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Save 58 cents!!!!!oneone111!!!
I followed a google ad link promising a "blow out sale" on the day that the new Mac Books were unveiled (as well as the new $999 price for the low end model). I am truly amazed that I can save a whole 58 cents! I'm practically creaming my jeans! Sadly, the exact same model is now available for nearly $100 less from Apple. Wake up, Amazon! If you've got inventory you want to move, keep up with the latest news and adjust your prices accordingly!

Great computer
I really like my new laptop. Far better than my old PC. Not a big fan of the safari application and i would recommend getting Microsoft Office too.

What is all this talk about a Bad MS Vista?????
I don't know what all this negative talk about Microsoft Vista is.
I bought a laptop with Vista OS, and my wife bought an Apple laptop. After three months I'm enjoying my computer while my wife is cursing the day she bought hers. I have thousands of programs to choose from, and a computer screen that shows my applications from border to border, plus I have had no problems with Vista. My wife can only choose from a hand full of programs and her screen only shows a small application window, the rest of the display is a large tool bar. The only saving grace is this. You can partition the hard drive and loaded Microsoft XP on it. Since I loaded Windows XP on her Apple, she is happier, but she still complains about the high cost of an Apple Microsoft computer.

A few things we don't like about her system is.....the USB ports are so close together only one can be used at a time. When you put in the USB stick for a wireless mouse you cant put in a flash drive unless you force it in at an angle. The screen is small and made smaller when you open an application. No interesting programs available. The super high cost of the computer and Apple accessories.


She paid a ridicules $1300 for a substandard system, while I spent $550 for a system that out performs hers and is funner to use.

Back to the Mac and loving it`
From 1984 to 1998 we were Mac addicts. Then Apple's well publicized problems drove us to Windoze. In June, we purchased a MacBook, and we're thrilled.

I won't do a feature by feature review. Instead, I'll just list some delight factors:

1. Photobooth. Great fun right out of the box.
2. Free video conferencing. Wow! Download Skype, have free video conferences with the built-in camera without even rebooting.
3. iPhoto: I've moved 15,000 photos from various places to this mac. iPhoto makes it easy to browse, print, etc.
4. GarageBand: My 10-year-old daughter figured out how to make slideshows with music. The photos from iPhoto automatically show up as source material. Magical.
5. TimeMachine: Automatic backup. Zero effort, 100% protected.
6. Spore: Thoroughly addictive game. Runs fine on this machine (1GB memory).
7. Watch television. It's finally happened: TV is really available on the internet now (hulu.com). This laptop is wide screen, so you can watch HD content easily.
8. Quicken: Checkbook done right.
9. Wireless networking: I almost forgot to mention that it took only 2 minutes out of the box to get the wireless working. Range is MUCH better than with my Dell laptop on the same network.

All in all, a wonderful experience right out of the box and for four months since.

I like it!!!
I finally decided to buy an Apple computer instead of Windows based PC, since I am tried of hitting "Ctrl-Alt-Del." All the Apple/Mac people that I have talked to have been impressed with their machines. I use my computer for editing two newsletters, and this requires quite a bit of graphics work and formatting. Also, I am a part-time, professor, so I use my computer for preparing for lectures and writing assignments and exams for my students. Therefore, I wanted a machine that was reliable and was portable. I was a bit hesitant about moving into the Mac world, since many of the files that I use Windows programs (MS Word, Powerpoint, and Excel). I have found this machine to be a great machine to use. It is very portable and is very powerful. It allows me to use the Office for Mac package, so I can move files back and forth from PC to my Mac without any trouble. I think the layout and the styling of this machine is very elegant. For the price, it is a very good machine. I am quite happy with my Mac.