In fact the sound quality is pretty good for a laptop, although, as ever, don’t expect it to rock the earth. We were somewhat sceptical when Apple first explained this, but we listened to it at an extremely low volume with an ear placed up close and it actually does bounce the sound up at you. When the new screen folds around to cover them they are designed to bounce the sound up and off the screen and into your face. The speakers are another interesting design touch – they’re placed on the rear of the unit. On the downside, it doesn’t glow automatically in low lighting conditions, which is a bit of a disappointment. It is, however, much easier to use than the keyboard on the MacBook Pro and has a tactile ‘tap tap tap’ quality that we adore. The keys are far more spread out than on the MacBook Pro (approximately 5mm between each), which – we have to admit – does give it a certain ‘Speak & Spell’ look. Initial reactions were actually somewhat mixed, especially with regards to the new-look keyboard, and comments ranged from:“it’s a bit Fisher Price” to “looks very functional”. This is an Apple product, which means it looks gorgeous, so let’s start with the design.
Its swish, stylish design, new-look keyboard, glossy screen and – most of all – Core Duo processor all caused a bit of a stir. That’s not to say the MacBook didn’t surprise us, though. The announcement of the MacBook came as no surprise – after all we’ve seen a replacement for the aging 12-inch PowerBook G4 coming for months now.
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