My new MacBook is very nice.
Count me among the many new MacBook fans. I've had mine for all of a week now, and it's without question the best computer I've owned.
I have switched back and forth between the PowerBook and iBook lines for a number of years. The PowerBook (now MacBook Pro) has of course always been targeted to the high-end, or "pro" user and that's me. The problem is, I use my computer every day -- a lot. I use it at work, I use it at home, while I traveling, and so on. The iBook line (now MacBook) always seems to be able to handle the wear and tear better than the pro-line.
So now the pendulum swings back to the consumer model, and I have replaced my 12" Aluminum PowerBook (PPC) with a fully-loaded black (of course) MacBook. It feels pretty tough -- and I hope it is. It is certainly very, very fast, especially with 2GB of RAM. I have no heat or fan issues or dead pixels; I am fortunate in that all of the applications I use for work and play are fully Intel-native, so there's no PowerPC emulation penalty to pay. It connects to my 24" LCD monitor at work and spans the display to include the extra pixels without any trouble. WiFi performance is much better than my "old" PowerBook; the built in video camera works well with iChat, Delicious Library, and Skype. My calendar and contacts sync to my phone via Bluetooth.
Everything just works, and works well.
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