook Pro then, and although I thought they were nice, I couldn't pull the trigger on one, considering I was going to pay about $300 or more then I would pay for a similarly configured Dell with my corporate discount. So, I bought a Dell, which I have been very happy with. This year, I decided I needed to broaden my horizions and after seeing the Macworld Keynote and how cool the new iLife looked, I thought I would buy a used mac on ebay and explore MacOSX and add that to...

After reading some reviews on the MacBook I decided that i would do a review since i am a new user. I am a Windows Vista user using an HP DV5000 Laptop and decided on April 2008 to purchase my very first MacBook. I was looking for a smaller laptop that would be easy to take to work and decided that the MacBook was the best choice. I decided on the white macbook with the intel 2.4 GHZ core 2 duo and 2 GB of memory. After bringing it home and running it for the first time setting up OS and the internet i was very pleased by how easy it was to set it up. Now being new to Macs i am very happy how easy it is to use this computer and have been pleased with it so far. I am still trying to...

The Might MacBook Background: Ok I'll be brutally honest when I first thought of a Mac i thought of the nasty old things we had in elementary school, you know that had the original Oregon trail loaded on them. But after having a desktop replacement laptop for a good 3 years I was ready for a change. I needed something I could take to college classes for the day and not die on me half way through the day. A few friends had switched over and raved about their Macs so I figured what the heck it fit almost all the specs i needed it to and was pretty cheap to boot. So I went to the local apple store and walked about with the mid range MacBook, a extra battery, and the Apple care...

Noticed there were no MacBook reviews posted yet, so thought I'd do a write-up on mine. I'll post some better pictures when I get some time. Specs: Stock 1.83 GHz CoreDuo White MacBook, 1280x800 display, integrated Intel 950 graphics, 60GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive with 2 GB RAM (purchased Transcend RAM from Newegg and self-installed). I googled benchmarks comparing the 1.83GHz and 2.0GHz CPUs, and decided the speed differences between the two were negligible for my needs. First Impressions: Great build quality. I like the magnetic closure of the lid with no latch to worry about. The magnetic power adapter connector is also good - have had no problems with it disconnecting too...