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Robin Harris: Unibody MacBook a flop? I hope not.

WOW: “Apple’s New Macbooks: flop or fiasco?”. A very bold statement sir, I’ll give you that.  But I can’t help but want to put you in the same category as this guy, Steve Ballmer, below.  Maybe that’s a low blow.  I’m just going to hope that you’re wrong on this one.
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Unibody MacBook protection: Incase’s Neoprene Sleeve

Just thought I’d give a quick shout out to Incase’s Neoprene sleeve that I bought this weekend.  It was relatively inexpensive compared to other cases/bags ($38 after tax), and it really feels like a quality sleeve.  The 13″ unibody MacBook fits very snug into the sleeve and there is a lot of padding. The sleeve [...]
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MacBook performance tip: leave your battery in when plugged into AC

While running memory benchmarks and comparisons inside a MacBook, PCMag.com came across a performance issue when a MacBook is plugged in to the wall with the battery removed.  This is documented on Apple’s support site and they are fully aware of it.  In fact, they do it on purpose.  Why?  They downgrade system performance to [...]
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Unibody MacBook: trackpad update

I never had any problems with my MacBook trackpad, but apparently others were getting missing clicks, especially on the MacBook Pros.  Regardless, there’s a trackpad update to squash the bugs.  Hopefully this settles the complaints…
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Unibody MacBook vs. Macbook Pro: Windows Experience Index and first impressions

First impressions with this MacBook – very speedy.  I’ve loaded Windows Vista x86 onto my machine (shame on me, but I had to do it) and after installing the boot camp drivers I decided to see what the Windows Experience Index was.  It got a 5.3!  For comparison, my 2.6 Ghz 17″ MacBook Pro only [...]
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Macbook. Apple Discount. Go Time.

I broke down and bought it.  The new 13″ Unibody MacBook.  I have a 17″ Macbook Pro from work, but I’m a software developer that’s forced to stay in Windows most of the time.  I felt that this warranted the expensive purchase of a more portable 13″ MacBook that provided better mobility and, most of [...]
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Made my way to the apple store…

Finally made my way into the Apple store so that I could see the new Macbook in person.  I have to say that it really sticks the Macbook Air into no-mans land.  Why would you buy an Air when the Macbook is ridiculously cheaper and looks just as good?  Sure, maybe it’s not as thin, but [...]
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You get what you pay for

Watch the video. http://www.apple.com/macbook/#designvideo ‘Nuff said..
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