- Joined
- Jul 16, 2006
- Messages
- 250
- Reaction score
- 17
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Missouri, USA
- Your Mac's Specs
- White Macbook 2.0 ghz, 80 gig hdd, 1gig ram
After going through the torturous wait from ordering my Macbook and having it shipped to me, I was astonished witht the production quality of the machine i had purchased. However, this would not last long...the influence of these message boards and all of the problems I had read with the Macbooks had tainted me. I wish I had not heard any of it at all, becuase it lead me to creating so many points of anguish.
"Is my battery as strong as it should be?" So i natrually downloaded CoconutBattery 2.5 Beta or whatever. This was my first primary mistake. This thing is in no way reliable and only causes a new Macbook owner dispair. I calibrated my battery to the T as per directions in the owners manual and the morning after said calibration my battery was at 95%. Within 2 days however my battery capacity was back up to 99% and then 101%. This is just a bogus self diagnostic tool with errors which cause you to panic and fret that your machine is not perfect.
"My macbook is hot" Under normal circumstances I would never have thought my macbook overly hot, but because I had read that temperature was an issue, I subconciously made it an issue. I agree it is important to be aware of a possible defect in your machine but lets not go overboard. If you are using your computer on your lap and it becomes too hot, think of a few things. Try to turn off Airport and Bluetooth when not using it. Turn the screen brightness down. Stop running unneccessary apps. Place a hard surface between your lap and the macbook to allow for proper ventilation. There are a few steps you can take before you need to fret that your machine will burn itsself down.
"Do I have enough Ram?" If 512 works for you then that is enough ram. If 2 GB works for you then that is enough Ram. Regardless of how much ram you have opening an application will not be INSTANTANEOUS. Do not worry if people say that you will not be able to run Leopard without 1 GB of ram. Wait for leopard, if the machine feels slow, upgrade at that point.
Hopefully new switchers will realize that many of the problems they find with their machine are simply things they have heard from message boards or rumors and exagerated in their heads. Chances are your machine works just fine, and is nothing out of the ordinary. So please, just be careful with self diagnostic type programs and mind sets...because they can be dangerous things.
That being said: Enjoy your Apple products, they certainly are great :headphone
"Is my battery as strong as it should be?" So i natrually downloaded CoconutBattery 2.5 Beta or whatever. This was my first primary mistake. This thing is in no way reliable and only causes a new Macbook owner dispair. I calibrated my battery to the T as per directions in the owners manual and the morning after said calibration my battery was at 95%. Within 2 days however my battery capacity was back up to 99% and then 101%. This is just a bogus self diagnostic tool with errors which cause you to panic and fret that your machine is not perfect.
"My macbook is hot" Under normal circumstances I would never have thought my macbook overly hot, but because I had read that temperature was an issue, I subconciously made it an issue. I agree it is important to be aware of a possible defect in your machine but lets not go overboard. If you are using your computer on your lap and it becomes too hot, think of a few things. Try to turn off Airport and Bluetooth when not using it. Turn the screen brightness down. Stop running unneccessary apps. Place a hard surface between your lap and the macbook to allow for proper ventilation. There are a few steps you can take before you need to fret that your machine will burn itsself down.
"Do I have enough Ram?" If 512 works for you then that is enough ram. If 2 GB works for you then that is enough Ram. Regardless of how much ram you have opening an application will not be INSTANTANEOUS. Do not worry if people say that you will not be able to run Leopard without 1 GB of ram. Wait for leopard, if the machine feels slow, upgrade at that point.
Hopefully new switchers will realize that many of the problems they find with their machine are simply things they have heard from message boards or rumors and exagerated in their heads. Chances are your machine works just fine, and is nothing out of the ordinary. So please, just be careful with self diagnostic type programs and mind sets...because they can be dangerous things.
That being said: Enjoy your Apple products, they certainly are great :headphone