Arichards said:
Apple's done it... they released new PB's back in nov. and all those people who invested in one are 4x slower than the new one... jeez... Either way the are absolutly insane... I'm getting one... hands down.
Well gee Mr. Bandwagon, you might want to slow down for a sec there.
I like the new MacBook too, and I agree that the upgrades are incredible. But in two month's time, I wouldn't be surprised if YOU are right back here on Mac Forums telling us about all the annoying bugs that the first ever MacBook has. It's a brand new product, therefore it's bound to be full of bizarre hardware and software bugs, and those who go flying out to the store to buy it might have to pay a negative, ugly price for their enthusiasm. It might be the most rock-solid Apple laptop ever. It might also explode on people's desks in a week's time! The iPod battery issue, the OS X Panther debut, the iBook Logic Board debacle, and many other incidents tell us that flying to the stores for an Apple debut product isn't a great idea.
The software issue, more than anything else, makes me pause. Rosetta is "supposed" to make the transition seamless, but if you read the Apple site carefully, it's full of all sorts of little scary disclaimers like: "If you own Final Cut Pro, you're going to have to upgrade to a Universal version for $49" and "Third-party Universal products may take awhile." Thanks, but I'll take my trusty 1Ghz Powerbook for now until they've ironed out all that software stuff.
But when and if Rosetta can run all my trusty little Mac programs at full speed on the MacBook and when and if the critics can pronounce the MacBook mechanically sound, I'll be at the Apple store faster than you can say "switch to the Intel chip." But until then, I'll let enthusiastic folks like yourself discover if anything's wrong with the MacBook. Let us know, will ya?