HELLO GUYS!! next two weeks i going to buy a new MacBook. So i need some feedbacks from MAC users to advice me on the new macbook.

Macbook is good if ya dun realli intend on gaming... It's good enough for day to day photoshop... doing ur word processing, presentations, surfing the internet, chatting... it's cleaner, sleeker, smoother, and it's efficient.

I like my Macbook a lot.. and it's the old 2.0GHz Core Duo... hrrmmm... what else? Ohhh, if you're making a switch from Windows to Mac OS X, they've got Bootcamp for u to install windows xp/vista, to assist u in the transition...

capability wise, the macbook can do anything other laptops can, and even more... cool stuff which they don't realli mention are like Sudden Motion Centre (shut down HDD, if motion is detected), that cool battery indicator button... and the fact, that it supports digital audio output...

There's so much more.. leave it to the other LYNers to fill it in!

Oh, i'm pretty sure u will buy this... so, welcome to the Mac community!

HAHA thx hellojefro, ur info do helps me a lot.
Since i am not very good in computing all these stuffs, i wanna ask how do we install the windows into a MAC laptop??
and does it bring any side effects?

Windows works well in Mac but not that well. From what I experienced, poor battery life and it runs hot. But dont buy a Mac for Windows. Buy it and enjoy OSX!

ok ermmm so window works well in MAC but not that simultaneous, but can i like install two systems into it??
If i choose to use OS X........ but everything will gonna be new for me...do you think is possible to finish learning the whole OS X in just 2 weeks

Haha.. 2 weeks? You need TWO DAYS! And you will love it!

But not those complicated stuff laaaa...

This post has been edited by civic98: May 17 2007, 10:59 PM

OH YEA GOOD.......i heard that we can install microsoft office into the OS X is that true??

Yea and if I'm not mistaken, you get FREE Microsoft Office for Mac Student & Teacher Edition with your Macbook purchase, from Macstudio that is.

OMG i cant wait to get my self a MACBOOK, it sounds so interesting and fun.
oh ya if i wanna learn how to use OS X, do they provide any tutorials for it?

most Apple Stores have some kinda of Mac classes. But I wouldn't spend money on that, Mac are made for dummies

All you need is a little time, patience and common sense.... Eventually you will get hold of it. Run into any problems? Ask in LYN

You don't really need any tutorials.

I spent 10 years using Windows-based PC's. Last year I started using Macs for video editing (Final Cut is much more efficiently run than Premiere or Vegas ever will be on a PC) - and it took me barely a day (if that) to learn the basics of using the OS.

It's really not hard at all. I think some people have problems because they expect the Mac OS to be hard - when in fact it's too easy to use. Maybe people just naturally want to be tormented (Remember Agent Smith in the Matrix "human beings define their reality through suffering and misery" )

EVERYTHING HE SAID!!!!!!!!

and a few more things

for example, widgets - damn cool.

what i did on Windows, i do on Mac too........well i don't have photoshop la, but at least i have GIMP to work when i need. i use smultron for my php codes.

oh mind you i'm a web designer / php programmer and yes, i'm running PHP / Apache / MySQL on my Macbook. and yup, this is my presentation lappie.

connection to WindowsXP shared folders? no problem!!

i've never bothered bootcamp / WinXP on Macbook. seriously, i wouldn't bother. i bought it to use Mac on it. if i wanted WinXP OS i'll get a Dell or something.

haha i see i see, since you all say is easy then i will go for mac. Oh ya i heard that the Final Cut is almost same like Photoshop, so it will help us in those editing stuffs yea?
Oh ya to ensure something, my cousin who live in had bought a macbook too but he frequently complaint his macbook keep hanging and sometime even the whole thing gone blank, so what's problem with the macbook?? is it safe to buy or .... hope this dont offence anyone coz is the matter about life and death

haha you are right, i shouldnt bother with that windows or whatever.......thx for your advices

I'm quite sure you heard wrong there. Final Cut is for video editing. Aperture offers some support for image editing and work with RAW files.

Check out this page for some basic pointers. Apple also has a quick guide for anyone switching over to OS X.

http://www.apple.com/getamac/

Aperture has the same function as the photoshop?? haha sorry i cant see whats the movie about coz they need quick time 7 and its only supports windows 2000 and XP too bad i am using windows ME

oh YA tomorrow i going to buy macbook does anyone know where to get nice offer at LowYat plaza or any place nearby there??

This post has been edited by Hujan: May 19 2007, 11:45 AM

Aperture is the best tool for editing raw image, more than LightRoom and CS3 and photoshop ...try check some testimonial below .

http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/techniques/aperture/raw.html

Oo i see i see but do Aperture has the same editing tools as photoshop coz i adapted to photoshop but maybe is the time for me to change

Actually, most people have forgoten on what MacOSX can offer to a new user. iLife is really COOL stuff. One can edit photos, make movies, musics and webs as easy as 1, 2, 3 and it is soooo darn easy that you can event make those Windows user say "aaaaaaah" while viewing of what you can do with those things.

No hassle in learning the curve and the result just like pro...!!!! Dont believe me? Try it out. Once you are macuser, better start believing it as you actually can burst out your inner creativity without doing any arithmatic calculation or at all.

i believe you applemacuser haha thats why i have made the decision to buy MACBOOK. OK now come to the serious part, does anyone of you really happen to meet with problems that occur in macbook?? or maybe uncomman problems that seldom occurs and precautions that i have to take notes.

ermmm, anyone got ideas how much is macbook selling now??? adn where is the place i can get the best offer ???

This post has been edited by Hujan: May 19 2007, 06:31 PM

Maccity is having a clearance for their older macbooks......go get it now if u havent got 1....heheh...