ralleria Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 http://www.milic.com/photos/chicago2006/index.html Some photos, the keyboard is completely different. See the glossy display... Added a mirror: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miazmaticdotcom Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Ugh... I always HATED the glossy screens on the Sony Vaio line. This looks exactly like those, down to the keyboard. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Sherman Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 http://www.milic.com/photos/chicago2006/index.html Some photos, the keyboard is completely different. See the glossy display... so you have one of these? How is the new Keyboard, and the glossy display, it is annoying? I dont understand why people would want glossy LCDs... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113758 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralleria Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Sorry, it's not mine...just a photo (not mine) from an apple store Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Se_BBB_e Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 as i saw here, graphics are not so badhttp://support.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/index.htm hmmm 400 MHz core. That's more than my 260 MHz Radeon 9700 in this Dell. Maybe it's underclocked though... But the RAM memory is much slower than real video memory, even 9700's, right? "Up to 224 MB maximum video memory" Does this mean you can hack it some way to get it to use more than 64MB memory? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swad Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 That keyboard looks really interesting! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_hunt Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 How come the american price is starts at $1099 which is equal to £584.23 yet if you buy it in the uk there charging £749 Why is there an extra £164 for buying in the uk? This kinda sucks to be honest, i really want a macbook, and i can afford one. But why should i pay extra because i dont live in the US? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sHARD>> Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 How come the american price is starts at $1099 which is equal to £584.23 yet if you buy it in the uk there charging £749 Why is there an extra £164 for buying in the uk? This kinda sucks to be honest, i really want a macbook, and i can afford one. But why should i pay extra because i dont live in the US? Because everything costs more in the UK? People make more money in the UK. Don't just look at exchange rates. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113803 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOlkeN Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Hi everybody! This is my first post. I think I can bring some light here The difference in price is because US prices on apple's site are without taxes, and I'm almost sure that prices in UK's site include VAT. At least that's the way it is in Spain where I'm from. Saludossss PS: Excuse my poor english. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 The exchange rate is misleading because the dollar is down against the pound and the british site includes 17.5% VAT. I like the glossy displays (i think the purpose is that they are high contrast or something...?) but i really don't like the black macbooks - it looks like someone has painted it in car underseal! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysaor Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Here are some unpacking pics.. White: http://homepage.mac.com/ericfischerstudio/...oAlbum2037.html Black: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pealco/sets/72057594136649292/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboss Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 aaargh.... i really thought that apple would include a better graphics solution in the mb.. granted you dont get a mac to do gaming but a gma is a sorry excuse for a video card. they could have atleast offered a lower end non-intel solution like an x1300 or an x1400 (with hypermemory or regular as options). it looks like a nice laptop and all but not worth the premium you have to pay since its got a pathetic gma.. even the mac mini (ppc) had a better graphics card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113821 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I knew it. I can't wait to get my hands on one of these! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmoframe Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 This release has pleased me. I'm glad I don't have to save £1500 for a macbook pro. £900 is a bit better for a 16 year old. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
offall Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I don't know, am I the only one think that the black ones really looks like a cheap PC?! especially with the plastic material, there is no difference at all Is this PC or mac? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Because everything costs more in the UK? People make more money in the UK. Don't just look at exchange rates. Also remember that the UK price includes VAT, while the US price does not include taxes, which are different in each state. For example, for me in Mississippi, a base model MacBook (the one listed for $1099) comes out to $1175.93 after tax is added. According to XE.com, that comes to 622.70 GBP. Sales tax in Mississippi is only 7% though, compared to your 17.5% VAT. Blame your government for the price difference, not Apple. