If they do that they won’t sell a lot of Macbooks unless they drop the price to $799. They should definitely drop the prices on their notebooks especially the 15 and 17 which is way too high.

@unlokia I got 10% off my unibody-policarbonate macbook =)

@RawfellCopta I disagree, it’s good they have an entry-level macbook for students, otherwise I couldn’t have paid for mine and would be stuck with a used mb or else…windows 7
=)

i went into the apple shop to ask about the infrared port, and one of the workers there told me that you could use the remote app on the iphone 3g instead so i went home to try it out and it works!! ..great video!

That’s the beauty of it.

Yes… that’s what defines “entirely new” – slapping on a new name. Well, not even a new name. Just changing it.

Hahaha.

Racially confusing?

OR… if you’re a student in higher education, you’ll pay ~£35 *LESS* for the entry-level MBP, than you’d pay for the MacBook at normal RRP!. Yeah that’s right – you get about 15-16% off, if you’re in higher education!.

I think Apple should drop the plastic white Macbook and leave the Macbook Pros. They should take out the “pro”, and voila, entirely new line of aluminum unibody Macbooks.

I lol’d

i like the information in this video but you are too racially confusing for me to accept you into my life

I would do a MBA course before making video like this about prices. You still have a lot to learn in business… 100 pounds more meaning you are giving apple more profit, think about it

Actually, it is now possible to get 8GB of ram on the new one. At least that is what a review said.

Replying to what you said about the plastic on the interior (palm rests). I think it’s because the old model interior surface absorbed more dirt and this model would be easier to clean. Personally, I like it.

u bring up good points i might b getting the macbook soon but the only thing worries me is the palm rest :S

So do you not have an apartment at university this year? Would like to see a tour video if you do…. if you have time lol

I think the macbook should be £100 less to make the gap bigger between the Pro and ‘normal’ macbook

the backlit keyboard alone is worth the money, atleast for me

I recently got a 13″ MacBook Pro, it is awesome, I didn’t how ever get the entry level version. I wanted something small and I needed Firewire for my audio input device. So when Apple announced it was getting Firewire I was jumping around the room punching the air.

I think I may have dozed off during this video at some point, but it is also important to remember that product ranges over have cross over points. Cars is a classic example. Basically Apple know what they are doing.

The Pro has less GB room due to it is not focused on college users like you said but 250GB should be standard. I didn’t like the Polycarbonate Macbook because it was plastic and the Pro was more solid. I don’t really see the need for the Macbook air it has no superdrive you could get an external one but you will use up a USB port. The macbook and the pro 13′ should stay in the line up it is always good to offer your customers variety.

I have a black plastic mac from 2006, and one of the edges is cracked… plastic = no good

It has a different target market, and Apple is spot on with it. There is a reason it is glossy plastic, with a plastic screen instead of glass, with rubber on the bottom, etc. It will fair better around children and beginner computer users. Spills from drinks, knocks on the screen, rubber grip on the bottom so it does not slide off surfaces… all geared for non-pro users: for people who don’t sit in front of it for 12 hours per day typing and editing for work.

Forget the specs.

I think that the new white macbook should have at least 1 firewire port.

Thanks for posting this. But everyone seems to be confused about the new Unibody MacBook Polycarbonate.

First, in the beginning of the video, you wonder why Apple made the palm rest area glossy and how it will heat up. But you don’t know that it will heat up because ASFAK, you have not used one extensively yet. I am sure it won’t heat up much at all, especially since plastic does not conduct heat like aluminum does.

But here is is:

THE MACBOOK IS MEANT FOR TEENS, OLDER PEOPLE AND EDUCATION

I think they should just cancel the 13″ macbook pro completely