Unibody Macbook: 3 Months Later

[imovietutor]

The unibody solves two problems and worth paying for. All current chips are BGA (ball grid array) meaning they are attached to the mainboard by means of hundreds of tiny solder balls. They cannot tolerate any flexing at all (XBoxes are plagued with this as are many laptops). The solid construction virtually eliminates flexing and dissipates heat - another BGA killer. That is a good reason to get a MacBook. If you prefer non-Mac, make sure you go for the most rigid construction possible.

[amangoelamangoel]

u can customize ur tracpad for the right click.in the system preferences

u can customize it to click on the bottom right

[SkipTheNames]

i got a macbook 08 for 800$ from best buy, id rather get the 2008 then 2009, because yo cant take the ram/battery out of the new one and its almost the exact same intel

[IIXRATEDIIHiTMAN]

I got the unibody macbook just before it got rebranded pro - i wouldve waited but i had exams coming up that required online studying but i dont regret it a bit now. The fact the battery, hard drive and ram are easily removable is a real bonus over an otherwise identical computer :)

[jesuswasawoman]

@SkipTheNames you can take the ram out of the 2009 unibody. Just take the back plate off, and there they are. I've replaced mine and it does not void the warranty on the macbook but your new ram is not under warranty with apple but you probably know that

[paintballgundown8]

get a better mic or boost your voice when editing

[MrAndrsnn]

Clean your ears out, he sounds fine.

[skate44kidz]

cool as a cucumber

[bigwhite888]

0:58 he says cuccumber funny!!!!

[kernkraft404]

"Absolutely fantastic"?! During the last 9 months, I went through 6 (!) 2.4GHz unibody MacBooks. Misaligned keyboard, constant fan, CPU whine, overheating... They had it all and on top of these problems, the original screen (secretly updated in April) was extremely poor. Apple's sales assistant kept telling me that it was the same as in the 15' Pro - but it wasn't.

Finally, I just sold it and bought a 2.26 GHz Pro. Guess what - it has CPU whine and the fan is constantly on. Rotten Apple!

[JSantana319]

Damn bro, you have bad ass karma!!!

[pomssi1]

It can use Mac OS X and Vista at the same time? Or do you need to restart it or sumthing?

[lordoid]

You can install Vista or XP as an individual OS on a seperate Partition so you can decide wich OS you want to load at Startup. Or you can use the Software Parallels wich lets you run XP / Vista - Programs under OSX.

[025922044]

you can use it the same time but you have to buy windows and vmware fusion or paralellsdesktop... you dont have to buy a softwar if you use bootcamp...its in your application folder but you have to restart the computer ....and you have to buy windows of cours....

[bozzycobo88]

u need to restart unless you purchase Parallels for mac or VM Ware Fusion for mac thx :)

[apple2iphone]

lol i love how he says cucumber

[MDotts829]

hahhaha "coooooooooool as a cuucumber."

[eatenbyyou]

I love the trackpad, I hate having to use my finger and thumb to click and move the mouse at the same time, the new trackpad is amazing, i'm a pro at it now. I'm also great at typing so the non light on the keyboard was no worries. the only game i play is the sims (and spore) and they work great on this mac. (I have the 2.0 GHz lowest price macbook.

[toberichmoe]

got my new macbook today!

[lamp301]

Nice! Enjoy

[gunpder94]

InCase sleeve is TOO EXPENSIVE. there are a zillion better sleeves that are AFFORDABLE for Everybody

[smilelaughgrin]

put the area you can allocate to right click.

even i know you can do that, and i am on pc.

[Fight0Tyranny]

Love your review, I am not too keen on the keyboard but the trackpads features are pretty awesome, but I miss the button big time.

Any chance of you showing us how to open up the case of the unibody range and upgrading RAM, HDD etc?

Would like to see others tinkering more.

-Mizzie

[pacmanghostx]

The lack of FireWire is really shaping up to be a non-issue... Much like when Apple stopped offering Floppy Disk Drives on their machines.

(Oh, and if you do need FireWire [400], but you really like this notebook, go pick up an inexpensive USB-to-FireWrie adapter. It'll cost you under $10 and there isn't really a noticable decrease in speed.)

[bulletsafeinside]

the problem is for audio recording, most people like to record directly to their external, and USB is terrible for time related dated. Still though... record to the internal and then dump it on your USB drive. That's what I'm going to do.

[jespir007]

does ilife come with the os?

[pacmanghostx]

Yes.

[MacAlexxxxx]

ya it does. just not iWork.

[deatho10o]

omgg he said ass! lol

[MacAlexxxxx]

big deal.....

[omoiyaronke]

Cool videos john...... Anybody intersted in an old mac book pro?

