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COMMENTS
I've got one of these
And it's bloody awesome. I was originally looking at the 15" Pro model, but then the 13" came out- more portable, and cheap enough that I could afford to buy an external (22") monitor with the money I saved. So, even better on the desk and even better on the road. Thumbs up.
Also, I bought the base model (2GB RAM, 160GB HDD) then upgraded them to 4GB and 500GB 7200rpm with stuff I bought separately- far, far cheaper and really not very difficult to do once you get the right ruddy screwdriver to get into the thing.
Edward above is right- it comes with a mini Display Port, so you need an adapter to connect to DVI. But the old ones needed a mini-DVI to DVI adapter anyway, I've still never seen a monitor with an actual mini-DVI connection...
Another review...
...based almost exclusively on hardware - the least relevant part of the system. It appears in not falling for Apple's slick marketing, the register has fallen for Microsofts!
McD
Upgrades still overpriced
Apple still ream you if you want to Upgrade the memory or hard drive
A 250 GB hard drive can't be more than £10 more
Luckily these parts are still classed as user upgradable , even though you have to take the whole back off to get at them
@AC 13:51
"..but I can get a laptop from xxxx for £yyyy, with the same hardware.."
Rising to this one. Dell Studio 15, HP Pavilion dv3t and Toshiba Satellite U500 can all be bought cheaper than this, with similar or greater specs. There's even an option to specify a better battery.
In fact, it's hard to find a MacBook or MacBook Pro that competes solely on price and performance. I know, I've been looking.
But that's not the only selling points of the Mac, is it?
And why on earth can't other laptop makers respond?
Thank's, Apple
While I am partial about the built-in battery, the return of FireWire gets this model back into purchase territory. I was mighty miffed that there suddenly was nothing decent to replace the 12" G4 once it bites the dust, and I was not alone. The Macbook is fine if you're on a budget, but if it is your main machine and actually gets handled a lot, you will always appreciate the Pro line.
