Just got myself a 15.4" MacBook Pro. Having been used to Windows, it's going to be a bit tough to make the switch. ><; Glad to see a thread for the MacBook Pro here. : )

misa,
You won't regret ur purchase and u shouldn't find too much difficulties in making the transition. I am btw a new user too! Am still getting used to the trackpad.

Yeah -- I'm trying to get used to not having the right click capability available lol and well, a lot of stuff! I'm going to definitely need help from some of the pro users on this thread. Hope it'll be okay to ask cavemen like questions over here. xD I'm not using the trackpad as of yet as I'm making use of the mighty mouse lol. The mac, well, it's a whole different creature.

haha welcome to mac world.
" an apple a day keeps the blue screen away "
anyway, macbook pro is a fantastic machine. how's the heating issue.. is it that hot? my 12" powerbook previously feels like cooking my lap. i'm happy with 13" macbook but as u know.. limitation with the graphic chipset and ram (compared to macbook pro 3gb max) makes me like want to wack apple for not coming out 13" macbook pro. i need something light n small as i frequently moving n travel.

xD an apple a day keeps the blue screen away. that's a good saying! i love the Mac because i'll never have to deal with virus issues again. well, that's what i heard and i'm hoping that it rings true. much to learn, i have.

with regards to the heating issue, i think the macbook pros are okay. i can leave it on my lap for an hour or two and not have it burn my skin unlike a lot of other laptops. but! i try to use a table as much as possible anyways. i have this problem with the macbook though, when i'm charging the batt, i'm always getting static or electrical spikes when i use it because of the metallic surfaces on the mbp. i don't know if i'm the only one experiencing this. but damn, it's annoying.

i really speechless when i receive my mb in tht way, i look at the service customer and then she smile to me say...
ooh like that ah, must be theyaccidently loh, can't do much

i went like total w t f

a repair for 3 week and this is what i get?

misa : about the eletric spike or shock, try check your power output, the plug there, see if its grounded, and if you're plugging your power from an extension cord, check if the plug of the cord is grounded (3 pin plug). and yes, welcome to the world. dont be like me. i'm so sad :s

This post has been edited by siaukia: Mar 1 2007, 09:21 AM

Which place did you send it siaukia?

mac city amcorp which is famous for their service

the reason i didnt kbkp at the spot, because i'm damn mou loi (speechless) because they act like so innocent and didnt lcly, and i really at that point, even left the place without saying much, i dont know what to say. i wonder why i didnt burst out that time

That place famous with their friendly customer service, right?
So what you want to do now?
I don't think if you go back to their place they will (mengaku) their fault anymore.
And I don't think they'll change your MB to new one.
I send my MB to Axis Computer at S14, PJ,
so far quite satisfy with their service.
I will take this as a lesson.
Actually when I send my MB for service (3 times already!),
I always tell them to take a very good care of it

For what it's worth, people are selling ACPP plans on Ebay starting at US$129 (Macbook) and US$229 (Macbook Pro). I'm buying one, so I'll report and let people know how it goes.

Standard prices are US$250 (RM950) for Macbook and US$349 (RM???) for MBP


This post has been edited by tishaban: Mar 1 2007, 10:41 AM

@misa,
With the Mighty Mouse you probably will end up using the Mighty Mouse more than the trackpad... I put myself through the agony of learning how to use the trackpad (I was never a touch pad user to begin with!) and i THINK i'm getting the hang of it - at least i've less cables to carry

gosh..
MB is that bad ? now this scarry
i've good words for apple product n i hope my macbook will not give me a pain in the a@@ later

How did u get the conclusion that MacBook is bad?
All i will say is 512MB ram is not enough... i am gonna add a stick of 1GB to my MB when i goes to Lowyat in coming weeks...

Fancy looks? Fancy desktop, functionability etc etc ... Mac OS X has it all .. why bother about Vista... lalalala

** still no chance to test out my WIFI .... didn't really bother to go CoffeeBean or Starbuck to try it... hmmmmmm and most of the WIFI router around my area is "secured" ..

Maybe you need to do a little wardriving if you are desperate to test it out , just careful to not stay too long until ppl complain

ed0gawa,
At least u know ur wifi is working Now the only thing I have left to test is the firewire port, and the Express Card slot but how to test these 2 when I don't utilise these... Nmlah, it should work!

i did not conclude say mb is bad. just that i read so many ppl complaining abt it... some with bad flickering lcd screen n etc. hopefully after almost a year they have improve their poduct.

yes 512ram never been enough. even i have 1gig of ram but i think i need another gig.

vista is another copy of macOS X but then again they'll b some debate on it.
anyway, that's depend on the individual.

btw, u could get ur own wireless router to test on

The amount of RAM needed depends on what ur using ur MB/MBP for - it's not a product defect. I've no complains so far - no major problems with my system... thank God

I went to LYP last weekend, the prices of 1GB SO-DIMMs have dropped to the RM235 per piece level. Cheap enough to go for 2GB RAM!!!

Those are not the ori Apple ram arh? What is the speed of the ram?

There's no such thing as ori Apple RAM. Apple uses Hynix and a few other OEM brands but they're basically DDR2-667 RAM.

This was KVR. I've been using them in my Mac Mini, C2D Macbook for some months without problems (although I bought them back when they were RM400 apiece).