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Totoro finally arrives!

My MacBook finally arrived last weekend. It’s small and white, so I’ve named it ととろ (Totoro) :-)

A few quick notes:

  • the packaging is excellent, the box is incredibly thin
  • it looks a lot like my old ibook from the outside, just a bit thinner and wider
  • the screen is great, a big improvement over the ibook
  • the keyboard seems good

Obligatory unpacking photos follow…

MacBook box - it's a slim little fellow!

Unpacking the MacBook

Unpacking complete

I had to wait 4 weeks for the white 2.0GHz MacBook stock to arrive. I was considering paying the extra $200 for the black because I was sick of waiting. They look nice, like the old pismo powerbook, but also a lot like a normal pc laptop, and it just doesn’t seem like it’s worth the extra just for the color (although something less prone to scratching might be nice).

Now I have to install the 120G drive in it and get everything transferred across!

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4 Responses to “Totoro finally arrives!”

  1. Mark Jones Says:
    July 9th, 2006 at 9:09 pm

    Ha, Parkes good choice; I will never go back to Wintel. Wait to you start using ‘Front Row’ - it rocks.

  2. andrew Says:
    July 9th, 2006 at 9:40 pm

    Thanks, I’m pretty happy so far.
    Sometimes I think I should have gone with a pc laptop and Ubuntu, but I know that would have required lots of tinkering and I just don’t have the time. The mac really is low maintenance :-)

    I’ve been using VLC, which is good but doesn’t support the remote. I haven’t been using Front Row because I haven’t got a Xvid/DivX plugin for QuickTime. I did a very quick search and didn’t find an obvious good choice (not sure I like the stuff from DivX).

  3. andrew Says:
    July 9th, 2006 at 9:43 pm

    Funny, just spotted this in someone elses blog:

    VLC and Apple Remote: http://www.filewell.com/iRedLite/ (free)

    I’ll give it a go.
    Still not as slick as Front Row though!

  4. Cathy Says:
    July 21st, 2006 at 4:27 pm

    Andrew,
    Totally cool! Exactly what Addie wants, as well. Good to have your opinion on it.

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