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Rate Opinion: Apple Redefines a Market: Hands-on with iPadVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at SlashGear external link    Thu, Jan 28

By Michael Gartenberg First, the iPad is a device that is neither an iPod Touch or iPhone or a MacBook. It does have many elements of each, as would be expected in a device of this category (and a middle of the road price that matches up well with what data shows consumers will pay for devices such as netbooks that are a...

Rate Opinion: Chinese MacBook Air Knockoffs Actually Look Awesome

Original at Wired external link    Thu, Jan 21

By Brian X. Chen Pictured above and below, clones of the MacBook Air are appearing for sale everywhere in Shenzhen, China, according to MIC Gadget. They feature the guts of a standard netbook: a 1.66GHz Intel Atom processor, a 3-cell battery, a 160GB hard drive, 1GB RAM and 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. What sets the kn...

Rate TUAW Review and Giveaway: Twelve South BassJump subwoofer for MacBook

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Thu, Jan 14

By Steven Sande It's no secret that I am an unabashed fanboy of Mac accessory design firm Twelve South. Their BackPack for the iMac and Apple Cinema Display is sleek and utilitarian, and the BookArc is a stylish way to stash that MacBook Pro when you want to use it with the cover closed. So it was with a great dea...

Rate Opinion: Inklet turns your trackpad into a Wacom-style tabletVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Tue, Jan 12

By Mike Schramm We'll have a full TUAW review of Inkjet within the next few days.Inklet turns your trackpad into a Wacom-style tablet originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

December of 2009

 

Rate Opinion: Best Deals

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, Dec 29

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199.99 , Intel Core i7 920 Processor Boxed 799.99, Apple - MacBook MC207LL/A 34.99 , High Sierra Groove Pack 199.99, Vizio 26in Class LCD Monitor 419.99 , Asus Refurb Notebook PC at www.UberBargain.com Permalink: Best Deals from Ubergizmo | Hot: Blackberry Bold 9700 Review

Rate Opinion: Intel Arrandale processors to ship with next-gen MacBook Pro

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Fri, Dec 18

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CES 2010 will be the platform where analysts are expecting Intel to announce the use of their Arrandale dual-core processors in the next generation MacBook Pro. Should an announcement be made, we wouldn't be too surprised considering the previous line of Intel's Core 2 Duo processors ar...

Rate Opinion: MacBook/MacBook Pro Optical Drive Firmware Updates

Original at TidBITS external link    Thu, Dec 10

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AkihabaraNews (blog) Apple Mail in Snow Leopard now has a Command-key shortcut for adding a link to an email. If you use plain-text email, this will not be helpful at all, ... ASEM EFI-X : [Review ] EFi-X Boot Processing Unit, unleash your PC's true powerAkihabaraNews (blog)

Rate Opinion: Firmware update silences optical drive on MacBook Pros

Original at Ubergizmo external link    Tue, Dec 8

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Apple has certainly done good with its latest EFI firmware update 1.8 which supposedly mutes the optical drive upon startup in MacBook Pros, while fixing other known issues that were left untouched when update 1.7 was released. Way to go, Apple, although it does show that computer users can...

October of 2009

 

Rate MacBook Unibody review (late 2009)

Original at SlashGear external link    Thu, Oct 22

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By Vincent Nguyen Unboxing MacBook Air (late 2008 model)17-Inch MacBook Pro Unibody Battery is Hidden, But Removable17-inch Unibody MacBook Pro with fixed high-capacity battery at Macworld?Apple white MacBook specs updated: better CPU & graphics, 2GB RAMApple new MacBook first-impressions

Rate Unibody MacBook (late 2009) review

Original at Engadget external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By Nilay Patel We'll just come out and say it: we're totally underwhelmed by the new plastic MacBook. Hell, we were underwhelmed by the old plastic MacBook back in June, when we reviewed the refreshed unibody MacBook Pros -- we said we were "honestly left wondering" why the $999 plastic model continued t...

Rate Unibody Apple MacBook Review

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Oct 21

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By Jason Chen Benchmarks and Battery Life Comparing the 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook of 2008 to the 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook Pro to the 13-inch MacBook now shows that there really isn't a big difference between the three models. The small discrepancies fall inside the margin of error, an...

Rate Review: Apple MacBookVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at CrunchGear external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By John Biggs Another caveat is that this thing will get dirty and scratched almost immediately. Polycarbonate is not related “carbonite” or “polyadamantium” – it’s related to plastic. As such, your beautiful white MacBook will soon be a beatiful gray MacBook if you’re not careful.

