Apple MacBook (aluminium 2008 edition) review

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9.0

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October 19, 2008

Posted by: Aaron804

"Pricey but worth every penny"

What I like:

So simple, and easy to use. Sexiest thing ever. Very bright LED backlit screen. Feels very strong, no flex at all.

What I don't like:

gets a bit too warm sometimes. £££!!!. Can get so much more, so much less with other makers.

Review:

Now i know that is Macbook was met by a lukewarm reception by the masses when this notebook was released this past Tuesday, most damning the price of this machine, and with reason. This is probably the most over-priced laptop on the market, but is it worth it?? You can bet your bottom dollar (pound with us in the UK) that it is. And when you buy the Macbook, you probably will reach ur bottom dollar....i can promise you that!!
First off, the Macbook feels great, the aluminium body nearly feels bullet proof, it is so strong. Lift it up with one hand, and the bottom corner.....and no flex at all. The screen is very thin due to the LED backlit screen, and it is also very bright. When watching vids, the quality is very good (straight on), viewing angles, along with most laptops is quite poor. I was a previous Windows user, and finding the mew OS very easy to use...everything jus makes sense. Now the bad...Specs r terrible when u look at the price. for £950, u get a 2.0GHz processor, 2GB ram 160GB hard drive,, WTF, for this money i would expect 2.4-2.6GHz processor, 4GB RAM and a 250+GB hard drive. You can get this with dell, and a lot of other laptop brands, your not getting this with apple. Though i say this, the macbook kills most processes with ease, i've only used it for a week, but even with itunes, and quicktime player on, i have still yet to encounter an application that takes more then 5 secs to load. My final words would be, best laptop on the market, if you don't agree, you have to admit its a sexy beast. but way over priced.