MacBook
Author: Rev26 Jun
So, after diving down a few links from Digg today I came across this site - www.appledefects.com. It scared the piss out of me. More specifically the section on MacBooks.
There are plenty of people who are nothing but pleased with their MacBooks. And videos like the one showing off what I intend to do with my MacBook swing me to the other side of the pendulum and make me ecstatic at the thought.
I know that Stacia’s iBook runs pretty hot when plugged in but she doesn’t seem to have to be too concerned with it since it runs great. She has some discoloration on the palm rest. *shrug* I guess it’s good I’m getting the black one. The things that conern me at the expanding batteries and the burning adapters. I’ve heard videos of the “Mooo”. But I hear the firmware update for the MacBook Pro fixed the on/off issues. And honestly, after using some of the old beasts I have and using the MacBooks at the store I can’t believe how quieter and cooler they are. I’ve got an old Toshiba that burns my leg, weighs five tons, and sounds like a jet engine.
I guess… I just don’t want my new MacBook to explode or catch fire. =)
I’m still gonna get one. I’m just gonna return the thing at the first sign of trouble.
Anyone else out there with a Mac Book care to comment on their experience?
4 Responses for "MacBook"
Hi,
Thanks for linking to my blog!
I bought a MacBook (seen here - http://chadwsmith.blogspot.com/2006/06/my-new-macbook.html) and I love it. It can get a little warm, but a I got a $25 USB-powered cooling tray at Walmart, and it’s all good. No discoloration - no mooing - no glitches. I say go for it! MacBooks rule!
Hey,
Yeah I was wandering around youtube looking for videos of the MacBook after I saw the \”Mooing\” video and came across yours.
I read through your site in hopes of seeing how it was going but you didn\’t have too much more about it, if I recall.
Glad to hear things are going well. With the internet it\’s hard to figure out exactly how big issues are. All products have defects but when everyone can collect their list of issues in one site it\’s hard to tell how bad it is relative to every other product. I\’m also leary of rivals *cough*microsoft*cough* *cough*dell*cough* feeding content to sites likes these to make it look worse.
I\’m sure there are some issues though I imagine they\’ll be fixed. The headphone kernel panic was already fixed in the 10.4.7 patch, it appears.
I\’m still on track to get mine. Do you notce much of a battery drain with the coolig lap tray? Which model did you get?
Rev
It’s a Targus Chill mat - http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4216991 - I actually haven’t used it much without being plugged in, so I can’t comment on battery life. But it works very well. It adds bulk to the setup, which is part of the reason I chose the MacBook, but at least I can use it on my lap now. It’s very light, though, and it runs quietly. Plus, it’s pretty cheap.
I’ve added an update about my new MacBook that may answer some of your questions, (although it’s pretty much what I’ve told you here already). But if you want to see my MacBook and that there is no discoloration, here is the link.
http://chadwsmith.blogspot.com/2006/07/macbook-update.html
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