[kalogs0708]

hey john can you help me in choosing my macbook i want to buy a macbook for schooling..im just 15 yrsold..what do you think much preferred to me??and what version of aluminium isn't the 2.0 or the 2.4??tnx..plz replay

[iLukeMAC]

hey im in the say situation. I am going with the 2.4GHz and 4GB RAM. I buying that because why not go with the best. hahah. but like the 2.0GHz is goood. like the stock model is goood. but u should get the RAM upgrade. orrrr, if you dont need it now, wait till the summer because they are upgrading to a new operating system! haha. soo yah hope it helps.

[WiifreakSS]

sadly my battery life indicator light doesn't work.

i thought i wouldn't need it but turns out I "miss" it alot!

COME BACK!!!!

[JSantana319]

I recently bought one and this thing does not get hot, like he said a tiny bit on the upper part, but no where near as hot as the previous version of the macbook pro. Love this machine, I highly recommend it.

[Dreaming92Avenger]

cool as a scumber dude, hehe xD nice review

[drinkskimmilk]

haha vitsa working "perfectly"

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[silverstonewebcam]

it works perfect for me on my pc as well.

[BornToRun001s]

yeah but a pc is meant to run vista

[johnr1031]

macbook pro runs vista better thn pcs

[ryan2546]

when does apple release the next line of products like mac books i was just about to buy one and i dont know if they are gonna change on me

if any body has an answer please respond!

[Dpiiiius]

they recently updated the imacs, mac minis, macbook pros, ipod shuffles, iphones, and the mac pro so the macbooks will be updated before or during summer, i can guarantee you that.

[xxnewcastlexx]

Hey Jon,

Soo... i start college this year and i was hoping to get a laptop. I have been looking at the macbooks for some time now and i didn't know wether to get the plastic white macbook or the new aluminium one. (both 2.0 ghz.. i'm not made of money) I'm going to be doing an accounting course if that helps, and anyway i was wondering if you could tell me which macbook would be best for me?

[TehGom]

Oh shoot, wrong link. T_T, I was going to reply to scorpio209.

[theconformativeone]

lol, "cool as a cucumber."

[cdsniper10]

you can avoid the tracpad problem with excel download secreats prefpane and then go to the system tab and then check the "ignore acidental trackpad movement" option and it will fix it

[jlbee36]

i got the 2.0 i really dont need the backlight on my keyboard but i do need a 250 hard drive tho

[omarldn]

Thanks you made my mind I am so getting one

[justblazemedia]

Great info, thank you.

[chick5581]

Motorcycle riders don't like illegal u-turns and lack of turn signal use. Then again, I don't like it when in my truck either.

[scorpio209]

does this guy have a xtube account?

[JereHakala]

Or redtube.

[TehGom]

:|.

[chingydude921016]

Hey guys...should i get the speck case for my macbook...i really dont know if i should spend 50 bucks???

[colterczyruk]

no dirt gets under and scratches

[billabongopblue]

great review, touched on everything a consumer should know.

I am running the 2.0 model and did not need a backlight keyboard, although i would like one. So i saved the cash and bought a extended warranty.

[kristyanna1019]

I missed the show ratings cannot see the screen even with a 24" imac and a 22" second Monitor. I give them a +6.5 of the several I have seen. I missed out getting a Apple Touch when I got my iMac in September it came off 9/15 and the stuff was ordered on 9/16. Pissed me off Later

[kristyanna1019]

I am a 55 Yr Old student at a Community college up in Siskiyou County. I am getting my AA in Graphic Design. I am getting a macBook Pro for the Graphics speed. I am going to upgrade it with a 500GB HD and 4GB Kit from Other world computer also the HD Upgrade I got came with a kit that will let me use the 320 GB HD I took out as an external drive.... I am using almost 55% of my student loan on it. I have to get MacSpeech for it plus Adobe CS4 Design Prem. Jon I have enjoyed you Video's. Later!

[judahism92]

yo man just to let u know about the whole mouse thing, i also have a new 2008 model (MBP) but one thing i have noticed is if u want to use the track pad like the old one u can! just use ur thumb like on the old one! having ur thumb at the bottom of the track pad hile moving the mouse does not activate to figure gestures!

[kscan2269]

whats firewire??

[TheStickyNoteKing]

Google it.

[kscan2269]

thanks that rrealy helps lol

[TheStickyNoteKing]

It usually does. If you still don't get it you can go hardcore and type it into wikipedia.

[eddoriordan99]

r u doing a video on windows 7 beta

[BestReviewer2008]

Do You stil have your iMac 24"?

[maddogdom3]

When he said i dont miss firewire if i need it i just use my imac did that not give you a clue LOL

[duneberries14]

i love my mac but i have to say the only problem i have with it is that i think the two usb ports are too close to eachother. whenever i want to plug in something that is a bit fat, like my sd card reader, i have to unplug whatever is in the other usb port or else i cant get the fat card reader to plug in. that makes it really hard to have two usb devices plugged in at the same time. thats my only gripe about the new macbook.

