Anyone Have A Macintosh?

[Truth Teller]

A friend of mine just got one of the new MacBooks and I have to say, I'm impressed. I'd pretty much left Apple for dead back in the early '90s; of course, that was before the iPod saved them. I've wanted a laptop for a while, and once the new OSX comes out, it will have integrated Windows XP boot capability. The price is good, so I'm wondering... Why not?

So... Anyone use a Mac? Would I be making a big mistake if I picked one up?

[superman321]

I have used them for years dude (now along with a windows machine) and those new laptops are very good. My brother has one and he says it is a great machine, although it can get very hot on the bottom because it is sos lim it has essentially no fan - I think I even read a review where the guy mentioned it could actually burn you if you left it on your lap. Besides that though, they work briliantly and are very fast. Go for it man.

[Poolzer]

I dont know how much you have followed their progress, but Appple will be releasing their new notebooks with intel chips in them along with their new OS, making them a lot more stable (not burning yourself) as well as keeping their speed ahead of their pc counterparts.

[Truth Teller]

I had heard they run hot but hadn't heard about the burning! I hope that gets fixed with the next release... I'm probably about 6-8 months away from being able to afford one, so I don't have any qualms about waiting for the new Leopard OSX. I want one for when I travel, and I'd like to have these features:

- Watch movies. I found out the other day that they make Divx Player for Mac. That's all I need!

- Internet. Built-in 802.11g, and from what I've heard Macs are much more secure than PCs. Definitely a big plus when using a hotel network.

- Music. Non-issue... These are the guys who invented the iPod! Although it would be nice to have a "minimal" music player, where the laptop screen is off and it's using the least power possible to play the mp3s.

- Games. Or, more specifically, emulators. This is the only area where the MacBook doesn't have a laptop beat. But that could just be because I haven't looked into it enough. All the emulators I've played have always been in Windows or DOS. But hey - if I can run WinXP on the laptop (as Leopard promises to do) then it's all good! All I need is a USB port to plug my controller in.