Rumor: Apple to Give White MacBook a Revamp

Meh. It's still a mac. I use PC's because I know how to, and they do way more.

I would definitely consider buying a Mac if they were cheaper, maybe sub $700. I like the way the MacBooks look however I'm no fan of OS X.

Just another PC disguised as a MAC - wait all MACs are that now really, aren't they (considering that the same companies actually *make* the MACs and PCs)...

I think a lot of people are looking to move away from Windows. Windows 7 may fix that desire to some degree, but I know many people who don't want to deal with all the pop-ups asking about updating software, installing patches, etc... Granted they are older, but there is still demand for the "idea" of the Mac. At $1000, it is hard to make the leap for many when they see the PC at $500. If Apple hits the $799 mark for the base MacBook, I think a lot more people will reconsider trying it out.

You are paying more for things like design and the OS. Also, you don't have to buy anti-virus, over a few years that saves you some money.

P7450 processor. Not bad for a 13.3" lappy actually.. Apple is not stupid enough to let OS X be run on slow, slow processors (unlike M$).

about constently update...well mac does "EXACTLY" the same with the auto update, the only difference is it just jump up and down in the dock....for antivirus,....most mac user does not even know they caught virus, intead just think their mac is jsut slower and inferior other people's pc....

I always hear the "You have to pay for antivirus for a PC, that makes up the cost difference." In 12 years, I have never paid for antivirus for a windows based system. You're paying $500 (or more) for a look (that I personally don't like, so it's subjective) and a apple logo (You can always install your favorite OS on whatever system - oh wait you can't legitimately do that with OSX)

one could get it to put Ubuntu on it...although even in that case I would find cheaper systems...

I still don't buy the idea of a lot of people wanting to move away from WinOS. It is so common, that nowadays you can't find an app that does not run on it (except for the MacOS dedicated apps that come with it)...so, I guess you will have to reconsider the idea...
As someone said also, the Macs are updating as well, and if you like to live on the edge try not to install antivirus on your system...see what happens.

If I want to run a *nix, I opt for Linux, not for OS X. My employer put an iMac in my office a year ago. By now, my whole HDD is ext3. I'm running Ubuntu with occasional Windows XP under VirtualBox. I got rid of the HFS+ partition about 8 months ago--I couldn't take OS X anymore.

Under the premise that you don't like OS X, I feel buying a MacBook is a bad proposition, as I don't exactly consider Apple to be the price leader. If Apple products were cheaper, I'd definitely consider buying a MacBook or MBP as my next laptop. Hardware-wise, I like Apple. If they only were a tad cheaper...

"If Apple's products were cheaper, would you consider purchasing an Apple notebook? Let us know in the comments below!"

My answer is: yes, of course.

Think of a 40% price reduction on the entry MacBook White 13". (e.g $1000 should become $600).

Oh, how exciting, because it's not like you can get a simular PC for $800 or less. Oh, wait.....

I'd love to buy one- let it come with Win7 pre-installed and OSX running in a window...

yea.. i'd get one if they were cheaper but i'd run linux on it XD

It's still the most overpriced, cheapo laptop with a screen that's WAY too small. For $1000 I'd want a bigger screen, period. I have some friends with older plastic Macbooks(G4), every last one of them is falling apart...

I run a mix of Vista 64 and XP on the four computers we have in the house right now but if the price is right i would move to apple machines without much trouble. I'd keep my best Vista 64/AMD/SLi gaming rig and the rest could be changed over to OSX/iLife/iWork units with absolutely zero loss of usability for the family at all.

Actually the wife would probably find it easier to do the things she does now on the OSX machine instead of the windows/office machine she uses now. All she needs is a computer to surf the web, check email, type up a document once in awhile, and work with pictures from our digital cameras. She could care less about any other applications out there other than web browser, text editor, photo editor and email client. I've listened to her scream at Word about five times since i sat down at the computer today because it keeps reformatting her text in ways that she doesn't want.

$750 is the magic number for me. And that's no nonsense like 1 GB RAM or teeny HDD. 80GB SSD and I'd pay $1000.

Regarding screen size - bigger is not better. 13.3 is a sweet spot. Make it brighter and offer non-glossy.

I just priced out decent Dell systems and there's nothing there for less than $750

Why is Apple the only company to charge for "design".

I like other laptops as much or more the apples for appearance.

Everyone of us can go rip off a copy of OS X right now and install it on our machines... But we don't, because OS X sucks.

Its over priced hardware with a shitty OS... I will never pay Apple Tax.

I would be more friendly to Apple if the prices were competative... I would likely even give it a chance. (Although I have used OSX a fair amount and don't over like it)

Crap hardware for the price.

Dell... LOL

honestly apple knows how to design their products slick and slim and somewhat easy to use ( except for OSX) but thats because im used to windows. Also if they had more compadability with hardware like Core i7 with DDR3 Ram and Overclocking and ATI Radeon 4850 Support i would deff consider Apple more.