[browniesareg]

A good fix is a USB Hub

[therats2270]

nasty

[torturedsinger]

I want a MACBOOOK!!!! My mom bought me an HP.. T-T She thought Macs are not for students like me... :( HELLOOO....

[ryuutsume]

A common misnomer is that either Macs or Windows PCs are required for school. 90% of the tools used in most schools are all on both platforms or are interchangable with alternatives. Mac development is drying up a little, but both platforms are 100% viable for education.

[thomashome05]

that is bad caring for your son. I would never buy a child a Pc even if he wanted one I could not do it.

[hrag500]

i got mine once i was 14 XD i love it!!

[torturedsinger]

I'm sooo green with envy right now~!

[killer74050]

thts a sin

[torturedsinger]

i know but... macbooks are so cool! I can't help it! :P

[password181189]

why do you talk so much

[bigE2448]

wat school my cusen mite go with you i like to cook eggs on my pro lololol

[kelbolsaaa]

hey i got one of these to same model. i agree 100% except for that i am taking a liking to the keypad but like you said in the previous movie it does take some getting used to if you need for some reviews send me message :)

[petardedman]

i was wondering what school do you go to or work at

[thefunnymacguy]

Hey Jon nice video! I purchased a Unibody Macbook Pro for high school and so far I love it. I am thaking a video editing class and it works perfect with iMovie 08' and Final Cut Express. It's probably the best purchase I have made!

- thefunnymacguy

[andrew12336]

what are you doing with your old mac book?

[SirNycho]

I got mine a few days ago. Works like a charm. I'm very happy I went for the 2.4Ghz version, once u have a backlight keyboard you never want to go back anymore. Great review :).

[highway788]

99% agree

i love the trackpad as well, so it is the perfect computer imo :P

i never work with excel/numbers though...

[DWG21R]

the heat on my new macbook pro, unibody gets to about 70 when playing games... and is warm to the touch

[onarudkus]

i got mine about a week after jon got his. im impressed by it. yes, the trackpad can be a little glitchy at times, but its not too bad.

[thatrock3rkyddd]

i have it to. its awesome.

[iharrison30]

Awesome review mate, I am still split as to get the MacBook Air or the Unibody MacBook 2.4 in March or April. So having said that this review from a person I trust totally and respect, I think it has helped me massively, in making my mind up. Take care mate and hope to talk to you soon buddy.

[jchouproductions]

jon says that his macbook pro gets extremely hot which is true. but on his review of it in his early videos when he got it he said its not that bad.

but then again of course if youre going to spend that much money you're going to love the product you bought. BUT dont get me wrong, macbooks are amazing.

[TechnologysFinest]

I'm a good fan of the glossy because I like the contrast of the colorts, but I don't like the glare of the display whenever it is exposed in the light. However I do plan to get this computer later on this year =]

[atlaschooty]

cool...

[jdiddy27]

This is great news...

[Consoldd]

=) nice!

[MDotts829]

Coooooool as a cucumber.

[jdiddy27]

LOL

[Ryan2925]

Nice one Jon, I watched it again, its pretty much the same. How long will it take for your move? You need to do a tour of your apartment when you get there!

[souljaboyinthehood]

I might get one, but my father keeps saying he might get me one! I really need one because I make alot of documents, chatting, and stuff. But If I get it it will be my second computer then! I am using a Dell Inspiron 530-- But I really like this video, it was cool.

[texasfreak2012]

Haha the back left corner is where the CPU is, of course it gets hot lol

[iHow2videos]

Of course he would know that :/

Dont fuck with Jon, he is the man.

[iHow2videos]

how wuld he know tht?

[callmejosiah]

hmm, I've got the same notebook and was surprised by your review of the trackpad, only because I've had 0 issues with the trackpad whatsoever (to me, Ctrl+click just makes more sense on a Mac than trying to physically press the bottom right corner of the trackpad)... but hey, we're each entitled to an opinion :).

and trackpad issues aside, I have to agree with everything else you mentioned, I couldn't be happier with mine!

[SPstudios07]

I'm typing this on my Macbook.

[nkipmb]

wow, legit bro.

im typing this on a computer!

[davidskings]

nice review

[Noslemas03]

Another excellent video. Glad to you shaved. I prefer you without it.

[LOSTMEMORIE]

what about the third way?

[ToBeTie]

The most annoying thing about the trackpad for me is the loud click noise. I've taken my MacBook to my university library and it was just disturbing. I'm trying to learn tapping instead of clicking now. 8/

[EliteSoldier112]

Yeah, tapping on my Sony VAIO is great. Pressing the button is still pretty loud, annoying...

