Apple updates white MacBook with faster processor and memory

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  • Reply 21 of 77
    daniel bdaniel b Posts: 73member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MacTripper View Post


    The case on the white MacBooks crack and chip.



    A piece near the corner just fell off (no it wasn't dropped) on a brand new machine too.



    My girlfriend isn't too pleased, being it's her first Mac.



    She doesn't like the glossy screen either. (yes I mentioned a anti-glare film, she says it shouldn't be needed on a $1000 machine and why was the matte screens removed?)



    I googled for macbooks crack chip and found it's a widespread problem, but it doesn't seem to be anymore widespread than any other normal defects found with products. But now I'm always on the defensive with her because of this and the glossy screen, having to teach her OS X and all on top of that.



    I'm trying to convince her to take it back to Apple before too much time has passed, but she's stuck depending upon it and can't take the time to travel 300 miles back to the Apple Store.



    Yes I said it could be shipped and all...



    She's stuck on the Stockholm Syndrome effect. This is a sad trend for Apple products.



    Sounds more like the Whining Girlfriend Syndrome.



    Fortunately, it's easy to fix: put her over you knee and spank.
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  • Reply 22 of 77
    teckstudteckstud Posts: 6,476member
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    Originally Posted by Hrvat0022 View Post


    If she doesn't like the glossy because of fear of glare....



    Just pray it's not fear of reflection like that twilight zone episode.
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  • Reply 23 of 77
    macfandavemacfandave Posts: 603member
    And it still has the FireWire port! Yay!



    I hope a previous poster who said the Al MacBooks will be getting their mojo (aka FireWire ports) back is right.



    My daughter is looking to get her very own MacBook soon, and I really think the aluminum ones are better except for that Achilles heel of the absent FW port.



    In any case, if Snow Leopard is going to be released this calendar year, I'm going to make her wait to make her Mac purchase.
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  • Reply 24 of 77
    jeffharrisjeffharris Posts: 916member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    Well it will be great if that rumor is true. What is the probabilty of Apple actually admitting a misatake?



    Apple omitted FireWire 800 from the first MacBook Pro. They put it into the Rev.B MBP!

    Let's hope this is the case with the unibody MacBook.



    I hope they make the MATTE screen option available for ALL their laptops!
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  • Reply 25 of 77
    jeffharrisjeffharris Posts: 916member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    Do teachers get a discount - do they get a free iPod as well?

    Not that I am one, mind you.



    Update- I just read the prior thread and see that they do. Hmmm - who do I know?



    When I go into an Apple Store, I show my faculty ID and get a 10% discount on EVERYTHING. The first time it happened I was stunned. AppleCare and an Airport Extreme were more than 10% off.
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  • Reply 26 of 77
    mactelmactel Posts: 1,275member
    A very modest upgrade, but a welcome one.



    I would believe that Apple loses more money support-wise on the white Macbooks than the aluminum ones. I've had almost every piece of my Macbook replaced excluding the screen and optical drive. Some of the was due to cracks in the plastic. The system board and hard drive are hard to say if they were affected by the frame of the Macbook and would have benefited from the aluminum enclosure.



    The nicest thing about the aluminum body is that it won't crack or get dingy like the white Macbook. Anyone have any similar complaints about the aluminum Macbook?
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  • Reply 27 of 77
    macfandavemacfandave Posts: 603member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    Well it will be great if that rumor is true. What is the probabilty of Apple actually admitting a misatake?



    That concept of how Apple is going to sell its last FireWire-free MacBooks reminds me of that famous John Kerry quote from 1971, "How do you ask a customer to be the las customer to die (i. e., live a FireWire-deprived existence == death) for a mistake?"



    It's amazing how he foresaw the greatest data-transfer protocol EVAR about 25 years early.
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  • Reply 28 of 77
    al_bundyal_bundy Posts: 1,525member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by ivan.rnn01 View Post




    Where's the line "Designed By Apple in California"??







    people still design laptops? i thought the 3-5 Chinese companies that make them just tell you what you're going to get and stamp a brand name on them?



    even with an obsolete ipod it's still the same hardware as a $399 special from one of the brand x makers.
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  • Reply 29 of 77
    charlitunacharlituna Posts: 7,217member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lorre View Post


    I guess this means Alu MacBook updates as soon as next week...