Rate Opinion: Apple new MacBook first-impressions

Original at SlashGear external link    Tue, Oct 20

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By Vincent Nguyen Core 2 Duo Coming Soon to Next-Gen Apple Laptop?Macbook Pro and MacBook refreshed with PenrynCore 2 Duo MacBook Pro is Here!Apple announces MacBook Air with 128GB SSD optionApple’s new USB SuperDrive is only useful if you have a MacBook Air

Rate Review: mStand by Rain Design

Original at CrunchGear external link    Mon, Oct 5

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By Daniel Brusilovsky Here at TechCrunch HQ, almost all of us have laptops, with some connecting their laptops to an external display. In my case, I use a 15" Unibody MacBook Pro connected to a 22" Gateway display. I have always gone by the theory that the more real estate space you have, the more productive you are. T...

Year 2009

 

Rate HP Envy 13 Review: The MacBook Imitated, Not Duplicated

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Sep 29

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By Joanna Stern Internal Power The HP Envy 13's 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (along with 3GB of RAM) doesn't quite have as much as power as the MacBook Pro's 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, but it still keeps up with everyday tasks. When running Firefox with over 10 tabs open, iTunes and TweetDeck the system sho...

Rate Kanex Mini DisplayPort Adapter With Audio Review: Someone Finally Gets It Right [Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Jul 29

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By Jason Chen It's quite easy to use. The USB and Mini DisplayPort goes into the MacBook Pro (or Mac Mini), and the other end takes an HDMI cable. Your Mac should automatically detect the new display, but you have to manually switch the audio output to the USB audio device. If you're planning on using a new Mac...

Rate Opinion: MacBook Pro (mid 2009) in-depth impressions

Original at Engadget external link    Thu, Jun 18

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By Nilay Patel Let's be straight here: we're a little perplexed by the new MacBook Pro line. On one hand, Apple didn't really make enough changes to warrant a whole new review of the unibody lineup, and minor speed bumps aside, briefly using one of the new machines feels pretty much like using most any rece...

Rate HyperMac External MacBook Battery Review [Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Jun 9

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By Jason Chen Unlike the Powergorilla, the HyperMac actually is capable of charging the Pro (there's a MacBook Air style charger as well). That means you can use this as a portable charging station as well as a constantly-tethered power supply. But you pay for that in terms of lugging around a heavy ass bl...

Rate MSI X340 Review (The Unemployed Man's Macbook Air) [Laptops]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, May 29

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By Mark Wilson It's impossible not to be at least a little impressed with the MacBook Air, but who can spend $2,000 on that laptop? The solution? The MSI X340, a $900 MacBook Air. And it's a great idea...in theory... Extremely light and thin form Runs Vista adequately Short battery life

Rate Opinion: Pogoplug: My MacBook Air’s Second New Best Friend

Original at GigaOM external link    Thu, May 21    1 related articles

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By Om Malik For now, the little device has helped me overcome the space limitations of my MacBook Air. If you own a MacBook Air, just like the Apple Display, Pogoplug is a must-have add-on. And even if you don’t own a MacBook Air, you still should buy one. Pogoplug is perhaps the most useful little gizmo you...

Rate Opinion: Consumer Reports Gives Apple Top Scores, But Can We Trust Their Results? [Traditional Journalism]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, May 6

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By Dan Nosowitz Laptop Magazine finds several flaws with Consumer Reports' findings, the most important of which is a total lack of transparency: How in the world did they arrive at these ratings? For example, the MacBook Air shows a performance rating of "Good," but what does that mean? The Air isn't ex...

Rate Opinion: My MacBook Air’s New Best Friend: Apple 24-Inch LED Cinema Display

Original at GigaOM external link    Fri, Apr 17

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By Om Malik The $899 device takes its design and performance cues from the newly redesigned line-up of unibody MacBooks. Apple says that the 24-inch glossy, widescreen, LED-backlit display is the first to be designed to work exclusively with Apple laptops, part of the company’s move to whittle dow...

Rate MacBook Alu - ReviewVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Mar 28

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By rss@youtube.com (4EverApple1) Author: 4EverApple1 Keywords: macbbok pro alu aluminium aluminum best cool awesome screen hdd hard drive ram ddr3 ssd battery candice themacintosh1 italkapple unboxing trackpad feel touch fingers jaoo bre Added: March 28, 2009

Rate Review: Apple's new 17-in. MacBook Pro rocks

Original at Computerworld external link    Thu, Mar 5

By ken_mingis@computerworld.com Apple finally redesigned its top-end 17-in. MacBook Pro and has offered one up for review that's tricked out the way Steve Jobs might demand -- with 8GB of RAM, a 256GB solid-state drive and a blazing 2.93-GHz Core 2 Duo processor. Is it worth the high price you'll pay for all that computing goo...

Rate TUAW Review: The Haptique hard shell case

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Wed, Mar 4

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By Chris Ullrich Removing the Haptique from the packaging and attaching it to my shiny aluminum MacBook could not have been easier. You just slide the MacBook into the bottom piece, then attach the top piece and that's it. Once done, your MacBook fits snugly inside its hard protective case ready for the bump...

