Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
(Via MacNN.)
Apple today released its MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.5.1, which it says provides fixes several issues to improve the stability of MacBook Pro computers. The update revises a recently-issued MBP firmware update that came alongside similar updates for most of its other Mac families, including the MacBook, MacBook ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
(Via Crave : The gadget blog.)
The Apple MacBook Air is a seminal computer. There I said it. I'm not going to pretend that my opinion is the final word (or anything close to it) but I will weigh in by saying it's a ground-breaking product. After using it for about ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
(Via Computerworld Macintosh News.)
Apple's latest MacBook Pro updates an already solid laptop with slightly faster chips, larger hard drives, more video RAM and, best of all, the multitouch trackpad unveiled in the MacBook Air.
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.)
TUAW reader Rowan Pope pointed us to this insane MacBook Air hacking post. How many USB ports does the Air support? Apple says just one; this post says up to 7. Apparently, the Air has a few extra live USB port connections built into that thar ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
(Via Hot Apple News.)
A major step forward in portable computing," MacBook Air, writes Eric M. Strauss (abcnews.go.com) "is a mega-desirable computer that blends aerodynamic styling with serious innovations in an itsy, bitsy three-pound package that is a blast to use." Strauss suggests that "if you are a student or worker-bee ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
(Via HardMac.)
Barefeats compared the new high-end MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Penryn and the previous model based on Santa Rosa clocked at 2.4GHz.the performance gain is not marginal, and more important than the one expected from a CPU speed boost. With Cinebench, the CPU performance improved by 16% while using Motion as ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008
(Via myapplemenu.)
by Ken Fisher, Ars TechnicaIt might not be the iPhone, but the MacBook Air is selling much stronger than many of us wold have guessed. After a full month of being on the market, the MacBook Air is still a difficult commodity to obtain in some markets (not all), ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
(Via O'Grady's PowerPage.)
You know, there's really no way to make that headline sound dignified, as true as it may be. Still, after 20 days, PowerPage head honcho Jason O'Grady has finally begun carrying his beloved MacBook Air without accessories, thereby regaining...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
(Via Apple Matters.)
People have been discussing the limitations and sacrifices when it comes to the MacBook Air. “You get a slimmer form factor but a slower processor.” or “The full size keyboard is nice, but what about the lack of optical drive?” or “Yeah, it’s a stylish computer, but no ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.)
As you probably know, I'm one of the people who, upon first opportunity after the Macworld Keynote ended a few weeks ago, exited the hall into the lobby of Moscone West and immediately ordered a MacBook Air -- the 1.6 Ghz version with the 80GB hard ...
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