The Advantages of MacBook
Apple makes two MacBook models, the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, as of the date of publication. MacBooks are laptops that run Apple’s OS X operating system. You will need to examine the advantages of using a MacBook to help you determine whether an Apple laptop will help you do the tasks you need to perform.
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Consistency
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One advantage of the MacBook is consistency across applications. Apple controls how software developers make applications that run on the MacBook, ensuring that all programs use the same type of interface and operation. For example, once you learn how to save a document or how to adjust an application’s settings, you’ll be able to do the same thing with any other application, instead of having to learn each program’s unique interface.
Built-In Camera
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All MacBooks come with a built-in FaceTime camera, which is advantageous for people who want to take pictures and videos with their Apple laptop. Apple also installs the FaceTime application, which enables you to use the camera to make free video calls over the Internet with other Mac users, as well as owners of an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. You can also use third-party applications to make video calls to people who use other computer systems.
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Solid State Drive
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The MacBook Air comes with a solid-state flash drive instead of a moving hard drive, which is advantageous for users who want a laptop that boots up quickly. Because the drive has no moving parts, it is not subject to catastrophic data loss that can occur when a rotating hard drive crashes. The MacBook Pro comes with either a standard hard drive or an optional solid-state drive.
Applications
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Apple installs a variety of free applications on every MacBook, which is an advantage for people who want to start using the laptop as soon as they open it up and power it on. For example, all MacBooks come with the Safari Web browser; the Mail email application; the TextEdit word processor; iTunes for playing media files and downloading music and movies, and GarageBand for making songs. You can manage your photos with iPhoto and edit movies with iMovie. The Preview application opens pictures and documents stored in the PDF format.
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