    IF they are, I suspect it will be very minor. and possibly just an announcement that will fall later in the summer with Snow Leopard



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MacTripper View Post


    The case on the white MacBooks crack and chip.



    I was picking up something at a local store and I actually heard a sales person warning a gentleman against the white macbook because he admitted he's rough on his laptops and the white case gets cracks on the seems and sometimes if something heavy gets put on top when its closed it can damage the display screen (which wouldn't be covered by warranty). I was shocked and impressed that the staff would be that candid.



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by rtdunham View Post


    So do students get the rebate AND a reduced price? what's the education price for the $999 MB?



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jeffharris View Post


    When I go into an Apple Store, I show my faculty ID and get a 10% discount on EVERYTHING.



    no you don't. I have 7 educators in my family and there is not a 10% on everything discount. because you don't get anything on non apple items, for example. nothing on even Apple cables and adapters and the computer, ipod etc discounts are not 10%. you get that percent on their consumer software (i think it is higher for the stuff like Final Cut and Logic). but everything else is something else. the white macbook is only $50 off which is only 5%.
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  • Reply 30 of 77
    teckstudteckstud Posts: 6,476member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MacTel View Post


    The nicest thing about the aluminum body is that it won't crack or get dingy like the white Macbook. Anyone have any similar complaints about the aluminum Macbook?



    See for yourself- Go to any Best Buy and look at the dents and noticeable scratches that would barely be visible on white plastics.
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  • Reply 31 of 77
    teckstudteckstud Posts: 6,476member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jeffharris View Post


    Apple omitted FireWire 800 from the first MacBook Pro. They put it into the Rev.B MBP!

    Let's hope this is the case with the unibody MacBook.



    I hope they make the MATTE screen option available for ALL their laptops!



    Agreed- bring back matte and firewire. NOW!!!!
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  • Reply 32 of 77
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    Originally Posted by MacTel View Post


    A very modest upgrade, but a welcome one.



    I would believe that Apple loses more money support-wise on the white Macbooks than the aluminum ones. I've had almost every piece of my Macbook replaced excluding the screen and optical drive. Some of the was due to cracks in the plastic. The system board and hard drive are hard to say if they were affected by the frame of the Macbook and would have benefited from the aluminum enclosure.



    The nicest thing about the aluminum body is that it won't crack or get dingy like the white Macbook. Anyone have any similar complaints about the aluminum Macbook?



    Some people are just rough with their toys. I have a 1 year-old MacBook Pro with glossy screen, heavily used for video editing and software development, taken to lectures weekly as well as back and forth to work. Other than the paint on the display release button, it looks absolutely brand new. I saw someone else's week-old MBP and it looked VERY used.



    Ditto with the fact that my black clamshell cell phone looks brand new after almost 6 years of heavy use.



    Learn to take care of your stuff instead of whining. And just stop it with the matte vs. glossy argument. For color correction that matters, I use a hood and wear black, which is what I do when I'm using an Eizo too. Maybe you should stop using Lustre at Starbucks with sunlight streaming in behind you.
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  • Reply 33 of 77
    teckstudteckstud Posts: 6,476member
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    Originally Posted by MadisonTate View Post


    And just stop it with the matte vs. glossy argument. For color correction that matters, I use a hood and wear black, which is what I do when I'm using an Eizo too. Maybe you should stop using Lustre at Starbucks with sunlight streaming in behind you.



    Do you view the world with glossy inducing glasses?

    Did you grow up reading printed text with a sheet of glass between you and it?
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  • Reply 34 of 77
    jeffharrisjeffharris Posts: 916member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    See for yourself- Go to any Best Buy and look at the dents and noticeable scratches that would barely be visible on white plastics.



    Dents and scratches come from treating your equipment poorly.



    I've owned around 8 PowerBooks and MacBook Pros I use a neoprene sleeve AND put them in padded backpacks for every one I've owned and NEVER had scratches or dents on any of them. This includes carrying them everyday either on the subway or biking in New York City traffic! I've carried them on buses, trains, boats and planes from East Coast to the Rockies, Central America, the Caribbean and across Europe.



    I've seen people who just toss there Macs into a book bag with NO protection at all. I would assume that these are the people who complain the loudest.



    If you take care of your gear, IT WILL LAST.
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  • Reply 35 of 77
    teckstudteckstud Posts: 6,476member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by jeffharris View Post


    Dents and scratches come from treating your equipment poorly.