Rate Opinion: The Best MacBook Protection!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Mar 1

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By rss@youtube.com (lshacks) Keywords: marware protection case keyboard new aluminum macbook review Grey black bezel unibody brick late 2008apple mac world macworld imac iphone pod touch ipod mini tablet screen pro 3.0 software snow leopard netflix partnerships steve jobs specs speculations copy and past mms re...

Rate The 17-Inch MacBook Pro Review

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Feb 26

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By Mark Wilson The model we tested was fully loaded, with a 2.93GHz processor, 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. Assuming screen at half brightness, Wi-Fi on, light browsing, light word processing (so no Bluetooth but otherwise a standard configuration). 8 hours on integrated graphics, 7 hours with more beefy disc...

Rate Opinion: Hands On: Old MacBook Pro vs New MacBook

Original at Wired external link    Thu, Feb 19

By Charlie Sorrel Trackpad Keyboard The Damn Display Also, when the light level meter is set to automatically adjust the display brightness, the brightness button in the display preferences pulses. This happens on the old Pro, too, so its a software update, but its neat nonetheless. See Also:

Rate Opinion: 2.0GHz Aluminum MacBook (and Mighty Mouse) UnboxingVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 30

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By rss@youtube.com (slimac55) Author: slimac55 Keywords: Apple Mac Macintosh MacBook iMac Aluminum White Black Mini Pro Air Steve Jobs iSIght Webcam Cam Camera Web SuperDrive MagSafe Power Adapter Charger Trackpad Glass Unboxing Review Unibody Added: January 30, 2009

Rate 2.4Ghz Aluminum MacBook Review/ First Impressions!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 2

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By rss@youtube.com (JMDylan) Yo guys! This is a video of my thoughts and first impressions of the 2.4Ghz MacBook Aluminum. This computer is so far great in so many ways. If you have any questions please post in comments below. Stay tuned for more Videos of Unboxings, Reviews, and a setup video. Please Subscribe if you would li...

Year 2008

 

Rate MacBook Air 2nd Gen Review

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Dec 16

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By Jason Chen To recap: the latest MacBook Air has the same display as before (one step up from the standard MacBook displays since the Air is somewhat of a "Pro" machine), the same form factor and the same exact feel as the one released in early 2008. On the inside, however, Apple increased both the solid s...

Rate MacBook Air Review: it’s a different beast inside out

Original at SlashGear external link    Fri, Nov 28

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By Vincent Nguyen In fact similarities between the Air, the MacBook and the MacBook Pro are now all the more obvious.  Casing design is one such area: Apple was generous with their credit to the Air during the recent unibody MacBook announcements, as paving the way in laser-cut aluminum design.  Requiring a...

Rate Opinion: New MacBook Air: now with extra SSD goodness

Original at InfoWorld external link    Tue, Nov 25

The new model also sports faster DDR3 RAM (still just 2GB), a faster 1,066-MHz front-side bus, and a notably faster Nvidia 9400M graphics processor . According to Apple, the Nvidia integrated graphics processor gives the new Air four times the 3-D gaming performance of the last model.

Rate TUAW Review: RadTech Sleevz and ScreenSavrz

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Mon, Nov 10

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By Cory Bohon originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Rate TUAW Review: RadTech Sleevz and ScreenSavrz

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Mon, Nov 10

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By Cory Bohon ScreenSavrz is a small piece of fabric (the same Optex Super80 fabric that the Sleevz are made of) that keeps dirt and oil from the keyboard/trackpad from messing up your screen. You simply place it over the keyboard/trackpad area, and close the lid. In addition, the fabric can be used to kee...

Rate Review: Apple Polishes Popular MacBook

Original at NewsFactor Network external link    Tue, Oct 28

I've been testing the base model of the new MacBook for the past five days, and I like it a lot, despite a few downsides. I found this new MacBook to be speedy, solid, innovative and comfortable to use, with very good battery life. In another radical step, Apple eliminated the...

Rate Review: New MacBook Puts Style over Affordability

Original at Top Tech News external link    Fri, Oct 24

Just look at the effort Apple Inc. put into getting rid of plastic when designing its new $1,300 MacBook laptops, which went on sale last week. Apple now is machining the upper part of the chassis from a single block of aluminum, shaving it down to perhaps one-tenth of its original mass.

Rate Opinion: New MacBook Pros's Glossy Screens: Complaints on the Rise

Original at Gearlog external link    Wed, Oct 22

By Geoff Fox whoiskevin: Stopped in to see a new MacBook Pro at the Apple store. Big problem. Glossy screen. Even in the store I had glare from behind. bjorg: i so hope that Apple keeps a non-glossy option 17" macbook pro. i can't imagine developing with a glossy screen in san diego... think glare! Runt : The gloss...

