My Apple Macbook laptop is my first mac and has a very special place in my heart. I’ve used it for school, blogging, graphic design jobs, and even just to mess around. Without my Macbook I would have never started r3fresh.com or taught myself the Adobe Creative Suite. Tomorrow I will be receiving a brand new Macbook Pro and my old Macbook will be sold.
Anyone looking to switch to a mac should consider buying a Macbook. It’s one of the cheaper macs, but it will provide the computing power you need for most projects. I’ve had my Macbook for almost two years and it has just now starting to show it’s age especially with pro apps.
The Macbook is smaller than a standard laptop; making it easy to take on long trips or even just a trip to the coffee shop. When I had first gotten my Macbook, I had people asking me what it was and “How could it be so small?.” The white plastic outside was the biggest concern of mine because of fading and dirt, but after two years I’ve had no problems a little Windex can’t fix. The battery life is okay and will allow for a couple hours of online work or music listening.
The Macbook has been an amazing laptop, especially for a student like me. It’s relatively cheap, but has a lot of power inside the box. I’ve made a list below of my favorite and least favorite parts of the Macbook.
The Good:
- Bang for your buck
- Chiclet keyboard takes getting used to, but is better than the regular style
- Large trackpad
- Small size
- Very quick (non-pro apps)
- Easy to add external monitor
- Easy to change out memory
- Mag-safe
- Front Row (w/ remote) makes watching movies and listening to music a theater experience
- High quality overall
The Bad:
- Palm rests tend to get dirty quickly
- Integrated graphic card has trouble running games or flash
- Overheating
- Back-light is touchy, especially on battery power
- Speakers are weak, especially with music

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