So as mentioned in my last post, I received a MacBook (Late 2008) as a Valentines Day gift! So I’ve had the MacBook for day now and there are some things I’d like to remark. First off, this MacBook boots and shuts down quite a bit faster than the last one, perhaps it’s because I haven’t installed all my software on the new MacBook yet. This MacBook also has different “System Preferences” panels than the other two MacBooks I’ve had for certain panels (such as “Energy Saver”); the panels on this one are in my opinion simpler and friendly, they contain the same preferences and what not but everything seems to be laid out better and is easier to access.
The LED-backlit screen is definitely much brighter than the LCD screen, however, it’s also much glossier; when the system is shutdown or the the sleep is sleeping you can literally see your own reflection on it, it might as well be a mirror. Despite this reflective property, the screen itself the screen works great, the reflection isn’t distracting when in use.
Perhaps the greatest change is the trackpad! The new trackpad has not button because the entire trackpad is the button… supposedly, in reality only the bottom 2/3 is clickable! Since the entire trackpad is supposed to be a button, my usual way of using the trackpad doesn’t always get interpreted the same way. I’m making a lot of unnecessary and unexpected right clicks. It’ll probably take some getting used to, but I should be able to get over it, sooner or later; preferably sooner rather than later.
Overall, the whole system is much better than the old one, definitely faster to begin with and cooler than the old one! This is definitely the best gift ever. Thanks Anney.