Rate Macbook Pro Review - Late 2008 Model

Original at SlashGear external link    Mon, Oct 20

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By Ewdison Then Relevant Entries on SlashGearApple support document confirms upcoming MacBook & MacBook ProNew iMacs on the horizon?Apple announces MacBook Air with 128GB SSD optionRumored BestBuy listing for MacBook and MacBook ProMacbook Pro and MacBook refreshed with Penryn

Rate Opinion: The Truth About the Apple Tax

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Oct 17

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By matt buchanan Strictly speaking, the best value right now are the last-gen MacBook Pros—they're so cheap they essentially negate the Apple tax, and destroy the new ones in performance-to-dollar ratio. The older, discounted black MacBook is also a decent alternative to the new "cheap" MacBook model.

Rate Opinion: The eagles have landed (and by eagles, we mean the new MacBooks)

Original at 17938_105(news.cnet.com) external link    Thu, Oct 16

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By Dan Ackerman The 13-inch MacBook is the more radically redesigned of the two, with an aluminum body that closely apes the classic MacBook Pro--so much so that we've heard it referred to as the "MacBook Pro Mini." The edge-to-edge glass on the display and giant touch pad are also new.

Rate Opinion: APC's ten things you didn't know about the MacBook

Original at The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) external link    Thu, Oct 16

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By Michael Rose For machines that have only been in users' hands for 24 hours or so, the hits just keep on coming for the new unibody MacBooks. APC magazine has posted a "ten things you didn't know" review, covering some surprises and some well-we-thought-so's for the laptops.

Rate Opinion: He Said, She Said: Is an Apple UMPC more likely than a MacBook Touch?

Original at SlashGear external link    Wed, Jul 30

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By Chris Davies Relevant Entries on SlashGearMacbook Pro and MacBook refreshed with PenrynMacBook Touch mockups from a fanCore 2 Duo Coming Soon to Next-Gen Apple Laptop?Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro is Here!Rumor: Apple buying into Intel’s latest UMPC platform hardware

Rate Opinion: Wacom New Touchscreen Perfect for Fabled Tablet MacBook

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Apr 25

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By Jesus Diaz We will have to wait to May 20, when it will be presented at the International Society for Information Display Exhibition, to see how it looks like. Press Release: New human interface solution to debut at the Society for Information Display exhibition

Rate Lenovo ThinkPad X300 Review - MacBook Air killer?

Original at SlashGear external link    Thu, Apr 17

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By Ewdison Then Measuring 317 x 226 x 22mm and weighing 1.45kg, the X300 has roughly the same footprint as the MacBook Air but adds a few millimetres thickness (the Air’s depth is a much-quoted 4-19.4mm, while it weighs a little less than the X300 at 1.36kg). Lenovo make good use of that extra space, though; our...

Rate New Macbook Pro Review (Verdict: Penryn + LEDs = Efficiency)

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Feb 28

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By Christopher Mascari Screen One thing to note though is that the LED matte screen on the version we got was less bright than the glossy screen on the MacBook Air. This might be the matte vs. glossy difference, or it might be that the MacBook Air's screen is just brighter.

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Original at SlashGear external link    Fri, Feb 1

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By Vincent Nguyen OS X Leopard on the MacBook Air is functionally the same as on any other MacBook or Mac desktop, with only the multi-touch touchpad drivers added. That means you get the usual gamut of Safari, Mail, iChat and Boot Camp applications; since Apple also preloads the iLife suite, iPhoto, iMovie...

Rate MacBook Air Review [Apple]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Thu, Jan 24

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By Brian Lam Apple's full Keyboard and LCD Screen give the Air a footprint larger than that of the competition. Counterintuitive, but it works. That nagging feeling you get when you have to tuck into a few hours of work into a subnote's tiny interfaces are gone, so I'd have no hesitation using the Air for 8...

Rate First MacBook Air Reviews Trickle In

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, Jan 23

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By Jason Chen Baig also notes that this is the weakest Core 2 Duo in the entire Mac lineup, which means you won't be using this for video editing. He knocks points off for the sacrifices, such as the internal optical drive, the scant 80GB hard disk space, the one USB port, lack of FireWire, and the average ba...

Year 2007

 

Rate Opinion: 7 Takes on the Santa Rosa MacBook Pros

Original at Gizmodo external link    Sat, Jun 23

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By Mark Wilson CNET Perhaps the biggest improvement in the revamped MacBook Pro is in battery life. ... we got an impressive 3 hours and 35 minutes with our DVD battery drain test—that's 36 minutes more than the non-LED version of the MacBook Pro...[and] you can expect longer life from casual Web surfing and typ...

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