For everyday Web surfing and working with native applications such as iLife, the new MacBook provides more than enough muscle, though it is no gaming powerhouse. CNET Labs compared performance of the MacBook to older Apple laptops running the PowerPC processor, as well as to the 2GHz Core Duo-based MacBook Pro. Unsurprisingly, the MacBook’s integrated graphics were insufficient for gaming–it trailed far behind the MacBook Pro’s discrete ATI graphics on our games test–yet the MacBook sped ahead of the MacBook Pro on our iTunes MP3-encoding test.

Like all new Intel-based Macs, the MacBook is, for now at least, at a disadvantage when running applications that weren’t designed for the new chip. The MacBook plodded behind even the previous-generation Apple laptops in our Photoshop and Sorenson Squeeze tests, which currently require the Rosetta translation software to run on Intel-based Macs. We expect this discrepancy to disappear once software publishers release more so-called universal binary apps; however, we recommend checking if your applications are or will soon be Intel compatible before buying a new Apple system. In our DVD battery drain tests, the MacBook held out for 3 hours, 48 minutes–slightly longer than average for a laptop of its size.

The MacBook’s 13.3-inch wide-aspect display is just about the perfect size: it’s large enough for watching movies or working with two windows open side by side, yet small enough to keep open on an airplane tray table or your lap. It’s also incredibly bright (an above average 230cd/m² on our Minolta luminance meter), and its 1,280×800 native resolution offers the perfect amount of detail for the size of the display. In a first for an Apple laptop, the MacBook offers a glossy screen for starker contrast and more intense colors, though in bright environments, the glossy coating results in more glare.

Review By Macworld

The MacBook’s also got built-in audio input and output, in both digital and analog forms, and support for external displays up to the 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution of Apple’s 23-inch studio display. The MacBook can drive external displays separately from its internal display, allowing for true screen-spanning. You can even run the MacBook in lid-closed mode, driving a large external monitor. (The MacBook does not come with any video adapters, however — if you want to drive a DVI or VGA display you’ll need to buy a corresponding adapter cable for $19 each.)

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Review By Notebookreview

The MacBook is an extremely sturdy laptop, I compared it with a Dell at work and an Acer at home. The Dell (although it is around 2 years old) creaked all over the place, it doesn’t help that there’s flaps and slots all over the place. With the Dell you could also press the back of the screen and see the results on the LCD, as many of you would’ve done at some point. With the Macbook there wasn’t a hint of shimmering, I dare not press it harder! Another aspect of the Macbook I like is the port arrangement, the lines it leaves are so clean with 6 ports on the left hand side towards the back and that’s it. You have the tiny IR sensor for Front Row on the front and the slot loading superdrive. By its very nature there’s less room for creaking and less weak points.

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Review By Pcmag

Apple’s signature color for its iBook notebooks has always been solid white. And though the high-end version of the MacBook 13-inch comes crafted in black, it smudges easily and attracts lots of fingerprints. The least-expensive MacBook 13-inch is another story altogether. Clad in classic Mac white, it’s a significant upgrade from the iBook laptop—also a back-to-school favorite—it replaces.

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