[craigb6]

I'm considering buying a MacBook over the summer for my studies in school next year. I'm thinking of getting the middle model, with upgraded RAM to 1GB and HDD to 80GB. I want to use OS X for 'non work' stuff, but I really need to run Windows XP for various apps which I need to use regularly, such as OneNote, Encarta, Streets and Trips/Autoroute etc. Which is the best method of doing this? Bootcamp or Parallels, or should I wait to see what wonders are to come in Leopard?

[atomic16]

No I think I am mistaken, I am switching from winodws to mac and was wondering how I would transfer my files, so I was wondering if I put my files on an external drive then connect it to my mac will the mac recognize docmuments like pictures, movies, music, text etc. Also I was wondering if you can actually order a custom macbook from the apple store.

[griffman]

Most things will work fine in Parallels, but Boot Camp will handle those that won't (things that need acclerated 3D graphics, or need external peripherals, though Parallels now supports some).
-rob.

[Andy_Hedin]

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I am about to make the switch to Mac but i have one question about the Apple Remote. I'm wondering if there was some way to use the Apple Remote with Keynote so that I can hook up a Macbook to a TV and use the remote to advance slides.

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Yes, the included Apple remote (with the MacBook Pro) works with Keynote (vers. 3.0.1) to advance and "rewind" through your presentation. Cheers.

[baratunde]

1. my blacbook showed up this tuesday with horrible, horrible screen problems. Many dead pixels, I think. I just sent it back. How many reports of this have you all heard?
here are some pix: http://www.flickr.co...unde/152282680/

2. have you seen this engadget article about a possible cause for heat problems?
http://www.engadget....overed-up-vent/
3. i got the macbook to replace a dying thinkpad and borrowed 12" pbook (which was covering for the dying thinkpad). I'm all about running XP so I can play nice with the PC idiots at work. BootCamp and Parallels. have you tried on the MB? What's the latest?

[jacquesl]

I bought my MacBook on Monday. Love it. I have setup WIndows XP in Parallel. Barely usable with 512MB RAM, a dream now that I have upgraded to 2GB RAM.
I have not found a software that did not work so far. This is a dream machine/configuration?
Jacques

[irene]

Is there any consensus yet about the relative merits of the new Macbooks? I'll be getting one in October to replace my G3 900MHz 640 MB iBook and am debating if the Black one is worth the extra cost. I don't game or do video, I do text documents, email, web browsing, spreadsheets, Quicken, note taking, calendaring... I think that the main reason the black book tempts me is that before the iBook I had the best Main Street notebook (like the better known Wall Street notebook ) which worked like a charm besides not showing fingermarks.
I'd like to hear from those who have white Macbooks and those who have black Macbooks and if they are happy or have regrets and why?

[Nobody]

griffman said: "No, you cannot do this directly, at least relative to the screen. You could login using VNC or other remote control software, but you wouldn't be able to run 3D games, etc."
Thanks. If I login using a remote control software, does it mean that the performance will be the one of the PowerBook (old) or the Mac mini (new)? Because what I want is to run using the brains of the Mac mini, not the old PoweBook...
I do not want to play games, but want to use the Mac mini for productivity (word processor, internet, etc).
Thanks again.

[teamspike]

I want to know what the MacWorld Editors thinking of installing a non-Apple 7200 RPM drive in the MacBook. Would the performance gains be noticable? Would there be heat issues?

[wjdoyle]

My iBook G3 600MHz which I use as an attorney has just died and I have a G4 dual 1GHz desktop w/ 1.5 Gb RAM for Final Cut Studio and Photoshop. Is there a downside to replacing both machines with a 17" MacBook Pro to do all of these tasks? I'm assuming the Intel Core Duo with Univeresal apps will outperform the G4 Dual, but what about under Rosetta? I use the G4 with a 17" Cinema Display and a 15" LCD, but would get a 20" widescreen LCD as a second monitor for the MacBook. Your Thoughts? Opinions on the new glossy screen option?
Thanks,
Bill

[msisson]

How common is the flaking finish problem reported on some black MacBooks? Do you think it likely to affect sales or end up resulting in a class-action suit?

[ibeetle]

Here is a couple of questions regarding the Mac Book's new shinny screen.
Do you think it is just a gimmick or is it here to stay? If you think it is here to stay do you think we will see the iMac get a shinny screen?

[dag618]

I'm thinking of getting a refurb MacBook Pro, but I am wondering if they fixed the whine in them?

[Nobody]

And what about battery life of PowerBook with 5400 vs 7200 rpm?