    I've owned around 8 PowerBooks and MacBook Pros I use a neoprene sleeve AND put them in padded backpacks for every one I've owned and NEVER had scratches or dents on any of them. This includes carrying them everyday either on the subway or biking in New York City traffic! I've carried them on buses, trains, boats and planes from East Coast to the Rockies, Central America, the Caribbean and across Europe.



    I've seen people who just toss there Macs into a book bag with NO protection at all. I would assume that these are the people who complain the loudest.



    If you take care of your gear, IT WILL LAST.



    Ok but how does that explain why plastic doesn't dent?
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  • Reply 36 of 77
    jeffharrisjeffharris Posts: 916member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MadisonTate View Post


    I use a hood and wear black



    Apparently, you're an executioner.

    Axe? Needle? Gas? Rope? or Rifle?
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  • Reply 37 of 77
    jeffharrisjeffharris Posts: 916member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by teckstud View Post


    Ok but how does that explain why plastic doesn't dent?



    It doesn't.
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  • Reply 38 of 77
    elrothelroth Posts: 1,201member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by al_bundy View Post


    people still design laptops? i thought the 3-5 Chinese companies that make them just tell you what you're going to get and stamp a brand name on them?



    even with an obsolete ipod it's still the same hardware as a $399 special from one of the brand x makers.



    If you really believe that then I'm surprised you can even feed yourself (maybe you can't).
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  • Reply 39 of 77
    hillstoneshillstones Posts: 1,490member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by MacTripper View Post


    The case on the white MacBooks crack and chip.

    A piece near the corner just fell off (no it wasn't dropped) on a brand new machine too.

    My girlfriend isn't too pleased, being it's her first Mac.

    She doesn't like the glossy screen either. (yes I mentioned a anti-glare film, she says it shouldn't be needed on a $1000 machine and why was the matte screens removed?)

    I googled for macbooks crack chip and found it's a widespread problem, but it doesn't seem to be anymore widespread than any other normal defects found with products. But now I'm always on the defensive with her because of this and the glossy screen, having to teach her OS X and all on top of that.

    I'm trying to convince her to take it back to Apple before too much time has passed, but she's stuck depending upon it and can't take the time to travel 300 miles back to the Apple Store.

    Yes I said it could be shipped and all...

    She's stuck on the Stockholm Syndrome effect. This is a sad trend for Apple products.

    My advice, buy the metal case Macbooks. Better the matte screen models unless you like looking at yourself.



    Tell her not to drop it and it won't break. It is not a widespread problem. I have a three year old white MacBook in mint condition, no scratches, no chips. Stop complaining about glossy screens because almost all PC laptops have glossy screens, and have used them much longer than Apple. 300 miles to an Apple Store? Where does she live? Any authorized Apple Service Center will determine if her damaged MacBook is warranty-related. Since she is reluctant to send it to Apple for service, tells me that she dropped it. Pieces don't just fall off. The complaints that you found, are from people that don't know how to take care of things, and try to blame others for their own stupidity. It is a laptop. You can't throw them around like a book.
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  • Reply 39 of 77
    mactrippermactripper Posts: 1,328member
    Typo,



    should have been 2 year old MacBook Pro, not 5 year.



    my bad, thanks for catching it all.



    And yes the piece of the white carbonate just cracked and fell off near the corner of the screen. There is no damage to the corner, like if it was dropped. She is very carefully and uses a carrying case.



    I'm going to get her to try TechRestore, which will replace the glossy for matte in a couple of days. But now of course is the cracked piece, they might not want to be held liable for that. I'm assuming switching the screen for a matte will violate her Applecare/warranty.



    What a hassle. sh*t. :rollseyes:





    By the way Lenovos are matte finish, it's because they took a poll and over 86% of their business customers picked matte finish over glossy.



    http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2006/10/8022.ars





    The problem of course with Apple is the hardware/OS X tie in. You invest thousands of dollars in professional apps and Apple goes on ahead and limits your hardware choices to glossy only options, then only the most expensive versions!



    The 17" MBP matte is a start, but unless all Mac's offer the option of either matte or glossy, it's killing sales. It's also doing damage to people's eyes with eyestrain and muscle fatigue.



    Apple should innovate and make all their screens easily changable (in store, pre-purchase) to either matte or glossy. Films totally suck and trap heat and dirt.



    Problem solved. The leftovers of either screens could be used for repairs.
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