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113831 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromas Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I'm very disappointed in the glossy LCD, it's a complete deal-breaker for me. I was considering getting one of these at the end of the summer, but I am not interested in the least in a glossy LCD. I wish they would do it like the MacBook Pro, letting you choose anti-glare or glossy. And I agree, the black one doesn't look like a Mac product. But people want it to match their iPods I think it's RIDICULOUS that there's a $150 premium for the black color, though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 even the mac mini (ppc) had a better graphics card. For the last time (hopefully), the video card in the Mac mini was NOT better than the GMA 950. It was not capable of supporting Core Image and Core Video, but the GMA 950 does (hell, even the GMA 900 does). Every game that was playable on the former video card is playable on the new one. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysaor Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Black one looks like a thinkpad, looks kinda cheap to me. White looks so much better, but they are both way too wide. I guess thats why Apple switched to new keyboard with spaced out keys. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedragon1971 Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I like the black one. I used to own a G3 PowerBook, and I'm glad to see a return to black for an Apple, although I do wish they had given the case a little more style to differentiate it from 100 other similar laptops on the market. The old G3 PowerBooks curves were distinctive, and even the original iBooks had some cool lines. This is just blah. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Sherman Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Update #3: 6 hours of battery life. Impressive. where is that info at? If it really is 6 hours, hot dang! Also, any idea if we can give it more than 64MB of RAM for the Video? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboss Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I don't know, am I the only one think that the black ones really looks like a cheap PC?! especially with the plastic material, there is no difference at all Is this PC or mac? while i agree (plastic=cheap pc)... who cares lol? you buy a laptop for power not to deliberate as to whether it is aesthetically pleasing or not... + i doubt whether you can mistake the glowing apple on the top of the chassis for a pc For the last time (hopefully), the video card in the Mac mini was NOT better than the GMA 950. It was not capable of supporting Core Image and Core Video, but the GMA 950 does (hell, even the GMA 900 does). Every game that was playable on the former video card is playable on the new one. just because the card was not capable of supporting qe/ci does not mean that it is worse than the gma. are you going to try and tell me that a GeForce 7300 is better than a 6800 because it supports SM 4.0? the 9200 was reported to be 20% faster in opengl tests than the gma despite having a much slower cpu (the cpu was a bottleneck and not the gpu!!!) if you'd like proof look at this: http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?p=2...d=1#post2899496 Mac mini G4 1.5 GHz: Rendering (1 CPU): 152 C4D: 159 OpenGL SW-L: 414 OpenGL HW-L: 506 OpenGL Speedup: 3.18 Mac mini Core Solo 1.5 GHz: Rendering (1 CPU): 213 C4D: 259 OpenGL SW-L: 885 OpenGL HW-L: 441 OpenGL Speedup: 3.41 or this: http://everythingapple.blogspot.com/2006/0...ble-opengl.html Mac mini G4 1.5 GHzRendering (Single CPU): 152 Shading (CINEMA 4D): 159 Shading (OpenGL Software Lighting): 414 Shading (OpenGL Hardware Lighting): 506 OpenGL Speedup: 3.18 Mac mini Core Solo 1.5 GHz Rendering (Single CPU): 213 Shading (CINEMA 4D): 259 Shading (OpenGL Software Lighting): 885 Shading (OpenGL Hardware Lighting): 441 OpenGL Speedup: 3.41 if you can see, in terms of hardware rendering w/ opengl, the ppc mini is 20% faster! im sure the core duo t2300 is a faster chip (duh... its 4 years newer) but the gma is a bottleneck. so, as ive stated, qe/ci does not mean it is a better card. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe The Dragon Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Those look very nice - GMA isn't that bad, if you want high end graphics buy a pro. For what your getting they look pretty good value. at the cost of 80 megs of system ram Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azurael Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Apple have really done it this time. They've significantly downgraded the GPU in the process versus both the old iBook and PowerBook 12". They've also lost at least 4 sales amongst people I know as a result, and I'm sure those aren't the only examples. Appls no longer have a suitable midrange notebook product. How much would it have cost just to have something like say an X1300 as an option?! What a waste of a 2GHz Core Duo CPU... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboss Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 Apple have really done it this time. They've significantly downgraded the GPU in the process versus both the old iBook and PowerBook 12". They've also lost at least 4 sales amongst people I know as a result, and I'm sure those aren't the only examples. Appls no longer have a suitable midrange notebook product. How much would it have cost just to have something like say an X1300 as an option?! What a waste of a 2GHz Core Duo CPU... i couldnt say it better.. i know someone who blew 2200 on a dell inspiron 6400 which had a t2500 but he took 533mhz memory (core duo has a 667mhz fsb causing a delay in cycle time) and he grabbed a gma 950 as opposed to an x1400.. what a waste! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17596-apple-releases-macbook-for-just-1099/page/2/#findComment-113852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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