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    10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff

    New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On

    Rumor: Plastic MacBooks Aren't Dying, They're Just Waiting for a Makeover

    Updated Macbooks Outperform Their Unibody Counterparts

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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    10/21/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    Neither the Mini, MacBook / Pro or iMac seem to have HDMI port(s) at any price.

    Even my shitty HP Pavilion has one (to go along with its flimsy, useless drawer-loading HD-DVD drive and Vista.)

    What does Mac have against HDMI ports in their cheaper computers? Honestly, if someone knows, enlighten me, because I'd by a Mini (maybe two!) in a second if it had one.
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    Image of trrosen trrosen
    10/21/09

    @bmoreDLJ: HDMI has lower resolution and less functionality as it was designed for TVs. Display port is more advanced and was designed for computer monitors.

    For an example see Target Display Mode. New 27 inch iMacs can be used as a display by taking video input through its display port. #applenews
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    Image of Worf Worf
    10/21/09

    @bmoreDLJ: HDMI is old, that's why. Apple always tends to push new technology - the original iMac went all USB when USB was still a novelty, for example. Now we have DisplayPort, which is the next-gen display connector. It can still connect to HDMI via an adapter, anyhow, but, it's getting to be an old interface not suited for the high-res displays computers have. #applenews
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    10/21/09

    @trrosen: Gotcha. Thanks. #applenews
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    10/21/09

    @Worf: I see that the Mini has a "Mini DisplayPort output"...good to know; thx #applenews
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    10/20/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    What a great day to be a fanboy. Heading to the Apple store...
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    Image of Coolmodo Coolmodo
    10/21/09

    @macpatrik: What a bad day to be a fanboy with no money to spare... #applenews
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    Image of clarketelecom clarketelecom
    10/20/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    In response to (1) - One of the biggest rallying cries against the Mac is the expense of the hardware, particularly the desktops. I've always felt that Apple should use AMD processors in, at the very least, their down-market computers. The i5 + i5 mobo combo is expensive. A Phenom II + AM3 mobo would be significantly ($100+ savings) cheaper, something that can be marketed and passed on to an economically depressed consumer. #applenews
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/21/09

    @clarketelecom: Apple should have bought AMD. They new their alliance with PPC (Apple, IBM, Moto) was seeing a ceiling in Ghz yet, Sony saw the 7-core Cell and ... well...that's Apple! #applenews
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    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    Chunky.

    Perhaps they should call it a FatBook..
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 10/20/09 6:50 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/20/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    Why would they take out the replaceable battery? What if you want a spare to keep with you when the main one dies? Or what happens when your battery gets old and can't keep a charge? Why would they remove this possibility?

    I'm sorry, the rest of this stuff seems fine, but why would they do that? I don't have a Macbook, but I've replaced the battery on my laptop once since I bought it 3 years ago and I've heard of plenty of people who like to have several batteries. #applenews
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    Image of lladnar lladnar
    10/20/09

    @Platypus Man: I believe their argument is that by removing all the stuff necessary to make it removable, they can make it bigger, which eliminates the need to have another battery. Seeing as laptop batteries are ridiculously expensive, I'm all for it. #applenews
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    10/20/09

    @lladnar: I guess that makes sense, but then how do you replace it? Do you have to go down to the Apple Store? #applenews
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    10/20/09

    @Platypus Man: Yes. By non-replaceable, it means Genius only replaceable.

    Most people jump to the conclusion that, not having a non-removable battery sucks, including me. But if you think about it, you actually save money and get a seriously impressive battery. It's a smart move. There is only an extremely small percentage who have multiple batteries for long, outlet-less, trips.

    The only downside is you might be without your laptop for a day, which is traumatizing in itself. #applenews
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    Image of SpyMagician SpyMagician
    10/20/09

    @Platypus Man: Yes, you do. But also, most laptop users are non-pros who often upgrade their machines. I used to complain about iPod batteries until I realized I never have had to replace them because I end up selling my older model and getting a newer one before the battery kicks the bucket.

    It still upsets me we are in a disturbingly disposable world, but consumer products nowadays forgo practicality. Makes me wistful for the days of yore.
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    Edited by SpyMagician at 10/20/09 11:45 PM SpyMagician was starred SpyMagician was unstarred
    Image of im001 im001
    10/20/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    I wish they'd make the back of the iPhone a rubbery surface.
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/20/09

    @im001: Don't laugh, Apple may just do that. They routinely test materials in their lower end products before utilizing them in their entire line. So, rubber may end up in future products besides the Macbooks. #applenews
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    Image of tim004 tim004
    10/21/09

    @Noobs-R-Us: can you give some examples of that?
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/21/09

