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I'm thinking of buying an apple macbook (white), I moved away from windows a couple of years ago now relying mostly on ubuntu or some other derivative,…

however I am quite impressed with the macbooks and figured that this would be the way to go.
I am aware that apple have a habit of updating their hardware quite regularly and so I am thinking of holding back to see what they are doing. However I am quite an impatient person.
Can anyone tell me if they know whether they are planning on updating the macbook and if so what kind of upgrades are we likely to see.
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sargedesign

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I know you didn't ask this question (necessarily), but I feel it is my duty to warn you of a characteristic of this MacBook...the plastic isnt durable enough for a lot of travel. I have had one, my wife has had one, and mother has had one...all have plastic broken off on the keyboard surface.

I understand the price point though. You should really consider a MacBook pro or Air from the refurbished apple store on their site. All my macs for the past 9 years have been refurbs and all have been perfect. I encourage you to use a MacBook Air sometime, the SSD makes all the difference when it comes to speed.
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dave

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To be fair, Apple actually updates their hardware *less* regularly than other notebook manufacturers. Each of their laptop models are only updated about once a year or so.

That said, it's been awhile since the MacBooks have gotten some love. Macrumors
Buyer's Guide suggests to not buy a MacBook right now since it's been 316 days since their last meaningful update: buyersguide.macrumors.com/

It's not definitive of course, but might be something to keep in mind if you're considering throwing down a bunch of hard earned cash.
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kranzel

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Dave's point is a good one. I would also say to hold up because the next update is almost certainly going to move the Macbook to some variation of the Core i series of processors. This would be worth the wait for overall longevity of the hardware.
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Hangampalli

Hangampalli

Have you tried windows 7 at all? I use OSX and Windows on a daily basis and I feel that windows is better. It looks better (no annoying ugly menu bar), and I feel it allows people to multitask more easier.

But if you are still set on getting a Mac, I would just go for the Macbook Air or 13 inch Macbook Pro. They are close in price, plus they look better and the 13inch MBP is much much faster.

Plus, I have a feeling that Apple is going to discontinue the white MacBook or start paying even less attention to that model than they do currently.
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