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- Dell XPS M1330-126B
- Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.While 13-inch laptops make up only a small part of the market, Apple's popular MacBook has made this form factor, which we call thin-and-light, a staple...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, XPS 1330, Apple MacBook, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- 2008 MacBook Pro or clever fake?
- 2008 MacBook Pro or clever fake?Quick Note...To note, the "ad" is a concept created by this user on DeviantArt...http://halfwayglad.deviantart.com/art/MacBook-Pro-2008-Concept-94900734Don't know, but we will find out on 9/16I would say though, it does look sleek and sexy.RE: 2008 MacBook Pro or clever fake?To reply to myself, I love how you guys...
- Tags: Notebooks, clever fake, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- 2008 MacBook Pro concept
- The MacBook Pro is due for a re-design, this much we know. But is this the new professional notebook from Apple? The picture above surfaced in an a Digg submission purportedly of a "new ad" a version also appeared on NeoWin and is hosted on an anonymous...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Blu-Ray, Notebooks, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Rumor Mill: September event, iTunes streaming
- It's Friday, which means that it's time to round up the current crop of Apple rumors making the rounds. September MacBook Updates – Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster published a research note speculating that Apple will hold a special event in early September to announce new iPods...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurely
- MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurelyImagine thatntWouldn't this imply that ....... Apple is using the same faulty parts as Dell and HP and not the superior parts that Laff and others claim?How can this be?Just yesterday we were being told how Apple used better quality parts in their systems.Though since...
- Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, Video cards, chip, Apple MacBook Pro, graphics, graphics chip, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- MacBook Pro graphics chips failing prematurely
- It appears that the current crop of MacBook Pros seem to be suffering from a premature failure of their Nvidia graphics processors. According to a piece on The Inquirer "All Nvidia G84 and G86s are bad" and MacBooks Pro's with either the Nvidia 8600GT GPUs are prone to failure: ...
- Tags: graphics chip, nvidia corp., apple macbook, graphics, asic, apple macbook pro, chip, symptom, apple discussion forums, asics, semiconductors, hardware, jason d. o\'grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- Why there's no Mac tablet this quarter
- The Mac blogosphere wants a tablet Mac for this quarter's "product transition." Here's why they won't get it. Good news: the Internet isn't making us stupid Apple's CFO mentioned a product transition driving gross margins down. Most commentators don't seem know what gross margin means, and...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Margin, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Tablet, Product Transition, Mac Blogosphere, Bits, Slab, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Notebooks, Research & Development, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Business Operations, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- New MacBooks going glass
- It's no secret that Apple's MacBooks are next in line for an update. The MacBook was speed-bumped on 16 February 2008 and its enclosure was introduced 16 May 2006 – two years and two months ago. The MacBook Pro was speed-bumped on 26 February 2008 and the...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, AppleInsider, Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Trackpad
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?
- What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?On the concept of...A Macbook touch, I doubt it.Why? How do you look at what you're typing if the screen is both flat in front of you, and your fingers are covering up a significant part of the screen real estate.Mind you, I'm...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?
- During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Hardware, iTablet, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Product Transition
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap
- Amid all the chatter about Apple's fiscal third quarter results, which were strong, most concerns about the future revolve around two words: Gross margins. The big takeaway for technology buyers: Those lower margins hint at cheaper iPods and notebooks in the not-to-distant future. Following Apple's typical strong...
- Tags: Notebook, Apple iPod, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Peter Oppenheimer, September, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Reasons to buy a Mac
- The bottom line on switching to the Mac is simple: dual boot options and parallels are a con - if these figure in your decision, than your decision is probably wrong. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Dual Boot, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Desktops, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- What's next for the MacBook Air?
- What's next for the MacBook Air?Interchangable batteries go against the Air's designAdding an interchangable battery to the MacBook Air would add enough bulk and weight for it to no longer be a MacBook Air. Before the MacBook Air gets interchangable batteries, the other MacBooks will get more Air-like: thinner &...
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, battery, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- What's next for the MacBook Air?
- Brook Crothers at CNet's nanotech blog has posted an interesting piece about what upgrade options might be coming for the MacBook Air. Drives Apple dropped the price of the 64GB Solid State Disk SSD option by US$400 on Thursday but Crothers points to higher capacity, 128GB...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Battery, Disk, Engineering, Hardware, Intel Corp., jason D. O'Grady, MBA, MLC, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Solid State Disk, Processor
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Apple drops Solid State Drive price by US$400
- Apple dropped the price of the Solid State Drive SSD option in its MacBook Air subnotebook computer on Thursday by US$400. Previously available as a US$999 upcharge, the 64GB SSD option can now be added to the MBA for US$599. You can see the price drop when you...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Solid State Disk, Apple MacBook
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- I'm done with the MacBook Air (for now)
- I'm done with the MacBook Air for nowSince your MBA will just be lying around...So, since you're done with your MBA, can I have it?Must agreeI must agree with you. I also have MBA and MBP. The performance is a bit of an issue. But I think the portability overcomes...
- Tags: Notebooks, AirBook, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, MBA
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- I'm done with the MacBook Air (for now)
- I've come to the conclusion that the MacBook Air isn't the best Mac for me. Everything that I've previously written about the MBA still remains true: I love its tiny form factor, light weight and ability to be able to be tucked into almost any bag, but at...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Hardware, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, MBA
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- iSobre MacBook Air sleeve
- Remember the Manila Mac AirMail sleeve that was announced just after the MacBook Air in January? It's the one that looks like the manila envelope featured in the MacBook Air television commercial. I wasn't too fond of the AirMail when I reviewed it on 21 March 2008. ...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Hardware, iSobre MacBook, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- (Photos: Toshiba takes on MacBook Air, gamer laptops)
- (Photos: Toshiba takes on MacBook Air, gamer laptops)BoringAnd it still runs Windows...
- Tags: Games, Notebooks, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Toshiba Corp., photograph, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- Photos: Toshiba takes on MacBook Air, gamer laptops
- Toshiba's new notebooks include a super-skinny model with a bigger hard drive than the MacBook Air, a flaming red gaming laptop, and one that runs on Cell-chip technology. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Photograph, Toshiba Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Games, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2008-06-17
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