[Ryan2925]

There should be a tutorial on YouTube, I saw one, on how to do it. Basically the guy put Tissues under the batter, because thats the bottom of the Trackpad, and it did it for him. Search for it, if I find it, I'll post it.

[chapstickuser]

I can't reply with the link, it wont show for some reason, but the guys username is AibalBlog .

The video is /watch?v=2meyH6SF-oE&feature=c­hannel_page

[UnknownSpartan5]

there's a lot of good information in these videos, but jon has the absolute wimpiest voice i have ever heard. i just want to give him a swirly.

[onarudkus]

lol

[geedunk13]

Great video, rev, much better than other, BTW like that you shaved

[funnypeople7]

what BTW MEAn

[ilovedagreenday]

by the way

[raindropsneverfall]

you're judging his vid based on whether he's shaved or not..wow

[Ryan2925]

I'm guessing you didn't see the old one?

[raindropsneverfall]

i did see the old one. i just don't think it's fair to judge his vid based on whether he's shaved or not.

[musicfuse]

thanks

[lorikzzz]

i have the incase sleeve too

[Pinwormx]

deja vu

[SWAZI85]

Hey Jon,

Nice review, I just got my 2.0 yesterday and im seriously impressed with it, only thing that bugs me is clicking the trackpad to select something you have to press pretty hard. Thinking of getting a mighty mouse as thats my only issue.

Im a new mac user to just getting use to it, but super impressed so far, def worth the money. I was thinking of getting the 2.4, but in the shop with the lights on I could not even see the lights in the keyboard, so opted to upgrade my ram instead

[iPaul4628]

they did a spec bump on the white one yesterday

[NisseLaase]

There will be a new iphone this summer, it will have 64gb of internal memory and 5 megapixel camera :)

[SWAZI85]

where did you get that info from ?

[NisseLaase]

A swedish magazine called M3, but they haven't uploaded it to their website so i can't give you a link right now, but maybe later

[xFYCNxcps22]

hopefully on verizon, cause WWDC is right before my contract ends and i can get a new phone.

[bbctschris]

i think that will be a little bit farther

[dec14th1959]

Great Review

I Love My  MacBook

[d2tminc]

You are still in school John? How old are you and what's your major?

[dub3z]

Hey Jon, How do you feel about the screensize (too small?) after extended periods of usage? (i.e. a long period of classtime?)

[OfficialMrFunguin]

Woo! You shaved!! lol

[linnjones]

Yey! I am getting this one tomorrow. Thanks to you!

Loving your videos :) Allthough I am getting the 2.0 GHz :)

[Seanuk]

im excited for you! I have to wait till march!

[y35n00b5]

why...is that your b-day...if so what day specifically mines on the 14th :D

[Seanuk]

ooh no.. mine is in January.. Im not getting mine till march as I dont want to use a credit card.. kinda seems silly :) I am stuck though if I should get an air instead as Im going to be having a 24" imac as my base/home computer? 7 weeks to decide :)

[Seanuk]

oh and happy birthday for the 14th!!

[freakin16]

ditto

[jonathanohanlon]

thanks a lot for doing that jon

[locusSol]

Wonderful review as always. You're right. For most of us the 2.0 won't be any different from 2.4... If you need to be worried about .4 Ghz difference you'll probably have a dedicated workstation anyway.

[georgy1005]

good job buddy ... like always

[Campwise05]

great job

[sunnz]

What do you use for video editing? Do you think Final Cut Express would run fine on it?

Thanks.

[youngaceondeck]

if you just want to chop up some family videos or some little videos and edit some spots here here n there you can just use imovie. or imoviehd what ever you might like. if you want advance tools for pro editing then get final cut studio they got lots of video editing tools you can add your own soundtrack and everything and make effects and much more. i think john is using imovie being that he just choping up little videos and putting them on here and add a intro

[sunnz]

Thanks, I am using iMovie HD and iMovie HD now but want to try out Final Cut Express (not Studio too expensive.) that's why I am wondering if it would run slow on the new MB.

[youngaceondeck]

nah the macbook 2.4ghs handles good with big software like photoshop and final cut i have logic pro 8 and photoshop cs4 install and along with MS office 2008 and theres no lag at all.

[sunnz]

Ohh that's nice to hear about!! I was just worrying about the graphics, as the MBP has a discrete card while the MB have an integrated, they said it is fast because it is a nVidia 9400M, so a fast integrated card, but I just don't know how it would compare to the 8600M GT from the previous MBP.

[TechPepsi]

the MS Arc Mouse? Wow...

[thomashome05]

good video!

[xDefyEmericax]

cool, thanks

[XnoneofyourbuisnessX]

wooo 1st comment hahaha good video

[FollowALeaderG]

haha good looking out Jon. Nice video ;)