The MacBook had us gawking in amazement; how and why Apple would come up with such an awesome product. Feature-packed with everything anyone might need on-the-go. From a built-in iSight to an IR remote to cheese off Windoze users (who currently don’t have an equivalent) in public.
But… with all great things that attempt to break the barriers of our imagination, there are always birth pains and its seems that the MacBook woes aren’t over. To date the MacBook is still prone to suffer from any of the following:
- random shutdowns
- inability to boot
- SATA hard drive failure and (of course);
- excess heat when run over long duration or set to carry out processor intensive tasks
Its disheartening for sure. To see something that is positioned to revive Mac’s installbase market share, by tempting more switchers with a low price tagged featured packed portable , leaving new switchers with a sour after taste from frequent visits to their local Apple Service Provider (ASP).
The worse experience is to watch a new switcher demanding a refund after repeated visits to their ASP and dumping the Mac platform completely, vowing never to return. Maybe its a case of missed expectations but unless Apple beefs up their quality control, it seems that the Apple onslaught, with their new evangelism tool after the iPod, might come to a premature halt before it gains the necessary momentum to propel Apple back into contention with other platforms.
Its anyone’s guess now, whether the move to bump the MacBook to an Intel Core 2 Duo processor platform is a wise move. The processor upgrade is enticing but the shared video memory that remains status quo, isn’t. Its this one crucial fact that separates the MacBook from the MacBook Pros – speed-wise at least.
For now, for those of us, considering to go Mac; our best advice is to dish out a little more and go for the less problem proned MacBook Pro. A definite better long-term investment.