| | |  | Sports & Outdoors | Home » » Apple MacBook MB403LL/A 13.3-inch Laptop (2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive) White | | | | | | | Description: | | With the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor, MacBook is the fastest and most powerful ever— keeping up with your mobile lifestyle whether you’re a student or a professional. It comes with up to 2GB of memory standard and a larger hard drive, so you can easily run multiple applications and store your photos, music, movies, and documents. Stay connected wherever you go with built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi, offering up to five times the performance and up to twice the range of the previous generation.(2) Video chat using the built-in iSight camera.(3) At 1.08 inches thin and 5 pounds,(4) the versatile and compact MacBook puts a world of advanced features within your reach. (2) Based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification. Wireless internet access requires a base station or other wireless access point and internet access; fees may apply. Some ISPs are not currently compatible with Airport Extreme. Actual performance will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network, and other factors. Range will vary with site conditions. (3) Video chatting requires a broadband Internet connection; fees may apply. (4)Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process. (5)1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less. | | | Features: | |
• 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3 MB shared L2 Cache
• 2 GB (two SO-DIMM) 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM; 160 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive; 8x Double-Layer SuperDrive
• One FireWire 400, two USB 2.0 ports, DVI, VGA, S-video, and composite video (requires adapters, sold separately)
• Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit) Ethernet; Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n); built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) module
• 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy TFT widescreen display, 1280 x 800 resolution; Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Width:
| 12.8 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Product Weight:
| 8.65 pounds | | Package Length:
| 15.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 7.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 221 reviews |
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 macbookSep 12, 2009
one of the best apple laptops mine is 3 years old and dont have problems if it..
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Switched to a Mac and couldn't be happierAug 28, 2009
After multiple Windows crashes, loosing valuable data and my 2 year old Toshiba laptop finally giving away, I decided to switch to a Mac. Mac is so cool, much better performance-wise and Leopard is way much better than Windows. I couldn't have been happier.
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Yes...Apple is worth the extra money!Jul 04, 2009
I am not a "computer person". I've used PCs, but never actually owned a computer before buying this Apple Macbook. My reason was this: You wouldn't accept shoddy performance and total lack of reliability in any other of your household electronic products. Why should you accept it in a computer? After using MANY different brands of PC, I witnessed the COUNTLESS freezes, crashes, viruses, and the unexplainable quirks that could screw up, slow down, or destroy a PC. My other reason for not buying a computer before this was that they just weren't intuitive. " when computers are idiot proof, I'll buy one".
Well...I bought this exact macbook over a year ago. I paid 1299 for it. Considerably more expensive than its PC counterparts with the same speed, memory, and features. So is it worth it to spend the extra cash on an APPLE? In just over a year, I have NEVER experienced one virus, crash, or ANY problem for that matter. NOT ONE PROBLEM ! How many PC owners can say that? NONE!
The Macbook is also VERY easy to use and VERY intuitive. It GUIDES you from one step to another in performing tasks. Where a PC user might take 3 steps to perform one task, the Apple does it in one! It's "ready out of the box" too...I had mine up and running in no time. No installing software. All I had to do to use a new printer was to plug it in. The computer did the rest.
So...YES it is DEFINITELY worth the extra money for an Apple. They have a customer for life.
daddytxMay 26, 2009
This is a great laptop , but a bit over priced, it usually sells for $999.99
same exact machine, nvidia graphics 9400m, ddr2 ram memory, Ilife 09, mag safe, Isight camera, only in white as black has been discontinued, Durable and stable only difference is a 120 HD instead of 160 HD otherwise this is a fantastic long lasting computer, with everything you need right out of the box ! No third party junk to buy it's all right here !!! have fun and don't stay up to late playing...5 stars !
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 From PC to Mac - It took 20 years.Apr 23, 2009
I thought I would start like others who shared their experiences here; Converting to a Mac after two decades of PC usage was something I would never have intended to do, right now, right here and without abandon, but I did. I had to actually, while at a conference my 15 month old Sony Viao dies, completely dead. Yup, it's the mother board, $500 to fix, and wait a second. Out of warantee? Completely. This has been one of the slowest notebooks I have ever owned and after this experience, I would never buy another Sony anyway so I looked around the conference and 1/2 the people in the room were using MacBooks. Besides, the battery life is less than 2 hours. Wait a second, Apple only has 8% market penetration. Ha! Not so in my world, it's more like 50%. So, like contemplating going to France, I thought about a Mac. What wild and spicy experiences wait for me inside that shiny silver slab of aluminum? Getting curious?
