MacBook 2009 reviewed. Verdict: Nice

sworm

#1 – 8:52 AM June 12, 2009

Except the price, which is still too high.

didymos

#2 – 10:46 AM June 12, 2009

Oh, quick, somebody call the waaaahmbulance, Apple charges more than Sworm is willing to pay for a piece of quality hardware.

Whether or not the price is too high is *subjective*. Personally, I'd rather pay for a MacBook and get the better build quality and display, rather than paying half as much for a cheap (and cheaply-made) HP like all of the tools on the "Laptop Hunters" ads.

VidUser

#3 – 11:24 AM June 12, 2009

Hell yes there is something wrong!

The got rid of the express card slot for a crummy SD slot!

Which is great if you're a pro photographer that uses SD not CF cards (which isn't that many) but absolutely rubbish if you are a videographer who uses the express card slot for useful things like RAID host cards, eSATA host cards, P2 cards.. etc.

Apple are pretty much forcing filmmakers to buy the 17".

Garr

#4 – 11:49 AM June 12, 2009

Didymos states:

Whether or not the price is too high is *subjective*. Personally, I'd rather pay for a MacBook and get the better build quality and display, rather than paying half as much for a cheap (and cheaply-made) HP like all of the tools on the "Laptop Hunters" ads.

Yes, great argument. I absolutely concur with you there. After all, the only options you have on the notebook (or PC, for that matter) market are Apple or cheap & cheaply made.

Viduser states:

Apple are pretty much forcing filmmakers to buy the 17".

Only those that are dense enough to think Apple is their only option. All the others will simply consider getting a top-line Vaio, XPS or .
Problem is, of course, that the filmmaker community isn't trend-resistant. I'd know, I'm part of it (the community, not the trend).

VidUser

#5 – 12:15 PM June 12, 2009

@ Garr

Being 'dense' has nothing to do with it.
Having a workable system to field edit on is.

If you post pipeline is Final Cut like many large broadcasters (BBC, NatGeo, NASA to name a few), it would make no sense to run a PC in the field.

sworm

#6 – 10:39 AM June 13, 2009

@didymos: i have a macbook.

the price is still too high for the difference in quality.