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Apple MacBook White 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo/2GB/160/SD/AP/BT | 
 enlarge | Brand: Apple
Category: CE
Buy New: £790.30
New (23) Used (2) from £493.47
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1057
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.1
Dimensions (in): 17.4 x 17.2 x 5.5
MPN: MB403B/A
Model: MB403B/A
UPC: 885909218271
EAN: 0885909218271
ASIN: B00159LRXY
Release Date: March 2, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Operating System - Apple MacOS X 10.5 Leopard | | • | RAM - 2048 MB DDR2 | | • | Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo, clocked at 2.4 GHz | | • | Video Card - Intel GMA X3100 graphics processor with 144MB of DDR2 SDRAM shared with main memory | | • | Monitor - 13.3" TFT screen 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) |
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Product Description
Features: Operating System Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Dimensions325mm x 227mm x 27.4mm (W x D x H) Weight2.3kg Processor2.4 GHz, 64 bit Intel Core 2™ Duo Processor Main Memory2048MB DDRII 667MHz Display13.3" (WXGA+) LCD Hard DriveSATA 160 GB Optical DriveDVD+/-RW Dual Drive Wi-Fi802.11a/b/g BluetoothYes Powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor at speeds up to 2.2GHz, the new MacBook is the fastest ever. The new MacBook now comes standard with 1GB of memory and an even larger hard drive perfect for running more of your favorite applications and storing growing media collections. Its sleek, 2.75cm thin design makes it easy to hit the road thanks to its tough polycarbonate case, built-in wireless technologies, and innovative MagSafe Power Adapter that releases automatically if someone accidentally trips on the cord. Right out of the box, you can have a video chat with friends or family, record a video at your desk, or take fun pictures with Photo Booth.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Five Stars but... June 6, 2008
John Stone (UK)
29 out of 37 found this review helpful
Ok so had windows 98. had windows xp..had to reinstall windows on another drive after about 4 years after we lost all the sound for some reason and microsoft won't let me re use the licence so used a pirate copy worked ok for a while. even booted up in less than 5 minutes.got 3 printers 1 panasonic laser 2 epson colour inkjets (quite old) . setting up routers re installing software printers scanners usb midi keyboards web cams done my head in more than once I can tell you so I bought one of these and how have i got on in the first 3 months?
I Bought mine from the apple shop online But here's my tip NO1: PC world sell macs for the same price so if you don't live close to an apple store why not just pop to pc world? you can at least shout at the poor young salesperson and demand to see a manager as I may have done when I discovered that my brand new mac book had a faulty backspace (delete) key. I know I should have sent it back but I was so pleased with the parcel that had been wedged between my dustbins getting wet for the best part of a day I thought I'd leave it and see if It got any better. (not yet) I shall take it to an apple store when I am close by ,especially after reading the excellent review below regarding the casing issue (mine is scratched and I've been careful and hardly been out of the house! )
So got it out of the beautifully designed box, charged it up for a bit then fired it up. Its good.its sexy. fast. "it just works" to a point...
Boots up quickly (less than a minute) thanks to not needing anti virus at the present time but this may change as the mac and linux become more popular. yes goes to sleep when you shut the lid though drains battery power if not plugged in for long periods.just open and close it? very simple. very cool.
This is apples philosophy I suppose; ease of use.What do you want to do with your computer? Apple think they know and provide basic programs for doing all the standard stuff. iphoto is fine for your family snaps. imovie is good enough to make those home dvds and provides some nice captions etc. mail is just email (i prefer thunderbird) safari is faster than firefox but without adblock or ebay companion. text editing is a bit basic (like on windows), but I find open office does everything that I need it to. Idvd plays dvds. front row is adequate. itunes works well on this platform but still requires a bit of tweaking from the user. expose and spaces are just a joy to have when using multiple applications. the dock can be magnified moved shrunk or turned off. the dashboard is good too. everything just looks good, which can maybe cloud judgement, but why shouldn't it look good as long as it functions?
