Reviewed Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo Laptop
Specifications of MacBook as reviewed:
- 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 1GB memory
- 80GB hard drive
- Double-layer SuperDrive
Reasons for switching:
Apart from being greatly impressed by the OS X Operating System, I have recently been on the look out for a more portable notebook solution. After having ceased to play computer games due to excessive workload issues, I began to notice how big and heavy my 15.4 inch Asus A6Va really was. Also, as my university course has been focusing more and more on UNIX based systems in the past year and sensing that the trend is not going to change, I began to develop the need for a UNIX based Operating System. Linux, of course, would be an obvious solution, but I often find the popular Open Source Operating System act particularly unfriendly towards me.
Of course, friends are always a great factor in influencing my purchasing decisions. A number of them own MacBooks or iBooks, Macbook Pros, and Mac Minis. Although the Macbook Pro and the Mac Mini are both excellent machines, I did not quite like the Macbook Pro as I did not fancy the feel of its keyboard, and I do not see the point of spending a few hundred pounds extra for a dedicated graphics card I would never use. I did not like the Mac Mini because it meant that I would have to carry around a spare monitor. A1189
Feel free to contact me if you wish to hear all the other reasons that influenced my purchase decision.
Making the purchasing decision:
As a university student in the UK, I had access to discounts via the Apple Higher Education Store via the Apple website. Therefore, I decided to phone Apple and order through the phone to put their sales department to the test.
A cheery sounding sales person called Rod answered my call, who gave me the Higher Education discount after I told him I was from Imperial College. Note that the italic word does indeed mean what you think it means. I did not need to provide him with any proof of identity at all. But then again, I have heard that Apple do checks on the profiles of their customers during the few days before dispatch.
The Higher Education Discount meant that I only had to pay £755.50 for my MacBook as opposed to the usual price of £879. Other than the MacBook, I also ordered an HP Deskjet 5940 and the Brenthaven Edge 13.3″ Black Macbook case, which I might review at a future date if the demand for it arises.
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