The MacBooks are out!

uchuff · 30 May 2006 at 18:32

Same as punky_munky for me 50-80, also the bottom corner gets a bit cosy.

shifty_uk · 30 May 2006 at 19:24

I'm finding it very hard to find software

You can download software very easily for the pc, but when it comes to the mac, everything is so hard to get.

Matt · 30 May 2006 at 19:33

shifty_uk said:
I'm finding it very hard to find software

You can download software very easily for the pc, but when it comes to the mac, everything is so hard to get.

I've found it very easy to find software. What are you looking for?

shifty_uk · 30 May 2006 at 20:08

Well, at the moment, I need photoshop, painter and cinema 4d for mac osx

uchuff · 30 May 2006 at 20:16

There's a demo of CS2, Adobe aren't going universal until CS3 so will be running under Rosetta.

punky_munky · 30 May 2006 at 21:25

Most software can be found at the Apple Store.

http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/ - good for free software and demos.

NickK · 30 May 2006 at 21:26

shifty_uk said:
Well, at the moment, I need photoshop, painter and cinema 4d for mac osx

:shrug:

Seem all available at amazon/google. Unless you ment something different

shifty_uk · 30 May 2006 at 21:39

punky_munky said:
Most software can be found at the Apple Store.

http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/ - good for free software and demos.

Thanks mate, will check it out.

lol @ nickK. Nah, ******* didn't have what i was after

This macbook is extremely warm, and its quite scary lol

Matt · 30 May 2006 at 23:38

I've just done a bit of a battery test, and it's managed 4hrs of just standard use (Word, internet, etc...) with Airport. Which isn't too bad really.

Caged · 31 May 2006 at 00:13

shifty_uk said:
Well, at the moment, I need photoshop, painter and cinema 4d for mac osx

So it's the fault of the Mac platform that you can't pirate software?

shifty_uk · 31 May 2006 at 13:11

Caged said:
So it's the fault of the Mac platform that you can't pirate software?

I didn't actually say that, I would much prefer this mac over any pc.

Was just after some advice...ok?

Has anyone actually took their macbook anywhere?
I'm can't find a store that does cases in the macbooks size, and can't really take it anywhere until I find a case.

spirit · 31 May 2006 at 13:40

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17580520

Matt · 31 May 2006 at 13:46

I'm still very undecided as to what to do about a case too

It's actually really annoying not being able to take it anywhere

Does anyone know how i can get it to boot into OS X as default, instead of XP!?

Steedie · 31 May 2006 at 13:58

go into control panel in XP or system preferences in OS X and choose Disk Startup or something like that, little hard drive icon

and then choose your default operating system

AJUK · 31 May 2006 at 14:16

A few of you mentioned a little problem with overheating on your shiny new Macbooks, I haven't got one yet

, but I was delving around another forum and found this, it may be worth checking.

http://www.macrumors.com/ 3/4 of the way down
http://gertstahl.blogspot.com/2006/05/macbooks-vent-blocked.html

punky_munky · 31 May 2006 at 14:20

There's no problems with it overheating. These chips are designed to run hot, that's all. If it crashes then there is a problem with the Macbook. The heat isn't a problem unless you're naked and have it on your lap.

I think the vent thing is extremely rare.

Caged · 31 May 2006 at 16:24

punky_munky said:
There's no problems with it overheating. These chips are designed to run hot, that's all. If it crashes then there is a problem with the Macbook. The heat isn't a problem unless you're naked and have it on your lap.

I think the vent thing is extremely rare.

The same chips in some Latitude D620s run a lot cooler, the chips aren't designed to run hot, they are designed to not be damaged by high temperatures. This doesn't make 75c idle temps 'normal'.

punky_munky · 31 May 2006 at 16:31

Caged said:
The same chips in some Latitude D620s run a lot cooler, the chips aren't designed to run hot, they are designed to not be damaged by high temperatures. This doesn't make 75c idle temps 'normal'.

So what's the problem with them being a bit hot if it's not crashing?

Caged · 31 May 2006 at 16:47

I never said there was one, it depends if it makes the thing unconfortable to use or not.

Captain-Fungi · 31 May 2006 at 16:50

Caged said:
I never said there was one, it depends if it makes the thing unconfortable to use or not.

Just make sure you dont rest it on big bob and the twins, We dont want a load of infertile Mac users