Should i go for the Macbook?

[??ąяяєŗą?]

Hello everyone,
I think it's time i get myselt a new laptop
i've heard lots of complaints about vista so i decided to move to mac, is it a good choice?
These are the specs, how are they compared to other laptops?
Is 1 GB of RAM enough? or should i upgrade to 4 GB ?
Price is BD 595
How's the apple centre here in bahrain? :hmmm:



Product Features
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 4 MB shared L2 Cache
1 GB (two SO-DIMM) 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300); 120 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive; 8x SuperDrive
One FireWire 400, two USB 2.0 ports, DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video (requires adapters, sold separately)
Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet; Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification)4; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy TFT widescreen display, 1280 x 800 resolution; Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard
Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

Hardware Platform: PC
Processor: 2.2 GHz Intel Core Duo
System Bus Speed: 800
Number of Processors: 2
RAM: 1000 MB
RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive

Size: 120 GB
Manufacturer: Portable
Type: Serial ATA
Ports and Connectivity

Modem: None
Power

Rated Charge (normal use): 6 hours

[ED]

its one of the best Laptops, you just need to get used to the MAC OS, other than that its just amazing.


Q have been using them for quite a while, he would tell you wass up.

[??ąяяєŗą?]

yea thats the only thing ... i really want to get used to it + windows XP can be installed on the new macs , so the os won't be a problem ...

is it ok compared to other laptops ?

[ED]

will, mac never gets stuck, never get viruses, longer battery live, adn looks 100 times better than any other laptop, what else do u want.

:P

[Hider]

but I think about the programs ! is the normal programs support the mac ?

[??ąяяєŗą?]

i cant wait to get it !!! the next shipment will arrive after 10 days but they keyboard is arabic / english and has some problems

so i'll wait for enligh only ... which won't be coming till next year :( !!

about the programs , i dont use any , just torrents and ill be getting office for mac , so it wont be a problem to me

[BiGiE]

dude mac is the best go for it and if ur worried u wont get used to it trust me u will and about the programs ur using on windows xp u can install them on ur mac

[Night Crawler]

i cant wait to get it !!! the next shipment will arrive after 10 days but they keyboard is arabic / english and has some problems

so i'll wait for enligh only ... which won't be coming till next year :( !!

about the programs , i dont use any , just torrents and ill be getting office for mac , so it wont be a problem to me
u can't wait for a week?

[??ąяяєŗą?]

next year as in end of JAN / FEB which is a loong time from now

[ZEX]

its one of the best Laptops, you just need to get used to the MAC OS, other than that its just amazing.


Q have been using them for quite a while, he would tell you wass up.
ee walla

the problem in getting used to it are :

-No right click , just think about the diff without it (but they have a good solution for that and mac never gave up and do it like Microsoft :D

-you have to install Open Office instead of Microsoft office (but you can find mac supported microsot office ) , and so on for other programs , you have to download the Mac version

if you want to install Windows , then have it WITh the MAC OS X , so you can use both

and I LOVE MAC , it's a perfect environment except that maybe you'll have some compatibility problems with microsoft applications and files (some but can be solved)

i'd say go for it

[ファルーク]

like SARZ said, i never got viruses, never got stuck or slowed down knock on wood, never formated it, and i do not use windows on it at all, and most ( 95% of programs that r for windows r available for Apple )


about getting used to it: it took me exactly 1 week, its very easy even easier than windows ibwaayed and more fun!

ZEX, about the right click : u have to go to System Preferences to customize the pad for right click/double tapping/scrolling/etc

features like Expose/Spaces/Spotlight are cool stuff too, check em out ( search Wikipedia for full info or Apple.com )

and get one in white, it looks much better than the black one.

the specs u listed r the exact same as the one i have, im using Mac OS X 10.4.11 version at the moment till i switch to Leopard next week, cant wait!!!

[Striker]

Don't get it now. Wait till the end of January, they will be introducing the redesigned Macbooks with Leopard.

Once you go Mac, You'll never go back....

You just need one day fiddling around the system to get to know the laptop more IF not in a couple of hours.

[Ottoman]

I have a crap load of mac experience, Mini mac's, power books (alum and titanium), iMacs, the heavy guns Power Mac with 4 cpu's, hell i've even used Xserve's!

i'm telling ya.. Mac can do everything a windows machine can.. but not vice versa..


Just buy yourself a mighty mouse (apple's own mouse).. it has left and right click and a 360* scroll ball/wheel which is amazing..

as for office.. Microsoft makes Office X for mac.. which has everything u need.. excel,ppt,word,acess,outlook(called entourage in mac)



as for availibility check with iMachines and Apple center both..

personally i'd go with a MacBook Pro myself..

[??ąяяєŗą?]

thanks everyone !!!
the called me today n told me that my mac has arrived !!! i'll go get it tommorow... is their a new design or anything, should i wait for it ??? when will it be released ???

[Racing Replica]

My flat mate has one, and she's really annoying me that its "the best computer" ever made in history!

[Striker]

yea, I told you already there will be a new design released this month and they should debute it in a couple of weeks...Wait for it.

[??ąяяєŗą?]

i couldn't wait for the new design :p
i got it yesterday, so far so good, much better than windows!!!

[Racing Replica]

Yea but finger urself to pay for the softwares since u can NOT download and install free **** :P

[Ottoman]

I used to find pirated stuff actually.. torrents are great..

and u can use SerialBox.. that program is a life saver

[Striker]

You can find softwares for the Mac very easily and you don't REALLY need softwares cuz the new lepoard has everything you need and you get everything you need for free...Even checking if you've got flights in your area etc etc...