MacBook first impressions
These are my first impressions from my new MacBook. Apple charges a $200 premium for the sleek black version. At that price they could have included a black power adaptor, and black cords and accessories. I know this is superficial but Apple does pay attention to design and I think they failed to pay attention to the fine details this time.
Another annoying feature is the highly reflecting glass on the screen. What were they thinking? It reflects even the reflections off my eye glasses!
While in the whining department, I should express my disappointment with the transfer process of user stuff from the old laptop to the new one using the firewire ports. Apple should give up on the timer that informs you how much time is left to complete the transfer. If they cannot get the algorithm to work right, they should not implement it at all. The company’s credibility goes down the drain when the machine informs the user that there is “less than a minute” left to complete the process and then the user has to wait upwards of 17 minutes. The transfer process also failed to copy the modem settings and dialup numbers from the old computer to the new one.
Speaking of modem, I think it was premature for Apple to drop the built-in modem port in favour of yet another dangling accessory. In many parts of the world, dialup remains the primary mode of connectivity. The modem adaptor can be misplaced or lost, leaving a traveling user with no access to the network. Again, what were thinking?
The new power adaptor is cute but out the window goes backward compatibility with existing hardware. I wish someone will come up with third party product so that older adaptors to be used with the new computers.
