Does the Macbook feel girls for the lads and childy for all of us?

[Hustle]

So i was using my Macbook, its a white one. Anyway, my brother came up to me (He's 18 and not computer literate at all) and said why on earth did you buy a girls laptops. I was like, err, how is it a girls laptop?. He said it looks like a girls laptop.

I was amazaed. I mean, i know not all boys/men go for white laptops, but does the Macbook put males in the limelight of a womens laptop?.

Also, i'm just thinking, you never see Macbooks in advertisements or tv programmes. They are always Macbook Pro's. DO Macbook users feel like we're using a primary school laptop, when we sit there and see a Macbook Pro user next to us?.

Just some thoughts that i wanted an opinion for, from Macbook users.

 

[Hustle]

Sorry about the title. It was dark when i was typing it, and i didn't read it through.

 

[ac3smith]

Hmmm... well, when I found out there was a black macbook, I immediately selected it as my choice. I don't know if I did that because it looks manlier or because I am a MS convert and am used to darker colored laptops. It was just my natural choice. I guess it's a matter of opinion. I used to work with a guy who had a white ibook and I never thought it looked girly.

On the pro thing. I actually enjoy the look of the macbook better, but that's also a matter of opinion. If I needed the extra capabilities of a pro, I would have bought one. I wanted a small laptop and this one does everything I need it to do very well. If it's a lesser machine, so be it. I still have that extra money in my pocket...

I don't think I'd worry too much about your brother's opinion on the girly issue. It's up to you. Do you think it looks girly? Obviously you didn't when you bought it. Just enjoy it. Life's too short.

 

[Hustle]

Nope, i love my Macbook. I don't think its that girly.

 

[walkerj]

It's not pink, so no. I think it's sleek sexy, and can be used to get teh chix!

I don't have any problems with my sexuality. Everyone around me knows that the shaven headed, goateed, and steely-eyed missle guy is using a very powerful machine that can beat up everyone else's machine.

So they either STFU, or ooh, and ahh over all the neat things it can do that theirs can't.

Heck, my very feminine wife has the black Macbook, a black iPod video, and turqoise Nano. All my Apple products are white, with the exception of my black 1GB Nano I use for workouts. And this Samsung 22" external widescreen LCD. Oh wait, that's not an Apple product.

You see the MBP's in the TV shows because that's probably mostly what they have around. I know Alton Brown, for example, is a major Mac head and uses them in the production of all his very manly cooking shows.

Now, the old eMacs...well, they were kind of Fischer-Price looking.

 

[clem13]

I certainly dont think they look girly at all, and neither do they look "childy".

 

[bcooper0125]

I dont think they look girly. Though, I honestly could care less what other people think of me and my MacBook...I'm happy with what I have.

 

[richy240]

I like mine. I wanted a black one, but after I saw what happened to my black iPod nano (which was soon replaced by a white iPod video), I opted for white. Black scratches too easily.

I know, I know, so does white - but it's so much harder to see the scratches on the white models.

Plus I'm not going to pay a $200 premium (I think it's $125 now) for a different color. That's just plain dumb.

 

[Kash]

I definitely don't that think my Mac looks girly or childish. But then again, I have the black model ;P

 

[dtravis7]

Like was said, if it were Pink, then they might have a point!

I hang around some of the worst Mac Haters around and no one has said that about my White iBook.

 

[knightlie]

It looks different, and people like to deride anything different. Like bcooper I couldn't care less what people think - it didn't buy it for them, I bought it for me, and only my opinion counts.

 

[dtravis7]

It looks different, and people like to deride anything different. Like bcooper I couldn't care less what people think - it didn't buy it for them, I bought it for me, and only my opinion counts.

Agreed totally!

I wonder if they call those newer Sony Vaio laptops Girly? They are white. Look from a distance like a white mac.

 

[ajlwoody]

I feel this situation is peoples opininon entirely: who cares what other people think of my laptop!! Also he probably told you it looked girly cause he was jealous he didnt have one so insuted it!!

 

[Kash]

ajlwoody is right on the money. He's just jealous that you have a superior computer than he does, so his natural reaction is to deride it to mask his envy. You should actually revel in his indignation of your laptop ;P

 

[symondavis]

I think the MacBook looks very stylish and is neither aimed for either sex. It's clean crisp and simple.

So saying it's white and looks likes a girls laptop, does that make the Wii look like a girls console or white trainers for the lady's only?

I love my White, MacBook, DS Lite, PSP, socks and trainers.

 

[jaline]

I wouldn't immediately associate the white Macbook with women, but I can see why some people would think so. White is seemingly softer compared to black and silver/gray (both metaphorically and literally), and most people are not used to seeing technological systems that are vividly white, at least I don't believe so. More and more items are white nowadays, such as many Apple products and the Nintendo Wii. It gives them a cleaner, fresher look. I'm guessing the size of the Macbook, added with the cleanliness and colour - all make people associate it with something that is the opposite of rugged and tough (exactly how a stereotypical male is portrayed in society, although that obviously varies).

That being said, I'm a girl and I definitely wanted to get the black Macbook before realizing that it wasn't worth the extra money. I'm receiving my white Macbook today and I'm guessing it will be perfectly fine.

This reminds me of the Rainbow-coloured Macbook logos some people (including myself) are interested in putting onto their systems, or have already done so. I have heard stories about how some people were approached about whether or not they were homosexual, since they had this Rainbow logo (and the multicolours are frequently associated with homosexuality now), when, in fact, their choice to put the logo onto their computer had nothing to do with this issue.

Personally, I don't care what anyone thinks of my computer. They're not going to be using it.

 

[proxy]

well i have a the mans macbook yes its the pirate-book

but seriously i dont think my macbook looks like its for girls and the pros for boys if it was a pink laptop then i can see the point but i think it looks like a fun laptop and i work in graphics and photography and pulling out a macbook covered in stickers is well expected in this industry people that pull out a dell get shouted at.

but yer i think pros do look well more pro i mean i think if i had a pro i can take it on a shoot with me and it will be right at home when i meat with an important client but tbh i dont think the look of the macbook is that important if its got an apple logo its the sex in my book.

 

[Mattlike]

Although I have a Black MacBook, I actually wanted a white one to begin with. I don't associate it all with being girly/childish or anything of the matter.

 

[jamesx]

i don't think a computer looks like it's made for any "sex". It's a computer for gods sake!!! I think apple computers have a very classy look. after having my apple, most other laptops just look cheap where the mackbook, white/black, have an expensive look to them. i think your brother was just giving you a hard time!

 

[knightlie]

It seems to be based on the way people judge things on sight - making a snap decision instead of actually looking at details. As someone who's been judged like that all my life I've learned to ignore it - if people think a notebook is "girly" simply because it's white then more fool them. More notebooks for the rest of us!