wanna get casing and keyboard protector for my macbook white but seems like no accessories are available yet. sigh

The new one quite tahan lasak one dont worry. Just stand for a month. i saw a video they even try to put some oil on the white macbook, then put fire on. But the mac is nothing after that. And yea, you need to take care the keyboard well.

This post has been edited by ginolo: Nov 17 2009, 05:07 AM

about that issue, i've been seeing people asking everytime b4 pc fair.
apple won't have any nice promo in pc fair, unless they sell cheap for old stock or they sell same price with some freebies.


correct me if i'm wrong..

screen protedtor - need not. cuz its glass if i'm not wrong, won't get scratched so easily. they provide u the cloth of cuz can use w/o scratches la. if got scratch, why they provide? unless apple got high strategy by....... u scrtach screen - consumer change screen - revenue for apple.

speck-thru satin - i like the purple one, very glam. but i heard some people claiming that open in and out the case with ACTUALLY SCRATCH ur mbp. and or either the case with just crack at the lets there where it holds the mbp.

i not macbook pro owner, but macbook owner. but i believe u wanted the 13.3" one? anyway, it still the same alu body <3

Thanks everyone for the advice.

In this case, I should spend the money to upgrade the RAM and HDD or purchase necessary software. BTW, is iWork enough for all types of document reading or need MS Office for Mac? Price is few hundred differences though.

The reason why I wanted to wait for pc fair is not because of sales for Macbook Pro but the shop will give voucher or free gift sometimes. Since pc fair is just few weeks from now, I should wait and see what they offer

normally Macs got no good offers on PC fairs...most of the time the free stuff are junks anyway.

screen protector is not needed, but a body protector (like speck, invisible shield, or both like me hehe) is a must to prevent awful scratches!

chewlf iwork is good but apart from keynote for presentations, i still prefer word n excel for text editing and spreadsheet. still a long way for iwork. of course this depends on ur needs.

RAM and HDD, well, upgrade if u need more. prices for these stuff will go down, so no point in buying it expensive now if u dont need it

Hi dvlzplayground,

Since you use Speck, can you share with me? Is it really ok to use Speck? Actually I like Speck See-Thru Satin but I also read some review said that the dirt inside the case will scratch the body. Do you take out and clean it once in a while? Need your real experience advice.

Probably I will buy Moshi palmguard to protect the palm rest area from scratching

Thanks.

i miss those days buying other brands notebook, u dun give a flying fark abt protection, no case, no protector, no watsoever.....

Would Apple raise the price if they upgrade the specs? Or do they just raise the specs and maintain the price?

im hoping for a january/feb update so i can wait to buy one.

@defectivelasagna,
Thus far we've seen a drop in prices but that could be due to exchange rates; also, typically the prices are quite the same even with new upgrades.

im using the moshi palmguard as well. highly recommended despite the price hehehe

okay yeah i had some dirt inside that scratched my mbp. i used to take it out n clean inside maybe once a week, but then still got dirt inside n scratched it. also, bcuz of the frequent take out / pasang of the speck, some of the clips broke off . in the end i applied invisible shield, put on the speck n never take it off anymore hehe

How much did you buy the Moshi palmguard? Where did you buy it? I am yet to check out the price. Regarding Speck, I guess I need to think twice since the dirt inside will scratch the body. No point if it will still scratch the body. Maybe invest in better sleeve.

RM140 from garage sales. i think the best way is to get invisible shield la for scratches... if using sleeve can still get scratches when it's not in the sleeve ;p

iWork is usefull. but if u save your work in *.ppt, some of the effects and fonts will be gone.
and if u save ur work from PAGES and wanted to print it out, either save it in pages form *for apple to open* or pdf format *for pc*
cuz if u use pc's MS word to open, it looks abit cuckoo.

my opinion =)

but neways, i still love iwork. i know how to handle it now that i dun need to edit again in ms ppt. (ms word)

Invisible shield is hard to apply. I got BodyGuardz on my iPod Touch. Not really nice after stick. Maybe skill no good.

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Added on November 17, 2009, 3:17 pmIf let say we just want to be able to read those format from Microsoft when ppl sending in email to us, will iWork capable to handle that?


This post has been edited by chewlf: Nov 17 2009, 03:17 PM

sure no problem. but the alignment will diff abit. sometimes i also cannot read. haha. cuz pictures and words all scrambled up together.

yeah really is damn hard...i cant manage to apply it perfectly myself haha. well at least it protects...thats the most important thing

for simple documents, maybe letters etc, the document u make in iWork saved as .doc would appear normally in Office 2007. but for more complex stuff such as reports with lots of formatting and stuff, dont bet on it. not to say iWork...even Office 2008 for Mac sometimes doesnt turn out right in Office 2007. the best way is to use virtualization like parallels desktop or vmware fusion to install windows and Office 2007 on it. thats the only way to be sure.

of course, another way is to save to PDF from iWork...but then people cant edit it (if that's important)

I think iWork will do for me since MS office for Mac also has the flaw. Where do you all get the iWork? I saw Apple store online has selling cheaper if bundle with MacBook purchase. Not sure can get the same discount when buying MacBook pro in retail store.

True about MS Office 2008 for Mac especially Excel. I hate it when it mess up the date format. Thats why everything regarding Office documents, I'll run it in parallels desktop.

Hi! just got a MacbookPro

congratulation! Which spec are you getting?