Best Selling MP3 Player:
1. Apple iPod Classic

Best Selling Touch Screen Phone:
1. Apple iPhone

There Notebooks Do not Compare to PCs for hardware and compatibility. compared to their other non computer products.

Lower the price and up the hardware.. Come on small hd and ddr2 memory...

Someone isn't reading all of Tom's Hardware articles, it seems.

I like OSX, it feels light and airy. I went from XP to OSX and adjusted within a week, while still using XP on a regular basis. But going from both of those to Vista was horrendous. Vista looks and feels more like a plastic toy than OSX does. It feels kind of dark and cramped. It took me a month to find most things and other things I've tried doing with it just don't work. Then I dual-boot OSX and Windows 7 and I'm like "Yes!!" Win7 may look mostly like Vista, but god if it isn't better designed and organized. I still prefer the function and flow of OSX, but I could definitely get used to running Windows 7 on a regular basis as a replacement for XP when I need Windows.

As for the MacBook redesign, well, I think a LOT more people would look at a Mac if the MacBook were cheaper. It is still Apple's best-selling laptop. But if they're going to lower their price, it should be given hardware that is at least semi-competitive with Windows notebooks in the same price range. Ideally, they would be equally matched, but we all know that ain't gonna happen. This IS Apple we're talking about. The premium you pay is pretty high, but it is a ticket to cheaper upgrades to all future compatible OS's. And the hardware build quality for the aluminum ones is pretty solid. The plastic MacBooks, well, it's pretty good but plastic can only be so rigid. That said, a used and abused MacBook still looks better for wear three years later than most Windows notebooks I've seen put through the same cycle of abuse. That's not to say it didn't look beat up with hairline cracks in the shell and chipped off bits from the screen bezel and palm rest area, but it still closed up solidly and the screen hinge still worked fine. The only other notebooks I've seen put through that kind of abuse and still work perfectly fine three years on are the Panasonic Toughbooks and IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads. The rest had broken screen hinges or latches, or at least buttons/switches that didn't work.

I understand people have opinions, but if you don't have a reason to back it up, just shut up. I don't want to come off as a jerk, but why do so many people have to bash something (in this case OSX) simply because they don't know how to use it? If you like Windows better, say so, say why, and I will be happy for you. In my case, I can say Windows sucks, but that is because I know how to use Mac OS. I literally grew up using the "Classic" Mac OS. I could draw the OS 7 loading screen from memory. Now I run 10.5 on my good ole' G4 and use it for everything from doing homework to playing UT2004.

My point being, different people have different experiences with computers, so different OSes suit them better.

And no OSX does not suck. It does have issues that even Mac Fanboys will complain about (I have a list of my own), but the same is true of any version of Windows version you use. Even the holy XP. Just go out and install OSX 10.5 on any PC, benchmark, and then repeat with whatever windows version you like. OSX will be more responsive, and if it is a laptop, the battery will last longer. It has been tested.

P.S. Sorry to flame, but people need to understand everybody is free to choose their own computer experience. And yes, I do use XP on a daily basis on my gaming computer. And that is all it is used for.

Still horribly pitiful specs for something that expensive

And it's a mac

Your foregetting the 9400M in the list of specs, that was definitely the biggest hardware upgrade, as it used to have the crappy intel X3100.

Having no anti-virus ins't living on the edge. I've run PC's for months without any kind of anti-virus and had no problems. I've never had an anti-virus on my mac since I owned one, which is going on 10 years now.

Its really only the torrent ppl, and the porn surfers that have to worry about viruses. All i do is browse a few forums, facebook, and a few big sports sights (like TSN, and the premier league)

I'd only consider dual booting Mac OS with windows, just to try it out.

Mac OS is only a novelty and hardly a workstation and by no means a gamestation. Paying more for same hardware is idiotic, but I guess Apple is counting on that from their consumers.

Be all that as it may, I'd still like to spin Mac OS on same hardware as windows and see how improved is my web surfing experience - the only reason to go Mac.

Good luck finding a PC with equivalent industrial engineering/design. Find me one (just one) PC laptop that does not have crappy air vents at the bottom of the laptop. Yes, placing your dell on a pillow will void your warranty. Apple got rid of that crap way baack in 90s. But, all those heatpipes and unobstructable vents cost more to manufacture. (FYI, the screen hinge hides the air in/outtakes on a mac - they face up, not down where they would act as a crappy, expensive vacuum cleaner) Same with decent, multi-touch pads and height that's half of your average pc laptop. Don't get me wrong, if you get by with a budget lappy that's all good; but, there's a reason why some people buy a BMW and some a Toyota - even if they both come with 2L engines... Apple occupy the top shelf, well engineered niche; there's a good reason for that.