Here’s my latest addition to my collection of Apple gadgets - Macbook Black. Few of my friends were asking why not Macbook Air? Well, as much as I love it’s slim-nest, but the 1.6Mhz processor and a non solid state HDD just don’t add up. Secondly there no optical drive, and also what am I suppose to do with only 1 USB port? I find it much of a traveler’s mate instead of developers machine.
The Macbook
Black because there’s too many white Macbook out there, also because black has a higher spec for better performance. And of course higher specs comes with higher price. Here’s a rough run down on the specification.
- 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 1GB memory
- 160GB hard drive1
- Double-layer SuperDrive
The Delivery
I have to congratulate the Apple Singapore Store for their amazingly efficient service. The order was placed on Monday afternoon and I received calls on Tuesday saying it will be courier to me that day itself. Tuesday night, I’m already un-boxing it. Less than 48 hours from ordering to delivery, that’s awesome.
The Price
The Macbook Black cost me $1200+ USD. The reason why it’s cheaper than market price is because I purchased a refurbished set. Refurbished sets are as good as new ones, and it comes with 1 year limited warranty. Refurbish products usually sold out in matter of hours after listed on local Apple Store. If you are looking for refurbish products, I suggest you constanly monitor the page update.
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Posted by hongkiat in Hardware & Gadget , at 02.21.08 |
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Comments
syamsulariff.com February 21st, 2008
wow..cantik nye..huhu once i dah kerja nanti..i nak beli satu :D
Replykevin February 21st, 2008
actaully black macbook and white macbook no different,
Replythe different is it is black and it got 160GB hardisk, the rest is the same..
somemore i personally tot is not worth for money, pay RM500++ for getting jus disk space and black casing… all thought i love macbook black
hongkiat February 21st, 2008
syam:yea, it’s always exciting to see another blogging turned mac user.
kevin: Macbook white has a shiny exterior, that makes it obvious when there is scratches, also to dirt and stuff. Another reason why I choose black is because, there are just too many white macbook out there :-)
ReplyCincauHangus February 21st, 2008
show off. :P
ReplyChardy February 22nd, 2008
Chey, show off… haha
ReplySyahid A. February 22nd, 2008
The perfect color for a Mac imo is white. But black is okay too as long as it is a Mac!
Replyhongkiat February 22nd, 2008
Chardy: You ownself got a iMac and 2 macbooks, not forgetting the G5. lol.
Syahid: As long as it’s a Mac :-)
ReplyBooto February 22nd, 2008
so cool!
ReplyDanny Foo February 22nd, 2008
No MacBook Pro? :P
I want a MB Pro. LOL!
ReplyBoltClock February 22nd, 2008
I’m thinking of getting a Mac one or two years down the road. I don’t see a chance of getting it any sooner now that I had to get a new PC instead.
Looks like I’ll be visiting Apple stores once every couple months just to play with the Macs there, better than nothing.
ReplyEdward February 25th, 2008
By choosing the black one you won’t need to clean it even after it gets dirty :P
Replykew March 3rd, 2008
Do you have to pay extra for shipping to M’sia? or you ship to a Singapore address. I see that it is free shipping in Singapore. Also, did you have to pay for GST?
ReplyMinawei April 18th, 2008
The black macBook casing is made of some durable material supposedly found on planes…
ReplyAtleast this is what i read somewhere
hongkiat April 18th, 2008
Really? Now that’s really something new.
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