I am thinking of getting the basic white macbook... please answer a noob's questions!

I would actually prefer the other 2.16Ghz white macbook but its OUT of my budget.so i wll be buying the basic macbook instead.. is the 2.16Ghz white macbook really better?

Ok i know the basic white macbook does not have a cd/dvd burner... will i be missing this fuction? ... im worried about this although i have not burnt anything in the last 6 months.....lol... the thing is how if i need to burn something in the future how will i get over the problem? ( i have two PCs in my house)

and i would love to know how well second life runs on the basic white macbook ?

THANK you!!!!!!

petrina_678 said:

I would actually prefer the other 2.16Ghz white macbook but its OUT of my budget.so i wll be buying the basic macbook instead.. is the 2.16Ghz white macbook really better?

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"Better" is completely subjective, based on your needs. From the standpoint of your budget, the 2.0 model might be better. In what way are you comparing the two? In terms of performance - yes, the 2.16 will be slightly "better".

Ok i know the basic white macbook does not have a cd/dvd burner... will i be missing this fuction?

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No one but you knows what your needs are.

... im worried about this although i have not burnt anything in the last 6 months.....lol... the thing is how if i need to burn something in the future how will i get over the problem? ( i have two PCs in my house)

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OK, so it sounds like you don't burn discs often. In that case, sure you can always copy the needed data to another machine and burn it there.

and i would love to know how well second life runs on the basic white macbook ?

THANK you!!!!!!

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Here are the minimum requirements for Second Life (excerpted from their website):

Mac Minimum System Requirements:

* Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL
* Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or better
* Computer Processor: 1 GHz G4 or better
* Computer Memory: 512MB or better
* Video/Graphics Card**:
o nVidia GeForce 2, GeForce 4mx, or better
o OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better

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It doesn't specifically reference the Intel integrated graphics card that is in the MacBook range (all of them), most of the cards that are listed are discrete solutions, so that might be a limiting factor. Perhaps someone here who has a MacBook can weigh in on whether it will run.

Im not sure about anyone else that runs second life but it has bogged down every system I have run it on. I really dont know about this program, it totally froze my machine the other day (windows machine).

I dont think you should have a problem on the 2.0GHz processor but i would suggest more memory. The 512 that is suggested on second life is no where enough. I have 1GB of memory on this machine and it cant handle it. I think at least 2 would help you out.

the basic macbook CAN burn cds.....

petrina_678 said:

I would actually prefer the other 2.16Ghz white macbook but its OUT of my budget.so i wll be buying the basic macbook instead.. is the 2.16Ghz white macbook really better?

Ok i know the basic white macbook does not have a cd/dvd burner... will i be missing this fuction? ... im worried about this although i have not burnt anything in the last 6 months.....lol... the thing is how if i need to burn something in the future how will i get over the problem? ( i have two PCs in my house)

and i would love to know how well second life runs on the basic white macbook ?

THANK you!!!!!!

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the basic macbook DOES have a CD Burner

petrina_678 said:

I would actually prefer the other 2.16Ghz white macbook but its OUT of my budget.so i wll be buying the basic macbook instead.. is the 2.16Ghz white macbook really better?

Ok i know the basic white macbook does not have a cd/dvd burner... will i be missing this fuction? ... im worried about this although i have not burnt anything in the last 6 months.....lol... the thing is how if i need to burn something in the future how will i get over the problem? ( i have two PCs in my house)

and i would love to know how well second life runs on the basic white macbook ?

THANK you!!!!!!

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since others are saying that second life might run a little slow i would suggest getting the basic version and upgrading the ram from 1 gb to 2 gb. that should help. goodluck