Comments on: MacBook http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-12636 Michael Mon, 22 May 2006 14:58:31 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-12636 Apparently, the MacBook has <a href="http://www.macgeekery.com/opinion/articles/macbook_has_record_wireless_range" rel="nofollow">great wireless range</a>. Apparently, the MacBook has great wireless range.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11712 Michael Wed, 17 May 2006 14:20:36 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11712 Johan: Yes, it looks like they've corrected that page. Johan: Yes, it looks like they've corrected that page.

]]> By: Johan Kool http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11709 Johan Kool Wed, 17 May 2006 09:22:41 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11709 From "http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html": Audio - Built-in stereo speakers - Built-in omnidirectional microphone It would have been to weird not to have a microphone. Especially since they made that mistake already with the very first iBook. From "http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html":

Audio
- Built-in stereo speakers
- Built-in omnidirectional microphone

It would have been to weird not to have a microphone. Especially since they made that mistake already with the very first iBook.

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11696 Michael Tue, 16 May 2006 16:58:08 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11696 <a href="http://emperor.tidbits.com/.3c7a0dc6">TidBITS</a> is reporting that the "Intel GMA 950 graphics processor has 64 MB of video memory, and shares the MacBook's 512 MB to 2 GB of main memory as needed," but I think that's incorrect and that the 64 MB is also borrowed from the main memory. TidBITS is reporting that the "Intel GMA 950 graphics processor has 64 MB of video memory, and shares the MacBook's 512 MB to 2 GB of main memory as needed," but I think that's incorrect and that the 64 MB is also borrowed from the main memory.

]]> By: David http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11695 David Tue, 16 May 2006 15:54:34 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11695 The <a href="http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/comparison_chart.html" rel="nofollow">comparison chart</a> lists the MacBook as having a built-in omnidirectional microphone. Odd, though, that it isn't on the tech specs. The comparison chart lists the MacBook as having a built-in omnidirectional microphone.

Odd, though, that it isn't on the tech specs.

]]> By: Phil Dokas http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11693 Phil Dokas Tue, 16 May 2006 15:09:54 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11693 Additionally you can see two small holes on either side of the camera and I seem to recall something about iSight cameras having stereo microphones which someone provide for much better sound quality. Additionally you can see two small holes on either side of the camera and I seem to recall something about iSight cameras having stereo microphones which someone provide for much better sound quality.

]]> By: Phil Dokas http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11692 Phil Dokas Tue, 16 May 2006 14:53:04 +0000 http://mjtsai.com/blog/2006/05/16/macbook/#comment-11692 No microphone and yet an iSight? That can't be right. No microphone and yet an iSight? That can't be right.

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