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Apple quietly updates white MacBook

Apple quietly updates white MacBookAnd better specs than the entry unibody MacBookAll for $300 less.RE: Apple quietly updates white MacBookThe White Mac Book and the Mini are true jewels for the budget conscious. Ars has a nice article on Apple's buy a Mac get a free or nearly free...

Tags: Notebooks, Ars, white MacBook, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

New notebooks: What Apple didn't announce

New notebooks: What Apple didn't announceWhile I don't completely disagree...[i]...Now why they couldn't keep the last-gen white MacBook and put an $800 price tag on it...[/i]They did keep the last-gen white MacBook... but only dropped the price $100, not $300.I admit to being confused about the 17" model myself, but...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, NEW Notebook, Apple Inc., white MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Laptop computers

This year the laptop list was a tough assignment for several reasons. First, the emergence of a new class of ultra-thin laptops--spawned by lower-cost processors from Intel and AMD--has made things more complicated. Second, there's a fresh crop of Windows 7 laptops, and...

Tags: Processor, Hard Drive, Performance, Apple MacBook, Memory, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Computer, Intel Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Compaq CQ61z, Timeline 1810T, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-11-01

News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Apple MacBook Fall 2009 (Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce 9400M)

While it's neither the less-expensive entry-level MacBook some had hoped for, nor the long-rumored touch-screen device, the new 13-inch MacBook can now escape its designation as the lone holdover system from Apple's previous generation, thanks to an upscale makeover that keeps the price stable at just under the $1,000 mark....

Tags: Notebooks, Nvidia GeForce, hard drive, Apple MacBook, NVidia Corp., Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2009-10-22

iFixit: Disassembling the new MacBook unibody

Taking a lookI've one of last year's black MacBooks and have been extremely happy with it. The realignment of the laptop line, bringing back the 13" MacBook Pro and consigning the consumer MacBook to the under $1K polycarbonate model has seemed to be a good arrangement. If you're buying a...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, Apple MacBook, Firewire port, new MacBook, MACBOOKS, FireWire, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Gallery: Apple's new unibody polycarbonate MacBook

With every other laptop in Apple's current lineup using the "Pro" moniker, the single non-Pro MacBook was starting to look a little dated. While many industry watchers expected Apple to lower prices on the white polycarbonate version, the company has given the system an upscale makeover, keeping the price the...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-10-20

Can a laptop ever be too thin?

It is disgusting how you guys rewrite history for Apple ad $$$[i]The ultra-thin laptop craze began in early 2008 when Apple first pulled a MacBook Air out of an interoffice envelope.[/i]Don't you guys feel ashamed lying about [b]facts[/b] in order to get a few $$$ from Apple's marketing department?http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2004-07-21-baig_x.htm[i]Sony weighs...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Inc., laptop computer, craze, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen & Touch CTH661

I'll admit, I've never used a pen tablet before. I guess, in that respect, I'm Wacom's target customer. Its new line of multitouch-enabled tablets are designed and priced for budget-minded consumers, and unlike many of its more professional brethren, Wacom aims for a look that's simpler than ever before. The...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Bamboo, Wacom

Product reviews 2009-10-05

Wacom Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch tablet

I'll admit, I've never used a pen tablet before. I guess, in that respect, I'm Wacom's target customer. Its new line of multitouch-enabled tablets are designed and priced for budget-minded consumers, and unlike many of its more professional brethren, Wacom aims for a look that's simpler than ever before. As...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Bamboo, Wacom, tablet

Product reviews 2009-09-24

Twelve South BookArc Desktop stand for MacBook

Apple has created a monster. No, we're not talking about growing iPhone sales or the success of its imposing chain of retail stores. We're talking about the almost oppressively beautiful design of the product packaging and marketing of Apple products. In addition to the acclaimed look of Apple products themselves,...

Tags: Notebooks, desktop, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, BookArc Desktop Stand, Apple Inc., MACBOOKS

Product reviews 2009-09-03

Snow Leopard: What's the hurry to upgrade?

Yeah, no ZFS included made snowkitty a yawnI guess I'll keep using my machine as a Vista render mule. At least it's quiet and looks good.I'm installing it for one reason only: Boot CampBoot Camp 2.1 drivers don't allow Windows to control screen brightness dynamically which means I have to...

Tags: Finder, Snow Leopard, Leopard, 64-bit, kernel, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

What should the next MacBook look like? Cost?

Wasn't the idea for the 13" MacBook Pro going to replace this?Here Apple seemed to be heading to killing the plastic MacBook. Originally the 13" UniBody MacBook was just "MacBook" then later they added a "Pro" to the name (which made sense, as it was so like the existing MacBook...

Tags: Notebooks, Tablets, Apple MacBook, tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Microsoft and their Photoshop diversity policy

Wow!Looking forward to hearing the PR claw back for this one. This is just in-excusable, regardless of local politics. It's not even well done!World's shortest neckCould have lifted the head a bit higher.Also, not necessarily any sinister motive. When budgets are enormous, you pay for focus groups to determine...

Tags: Public relations, Marketing research, iGeneration, Photoshop diversity policy, Microsoft Corp., diversity policy, Adobe PhotoShop

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Report: Apple???s Fifth Avenue store tops $350M in annual revenue (Updated)

This topic makes no sense. Its like saying blockbuster outsells coldstone.Squarefotage only comes into play when you have products of a similar type. This is very hard to do now addays though.Maybe coldstone to brewsters?They're all highend retailers. [nt][nt]RE: Report: Apple???s Fifth Avenue store tops $350M in annual...

Tags: Sales strategy, Desktops, Digital music, revenue, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

News to know: VMWare; Facebook acquires Friendfeed; Facebook Search; MS Office;

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: VMware goes shopping: Buys SpringSource for $420 million; Can it keep the open source mojo? Joe McKendrick: Panel: too...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mobile, Microsoft Office, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Storage

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Poll: What's your dead-finger tech?

Tech does not need to be "dead finger" to be successfulI mean I could get along just fine without my G1 phone or my netbook as long as I had my laptop and a regular cell phone. But that does not mean I would go back to that. My G1...

Tags: PDAs, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Desktops, dead finger, phone, netbook, PDA

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed ad

Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed adI am reminded of a Ron White joke"You can ride the donkey to the top of the mountain, or you can take the tram, it's the same price"Funny you mention that price comparison[i]when custom-configuring a Studio XPS 13 to roughly match the 13"...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, KARMA, advertisement, battery, virus, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?

How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?My Count ...8 PC's, 1 Laptop, 2 servers ...But I run my business out of my house ...LudoI want in on this1 RS 60003 Macs2 Laptops2 HP Netservers LH3s4 Desktops.I have been trying to get that number down for years though. Let's See1...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic

Been eyeing a thin-and-light laptop recently? You know, the kind that usually comes prefixed with the "Macbook Air killer" tag? Be careful what you wish for. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman said Wednesday to CNET contributor Brooke Crothers that some...

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, OEM, Manufacturer, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Design Limit, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-02