Apple MacBook MB402LL/A

Customer Reviews:

My MacBook turned out to be a LEMON!! [Posted on 2008-05-01]
I am an IT product manager for a large nationwide AV technology company. I specify and recommend IT products to our many locations. I will no longer recommend Apple products based on my own personal experience. This laptop has given me nothing but issues over the time I had it. I won't go over the minute details, but basically it was in for repairs at least 5-6 times to replace the battery, hard drive, random reboot, discoloration on the plastic, SuperDrive, etc.

The last issue I had was just this week. The screen began to flicker constantly and I was about to take it to my local Apple store when my wife accidently spilled water on the keyboard. As I said before, the logic board (motherboard) was already defective before the spillage. Because of the water damage, even though I have AppleCare, the repair is not covered--Apple wants close to $1000 for parts/labor to repair a system that at this point, it's not even worth that anymore. I was insulted when the suggestion was made.

I have always been a big Apple fan for many years and own many of their products. I have bought and recommended Power Macs G4/G5, MacBooks/Pro, iMacs, CinemaDisplays, MacPros, etc. Many of our locations complain about the premium price that our company pays for an Apple product as opposed to a Dell system. After the way I've been treated, I no longer feel that the premimum price for a Mac system is worth it.

From the days of olde, MacBook iz me! Buy It! [Posted on 2008-05-04]
Okay, I'm an old MacFart.I was one of those who was wowed by Apple going to Intel, now that I have one WOW f*in Wow! Grey in whiskers, and still clear on the amazement of the release of Mac OS 7 (!) I have a G3/333 PowerBook that runs fine - no one needs to sell me on the eternal Mac, I know. The only way to kill a Mac is to give to a moron - this we know. I usually have 3 to 5 computers and this MacBook just puts all of them in the toilet. Its small, way smaller than any of my iBooks. The screen just kills any of my desktops - I didn't expect any laptop to have this great of graphics. And did I say its fast, oh no it went so fast I didn't even get that typed in. Fas-f'in-fast! I felt betrayed and horrified - Intel??? After all those years of lambasting anything Intel to be put in the s**ter of Intel by Apple?
Put it all behind you and get one, you'll never be the same - in a Very Good Way. Its like the shift from 680x0 to PPC, seemed big but its so wonderfully so you'll never look back. I'll still keep my OS 8 machine for the OLD stuff but hey this Core2Duo is insane fast!
You don't have one yet?
Get one to read this and then another to read your review - and then you'll have to get another for your hunny - I wonder - are they cheaper by the dozen?

Just South of Absolute Perfection [Posted on 2008-05-05]
It really is hard to rate this laptop as anything but perfect. It rightly deserves the 5 stars I'm giving it, but those 5 stars come with a few caveats.

To be completely honest, however, let me be clear: I am totally in love with my Macbook. It's just the right size to take virtually everywhere with me. It's significantly more powerful than the Dell desktop that it replaced. It attracts attention, when you whip a Macbook out, people pay attention.

This computer is perfect for everything that I do on it. It's comfortable for a few hours of internet browsing, or typing a report or blog post. Leopard's features are proving more and more useful by the day. iMovie is vastly superior to anything I've used in Windows, and there really is no substitute fo r Garageband. Time Machine might be one of the coolest features any operating system has come out with in a decade or more, and it really makes the essential task of backups a non-issue. I don't use Microsoft Office, but it's right there as an option if you need it.

The standard 2 GBs of RAM and the 2.4 GHz processor really make this system shine. I regularly use Photoshop CS3 and it handles the program like a champ. I loaded Windows XP up using Boot Camp and, frankly, I've never seen it running better. World of Warcraft runs great, even on it's integrated graphics...

But there is one of my sticking points. I would've gladly shelled out another $200 to Apple to have an even mid-level graphics card in the system. I love the 13.1" screen and the overall small form factor of the Macbook, but it really looks like I'll have to swallow the extra 2" and get a Macbook Pro at one point or another.

It's not a huge issue, as I have no problem at all plugging my camera's USB cable in, but an SD card reader seems like an obvious option that's been overlooked. It could easily be placed on either side of the system without messing too much with the sleekness. Another USB port or two, or perhaps an ExpressCard slot would've been nice as well, or at least a cellular internet option...

It's hard to nitpick a computer quite as good as this though. For every problem that might arise there're a dozen or so good points to counter it. If you're in the market and are looking for a Macbook, by all means buy it and never look back. I did and I've never been happier with a notebook.

First Time Mac User [Posted on 2008-05-05]
So far it is the best operating system I ever used. I am a JEE developer for a long time but worked on windows o/s because that what my employer's pc got. Anyway, the Macbook is really fast and got what I need. Fast wireless performance. Still learing the o/s little by little. I love it.

Great Purchase !!! [Posted on 2008-05-05]
After years and years of having Windows at home, I decided to go with Mac. While I support both platforms at work, I wanted to stop supporting Microsoft at home, and turn my attention to Apple.

While no OS is perfect, Leopard has been easy, fun, and it has not crashed on me yet! :) The macbook itself feels solid, and is relatively small and not heavy at all!

To show off to my wife and kids, the day we got it, within 10 minutes of receiving it, I had the movie Cars up and playing. It was incredible compared to what I had to do previously with my Windows computers.

After 2 weeks of daily internet browsing, I started thinking about spyware (don't we all?). Curious, I researched spyware with Macs. Found a little program to scan, and only found 7 tracking cookies (most of them from google and harmless) and NO Spyware! I could not believe it! Oh, and forget about defrag. No need to worry about that on a Mac.

I believe Apple has gained yet another supporter.

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