I bought two of the first black macbooks. they cost more and if I remember they were the ones that burned dvds and the white ones did not.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 6:42 AM Subject: Re: Mac mini or macbook or Imac? Ah, now that you mention it, I recall that was the case. I think it was that if you wanted a black Macbook, you did pay more for it. I'm not so sure this is the case, but I recall now it was initially. I can't imagine Apple would have continued with that program. I think it was initially a gimic of sorts since I don't believe Apple had a black notebook previously and I'm not sure they ever had a black machine before, but I could be wrong about that. On Jun 24, 2008, at 6:16 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > When the black and white macbooks were first released, the black was > faster > and capable of having more ram. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Darcy Burnard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:23 PM > Subject: Re: Mac mini or macbook or Imac? > > > I'd like to hear this too actually, because I've never read or heard > anything to indicate that there were differences in hardware quality > between the black and white mac books. > Darcy > > On 23-Jun-08, at 9:40 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > >> Ah, I thought the price diff on the black mb vs the white mb was >> because of the larger hd in the black. >> >> Just out of curiosity, where did you find the info on the black >> mb's being 'better' than the white ones?… >> >> thanks so much and have an awesome day!… >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> >> >> On Jun 23, 2008, at 1:37 PM, Cody Hurst wrote: >> >>> Think of the mac mini as the iMac without the screen. if you need >>> the screen then get an iMac, however it will cost you at least >>> 1200, as where a mac mini which I just recdntly bought will cost >>> you 600. However, the only comes to 689.88 if you are only buying a >>> mac mini plus a keyboard, the kb is 50. This is assuming you have a >>> screen already that you have at home that you'd like to use. >>> Actually there are 2 moddles of the mac mini, the 600 one and the >>> 800 one. The only difference is the hard drive space and the >>> processor. For that simple upgrade it is not worth the 200 extra >>> imho. The mac mini already comes with a vga adapter to fit any pc >>> styled plug. I'm sure you know that a screen alone is at least 900 >>> and go from there. The mac mini certainly has enough power to run >>> what I need it to and it already comes preloaded with bootcamp, so >>> I'm sure it can run it just fine. Personally I'd never spoil this >>> mac with any windows related installs.. >>> >>> I don't like how the mac mini doesn't come with a keyboard or >>> mouse. I had to buy a kb separate which made the total price, >>> including tax, come to 689.88 exactly. I would say that the 599 mac >>> mini is definitely the way to go, unless you really want to push >>> your limits and pay 2400 and get a 2.4 ghz imac with 4 gigs of ram >>> and a 250 gig hard drive. It ultimately depends on what you'll be >>> using it for. I say the mac mini is a great choice. I'm saving up >>> to get a macbook for portability and for stability Now that I've >>> used my mac for pretty much everything, I wouldn't put a pc, laptop >>> or desktop, over a mac of any kind, any day. I don't care if it is >>> the most top of the line pc, macs imho are still the best and >>> better in quality. >>> >>> btw just as an fyi, the black macbooks are actually better than the >>> white ones. Supposedly they are built more stable and they are just >>> more reliable don't ask, but they just are. The prices are even >>> different, even if they have the same hardware. I'm going to get a >>> black one, if possible. >>> On Jun 23, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Simon Cavendish wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Listers, >>>> >>>> I have share with you before how much I've enjoyed my Macbook. I >>>> am still having to use Jaws and windows xp to an extent in order >>>> to be able to use the languages I need to study or work in. >>>> >>>> My other Windows desktop computer has just died on me. Whilst I >>>> have lost some latest material, I am now confronted with a >>>> possibility of getting another computer as backup and a kind of >>>> server at home, and of course it will have to a Mac. >>>> >>>> Listers, I wasn't expecting to have to find money at this stage to >>>> buy another Mac although I was planing to do this next year. I >>>> therefore thought I'd ask your opinion regarding what Mac mini has >>>> to offer. My old display is a LCD flat screen, still very good, I >>>> loathe throwing it away. I will however want to continue running >>>> Jaws on Windows using bootcamp or Fusion so I need enough power to >>>> do so. My primary operating system though is certainly going to be >>>> Mac os. >>>> >>>> What are your thoughts on the power of Mac mini, its ability to >>>> run both windows and Mac and its capacity to cope with partitions? >>>> What are the drawbacks and such like? >>>> >>>> Has Mac mini got a CD/DVD driver? I don't wish to clutter the list >>>> so maybe somebody would be happy to discuss these options outside >>>> the list. >>>> >>>> Maybe I should et an Imac or another Macbook. I would welcome your >>>> views. Since I have decided to buy another Mac, I want to make >>>> sure it is going to be powerful enough for a few years to come. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance. >>>> >>>> Simon >>>> >>> >>> >> >> --- >> View my Online Portfolio at: >> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >> >> > > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
