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more about #macbooks more comments → kagekiri: As someone who's lived there most of his life, it's always a bit funny to hear Cupertino mentioned as though it is Apple-owned/controlled. more » Kaiser-Machead: I think the new MB (lack of firewire aside) and new iMacs are pretty good additions to make up the tail end of 2009, but a matte black Macbook tacked ... more » snowy_coke: ugh. I was anticipating spec bumps to the base mbp. Seriously 160gigs of space is pretty much insulting. #philschiller more » cprincipe: Good, can we stfu about the Tablet now? (Looks up in Gizmodo feed) Son of a ........ #philschiller more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Chunky. Perhaps they should call it a FatBook.. more » anexanhume: John, yes, rubber is an insulator. Generally, if it is an electrical insulator, it's also a thermal one. #whitemacbook more » Noobs-R-Us: You guys have been holding out on us! I guess as this blogs enters more mainstream you have to learn to put a gag on pre-releases. I'm sure you guys l... more » Walter VanRooyen: Can someone explain why the low end 27" iMac has a 3.06GHZ processor and the high end has a 2.66GHZ quad core? Does the quad core help that much? Co... more » my name is jonas: Interesting. So what is the difference now between this and the 13" Macbook Pro? What does the extra $200 get you? #whitemacbook more » Kaiser-Machead: A rubberized bottom sounds like a really bad stain magnet, being an even softer surface than the standard polycarbonate. The aluminum "Macbook" pret... more » jakebathman: I'm glad the white macbook hasn't become second-class, and they still give it the new stuff for the people who can only afford entry-level. Brings do... more » Xeno: This might make me turn the accelerometer back on in my x200t. When using it control the screen orientation it was annoying while moving the tablet ar... more » gemcosta: I could care less about the accelerometer. The last update from Firefox keeps crashing on Snow Leopard. more » Adam Spano: Not really sure what the point is... I can say the only thing that would ever get me interested in firefox again is if they fixed the real estate pro... more » Kaiser-Machead: So that means that this current MB will be the very last that has a pop-n-swap battery. C'est la vie. People are already adjusting. My question is: W... more » -
#apple
Phil Schiller: No More Apple Products This Year [Update: Apple Called]
People are mumbling about incoming this and that "coming soon" from Apple. Normally, we don't have a clue about what really goes one at Cupertino. Sometimes, however, we hit gold, lurking in the dark. Others, we get The Word. Updated.
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#apple
New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
At the center of today's minor product explosion, Apple's refreshed $1000 White MacBook is the only right-fielder: It's got a rubberized bottom, multitouch trackpad, LED backlighting, the MacBook Pro's non-replaceable battery, and healthy spec bumps. UPDATED More » -
#browsers
Firefox 3.6 Will Speak Fluent Accelerometer
MacBooks and Thinkpads already have all the hardware they need to know which way they're tilting, but most software doesn't even bother to ask. Now, with the orientation-aware Firefox 3.6, your accelerometers might finally get some exercise. More » -
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Rumor: New Plastic MacBooks Arriving with Refreshed iMacs?
Since unibody MacBooks went Pro, Apple's only had one polycarbonate model—a $999 13-incher. But Apple Insider now says the rumored "thinner, sleeker" plastic Macbooks have made it to manufacturing, and may arrive with possible new iMacs by mid-October. More » -
#apple
Is the New Macbook Air Actually Slower Than the Last One?
Sluggishness was a consistent gripe with two prior versions of the MacBook Air, especially compared to the rest of the MacBook line. The latest version has speedier processor options, but according to recent benchmarks, might have gotten slower. Huh? More » -
#apple
Did Apple Downgrade the Hard Drive Controller in the New MacBook Pros?
Over the weekend, we got a number of reports that Apple has downgraded the SATA controller in the latest MacBook Pro 13-inch and 15-inch update, capping potential drive speeds. Going over the evidence, it looks like they were right. UPDATED More » -
#dealzmodo
Apple Stores Knock Hundreds Off Leftover MacBooks to Clear Inventory
What do you do when you've instituted a bottom-to-top refresh in your product line, your new shipments are imminent, but you still have hundreds of stores with leftover inventory? FIRE SALE, is what. More » -
#macbookpro
MacBook Pro Hands-On Gallery
We've got a delicious gallery of pics of the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros. More » -
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New MacBook Pros Can Boot From Their Internal SD Slot
Aside from photo transfers and straight up storage expansion, the SD card slot in the new MacBook Pros has a single,extremelycool trick up its sleeve (slot?): it's bootable. More » -
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Updated Macbooks Outperform Their Unibody Counterparts
Although the upgrades that Apple's last-gen $999 Macbooks received last week seemed unimpressive, when benchmarked and pitted against the $1299 unibody Macbook, last-gen's model proved to be 5% faster than its unibody counterpart at nearly every test. [PCWorld] -
#macbooks
Unibody Construction Helps MacBook Air Survive Plane Crash
Last February a Turkish Airways jet crashed in Amsterdam killing nine people and injuring 121 others. Passenger Sefer Baris and his MacBook Air survived the crash—but both were a little worse for wear. More » -
#notes
The One Very Un-Pro Thing About The New Unibody MacBooks' USB Ports
When I pulled my MacBook Pro out for its first field run at CES, one limitation I hadn't previously anticipated arose. It's something you should consider if you're using anything larger than standard USB plugs. More » -
#macworld2009
Apple Confirms $179 Battery Swap Cost for 17" MacBook Pro
We just confirmed with Apple that swapping out the 17" MacBook Pro's non-removable battery will cost $179. Fortunately, says Apple, the swap might not be needed for a long time: More » -
#macworld2009
The Story Behind the 17" MacBook Pro's Amazing Long-Lasting Battery
Battery life is limited, but Apple built a non-removable battery for the 17" MacBook Pro that lasts up to 8 hours. [Apple] -
#macworld2009
17-inch MacBook Pro is Unibody, $2799
Finally providing a noticeable difference between the MacBook and MacBook Pro, Apple has pushed the Pro's screen to 17 inches, its price to $2799, and thrown in a high-capacity (non-replaceable!) battery. More » -
#firefox
Latest Firefox Beta Officially Adds Multitouch for Macs
Back in October, multitouch gestures for MacBooks showed up in an experimental Firefox build. Now these gestures have been officially folded in to the 3.1 beta 2. More » -
#apple
Apple Patents For Liquid-Cooled Portables Surface
While us normal folk were gorging on turkey and fixings, the tireless US Patent Office was busy filing an interesting Apple patent detailing a mobile liquid cooling system—something that looks like it could be used in a future portable device.
