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timhorton · Joined: 07 Dec 2005

What is so good about the macbooks? How much are they? ( general model ) Where is a good place to buy one in korea? What sort of AS comes with it? Does Apple offer good AS in korea?

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mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Follow the crowd.

demaratus · Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 7:46 am Post subject:

I am an apple supporter and thus I have some bias. The best things about macbooks are: Aesthetics (they look great, lightweight), Good componentry (high end intel core 2 duo processors), great battery life, nice keyboards (but crappy mouses), great screens, The best os (imho, leopard is awesome but won't be availible to the mainstream until october, wait for it its great!), the ability to dual boot. Cost varies, in Canada one can purchase a macbook basic model for about $1200 but there is a significant discount for students and teachers (nearly 10% I believe). The negatives are: price (usually more than pc's), some people dont like the os (but boot camp allows windows to be run natively anyways) and warranty (only 90 days phone/one year hardware for all products without applecare).

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

As Mac convert, I can tell you my reasons why I prefer Macs. First of all, the opersting system is much more user friendly, efficient and attractive . I mean, the system is designed to keep you from making mistakes, and the user interface is cool.
The operating system comes with wicked applications like Garageband (to compose music without knowledge of music), iMovie, iPhoto, and of course iTunes.

Also, the security and firewall protection in a Mac is great. If you keep up with all the free software updates, you'll never catch a virus.

Macs can also run Winblows, so you can get your hands on all the software you'll need. Don't forget a virus protection program for Winblows, though.

Also, Applecare is great. Buy it. A friend just had three things go wrong on his 2year old MacBook Pro (including a screen he cracked himself), and they are replacing it with a brand new, fully loaded model.

If you buy one in Korea, get the phone number from the apple website. Call them and order by phone. They will deliver free and give you a 4% discount.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

I personally am not a great fan of Macs. I know all the fanboys will get their undies in a twist but it's overpriced and overhyped.

If you are really into trying out the Mac OS-X get yourself a new laptop and install the hacked version of OSX-86 - see what you think. It's pretty fast but it didn't do anything for me.

I am happy running SuSE 10.2. I may not get all the user friendlieness of the Mac or the simplicity of Windows but the learing curve is enjoyable.

A while back I ran a triple boot - Win, OSX-86, SuSE and I kept going back to SuSE over the others.

I believe there is now a wireless networking work around on OSX-86 as well so that you can get reliable wifi service from most WiFi interfaces.

Don't fall for the hype. Buy something sexy like an X61-T and enjoy yourself.

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

AbbeFaria · Joined: 17 May 2005 Location: Gangnam

faster · Joined: 03 Sep 2006

I like how the power cord is attached magnetically, so if you trip over it it just pops off--no damage done.

richardlang · Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Location: Gangnam

AbbeFaria · Joined: 17 May 2005 Location: Gangnam

the eye · Joined: 29 Jan 2004

Also, i love not having to need any outside ad aware, spyware, and anti virus programs.

as-ian · Joined: 04 Sep 2007 Location: Busan, South Korea

I love my MacBookPro.

Best of both worlds. And with Cidar on the way, there will be no need for Windows.