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@texazzpete
To be honest with you, I don't see any untruth in what I said. The battery is in fact user replaceable. Just because Apple said it wasn't and offers a 'battery replacement service', doesn't mean it's not user replaceable. If you know how to use a screwdriver you can replace the battery yourself. Granted it will void the warranty. But that is a moot point, since they replace the battery for free if it's under warranty.

And yes I know you need an adapter to output mini displayport to hdmi, but you'd be silly to purchase it from Apple. Mini Displayport to HDMI cables can be found for less than $10 with shipping. Yes HDMI is a more popular standard, but there are quite a few advantages of Displayport over traditional HDMI including the fact that DP is based off of an open standard. The reason why Apple's macbook monitor is so thin is because it uses displayport, which eliminates the need for extra circuitry in the display, and allows for a smaller package.  Also you can get male DP to male HDMI cables, so you don't necessarily need an adapter.

Apple does try to suck every penny out of it's loyal customers. I won't disagree there, but you don't have to play into their hands.

Wow so all my originally banned posts are back, but my original account isn't. Seun, step your game up, man.

4llerbuntu:

bot keeps on swallowing my posts! why na?

anyway: u can check up my recent posts for my riposte eh

well these are a couple of things i would prefer that my laptop have that these una new MAC nor dey get:

1. Ethernet port!! i mean WTF!!! i have to buy a usb extension to hook up a LAN cable?
2. An optical drive (CD/DVD Drive) i mean really as in han han. . . . . . .
3. A card reader
4. A user replacable wireless network card
5 A replaceable battery
6. Replaceable RAM.
7. HDMI ports

I can't believe this post has gone unchecked until now.

What in heavens are you talking about? The unibody Macbook has almost all those things you mentioned. The Macbook (Pro & non-Pro) have an optical drive, card reader, replaceable RAM and battery, and a mini displayport which is essentially the same signal as hdmi in a more compact package. Hardly any laptop comes with upgradeable LAN card. That is usually embedded into the system board. You can always get an add-on Usb network card if you want, but why the hell would you need that anyway?

Certainly you wouldn't be silly enough to compare the iPad, or even the Macbook Air to a full-fledged laptop. Those devices were designed to be super-mobile. The Macbook Air is 0 .4 - 2cm thick. One of the thinnest laptops ever made. It doesn't have an optical drive like most netbooks. But it does have replaceable RAM and battery.

Hate to sound smug, but judging by the posts of some of the Naija based folks here, it seems Nigerians are not familiar enough with Mac platform (OS and hardware) to carry on an intelligent MAC vs PC debate. Some people are just posting hearsay and gists not having the slightest clue as to what they are talking about.

PS: Moderators, please un-ban my original account dtw_sola. It marked me as a spammer and banned me when I tried to modify my original post in this thread. And please fix your forum. It seems to very buggy at the moment. All sorts of weird happenings.