mfidiothead
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Dear all,
I must say I'm surprised to be the first one complaining about these issues on macosx.com as there are many blogs etc on google that mention at least one of the following gripes...
We recently traded in our iBook G4 (last of the G4s in fact) for the 15" Macbook Pro on the basis that we could do both mac and windows compatibility testing on one machine. We got it, looks gorgeous and the installation of all our mac software, as well as windows XP went like a dream.
However...
1) It whines - loudly - unless you are running Photobooth
2) It's hot - just within the limits for using on the lap
3) It crashes for no apparent reason on waking from sleep (ie when the lid is opened)
4) It crashes for no apparent reason when using MS Office
5) It gets grubby very easily
6) It's slow!!!!
We have a G4 iMac which runs Office more quickly & reliably. The iBook was faster, quieter, cooler and more reliable.
So my question is, did I get a dud unit, or do these issues affect most Macbooks. In either case, any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
PS I installed all the updates available so it's currently on 10.4.6
I must say I'm surprised to be the first one complaining about these issues on macosx.com as there are many blogs etc on google that mention at least one of the following gripes...
We recently traded in our iBook G4 (last of the G4s in fact) for the 15" Macbook Pro on the basis that we could do both mac and windows compatibility testing on one machine. We got it, looks gorgeous and the installation of all our mac software, as well as windows XP went like a dream.
However...
1) It whines - loudly - unless you are running Photobooth
2) It's hot - just within the limits for using on the lap
3) It crashes for no apparent reason on waking from sleep (ie when the lid is opened)
4) It crashes for no apparent reason when using MS Office
5) It gets grubby very easily
6) It's slow!!!!
We have a G4 iMac which runs Office more quickly & reliably. The iBook was faster, quieter, cooler and more reliable.
So my question is, did I get a dud unit, or do these issues affect most Macbooks. In either case, any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike
PS I installed all the updates available so it's currently on 10.4.6