I agree with most of the others. The main difference is the superdrive. I was really tempted to go with the middle model just because it wasn't the cheap one, but after really look…

How much is an external DVD write drive, anyway? (around how much) and how would it connect it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106011 $80. firewire (or in this case) usb 2.0.

I got mine yesterday. Also a low-end model. I don't need superdrive as my two G5s have and I have one extra external one anyway. Burning DVDs with an already hot enough MacBook …

I got a MacBook today! 2.0ghz with Superdrive... I decided for the mid-range one for resale value and to skip the harddrive upgrade for the time being. I have 700GB in my desktop …

"Also, I am picking up a boatload of wireless connections from the neighborhood." Me too. I don't live in an apartment. I live in a house on the corner (so no other houses on one …

I bought the low end. The price is a lot nicer and the speed is virtually the same in benchmarks. I have a superdrive on my desktop (which I never really use) so I didn't mind losi…

How long does it take to completely recharge a 5G 30gig iPod after completely exhausting the batteries? Does it charge any faster over USB 2.0 vs 1.1?

2.0 would be faster, and the 5G iPods take about 3 hours to charge the first time.

I've actually been curious about this as well. Good to know, thanks! But here's some other battery questions: -Do iPod's have charge memory? Say, if I don't charge it all the w…

The iPod will always charge until its full, so don't worry about it not charging. It is also safe to listen to your iPod while it is charging. If the iPod is low on battery life be…

very good to know, thank you. i remember the older lithium batteries that would remember the charge. *shudder*

I know that there is a plugin for Backup, but it would be cool to be able to sync with a .Mac account. Similar to the plugin that I have for my Transmit favorites. -dev

Quote: Originally Posted by devros I know that there is a plugin for Backup, but it would be cool to be able to sync with a .Mac account. Similar to the plugin that I have for …

The idea of dot-mac syncing is a good one, and one we've got in the venerable requested features list, but it has a few technical considerations. When you think of things that syn…

so i've decided i'm getting a 13" macbook. i'll be using it for school starting in september, but also for my own stuff obviously i can wait till august to order it, i have my pc r…

I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was announced in January. If you can hold out, …

Quote: Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey I wouldn't be on there being no changes between now and August. Apple has already speedbumped the MacBook Pro several times since it was …

I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September.

Just because the new core duo 2 chips will be out by then is not a 100% guarentee that the new Macbooks get released right away. Realistically it could easily be October or Novembe…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell I expect we'll see one price drop or speed bump in the next couple months, howver it will probably be small and may not come until September. …

well intel said july for new cpus and out on the market there for apple must have something up there sleeves. If you and me know about the new intel chips I am sure apple new about…

I would get it now... I guess we won't see any change on the MacBook before October at best...

Never purchase the first iteration of a redesigned Apple product. Apple uses it's first adopter customers as beta-testers.

Even if Apple were to go upgrade crazy, the most that would happen to the MacBook would probably be a Core 2 Duo processor (64-bit instead of 32-bit), probably 2GHz on the low end,…