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I hate buying first-generation products because they’re bound to be full of kinks and bugs. Regardless of the prestige of the company or their track record of reliability, there’s always problems because of rushed schedules to meet deadlines.

But I had to get the new Apple MacBook. Probably more “want” than “had”, but you know how consumerism works. I read everything I could about the MacBook and lurked the Apple forums to see what problems the it had, which included a whine, a moo, and a sizzle. That kind of sounds like the process a cow goes through to become my delicious steak.

I went with the 2.0 Ghz White model, cause only suckers pay for black paint, although I admit the black one looks sweet. So far I’m really liking it, much more than I liked my PowerBook. The 13.3″ screen is the perfect size for a laptop, and the machine is pretty damn quick for just general chatting/surfing/writing purposes. I haven’t tried any games on it, although Quinn and Lemonade Stand work just fine =P

I readily recommend to everyone who’s looking for a laptop to get the MacBook. With the ability now to dual-boot into Windows (which I’ve yet to do myself), and being competitively priced with comparable PC models, I really wouldn’t see a reason not to get one. Although I highly suggest waiting for the second generation to come out, and maybe then they’ll have fixed all the kinks. Plus this thing runs ridiculously hot. I don’t care what anyone says, 80 degrees celsius is not “normal”.

To help pay for my MacBook (which, by the way, I call a MacLop, cause it sounds cooler), I remembered that the Coinstar machines will take change and dispense as an Amazon gift certificate with no fees at all. So I took the accumulated buckets of coins in my room and was surprised to find I had $307.46 in change. The breakdown:

2 dollars
429 quarters
1583 dimes
782 nickels
81 pennies

The funny part is while I was dumping coins into the machine, a girl was next to me making copies. When she finished she placed a leftover nickel on the Coinstar machine for me and just smiled.