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29 out of 29 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
Pros: good build quality, stable and secure OS
Cons: too few USB ports, and too close together
Summary: After twenty years of owning DOS and WinOS PCs, a dozen of those in Wintel I.T. sales and support, I defected to Mac rather than "upgrade" to Vista when my old notebook died. (I'm not in the PC biz anymore, so I figured it was as good a time as any... read more >>
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13 out of 15 people found this review helpful
4.0 stars
"Very good but as usual has some flaws"
Pros: OS X, Looks good, decent power under the hood
Cons: Can cut your wrists if not carful, no dedicated GPU, No LED screen
Summary: I currently own an iMac and was looking for a portable to take on the go. I was trying to decide between the XPS & the BlackBook and to be honest i haven't made a decision yet
Anyways my impressions of this machine so far:
Its fast... read more >> -
12 out of 13 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"When will I learn? PC's just can't compare to a MAC"
Pros: Quality build; scary fast; great screen; compact form factor; awesome keyboard
Cons: No Express Card 34 slot; no PCMCIA slot; no dedicated video
Summary: This is my 8th Mac and I must admit, it is a beauty. As I write this review using my MBP CD2 2.16, my Blackbook (Santa Rosa) is loading VM Ware's Fusion (so I can use XP and Ubuntu). I do not consider myself a power user but have very discriminating... read more >>
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Former PC/Win Laptop User now MacBook Forever"
Pros: Performance; ease of use; smooth OS
Cons: Noisy optical drive
Summary: My only regret with this machine is that I waited so long to get it. Overall I am overjoyed with this laptop, and highly recommend it, especially for anyone unsatisfied with the current options for similar PC/Win laptops.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
Pros: Portability, Time Machine, Supports Windows Virtual Environments
Cons: Lack of a good docking solution, hard drive space (500GB units are just now hitting the market)
Summary: I converted to Windows from Mac back in 1997 after starting with the first Mac in 1984. Face it, back then Apple was just leaving the Color Classic days and PCs despite their weaknesses were definitely more cost effective. Until the iPhone, I hadn... read more >>
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