MacBook strips off its polycarbonate unibody shell for the expected teardown
By Ross Miller 
posted October 20th 2009 6:34PM
posted October 20th 2009 6:34PM
posted October 20th 2009 6:34PM
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No, but you can always get an external battery pack, as linked under the first set of replies.
You can get the Toshiba E105-S1802 at Bestbuy for $849.
2.13ghz P7450
14'' screen
4gb ram (expandable to 8gb)
500GB HD
Multi-format Media card reader
HDMI port
esata port
fingerprint reader
Better OP system.
Same weight & 0.12 taller
2 year warranty
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9553921&type=product&id=1218123209956
In all fairness, that gets 4 1/2 hours of battery life(as claimed on toshiba's website, here: http://laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/satellite/E105)
I would take a 1hr battery with all those extras than a macbook with a 50hr battery.
Oh, I'm not saying it makes the macbook the end-all be-all, but for some that's a really important factor.
who the fuck cares?
Wow, you found a computer that bests the brand new macbook in a couple areas, while thoroughly failing in a couple more. (.12 inch taller isn't a small deal, and a 500GB drive and 4GB ram can be bought for about $120).
Go ahead and buy that computer instead. I really don't give a fuck. You're not gonna convince ANYONE to get that over the new macbook, sorry.
I agree. If one was really concerned about battery life, they could get the new Macbook wanna-be HP Envy since it gets 15-18hrs of battery life.
I might get the new Macbook if it had more memory, larger hard drive, SD slot, HDMI slot, & was $799-$899
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Thats where the Toshiba fails.
Yeah, but it says Toshiba on it and that ain't cool no matter what's inside it. Oh yeah, and did they mention it runs some version of Windows. Maybe even Vista. Gaaackkkk. Last stop before Loserville.
If only they could ditch the dvd -rw and put more battery
If Apple did that, imagine the hordes of MS fanboys that would trip over each other in a hysteria-driven rage to post all their hate comments in Engadget
@winmo
dude, look at your name. you have no right to accuse anyone else around you of anything that hasn't happened (which i also would probably see happening)
but still, there ARE many laptops that come native without any sort of optical drive. personally, i'm fine with that. it's just a matter of preference. btw, take your troll bait somewhere else.
Did anyone else take note of the black mother board, is that new?
I love how when any pc manufacturer releases a laptop does ifanboys call it "cheap plastic", when Apple introduces an all plastic laptop you call it "polycarbonate", which is just a technical word for... wait for it... plastic.
But its iPlastic. iSay fuck iT.
Nice call. Agree.
Just for comedy my partner works in waste management and there are actually cheap plastics and quality plastics. Some are better for recycling. My knowledge on the subject ends right about there so please don't take that as me proposing apple uses better plastic cause I have no idea
It depends on the situation. Clearly, this is Apple's lowest-end computer, so 'cheap' parts are appropriate. They're not pretending this is their caviar model.
On the other hand, I hear only good things about the unibody build quality so far. They appear to at least be using their 'cheap plastic' in smart ways.
hola me llamo julio, quiesiera tener un macbook. quien me regala uno?
gracoas saludos
julio cortes @ Oct 20th 2009 10:37PM wrote:
"hola me llamo julio, quiesiera tener un macbook. quien me regala uno?
gracoas saludos"
Nobody...
In the immortal words of the K-tel record commercial:
"I'm sorry, my brother, you'll have to buy your own!!"
kthxbai...
@Mark
It doesn't say that removing the battery voids the warranty. This is a misconception. Per the Apple warranty call center (multiple calls), removing the battery will not void your warranty.
The sticker just says "Do not remove battery". Ifixit points it out so that you can locate the last of the screws that needs to be removed.
just get a thinkpad x200 on ebay for like 700 bux and your all good.
- correction - add in a $29 copy of Snow Leopard and you'll have a better Macintosh.
Removing features (Firewire) and keep[ing the price the same is odd to me.
That's becoming an industry standard. Didn't Microsoft just do that to the Xbox 360? Removed the HDMI cable and something else and then kept the price the same. It's their way of driving down costs while giving the consumer less. They make the baby Jesus cry!
I'm not sure why everyone is crowing about the battery life. Even when I take my laptop out, I bring the AC adapter. I'm not really ever any place that doesn't have wall outlets, so I'm not sure why I'd want to rely on battery all the time.
If I want something that has long battery life and slim/small design, I'll grab a netbook and I'll STILL be under the price of a MacBook, even when you add the netbook price to my gaming laptop's price.
My biggest beef with these new "sealed" MBs/MBPs (and also iMacs and minis since forever) is not with the battery. I never had the need to replace any of my laptop's batteries during their useful time. My problem is with the hard-drive. The hard-drive is the one hardware that is most likely to fail on a computer. Having to go through this just to replace the hard-drive is super annoying. I mean I had to go to a local Apple store just for them to replace the dead hard-drive in my aluminum iMac, something that I can (and have been) easily do myself with any of my non-Apple computers. I don't mind Apple sealed in the battery, but why can't they make the hard-drive easily user-accessible? Yeah, I know it's still user "accessible," but this is definitely not easy.
They do it so you have to take it into the store and they will be able to charge you $$ to replace the hard-drive. The no access design will just put more $$ in apples pocket.
Something about an Apple product being dismantled made me smile and chuckle with a slightly maniacle tone.
What pussy is on it, Leopard or Snow Leopard?
*thumbs down* @ battery
Is the thumbs up for the battery? So what are the advantages of a Lithium-Ion Polymer batter: Thinner, lighter...
Disadvantages: More dangerous, way less life cycles then regular lithium-ion, not removable, not replaceable (possibly), it has no casing and it will definitely discharge faster from the heat generated in the case.
This MacBook is badass, but my beef is that lithium-ion polymer can't compete with regular lithium-ion yet.