Apple’s approach to enter the sub-notebook market, the Macbook Air, is a great competitor to existing products. However, is it really worth the lack of superdrive, ethernet, and other standard features?

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Since it first replaced the iBook in 2006, the MacBook narrows the performance gap between Apple’s consumer and professional laptop lines with each new update. Apple last updated the MacBooks in November 2007, bringing with it an improved hardware architecture, faster system bus, and more robust graphics.

Apple's surprise MacBook update in late February caught some purchasers off-guard, especially those who are not always in tune with Intel's latest movements. All the same, the overhaul of the 13-inch notebook may prove to be the definitive example of how far Apple has progressed in its portable ...

It represents Apple's concept of a next-gen notebook both in terms of what it has, and what it does not have. It’s also super-thin, and brings new meaning to the sentence "ultra-portable notebook." Design Apple’s design goal for the Mac ...

Apple MacBook 2.1/2.4GHz laptop review Apple's MacBook update brings an improved hardware architecture, faster system bus and more robust graphics.

If you've been waiting to buy a new Apple laptop, or you've been hesitating about upgrading from your G4 PowerBook, wait no longer. While the 2.4GHz model is a fine value for the money, the higher-end 15-inch and 17-inch models are outstanding top-of-the-line models for any professional, artistic, ...

The changes in the MacBooks released last week add extra oomph to Apple's consumer laptop.

Since it first replaced the iBook in 2006, the MacBook narrows the performance gap between Apple's consumer and professional laptop lines with each new update. Apple last updated the MacBooks in November 2007, bringing with it an improved hardware architecture, faster system bus, and more robust ...

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In her review of MacBook Pro, Grace Aquino (bloomberg.com) reports that the latest version “offers some compelling reasons for a Windows PC user to switch to a Mac. It’s fast, elegantly designed, simple and a pleasure to use.” Calling it the “ultimate workhorse,” she points out that the updated ...

Posted by Dennis Sellers image The MacBook Air was made for travel and WaterField Designs’s HardCase is a great traveling buddy for the world’s thinnest laptop. But it’s not cheap (in any sense of the word) at US$229.

Its petite size, light weight and silvery skin made the MacBook Air this year's must-have laptop. However, amid all the hoopla and hype, Lenovo has quietly introduced its ThinkPad X300, a travel-friendly notebook that may not be as seductively thin, but provides more of the creature comforts ...

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Ever since the MacBook Air was released, we've been wondering how Apple fit an entire working computer into a space as thin as a magazine. Mark Kaelin over at TechRepublic has cracked open the brand new notebook computer, ...

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Wow. If you though the customized MacBook Air from aptly named "Crystal Icing" molested the laptop's ultra-clean design, check out this number.

Dubbed "Golden Age," this custom Air has no fewer than 12,000 Swarovski crystals that are "specially coated with 24k gold from underneath so that ...

I was pleasantly surprised when FedEx dropped off a big box with a ThinkPad X300 today.It looks better in person than it does online and it feels like a real ThinkPad. It feels solid and has all of the little details ThinkPad users are accustomed to.

This thing is so thin it’s hard to believe there’s a DVD burner inside of it. It’s very light and well balanced, making it very easy to carry around and use on my lap.

I can’t help but compare the X300 to the MacBook Air because it currently holds the title of world’s thinnest notebook. I canceled my MacBook Air order after realizing I’d been seduced by its good looks rather than its functionality, or rather lack thereof. In its current state the MacBook Air is not the ideal solution for a mobile professional who needs long battery life and the ability to connect to the Internet wherever they are.
Its only ports are a single USB port, a micro-DVI port and a headphone jack.

The ThinkPad X300 was designed specifically for the mobile professional and it’s obvious that Lenovo understands what road warriors need. The X300 has ...

Anandtech posts a lengthy review of the new Penryn-based MacBook Pros. Their review provides some objective data on the new laptops, as compared to the previous generation. As described before, the biggest change in the new MacBook Pros is the use of a 45-nm Penryn CPU as opposed to the older ...

This blog post details my review of the Macbook Air, not from the point of view of whether I think its the best laptop for everyone in the world, but how it measures up to my own personal standards.

