Do you believe that you deserve nothing but the best? Is that the reason why you got yourself a pretty and powerful MacBook? If so, here's a round up of the best accessories to compliment your already blinging MacBook. More bling, what else?

If you want to look sleek and sharp on your way to that very important meeting with the investors, this Incase Nylon notebook sleeve is the one for you. It doesn't only have room to house your MacBook but it also has enough space to put your papers and whatnots in. No more clutter. It also has a detachable shoulder strap in the package. It is available through the Apple Store in a variety of colors - Burnt Orange, Black and Platinum Gray - and sells for $49.95.

One of the most important bling of all is an upgrade. So why not make those applications run faster and smoother, and upgrade your existing RAM to a 2GB one? Available through Other World Computing for $215.

Young professionals will have a field day with this stylish and sporty shoulder bag named Alley from STM. It has a padded shoulder strap, contoured rubber handle, secure velcro closure system, extra pockets for your other accessories and is made from 600D rip-stop polyester. It is available for 13"-15" displays and comes in Olive and Carbon. Price ranges from $39.95 to $44.95.

Incase Nylon Sleeve

OWC 2GB RAM Upgrade

STM Alley

More blings for MacBooks after the jump!

Recently we heard of Khyros' very inspirational story of getting his top case changed by Apple Spain because of the discoloration which occurred around the area of the touch pad and the keyboard.

This issue was previously thought to be a cosmetic problem that was caused due to the owner's mishandling of the machine, making it not covered by Apple's warranty. But, maybe because of the increasing numbers of complaints about MacBook owners, Apple has reportedly acknowledged that it is indeed a manufacturing problem and not a cosmetic one.

Just like Khyros, if you're experiencing the same of problem with your machine, you're advised to call AppleCare so you can get your top case replaced for no extra charge. Apparently, the plastic in the new MacBooks are smoother to the touch than the previous plastic used.

We reported earlier about refurb MacBook Pros and iMacs that you could entertain as an option if the latest Apple babies are way, way out of your league for now - financially speaking. Now to add to your cheaper list of options are refurbished black and white MacBooks. The Steve Jobs camp is offering refurbished 13.3-inch Intel Core Duo MacBooks, each featuring a built-in iSight camera.

Apple's refurbished White 1.83GHz MacBook with 512MB of memory, a 60GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, and a SuperDrive is available for $949, which will give you $150 worth of savings.

On the other hand, the White 2.0GHz MacBook with 512MB of memory, a 60GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, and a SuperDrive is priced at $1,099, and it entails a $200 off.

If you're the type who believes that black is the sleekiest way to go, then maybe you may like the sound of this offer: Apple's refurbished Black 2.0GHz MacBook with 512MB of memory, an 80GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, and a SuperDrive for $1,299, a $200 discount.

We have featured a lot of MacBook problems that are reported by consumers in various forums and other places. Problems such as the discoloration issue, the thermal grease problem, the battery glitch, yada, yada, yada. Some consumers are saying that they've experienced one or two of these problems, some are so unfortunate that nothing seems to go right for them, and some are just plain lucky because their MacBooks have not been doing a number on them.

Apparently, the MacBook Pro problems have been widely experienced by consumers that it has its own Wikipedia section. The section, entitled simply as MacBook Pro, is under the AppleDefects, and is divided into two parts - one part houses all the reported defects of the Apple creation, the other as always gives room for other sites that have been covering these problems.

This is actually a good idea, but personally, I would like to see similar Wiki pages for every hiccup or problems of a Dell, Toshiba, or an Alienware laptop. Recently, QJ had a problem with the non-delivery of an Alienware laptop. Nothing against Apple, but consumers should call their attention when something is just going wrong. Read the full list of MacBook Pro=related problems by clicking the link below.

Remember this odd little creature?

It used to show up in the "Page Orientation" dialogue whenever you went to print anything on your Mac. Because of its rather indeterminate appearance - contained both bovine and canine characteristics - it was dubbed the "dogcow"...

And now, it seems to be making noises in some peoples' MacBooks - specifically, from the fan.

As you know, the fan kicks on and off in its unending job of keeping the CPU from overheating. Some users have reported a "moo-ing" sound emanating from the mechanism whenever it performs its task. One user took his MacBook to an Apple service center only to be told, "It's normal. A fan will do what it needs to do to keep the machine cool." 

DUH...

Apparently, the MacBook Pro also had this problem, which disappeared when the fan unit was replaced. Obviously, a MacBook that goes "moo" is NOT normal.

Your best bet to exorcise the dogcow...? Call AppleCare.

All you people who've been roasted by your MacBooks listen up. Apple has finally solved this burning issue once and for all. Â?The MacBook is a notebook, not a laptop, refer to your user manual.Â? How does that resolve the MacBook's notorious capacity to stimulate non-spontaneous human combustion? It is not a laptop so what were you thinking setting it on your lap?

