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…
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!
Andrew,
Totally cool! Exactly what Addie wants, as well. Good to have your opinion on it.
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!
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).
Ha, Parkes good choice; I will never go back to Wintel. Wait to you start using ‘Front Row’ – it rocks.