Category Archives: Laptops

iBooks, PowerBooks, MacBooks, MacBook Pros, oh my!

Introductions, Introductions

I’m a new member of the team. I wanted to introduce myself and thank Erik for having me over (and for restarting the blog in general). I’m headed to Law School as a 1L in the fall (at a school that technically doesn’t support Macs), and I’ve been a dedicated Mac user since I was [...]

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No to Netbooks, Yes to Tablets?

New Mac netbooks have long been a staple of the Mac rumor mill. But Apple has fairly convincingly put that rumor to bed with recent public statements. I’m unsurprised that Apple is not interested in the low-margin netbook market. While netbooks can be tremendously useful, they don’t fit Apple’s sweet spot. Another longstanding chunk of [...]

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2.5GHz MacBook Pro from Amazon for $1,779

John Gruber at Daring Fireball alerted the world to the fact that Amazon is offering the pre-unibody MacBook Pro at a steep discount. The pre-unibody MacBook is also on sale at Amazon. My guess is these will go fast. A coworker of mine has one of the 2.5GHz MBPs and he loves it. While the [...]

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New MacBooks Already in the Pipeline?

One analyst figures Apple already has the next version of the MacBook ready to go for an October release. If the predictions about a low entry price are correct, a lot more law students might be enticed to ask for Macs as Christmas gifts. Comments View comments and add your own to this post (no [...]

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MacBook and MacBook Pro Power Adapter Replacement

Recently, though it has not received much attention, Apple has decided to replace some out-of-warranty MacBook and MacBook Pro power adapters. Check out their support page for more information. It does not, however, provide the whole story. My MacBook Pro is a more than two years old now, and, I just recently noticed that some [...]

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