So is it better than windows xp? I think so definitely. better than vista ? I wouldn't swop mine from what ive seen of my dads vista laptop. is it perfect? alas no..
out of the three printers mentioned (a panasonic kxp 7100, epson stylus photo 810 and epson photo 1200) not one provides any drivers for mac os at all! not even an old version. there is apparently a way of using postscript re routing or something but honestly I haven't a clue so i cant just print using the network in my home though i can access 1tb of networked files no problem.I copy the files to the other computer then go upstairs and load the doc on the windows and print, a bit tedious and unnecessary. There seems to be apple drivers out there for every other epson or panasonic printer though so this is perhaps just my continuing bad luck.
The screen is fine, a cleaning cloth is provided, though I mostly sit in dark corners I haven't experienced any excessive glare and its nice and clear. I usually turn the brightness down a notch or three. sound from built in speakers is laptop standard. headphone socket is plenty loud enough .
you can take it as perhaps a measure of how much i like my mac or how much i dislike windows but I really wouldn't go back and honestly wouldn't swop my mid range 800 macbook for a 2k windows machine at this point if one were offered and this is in spite of lack of third party support for my printers and a delete key that sometimes has to be jabbed several times before it registers. I have also had several apps hang on me and had to force close and froze the whole thing a couple of times, though I'm hoping the latest 500mb update to leopard will have fixed some of those bugs. There have been quite a few updates to download just like anything these days and if you want all the garageband loops they are a separate download of over 1gb. (why not on a disc!)
so after 3 months then my gripes are minor and I suppose this gets five stars just for being so sexy and pretty well thought out. it does everything it says on the box, bit overpriced on the hardware perhaps but I love my mac and i'm glad i've nearly sacked windows. I just need to get a new printer now....
 Not perfect, but I'm converted June 5, 2008
Dave (Dorset, UK)
23 out of 30 found this review helpful
I recently swithced to Mac, here is my review:
Hardware Pros:
nice and shiney
well designed
Big touch pad
Very sharp display
Mains cable can connected/disconnected magneticly
Cons:
Scratches easily
Not that light
White is difficult to maintain (keep hands clean)
Black shows fingerprints
Only 2 USB ports
mains connection can come lose as easily as it was attached if not careful
you get a hot left leg
It get noisy
The CD/DVD drive makes noise when inserting/ejecting and when held to pick laptop up.
Not that comfortable on the wrists (if lazy typer).
4 Hardware Pros
10 Hardware Cons
Software Pros:
Well thought out
Very good pre-installed software
Ready to use as soon as installed (Vista takes ages)
Less worries about viruses etc
Consistent layout
Fairly easy to get used to
Looks professional
No more pop-up from task panel
Cons
Can't customise display much compared to windows, where you can change almost everything.
It only knows 2 mouse buttons, left and right. Use a PC mouse with 3/4+ buttons and it does not compute.
When you click close on a window it does not completly close and I have not worked out how to open up a second window of the same aplication.
Can't use internet explorer for testing webpages unless using windows on parallels.
Can use 4oD anymore unless using windows on parallels.
Mac games are few and can be expensive.
8 Software Pros
6 software cons
12 pros overall
17 Cons overall
I would only recommend it if you are a creative or doing a creative course or career and want it for work not play. Like me.
If you are not really a creative and just use a computer for the net and Gaming get a PC and save your money.
Overall it is very good for the right user.
Don't hesitate to upgrade! May 28, 2008
Carping Pedant (London, UK)
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
It took some courage to upgrade my G3 Powerbook to the latest with Intel chips and all. I had visions of hours of tedium and frustration transferring files and folders, bullying applications into working and that's not to mention the internet and e-mail settings.
How wrong I was!
Just connect your new and old machine with a Firewire cable, and the first time you turn on your new machine it asks if you want to 'migrate'. You do, you follow the simple online instructions and your new machine imports everything it needs, puts it in the right place and you are completely in business. The experience is really, really, fabulous.
In my case, Microsoft Office was there, and so was all my e-mail: just everything (except a couple of icons in the dock became question marks).
Friends who are more familiar with PCs seem impressed so maybe this is another area where Apple beats the Microsoft competition.
I have heard that it is also possible to migrate wirelessly, but have no experience of that. Oh, and of course it is a fabulous machine--buy the highest spec you can afford.
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