Hey Mikez, I was in the same boat as you. I've been a PC user all my life (still am, my main machine is a home-built one), but I decided to take the plunge and get a macbook. 1.…

mikez, if you want a laptop now and want to switch from windows buy a macbook now. If you want to wait until a processor upgrade when it happens you will begin to think: well proba…

Quote: Originally Posted by mikez Hey there, 1. Does the macbook comes with a OS X cd? Yes Quote: 2. How hard is it to use the OS X? I have used Windows all my…

I am a first timer too with a MB. I've always used Windows and that's what I'm used to. But I'm getting around on the Mac, though so far I can do things much quicker on Windows. …

Some additions to the answers already given. 1. Yes, but only to restore the system on your machine. It will not install on other Macs. 4. It is the same, but I have had some iss…

By using Spotlight, you can navigate the operating system incredibly fast. For example, just hit the apple key and spacebar and then type in what you want to find and click on it.…

Thanks for the replies guys. I really appreciated. Well, I know I have more questions but I couldn't think of them right now except for if I order it through Amazon.com, do I still…

Quote: Originally Posted by mikez Thanks for the replies guys. I really appreciated. Well, I know I have more questions but I couldn't think of them right now except for if I or…

Quote: Originally Posted by hldan More than likely you will need to order it through Apple's online store to get the Nano free because you have log onto their websight as a stud…

Heavy - I'd really be interested to hear what things you can do in Windows much quicker than on the Mac ? I personally find that I'm much, much more productive on the Mac, and have…

I personally use windows if I ever need to play World of Warcraft in a pinch. The drivers for the GMA 950 are better in Windows (don't ask me why ) but there's a definite increase…

Quote: Originally Posted by Gee4orce Heavy - I'd really be interested to hear what things you can do in Windows much quicker than on the Mac ? I personally find that I'm much, m…

Greenamp's "Getting used to OS X" switcher guide, in Windows language: 1) The menu at the top left acts in much the same way as it does in Windows when you have a program open, ex…

Ok, I just went to Fry's after work to check out the Macbook and they only have the black version for display. It's nice and sleek but it's pretty damn hot compare to other ibooks …

Quote: Originally Posted by mikez Ok, I just went to Fry's after work to check out the Macbook and they only have the black version for display. It's nice and sleek but it's pre…

I don't know if it was a bad macbook but it was certainly WAY hotter than all the laptops I have experienced up there (total was 4) which includes the MacBook Pro but I'll go up th…

Quote: Originally Posted by mikez I don't know if it was a bad macbook but it was certainly WAY hotter than all the laptops I have experienced up there (total was 4) which inclu…

Quote: Originally Posted by hldan As far as that MacBook you looked at it could be suffering from the plastic insert that Apple posted about on their webpage. They mentioned tha…

The plastic thing would just be a thin clear plastic sheet covering the vent. That netting you see is perfectly normal. If the MacBook is hotter than the MacBook Pro on display, th…

Well, I went back to Fry's to check them out again and it's certainly hotter than the other ten laptops I checked. All the other laptops barely gets warm, the hottest one was about…

There must be some type of problem, but my macbook is fine. I doesn't get too hot at all. I'd say its comparable to the heat of my ibook, but with the more powerful processor, it d…

I'm very new to Delicious Library and these are my musings after using it for only an hour or so. I've tried to find comments similar to mine on these boards that I could add my v…

You'll be pleased to note we had quite a conversation about your post here at DMHQ. Voice search and Spotlight are two different technologies. We have to literally register everyt…

First up, thank you for taking the time to reply! I do appreciate you sometimes have to work with the software to achieve the desired results so I had already removed the "[2003]"…

Ok, after getting reading threads and getting advice from fellow members, I purchased 2GB of this RAM http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820220078. When I got done instal…