[Norton]

I wish Macworld included benchmark comparisons with the 2.4GHz MacBook Unibody for completeness.

[NOW4REAL954]

well from what I can find on the OWC web site...the 8GB kit is not $635 it is $679
which is much cheaper than from apple but not a correct statement in this article...you need to address this issue because if I was going there to purchase this I would be really ticked if I had to pay the higher price

[probert]

I really like the word "explosure".

[probert]

I think they're passive aggressive. " Oh they bitched about firewire. well here's your firewire but you can't have your sound port". It's always something.


When they took away the firewire people were saying it's because they couldn't fit it. Gee - they fit that and a random card slot. yeah - passive aggressive.

[cassius987]

Would love on of these but my 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4 is still going strong after four years.

[pcharles]

Wow, a whole 10 minutes more than my black Macbook that DOES have a removable battery! How is an extra 10 minutes supposed to get me over the Atlantic better than a removable battery?

[mdawson]

Problems with your MacBook do not constitute an epidemic of problems with the product line. I just love how people try to pass off their issues as typical of the product.

[graxspoo]

maximum90 said:

I really think it's probable they changed the audio in/output because of physical space. Check out the images from this AppleInsider article.
www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/10/13[uinch[/u]macbookproteardownrevealsunimaginativesdcard_slot.html]

This is the same excuse people were giving back when they didn't include FireWire... But look, somehow they managed to fit BOTH FireWire AND an SD slot! As I said back then, and I'll say again, they custom design the entire box all the internals fit into. If the wanted a little more space, they could just make a little more space. If Jobs, or whoever is running the show now, was pounding his fist on the table saying "We must have audio input!" by golly, they'd have audio input.

[mdawson]

1. No modern external drive with an SATA mechanism suffers a bottleneck from a FireWire 800 bus, let alone SATA I or II.
2. FireWire is more versatile than eSATA so replacing FireWire with an eSATA port would be just as boneheaded as the removal of the ExpressCard slot; eSATA can only be used with hard drives and nothing else.
3. FireWire supports much longer cable lengths than eSATA; and yes that can be a concern for laptop owners.
4. If Apple has not dropped the ExpressCard slot (dumb, there I wrote it), those that really need an eSATA port could add one or any other non-standard technology.

[dillschu]

the backlit keyboard was available for the aluminum MacBook before it went Pro, but only if you purchased the MacBook with a faster processor (I think it was 2.5GhZ or so) which was about $1499

[mdawson]

A 13-inch laptop, particularly in a pro line, is targeting the road warrior and not what you are doing. That stated, I do agree with you that it seems weird that Apple could not add a second 1/8-inch mini jack. Of course, we are not seeing the internal layout.

[mdawson]

If your current black MacBook where to experience a problem within your AppleCare period that makes it easier for Apple to replace rather than repair, you will not be getting a new black MacBook. Apple ceased selling that model last October. Your replacement would more than likely be one of the new 13-inch MacBook Pros depending on the specs of your current MacBook. Givne the upgrades since that time, the low-end white MacBook would perhaps be the replacement.

[mdawson]

It was a ten minute difference based on the type of usage described in the article. Quoted battery life specifications almost never play out in real life, because more often than not the spec is based on unrealistically light usage. The Macworld test for battery life is not quite high demand, but given the constant hard drive access that would result from viewing video, it is far from light.

[denlarson]

I agree, I love this new size and design.. I'm glad they made the pros a little smaller. This 13 inch Mini Macbook Pro is handy that we can bring it anywhere comfortably - denlarson