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Will Apple Ever Bring Back the MacBook?

by Mike Mansell July 25, 2011
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As Rohan pointed out last week, Apple recently discontinued the production and sale of the white MacBook (not “MacBook Pro”, just “MacBook”) notebook computer amidst the official release of OS X Lion and the unveiling of the company’s new hardware offerings.  While some people are critical of this move on Apple’s part, I must say [...]

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R.I.P: Apple Axes the Plastic MacBook

by Rohan Reddy July 20, 2011
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In the midst of the much-anticipated release of Mac OS X Lion this morning, Apple has also made some changes to their hardware side of the Mac. Changes such as removing the optical drive on the Mac Mini, some spec improvements to both the 11-inch MacBook Air as well as the 13-inch MacBook Air, and they [...]

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2011 MacBook Pro Review

by Mike Mansell March 21, 2011
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Two weeks ago today, something new made its way into my life.  The world seems a bit brighter, and I suddenly have a new reason to get up in the morning.  No, I’m not dating anyone.  No, I didn’t find religion.  And no, it’s not daylight savings time.  I did, however, receive a new MacBook [...]

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The New MacBook Air: “Flying off the Shelves”

by Mike Mansell November 30, 2010
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A recent AppleInsider article has drawn the conclusion that Apple did significantly well during the Black Friday sales last week, with success being most prominent in the sales of the Apple iPad.

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Call For Help – April 22nd, 2008 – Facebook News / Ubuntu Hardy Heron Discussion / Macbook Woes

by Jeff Weisbein April 22, 2008
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Listen Here! Call For Help – April 22nd, 2008 – Facebook News / Ubuntu Hardy Heron Discussion / Macbook Woes Facebook in the news – Facebook chat released and the obstacles Facebook is facing. Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) is being released shortly and we discuss the release and what it means to users. Nick Parker [...]

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Call For Help – March 4th, 2008 – Photography and Apple Computers

by Jeff Weisbein March 5, 2008
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Listen Here! Note: the first 90 seconds or so seems to have a little audio issues, but it smooths out after that! Show Notes: Photography Interview with Steve Mermelstein of Town and Country Photographer. Best point and shoot: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5K 9MP Best value point and shoot: Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ10K 10MP Best wide angle compact: [...]

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Macbook Dare…er I Mean Macbook Air

by Jeff Weisbein January 16, 2008
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Macbook Air? Try Macbook Dare… After I compared the specs between a 2.0Ghz Macbook (regular) and a Macbook Air – I decided it was a waste of money for what you get. Paying $3000 for a Solid State Drive (SSD) is not worth it and the $1799 models hard drive is only 4200RPM – that [...]

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