This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MD101LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) (Personal Computers)
After a couple of lemon PC products, I chose to try out a Mac hoping that it would provide a quality experience on par with its price. First off, I really do like my MBP... once used to the OS it is pretty easy to get around, and the overall build is great... eg the keyboard is one of the best to type on. But about a week after I got it, it started to randomly lose wifi... sometimes once a day, sometimes five times in five minutes. I contacted Apple Care 3 times about the issue. They did what they could (which was nothing except tell me that they would fix the problem over and over without ever admitting that there was a any "real" problem). Though friendly, Apple Care was far from truly helpful. I looked up online and found that this is a persisting and common problem with Macs. Apple refuses to admit that there is a problem and maintains that even though there are thousands of bloggers with their own angry stories. Macs are sold and marketed as a business and school laptop... but it fails miserably since it cannot be relied upon for a business transaction or a online test (my sister bought the same one and has the same problems... she prays every time she takes an online exam it doesnt disconnect). On top of that the track pad is now randomly becoming unrsponsive to trying to click a selectioin and sometimes even just to move the cursor. My sisters has similar problems to include "losing" the cursor and spending a good thirty seconds messing with the track pad to get it to reappear. 1200 bucks for a laptop that cannot do the simplest things correctly... on top of all that, I have been restarting it at least once a day to keep it working... eg skype camera won't work unless I have just restarted it and my internet when connected will not work until I do the same. GOOGLE these problems and YOU WILL SEE that I am not alone.... What a dissapointment.
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MD101LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) (Personal Computers)
You will find iDVD missing from the installed iLife package.
If you want iDVD (and most eventually will) you will have to purchase it separately by buying iLife 11 on disk. (Available from Amazon.)
Included with this computer is iMovie 11, but NO WAY to make a DVD of your movie.
As compared to my previous MacBook, the changes are as follows:
1) The battery is no longer user replaceable. This means the computer has to be taken to the shop for repair. This also means you probably will want remove all of your data from the hard drive for security reasons prior to servicing. My previous MacBook allowed replacement of the internal battery in 10 seconds, with no tools.
2) OS 10.8 is definitely "dumbed down" as compared with 10.6. 10.8 now has "Windows like" hidden files (this can be disabled).
3) "Bounce" has been removed from the Apple Mail program. "Bounce" is a great tool to let people know you don't want any further e-mails from them. ( Third parties have a fix for this defect also.)
4) No installation disk (DVD) is included. This means that should you need to repair or rebuild your computer you are absolutely dependent on the existence and availability of Apple's servers. You cannot repair your machine without Internet access. Many experts advise creating your own installation disk (DVD) to make up for this mistake. I intend to do this.
5) No more "Save As". This has been replaced with a more complicated "duplicate" feature. Less intuitive and a higher workload.
6) The default security settings intimidate you into thinking that downloading software from anywhere other than the Apple Store is less secure. This setting can be changed to take the computer out of "nanny mode". I suspect in the future, Macs will become like iPhones so that only software from the Apple Store can be installed.
6) I like the lighted keyboard and the built-in DVD drive. I would never purchase a computer without an optical drive.
This computer is still superior to anything running Windows. However, it is definitely a downgrade from previous MacBook models.
This review is from: Apple MacBook Pro MD101LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) (Personal Computers)
I bought this laptop last month and when I first received it there were updates to install. Two of the updates will not install because the computer is not recognizing me as the owner for those two applications (iPhoto and iMovie). I brought it to an Apple Store and they told me that there was a previous owner and the computer wasn't properly deleted and restored. I was given the option of having them wipe out everything on my computer to restore it as new or they'd have to keep sending me codes to maually update the applications. Not what I expected when I purchased this computer, especially for the amount of money I spent.
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