The MacBooks are out!

Founder_film · 16 May 2006 at 14:02

http://www.apple.com/uk/macbook/macbook.html

Quite nice, not sure about the keyboard though. No real suprises with the inclusion of the black one, only its the most expensive.

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 14:14

I'm ordering one within the hour!

Pleasantly suprised by the spec.

AJUK · 16 May 2006 at 14:24

Why did you have to tell me, I'm skint at the moment and really want one now! They are just so cool and the new spec is pretty good.

Mat · 16 May 2006 at 14:36

Not bad at all. Interesting looking keyboard and a nice range of options to change the spec too.

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 14:47

AJUK · 16 May 2006 at 14:53

What spec?

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 14:59

2.0GHz Core Duo
512MB Ram (I will upgrade myself)
60GB Hard Drive
White (I wasn't keen on the black)

£773 with student discount

For £500 more I could have got a Macbook Pro but there don't seem to be a great many benefits.

AJUK · 16 May 2006 at 15:05

^
git

spirit · 16 May 2006 at 15:12

coool, though ill prolly get the 17" pro ?

Founder_film · 16 May 2006 at 15:14

punky_munky said:
2.0GHz Core Duo
512MB Ram (I will upgrade myself)
60GB Hard Drive
White (I wasn't keen on the black)

£773 with student discount

For £500 more I could have got a Macbook Pro but there don't seem to be a great many benefits.

Dude, how much cheaper will doing the RAM upgrade yourself be? The fact that they are doing 2 sticks of 256 (making the 512) means you have to buy two more sticks instead of just adding an extra one like in the iBooks. It will still be cheaper though but not by as much I dont think. You going to the full 2Gb?

And yes not much point in paying for the 15" pro other than the bigger screen and better graphics, nearly the same specs.

Founder_film · 16 May 2006 at 15:14

punky_munky said:

Dude what you running that Acer screen on?? Was thinking of getting one, how does it look when using OS X?

Founder_film · 16 May 2006 at 15:17

Oh one more question Punky_Munky, what Instant Messenger you using?

Al Vallario · 16 May 2006 at 16:27

Waiting for the initial reviews, any possible problems... then I'm buying. Small, stylish, cheap... winner!

/waves the Apple flag high

Dinomania · 16 May 2006 at 16:29

Whoah damn, was hoping that they'd still be selling the iBooks but at a reduced price. Doh

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 16:31

I'm using Adium with a custom theme.

That Acer monitor is running off a Mac Mini through a DVI --> VGA adapter. It's a decent enough picture for the price. It doesn't seem all that much smaller than the 20" Cinema display and for £170 I'm more than happy with my lot.

I haven't looked into the RAM pricing yet. Do you know if the RAM has to be done in pairs? I'll probably go for 2*512MB, 2GB is a bit OTT for my needs.

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 16:32

sara said:
Whoah damn, was hoping that they'd still be selling the iBooks but at a reduced price. Doh

You might still be able to get them on the refurb store.

Founder_film · 16 May 2006 at 16:38

punky_munky said:
I'm using Adium with a custom theme.

That Acer monitor is running off a Mac Mini through a DVI --> VGA adapter. It's a decent enough picture for the price. It doesn't seem all that much smaller than the 20" Cinema display and for £170 I'm more than happy with my lot.

I haven't looked into the RAM pricing yet. Do you know if the RAM has to be done in pairs? I'll probably go for 2*512MB, 2GB is a bit OTT for my needs.

Thanks dude I think I might get two of those monitors for my G5. As for the RAM I am assuming they will have to be pairs as all the upgrades on the Apple site are in pairs (2*512Mb or 2*1Gb). Looks to me like you will be saving about a tenner (excluding delivery) if you order two sticks of 512 from OCUK. But then you can sell the sticks you took out of the MacBook and get some cash back, ace.

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 16:43

Do OcUK sell laptop memory? I can't see any... or is it just regular ddr?

Al Vallario · 16 May 2006 at 17:04

punky_munky said:
Do OcUK sell laptop memory? I can't see any... or is it just regular ddr?

The new MacBook takes the same memory as the MacBook Pro range. The base model is: "512MB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) on two SO-DIMMs"

A 512MB stick will set you back about £50, a 1GB stick about £120. If you're after 2GB you can buy two sticks separately for a total of £240, sell the two 256MB sticks (I assume it's two sticks from the technical specifications) together for about £40 and save £150 over getting the RAM upgrade through Apple

punky_munky · 16 May 2006 at 17:09

I've found

1GB Corsair Value Select, DDR2 SO-DIMM PC5300 (667)

via Froogle for £60. That's stuff I need isn't it? I think I'll get two of 'em