Even the manual spells it out loud and clear:

That should be the end of that, right? Not as far as one user is concerned. According to one post on a decidedly not pro-Apple site, the company has been promoting the MacBook as a machine designed to sit on your lap:

See that catchy advertising phrase egging you on to put it right where lapdancers hold office. It gets even better (for crispy fried MacBook users, not for Apple). The post also included a damning evidence (see "pictograph" above) depicting the fun way to use the MacBook - on your lap. We guess it all broils down to this: Do as Apple tells you. Not as Apple sells you.

Sure, the MacBook and MacBook Pro looks professional and almost classic. Yet sometimes, you just want more color in your life and the Apple laptops' white or black just doesn't cut it. The French painter Pierre Bonard once said, "Color does not add a pleasant quality to design - it reinforces it" - so this must mean putting color in an already fashionable laptop won't be such a bad idea, right? If you answered yes, then you might want to take a look at Colorware's offering.

Colorware is offering the MacBook and MacBook Pro, with a deluge of colors to choose from. Offering a range of 24 colors (one less for the Mac Book Pros), Colorware's MacBooks and MacBook Pros are powered by Intel Core Duo Processor and has the iSight camera built-in. Other softwares included in Colorware's offerings are iLife '06, iWork '06, Front Row, Photo Booth, Comic Life, and OmniOutliner.

Of course, all these come with a price - a high price, I have to say. While the white 13" 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook sells for only $1,099, Colorware's version will make you $1,749 poorer. Colorware's 15" 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro sells at $2,649 (vs. the white one for $1,999). If you do have the money to burn and would like to own a different-colored Apple laptop, visit the Colorware site to see other offerings and to decide which color strikes your fancy.

Those of you with iPods may have already tried out the products from Invisible Shield.  They make super scratch-resistant plastic skins for iPods, digital cameras, and more (pretty much any electronic device out there).  Among their offerings, are skins for laptops - those from Apple being among the main models.

Just a day ago they released the new product created specifically for Apple's 13.3" MacBook.  With all the recent hubbub about the discoloration of white MacBooks, this release couldn't have come too soon.  I ordered one, in hopes of having it here in time for my MacBook purchase.

The question remains, as to whether the discoloration (if it's as rampant as the blog posts make it sound) is caused by oils/chemicals on peoples' skin, or an internal heat/light issue.  As I get my white MacBook and use the Invisible Shield from day one, I'll post to let everyone know if any discoloration occurs in my case (which would obviously point to the latter issue of heat/light as the culprit.

We reported earlier that white MacBooks are somewhat prone to discoloration and the affected areas are usually the trackpad and keyboard areas. Apple forums have been covering this issue for quite some time now and a lot of speculations came up at those discussions - discoloration was caused by Mac users who are smokers, Windex doesn't work, soap doesn't work, yada, yada, yada....

But there is someone claiming that the miracle solution for the discoloration is a Non-Acetone nail polish remover. Apple and cosmetic products...that doesn't sound like a happy union...but then again, whatever works. And he or she is getting some support from other Mac users.

When the other forum members read the post and tried it, they swore that it worked...although they say that their fingers felt like sandpaper afterwards. We just want to remind you guys that nothing is official here. So if you wanna try it out for yourself, do so at your own risk! And if you did try it, tell us what happened, we here are good listeners!

We've already posted reviews of the new Apple MacBooks and some of you may have been tinkering with your MacBooks for quite a while now. Ever wondered what's the difference between a white and black MacBook? Did it ever cross your mind? Aside from the obvious color difference, the only difference between the white and black 2GHz MacBook is the hard drive - 60GB 5,400-rpm drive in the white model and an 80GB, 5,400-rpm in the black. Scores on over all system performance testing tool, Speedmark have backed that up.

James Galbraith of MacWorld discovered some other differences that you might be interested to know:

The differences in some of the individual tests that make up Speedmark were big enough that we rushed the black the MacBook back from its offsite photo shoot to run some more tests. After testing the white 2GHz MacBook and comparing the results to the published scores of the black model, we saw small performance differences in many of the tests, with the edge going to the white model in most cases. Retesting leveled out a few tests (though I canÂ?t explain why), but still shows the white 2GHz model performing better than the black model, most notably in our Compressor MPEG-2 Encoding test and our iMovie test applying the Aged video effect to a clip.

With the systems shipping with identical processors, RAM and graphics, we focused our testing attention on the hard drive. Thankfully, switching hard drives between the MacBooks is fairly painless, because we did a lot of it and found that the results in question followed the drive to whatever system it was installed in. We bought and installed a 100GB, 7,200RPM Seagate drive in the black MacBook and saw its performance benefit immediately, reducing the gap between white and black on many of our tests, like Compressor, iMovie and iTunes, while whipping the white in the more drive-intensive tasks like zipping, unzipping, and duplicating files.

Read the full test results by clicking on the "Read" Link