[Browningchris3]

What Do You Think About The MacBook??

[michaelgoonan]

I am responding to this post from one right now, and I LOVE it!

[KellieCM]

I have seen them (oohhh.. shiny) but haven't put my hands on them for any length of time to adequately judge. I have reservations about the glossy screen, but many say that they really like it once they got used to it. Everyone that I know that has one is happy with it.

[tha09shawty]

[quote name='kellie']I have seen them (oohhh.. shiny) but haven't put my hands on them for any length of time to adequately judge. I have reservations about the glossy screen, but many say that they really like it once they got used to it. Everyone that I know that has one is happy with it.You keep sayin that the peeps you know have one and like it. Why don't you ask them to use it so you can test them out? If I knew someone who had somthing that I was interested in I would definatly ask to use it. my answer is I haven't realy used one to judge but one of the teachers at my school has one and it realy pretty and shiny. I think it is a mac book but I'm not sure but it looks like one. hard to tell since all of apple computers look alike.

[michaelgoonan]

Well, there seems to be a defect with them now -- at least judging by recent reviews on Amazon.com -- that they shut off randomly by themselves. Mine has just started doing this now. :rolleyes: Apple doesn't really seem to have any solution and it would really piss me off if I had to pay them to get it fixes. Hopefully they'll make a recall on it.

[KellieCM]

Apple has addressed this, in what is possibly the shortest knowledge base entry ever."If your MacBook is shutting down intermittently, please contact AppleCare for service."I know they have fixed the problem or replaced the machine for many people, including many people at PC World and Macworld.

[michaelgoonan]

I suppose I'll have to contact Applecare again then. It seems to be mainly a problem with hte RAM drivers getting too hot and expanding, and as a result they hit some cord/driver on the inside of the macbook that knocks the power out. :rolleyes:

[Kersen]

[quote name='michaelgoonan']I suppose I'll have to contact Applecare again then. It seems to be mainly a problem with hte RAM drivers getting too hot and expanding, and as a result they hit some cord/driver on the inside of the macbook that knocks the power out. :roll:Ok basically Nothing of what you just said makes sense.. I think what your trying to say is that they over heat and shut down do to improper ventilation. That is the understanding that I hear. they didn't have the issues with the G4 line cause, they were not clocked so High and put out so much heat. Have you ever felt underneath one of those I am not sure how some one can use them on there lap.. I loved the G4 Line quiet energy efficient. I am hoping when they put core 2 duos in them it solves some of the issues.

[michaelgoonan]

[quote name='Kersen']> {quote:title=michaelgoonan wrote:}{quote}I suppose I'll have to contact Applecare again then. It seems to be mainly a problem with hte RAM drivers getting too hot and expanding, and as a result they hit some cord/driver on the inside of the macbook that knocks the power out. :roll:> > > > > > Ok basically Nothing of what you just said makes sense.. I think what your trying to say is that they over heat and shut down do to improper ventilation. That is the understanding that I hear. they didn't have the issues with the G4 line cause, they were not clocked so High and put out so much heat. Have you ever felt underneath one of those I am not sure how some one can use them on there lap.. I loved the G4 Line quiet energy efficient. I am hoping when they put core 2 duos in them it solves some of the issues.No, actually it is about them expanding. I called AppleCare about a week ago, and that's what they told me the problem is. It's wasn't the RAM drivers though, it was heat-sink. See http://en.wikipedia....acBook#Problems"It appears the problem is related to the heat sink expanding and short circuiting a nearby cable. Once these shutdowns begin they may increase in frequency, potentially causing the machine to be unable to turn on."

[davebarnes]

Well, I bought a MacBook with Core 2 Duo on November 8th, the day it was announced.Brought it home and found it to be great.Bumped the memory up to 2GB.Am happy.Sold my iBook to the local used computer store.

[KellieCM]

There are good tutorials, with screenshots at Switch 101 and Mac101.

