Comparing the black and the white at an Apple Store recently, the blacks showed hand prints, smudges, etc and the whites did not. The same as a shiny black car shows any smudges. IBM, etc black laptops all have a matte finish, I believe. On Tue, 30 May 2006, Tom Legare wrote: > Seeing as the future of our iBooks is the new MacBook, what does everyone > think of it so far? . . . > perfect size, and ideal for a compact laptop for travelling. I also loved > the choice of a black colored model, which would be the model I would opt > for if I got one. . . .