    @tim004: For example, they tested the white plastic they used on a Nano before making it less prone to scratches on a Macbook. They learned a lot from the user experience that it was way too scratch prone so they changed the compound.#applenews
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    Edited by Noobs-R-Us at 10/21/09 9:54 AM Noobs-R-Us was starred Noobs-R-Us was unstarred
    Image of LostAtoll LostAtoll
    10/20/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    sometimes steve jobs falls asleep to jonathan ives whispering sweet nothings from his iphone. #applenews
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    Image of NNTPgrip NNTPgrip
    10/20/09

    In reply to 10 Things You Need to Know About Apple's New Stuff
    1. Still have to use their buggy $100 Mini-Displayport to Dual-link-DVI adapter, I could see laptops, but even on the mini, still? I guess I should just ebay my 30" Dell if I want my desktop to be a Mac

    2. Firewire is gone again from the Macbook. Stay Away. Spend $200 more on the Macbook Pro.

    3. No BluRay still.

    4. No Previous-Gen Mac Minis in the Refurb store. #applenews
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    Image of Weihovah Weihovah
    10/20/09

    @NNTPgrip: [www.monoprice.com] #applenews
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/20/09

    @Weihovah: To be fair, he did mention dual link dvi.

    (yeah, I checked myself. Monoprice doesn't have it)
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    John, yes, rubber is an insulator. Generally, if it is an electrical insulator, it's also a thermal one. #whitemacbook
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    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 learned about this "event" weeks or at least, days before today. #whitemacbook
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    Image of Walter VanRooyen Walter VanRooyen
    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    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? Confused! #whitemacbook
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    wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! promoted this comment Walter VanRooyen was starred Walter VanRooyen was unstarred
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    10/20/09

    @Walter VanRooyen: Well, think of it like this-- for properly written software that can take advantage of multicore hardware (see: SNOW LEOPARD), a 3.06ghz dual-core system means about 6.12ghz in functional power, whereas as 2.66ghz quad-core system gives you about 10.64ghz under the hood. Yeah, the difference is sizeable-- but the real advantage is that this particular quad-core (the core i5) is designed to support triple-channel memory, which removes some of the theoretical bottleneck you'd suffer while multitasking. #whitemacbook
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    Image of teohhanhui teohhanhui
    10/20/09

    @wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!: The Core i5 does NOT have triple-channel memory. #whitemacbook
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    wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! promoted this comment teohhanhui was starred teohhanhui was unstarred
    Image of wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!
    10/21/09

    @teohhanhui: Indeed. My mistake. I actually knew this, but replied in a hurry and got mixed up. Thanks for catching my error, gentlemen. Cheers! #whitemacbook
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    Image of my name is jonas my name is jonas
    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    Interesting. So what is the difference now between this and the 13" Macbook Pro? What does the extra $200 get you? #whitemacbook
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/20/09

    @my name is jonas: Better unibody enclosure, FW800, backlit keyboard, glass panel display.

    The big issue though, is that Apple currently has 13" MBP's in its refurb lot for the same price as a brand new white Macbook, at least for now. #whitemacbook
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    Image of zwaldowski zwaldowski
    10/20/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Yup. I got my 13" uMBP back in August refurbished for $999. I'm not to upset by the new WhiteBook, except for the hard drive. But, meh, I have an external drive. #whitemacbook
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/20/09

    @zwaldowski: Personally, I feel that the difference of ease of swapping HDD's in the white MBP and the sealed MBP is negligible. #whitemacbook
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    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    A rubberized bottom sounds like a really bad stain magnet, being an even softer surface than the standard polycarbonate.

    The aluminum "Macbook" pretty much foreshadowed the eventual disappearance of the FW400 port it seems. Bummer. #whitemacbook
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/20/09

    In reply to New Unibody LED MacBook Hands On
    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 down the price point for great tech. #whitemacbook
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/20/09

    @jakebathman: With the cutting of Firewire, it's being kept a second-class notebook to keep appeal going in favor of the more expensive "Pro" option. Lacking firewire basically kills the appeal for people who actually do "pro" things but don't want to spend "pro" money on the laptop. #whitemacbook
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    10/20/09

    @jakebathman: I had bought my last unibody MB for under $1000.

    Really, there is no excuse for not buying from the referb bin. It's not other peoples used "crap". They are as clean as a whistle. #whitemacbook
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    10/20/09

    @UnderLoK: I have a refurb 17" MBP (non-unibody) and I love it. I have zero problem buying refurb, but I'm saying it's nice to have new machine entry prices at $1000 without having a stripped-down version of the hardware. #whitemacbook
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    10/20/09

    @UnderLoK: A lot of the time, "refurbished" means that it was opened and returned for issues outside of technical fault of the laptop, so really it's often a brand new laptop that's been de-minted. #whitemacbook
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    10/20/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: A lot of refurbs are actually machines that were set up as CTO by VARs, but the transaction was never completed for whatever reason and the computer can't be sold as new. #whitemacbook
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    08/25/09

    In reply to Rumor: Plastic MacBooks Aren't Dying, They're Just Waiting for a Makeover
    Introducing the new "MacBook Jello"!
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