Apple ibook g4 laptop review Apple's iBook G4 notebook computers are aiming for a chunk of the laptop PC market. While you won't get the same specs on the iBook G4 12-inch as on a comparable PC, you do get Apple's excellent design and a pretty good machine that's priced close to a grand. The 12-inch ...

An old middle school friend of mine is obsessed with Apple these days. She's always asking me Mac questions or trying to get an idea of what's coming down the pipe .

Apple has begun shipping Time Capsule, its latest external hard drive that is pretty much the only game in town if you want to do wireless Time Machine backups from your notebook.

Time Capsule was first introduced at Macworld. It's an 802.11n Wi-Fi base station with either a ...

An excellent review of the MacBook Air from someone who is not trying to push it to the limit. He says that "the MacBook Air is what a portable computer should be."

Macbook Air user review at Design Adaptations. Undecided about buying the new Macbook Air?

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Yeah, this is exactly what we'd want to do: Shell out a couple grand to get a MacBook Air for its sleek, minimalist design, then immediately send it off to get an atrocious custom job that would stick 8,000 Swarovski crystals on it for hundreds ...

Apple updated its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines with Intel’s latest processors and higher capacity hard drives. The MacBook Pros now feature a Multi-Touch trackpad and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with up to 512MB of video memory. The 17-inch MacBook Pro can be ordered with a LED display for the first time.

Apple will continue to offer three MacBook, two 15.4-inch MacBook Pros and one 17-inch MacBook Pro retail configurations. All three notebooks can be customized at Apple’s online store.

If you’re considering switching from a Windows-based notebook to a MacBook for the first time remember that Apple’s a luxury brand and there is no budget MacBook. You may also miss some features which are standard on many PC notebooks that cost much less. None of the new MacBooks or MacBook Pros come with built-in card readers, docking ports, extended battery options or a remote control for example.

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The price of the entry-level white MacBook remains $1,099, but users will now get an improved 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a 120GB hard drive. The previous model had a 80GB hard drive. Unfortunately, this is the only Apple notebook that comes ...

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Some conflicting accounts coming out of the Web-o-sphere on Tuesday about Apple's revamped MacBook Pro laptops. At the heart of the controversy are reports that the new 15- and 17-inch Pro models have taken a nosedive on battery life, despite the inclusion of allegedly power-saving Intel Penryn ...

I guess I won’t have to send any high-res photos of my middle digit to the Apple rumors sites today. They were right.

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Apple is betting that the iPhone's breakthrough in the way we interact with mobile phones will transfer over to notebooks.

The new MacBook Pros and MacBooks introduced Tuesday aren't all that much different from the ones that were on sale yesterday. Sure, they've got Intel's new Penryn chips, ...

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Apple has upgraded its MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, prices remain in line with those of the previous range. With the super slick trackpad, and faster core-processors, this may be the greatest laptop ever. Check the reviews at http://www.bluebadger.com/macreviews.html.

Apple today updated its 13.3-inch MacBook and 15.4- and 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops with the new Intel Core 2 Duo 45-nanometer “Penryn” processors, larger hard drives, and 2GB of system memory standard in most models. In addition, the Macbook Pro notebooks now have the latest Nvidia GeForce video cards and Multi-Touch trackpads. “The new MacBook Pro [...]

Submitted by Kevin on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Today Apple announced refreshes to both the MacBook and MacBook Pro line, instead of the complete redesign that many online sites were hoping or hinting at.

The Apple MacBook Pro is the 15.4" notebook aimed to compete with other desktop replacement or road warrior notebooks on the market. This notebook combines a thin stylish aluminum body, sleek port layout, and hearty specs to handle most of your desktop duties. Combine this notebook with Boot Camp, and you have a major contender in the notebook market, being able to run all the key operating systems in the market being Mac OSX and Windows XP or Vista.

Apple updated its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineups today with Intel's Penryn processors, while bringing multitouch trackpads to MacBook Pros.

The MacBook Pro is available with Core 2 Duo (Penryn) processors at up to 2.6GHz and up to 6MB of cache memory. Storage options have been revised to ...

My old laptop (a Compaq) is dying. While technically still operable, it’s days are numbered.

If you were thinking about buying a MacBook Pro this week, I'd wait just a little longer.

Once again, rumors of the imminent introduction of a new MacBook Pro are all over the Web Monday. Inventory model numbers that are purportedly those of new MacBook Pro notebooks were discovered ...

