Happy with Macbook?

Question

I know that, being a support forum, there's bound to be an overwhelming majority of people coming with Macbook problems, thereby scaring many of us potential buyers.
I was just wondering-who here has a problem free Macbook they are fully happy with? All you non-posters speak up here!

Answer 1

Count me among the happy MB buyers. joer1978 sums up my experience exactly.
I puchased the basic model at Amazon, got the $100 rebate, and used that to upgrade the RAM to 1G.
I've had it almost two weeks, been using it everyday, and haven't experienced any problems at all, and especially none of the ones that have been described here and other forums. I did purchase iKlear to keep it clean, which works great, but I haven't seen any discoloration, scratching or flaking. I love the shiny white color.
I get great battery life, especially for such a bright, sharp display. I also get great WiFi reception as compared to my older Dell D800. Outside, in direct sunlight, the MB has a nicer display than the Dell D800.
I've installed BootCamp for the few Windows apps I want to run, and it has also perfomed as well as possible with Windows But, we have Mac MS Office 2004 (which runs fine), so I rarely have a need for Windows.
I would tell potential buyers not to worry so much about what they hear. Like all electronic devices, there are going to be some problems, and that's what these forums are for. So, naturally, you're going to hear more problems looking through here.
Heat hasn't been an issue for me. As an old laptop user, I know all laptops run hot to some degree. I monitored mine for a few days... it was a little on the high side, close to what others reported. But, that's actual CPU temperature and it's still lower than the high end threshold for that chip. As the enclosures get smaller, the heat has to go somewhere. I'll take the thinner and smaller case over a slightly cooler laptop. It's on my lap as I type this, and I've been working for about an hour, moving every 10-15 minutes just to change positions, not because I was on fire
I'm converting our office to total Macintosh. Each computer we've purchased from Apple, from a G5 Tower to several G4 and Intel Minis, to now this MacBook; each one has worked right out of the box, with no issues. Makes my job easy, I plug them in, and they JUST work!
I will say our first experience was bad. We left the Mac platform in 1992, after the IIfx computer. Our return back to OSX was with a Powermac G5 Single 1.8G model. It was one of the infamous late 1.8G models that had random, and often, system freezes. It was totally unusable. After about a month in the closest Apple repair store, working nicely with Apple, they replaced it with a Dual 2.0GHz model. We just wanted a working computer, but they went the extra effort to give us a great machine that we're still using today, 24/7, with no problems. And, it's paid off back to Apple, since now, we are replacing each of our PCs with Macs.
For those that are having problems, just work nicely with your support techs. Document the problem and show evidence through logs, etc. Also, try to duplicate it if you're able to get to a Genius bar.
Hope this helps anyone that is getting worried about purchasing a MacBook. I traded in my Dell D800 to get this, and have no regrets!! It is one sweet, little machine!