MacBook or not to MacBook

Jimmy Grewal’s Weblog ? Yes, I already ordered one.

I’m a Mac Geek for life, and I’ve already placed my order online. What exactly did I get? Read on…

Not surprising. Congrats Jimmy for always being on the bleeding edge!

That said, Gene Cownan has some gripes about the aluminum form factor:

Just as I thought | Gene Cowan’s weblog

Then there’s the form factor. It is the same aluminum case as the other PowerBooks, which is disappointing to me because I’ve had nothing but trouble with Apple’s metal cases. My current Aluminum PowerBook has severe pitting of the aluminum on the wrist rest, probably caused by an interaction between the low level of electrical current going through the case and the sweat from my hand. The plastic edging around the case is separating, and the top of the case is separating from the sides. The feet on the bottom have fallen off, as has one of the plastic nubs on the lid. The backlit keyboard ceased to work a long time ago, and there seems to be some kind of short-circuit somewhere around the power button — when pressure is applied to the case, it makes the machine sleep.
And the lid doesn’t close flush. The lid is warped, and when closed the right side is higher than the left. This sometimes causes problems with the latch and the lid doesn’t stay closed.

It sure is tempting to get one of those MacBooks (gack - the name!) But I’ll wait for v2.

Just like people joke (semi-seriously) that you should always wait for SP1 before installing a Microsoft product, or you should wait for the second year of a new version of a car, it seems to me that Apple hardware has been like that as well lately. I bet the V2 will have some awesome incremental feature that I’d really jealous of.