[sumanthreddy28]

guys,this mail comes from someone who is computer illeterate and yet just waiting to sum up enough money to buy an apple,join the family. i just have one query..if one were to send any files to someone using a windows..would it be east to simply compress the files on the apple system(say photos) and just email them...or would it be a complicated process...also,is there a site where i can a visual rather than a literature simulated demo of what the apple world is all about,about the operating system etc...thanks...hope to get my laptop soon.bye

[davebarnes]

sumanthreddy28,Built into Mac OS X is the ability to create zip files.You right click on a file and then select "Make archive".It is that simple.,dave

[michaelgoonan]

Apple recently sent out an automatic software update that has solved the problem.:D

[tha09shawty]

[quote name='davebarnes']sumanthreddy28,> > > > Built into Mac OS X is the ability to create zip files.> > You right click on a file and then select "Make archive".> > It is that simple.> > > > ,dave i didnt know that macs have right clicks. what do you use to substitute right click wen you have windows on a mac. i've herd somthing about using controll or somthin'.

[Kersen]

from what I understand is you double tap the touch pad with two fingers and it brings up right click or something like that. A friend of mine Bought a mac book about a month ago. I can understand the whole cool factor thing He is around 10 years younger than me.. I often think of switching over cause I am bored with windows I know everthing I wanna know with it.. I figured it may be a enjoyable challenge working with osx.. And trying to find software to replace what I use for windows.. would be nifty I have already started making the switch easier if I decide to get a mac book pro. converted all my Wma's to MP3 using Lame encoder.. switched from Msn money to Quiken and went from MS Office to Open office.. It only took me 4 days to convert 6100 Wma files thats pretty good to me. Now I will have to take a few weeks to re rate them in Itunes..oh well enuf gabbI do have one question though why doesn't macbooks include card readers every single manufacturer has them why not them. I never carry a usb cord with my camera...

[KellieCM]

tha09shawty -- on the laptops (except the really old ones) you can double tap the trackpad for a right click. Otherwise, hold down ctrl and then click, and you will get the "right click" contextual menu. You can also plug in just about any USB mouse (including multi-button mice) into a mac and it will work fine -- no drivers. Kersen -- yeah there is mac equivalent software for just about anything. You didn't even really need to change to open office, as there is MS Office for Mac (which I use all the time). There really is no answer to the card reader question except... because Apple didn't want to. And probably because there are a lot of different types of cards, so it would just be clutter. I have a small USB card reader that I carry with me to transfer photos off my camera.

[Kersen]

[quote name='kellie']tha09shawty -- on the laptops (except the really old ones) you can double tap the trackpad for a right click. Otherwise, hold down ctrl and then click, and you will get the "right click" contextual menu. You can also plug in just about any USB mouse (including multi-button mice) into a mac and it will work fine -- no drivers. > > > > Kersen -- yeah there is mac equivalent software for just about anything. You didn't even really need to change to open office, as there is MS Office for Mac (which I use all the time). > > > > There really is no answer to the card reader question except... because Apple didn't want to. And probably because there are a lot of different types of cards, so it would just be clutter. I have a small USB card reader that I carry with me to transfer photos off my camera.Yeah they have a really nice card reader for the macbook pro it fits snugly in the express slot. I think its a twelve in one reader. I dig the 17' because of the audio sounds alot fuller . I think it has a midrange or a sub built in it. Thats the drag I have with the macbook line the audio isn't very loud at all. My laptop has JBL speakers and with my entire music catalog I treat it like a boom box alot and use it through out the house to listen to music.. Yeah it does't sound like a high end bose system but it works for me after all it's mp3 the fidelity isn't really there with MP3 anyways.. Its more convenience. yeah I am aware of ms office for mac but I think the reason to switch to mac is get away from microsoft. And open office works with Ms office files .. I would like to check out iwork.. but I never see it on any of the macs at the mac store.. I am getting closer to switching.

[KellieCM]

The downside to iWork at this point is that it lacks a spreadsheet application.

[Starka]

I bought a MacBook last November, and it's a piece of garbage. Tech support is a joke, and AppleCare should be called Apple(Don't)Care.I have had a plethora of unrelated problems (back to see the 'geniuses' 7 times) and it still doesn't work worth a tinkers' dam. The machine is completely unreliable. I've concluded that unless one works with graphics arts, a Mac is little more than an overpriced toy. At the end of the day, when I have real work to do, I'll stick with my HP Pavilion.Just my $.02.......