On a borrowed Aspire One net book (wow, what a piece of garbage) I started searching for my software apps on Mac. Everything I needed was there, including my trading platform; Think or Swim, even my Pulse LiveScribe was now supported with a native Mac app.
So which one to buy? Prices seem a little steep here. Thinking thoughts like: "Proprietary hardware and software = gauging customers" and "Why buy this when a Dell for a grand is as powerful and I don't have to relearn how to think" but in the end I made a decision.
I chose the MacBook 13" with the 2.4 ghz processor. I bought it from Apple's refurb link on the web site. I was was sent there by the dude in the Apple store. He told me it's identical to new and comes with the same warantee. He was right; feels new, acts new, can't tell the difference.
Then I surfed Other World Computing's web site and spent about a hundred more and bought 4 gig of ram and a 7200 hd. So now my machine is ready for what normally would be considered heavy usage. While I waited for my upgrades to arrive, I started using the computer. It's fast, no doubt, but it's smoother than I expected. Everything flows seamlessly, a lot of care has been taken to make things easier than expected.
While I have a 4 gig Windows desktop (actually 32 bit Windows only lets you access 3.25 gig) I know how that gets bogged down when I have all my apps and windows open so I thought 4 gig would be essential. I read that all Macs can natively access 6 gig of ram, an excellent fact to tuck away for those days of photoshop and lightroom while on airplanes. I went for a bigger hard drive (320 gig) but at a higher speed; 7200 rpm. After all, it's an extra hundred. If you priced that on the Apple site you would need to sell relatives to get those upgrades. So for $1299 and an extra hundred, I have a macbook that rivals my desktop.
But wait a minute, I don't have all those upgrades installed right away, I still use the machine in it's humbled state; paltry 2 gig ram and pokey 5400 rpm drive. I can read email, thinking I will bide my time until the UPS driver crosses the Mississippi and make it out my way, and like Woah! This sucker is fast. And it's running everything at once. Apps just pop open.
I start to check out GarageBand and promptly make an appointment at the Apple store for one of their free classes, I take my 14 year old daughter. It's love at 1st site. She's a singer, formally trained and up and coming. (I know, I am Dad.) And I am watching this training class - totally blown away - watching her eyes sparkle and I realize this would accelerate her move to a professional recording environment, allow her to make demo's, learn how to mix and sequence music, while using their lessons to improve piano and guitar. And this software is free with the computer. I realized that I had to get her one. Yeah, it's another grand, but this is not a toy or a gizmo (uh, well... maybe it is fun and cool) but more of a tool for advancing her abilities and skills.
Now, I start to dig around some more into the "free stuff" that comes with a Mac. There's a photo editing program (iPhoto), a movie maker (iMovie), a continuous backup system (Time Machine), mail client, contact tracker and other "features" to make life easier.
It's now 4 hours on one charge, the battery life is at least double that of my sony. * I am hooked * Now, I have this laptop that flies through space and I have this 3 monitor setup on my desk with a PC (lead anchor) as it's engine. Its all too depressing. Why is Apple about to take most of my money, why, why? I'll tell you why, because this is what using a computer is about.
So now that I am done raving about this new experience, I should sober you up a little and let you know some of the cold hard facts that might help you decide which mac is good for you.
First; the 13" MacBook with 2.4 ghz processor is nice but the 2.0 processor is probably fine for most things for most people. If you are graphics intensive, the Pro is a better fit. It's $500 more so you gotta need it to spend that money.
Missing: Why doesn't a mac book have a built-in card reader? Photographers will miss this. What about a real video-out jack? Apple seems bent of getting an extra $30 to connect an external monitor.
Deficient: The screen can't go black. While it's not that important and may not be noticed by most, photographers and videographers will notice. Seems like a real problem that can only be solved by getting the pro version.
Uncomfortable: The sharp edges on the Aluminum frame are tough on my hands while leaning my palms on it to use the touch pad.
Awkward: Showing up at meetings where everyone else is still using pc's.
Onward: Enjoying computing like I did 20 years ago. What do you think, should I ditch my Treo/Verizon and go to an iPhone on AT&T, where the service is said to be lacking?
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