I plugged in my MacBook Pro overnight to charge and was surprised to find the battery still empty when I woke up. The battery meter had an X over it and a message that said no battery was connected. I really need at least two batteries while traveling and now I’m going to hunt a spare one down in Las Vegas.

I was going to stop by the Apple Store in San Francisco on my way out of town, but I needed to be at the airport before the store opened. I called Apple and got some MAJOR attitude from the first rep I talked to. She asked for my name and phone number so she could verify my MacBook Pro and battery were still under warranty. She said she couldn’t find any record of me purchasing a MacBook Pro. I suggested she search by my email address, but she said it would just show her the same thing. She insisted the only Apple product I own is an iPhone. I started to ask to speak to another rep or her manager, but she rudely hung up the phone before I could finish.

I called back and spoke to another Apple ...

Stylishly and intelligently designed for mobile professionals, Apple's MacBook Pro gets a serious speed bump with the new, powerful Intel chipset (dubbed Santa Rosa), which provides a faster Core 2 Duo processor, longer battery life, and native support for 802.11n wireless connectivity. This model (MA897LL/A) also includes a TFT display.....

I’m packing my gadget bag for a short trip to Las Vegas to meet with some Sony product people and execs. One gadget I wish I could bring on this trip is the Mophie Juice Pack I ordered all the way back on December 4.

One of my least-favorite features of the iPhone is the battery is sealed inside and I can’t swap it out. Keeping it charged while traveling is especially challenging and I’ve given up watching movies on it because I’m paranoid I’ll drain the battery and not be able to make a call. The Mophie Juice Pack is an extended battery pack that doubles the iPhone’s runtime.

I was really excited to get a Juice Pack, but my experience with mophie has left a sour taste in my mouth and I doubt I’ll be ordering anything directly from the company again.

To start with, mophie didn’t even acknowledge my order for a week. Mophie had promised delivery by Christmas, but sent out an email on 12/4 alerting customers that they’d partnered with Apple to make the Juice Pack ‘Works With iPhone’ certified. They estimated a January delivery date.

I spoke with some mophie reps at CES ...

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The MacBook Air, Apple’s latest ultraportable notebook which gained a lot of interest, has been reviewed recently by several websites. This laptop, advertised as “the world’s thinnest notebook” features a 13.3-inch LED backlight display, a modified Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a spacious trackpad with multi-touch gesture support, 2GB of memory, an 80GB 1.8-inch hard drive [...]

This review as a first review of ThinkPad X300 can give you a good view about this laptop. This review confirms some of initial descriptions about this laptop It shows that it can be a good option for regular travelers who need an ultra portable laptop with more facilities than MacBook Air provides. See the benchmark and the comparison in picture

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The MacBook Air is one of the coolest laptops around in terms of hipness—but is it the coolest physically? To find out, Brian Chen used an infrared thermometer and a widget that monitors internal temps to see whether the Air is hot or not. Then check the latest reviews about the MacBook Air at http://www.bluebadger.com/airrevs.html.

The Lenovo ThinkPad X300 does well but falls short of Apple's MacBook Air in key areas, says a new review by Walt Mossberg. Due for release on February 26th, the X300 is found by the journalist to offer more features, though it was significantly bigger, heavier, and more expensive than the Apple notebook.

Here is a nuts and bolts review of the Apple MacBookMb062II/b a very capable laptop.Stylishly and intelligently designed for your on-the-go digital lifestyle, Apple’s MacBook is the perfect confluence of affordability, innovation, and powerful computing.

Japanese engineers were quick to pour scorn on the MacBook Air. This critique comes courtesy of Nikkei Electronics, a major Japanese electronics monthly, which did a teardown of the Air.

Here's the seeming challenge: The Japanese PC industry must come up with a reason why their own PC suppliers--NEC, ...

When Steve Jobs revealed the new MacBook Air, we were taken aback by its simplicity and elegance. But while the design is revolutionary, the Air appeals to a smaller, more specialized audience, thanks to a stripped-down set of connections and features. With just a single USB port and no expansion ...

MacNN has taken Apple's MacBook Air for a longer test run to experience using the notebook on a day-to-day basis. After two weeks of steady usage, "the world's thinnest notebook" held true to Apple's claims. The device fits neatly into an airline seat pocket, runs applications quickly with no issues, and provides just eno