I’m Considering A Shiny New Apple MacBook
- September 21st, 2007
- About Me, Apple Stuff
When Apple OS X 10.5 comes pre-installed with the shipped MacBooks — Will be the time I will purchase it with the Stony Brook University discount. Under the university discount, I’m able to get it for a small -$100. I hope by the time it, OS X 10.5 comes out pre-installed on MacBooks, the hardware would be upgraded as well. That means increased clock speeds on the Intel Duo Core CPU, more RAM or faster RAM, a larger hard drive and maybe a better integrated graphic chip. Anyhow Apple has always been good at surprises so I will keep my fingers crossed.
I’ve always wanted a Mac but never made that final decision because of software incompatibility issues but new features will make that problem non-existent. Some new features of OS X is the Time Machine feature which is similar to System Restore on Windows but would be much more user friendly. Another new feature would be BootCamp coming out of beta which allows you to install and dual boot with Windows on Intel based Mac’s. Improvements would be done to Spotlight, the system on-the-fly search tool.
This is a chart of improvements that I would like to see in the next MacBook.*
So if you’re ready for a Mac like me, get a discount through someones academic voucher. Save $100 and use it towards more RAM.
* Of course these specifications are just my hopeful predictions. 
September 22nd, 2007 at 8:27 pm
New Rumored Specifications:
MacBook
* Black & Silver aluminum
* Slimmer and lighterthan current model
* Keyboard that resembles Apple’s new desktop keyboards
* New, larger trackpad with “unusual” features
* Prices will be reduced to compete with the PC laptop market
* Biometric fingerprint reader (May be part of the “unusual trackpad” or will be concealed in the aluminum chassis)
* SuperDrive
MacBook Pro
* New design, Black & Silver aluminum
* Lighter than current model
* New style backlit Apple keyboard
* Larger trackpad with “unusual” features
* Improved battery life
* Biometric fingerprint reader (May be part of the “unusual trackpad” or will be concealed in speakers)
* LED in 17 inch screens
* Core 2 Extreme Mobile (X7900) model with 2.8GHz
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600m GT (256mb on lower model 512mb option on higher)
* SuperDrive & Option for Blu-ray (Single layer)
Looks like I’ll be waiting longer than October..
September 24th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
I haven’t been able to convince myself to make the switch over to Mac just yet but more and more of my friends are changing over….hrmm..I may just have to jump on board!
September 29th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Be careful with the Apple MacBook. Something bizarre happened with mine. I bought an Apple Macbook last December. This July it DIED. My entire hard drive just stopped working. Fortunately I was backing up on an external hard drive. Make sure to get the Apple care because Apple replaced the hard drive for free (well, I paid for it through apple care). Good luck!