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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 and everything loads quickly...its definately no slouch. Leopard works well for the most part but like every new OS needs a little tweaking. Basically everything works well out of the box
It'll get you looks as the laptop looks good i'd say even better than the white version.
However i've found some issues with it.
For one there is a significant design flaw on the notebook. The edge between the palm rest and the base of the notebook is quite sharp and can cause some serious discomfort when using the trackpad unless you don't rest your palms on the edge at all which is not a natural thing to do
Also you will notice the fact that you're using an integrated graphics solution, transitions/animations (eye candy) in Leopard can become jerky and laggy. Supposedly though, this will be fixed in the form of a driver update soon.
Finally i was a bit bummed that Apple still didn't include an LED screen in the current revision like other manufacturers are doing. It would have decreased weight (5 pounds currently) and improve battery life (between 4 & 5hrs) but instead Apple would rather you pony up the extra cash for a MacBook Pro which has this
Overall i don't hate the laptop in fact, i quite like it due to the flexibility it gives in terms of running multiple OS with very good performance thanks to high-end processors, ample storage etc but i am not 100% satisfied with it.
However if you're looking to try out OS X whilst retaining the option to run other OSes then this laptop is for you and offers decent value for money.
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Apple has been known to put lower quality screens in its macbook line as compared to the macbook Pro and Air. Besides, the LED macbooks(unibody) still have the less vibrant display, compared to any Apple notebook. The screen is still, however considered excellent by many switchers, who have never seen a macbook Air or Pro display. By the way, the iMacs screen also looks brilliant, an if I am not mistaken, it is not LED backlit either.
