There is an old saying that goes back many years. I don't know who said it, but it's good advice: Don't buy version 1 of anything. The latest MacBooks are a point in case and it seems that a few owners have been experiencing problems with them.
For example, the new trackpad, which is one of the new features Apple highlighted at the launch, doesn't click for some people. Is it a hardware or software fault? It's not clear. Instead of paying Apple's sky high prices for RAM, some people have bought RAM from popular online memory suppliers, but have found that crashes can sometimes occur. Some MacBooks won't stay asleep. You shut the lid and it goes to sleep, but then it keeps waking up every minute or so. The Nvidia graphics chipset has also been causing problems too and the MacBook might incorporate chips with known problems. You'll find a useful article here that has links to other reports going into more detail.
A firmware update has been produced and if you are using a new MacBook you should receive it through the usual software update facility (there's a direct link below too). It'll be described as an update to improve stability, but it's basically fixing a load bugs in the original MacBook firmware.
It's always a good idea to wait a while after something new is released, even if it is exceeding cool and from a company like Apple. If you buy a MacBook in the New Year it's not just bugs that you'll be avoiding because here in the UK VAT (sales tax) was recently reduced from 17.5% to 15%, so Apple's UK prices have dropped slightly since the MacBook launch. That's great news.
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