Posts Tagged ‘Macbook’
Ads, Apple, Hardware, laptop hunter, Macbook, Microsoft
In General on Friday, 17 July 2009 at 0:13
Yes, according to Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer speaking at the Worldwide Partner Conference in New Orleans. During his speech he recounted a call he claimed to be from Apple Legal. According to the transcript:
And you know why I know they’re working? Because two weeks ago we got a call from the Apple legal department saying, hey — this is a true story — saying, “Hey, you need to stop running those ads, we lowered our prices.” They took like $100 off or something.
Is Turner telling the truth about this? I can’t say for sure, but it’s instructive to note that in the same transcript he says this about the Laptop Hunter ads (emphasis mine)… Read the rest of this entry »
Apple, Dell, Hardware, Macbook
In General on Thursday, 18 June 2009 at 16:44
Robert Scoble is apparently drooling all over a new… (wait for it) Dell! It’s called the Z, and he’s very excited:
this is the first Dell that has me slobbering in a very long time.
And with that ringing endorsement he also says he’ll be “dumping” his Mac. OK.
From the photo it seems like a nice looking machine, in that black MacBook sort of way (which is a nice looking machine).
But isn’t that kind of a “been there, done that” design? And it still runs Windows, right? I couldn’t help but notice it has the requisite PC stickers on it. Further, was Scoble only interested in Macs for their hardware/design? The Mac OS meant nothing?
You can see more about the new Latitude Z here. Meanwhile, don’t dump your Mac, Robert, sell it. Or send it to me.
Apple, Hardware, iPhone, iPhone 3G S, Macbook, Macbook Pro
In General on Monday, 8 June 2009 at 14:46
I did some coverage on the new iPhone 3G S and MacBook Pro family for theAppleBlog. You can read about it here:
Apple, Hardware, Macbook
In General on Thursday, 12 February 2009 at 14:24
Charles Moore wrote a great article about the unibody 13″ MacBook compared to the much-loved 12″ PowerBook. A friend of Charles argued that until the dimensions were nearly identical it could never be considered a replacement. Charles feels there’s a little more to it than that.
I think they’re both right (yes, life is good sitting on top of this fence).
I don’t disagree with Charles’ friend that width is a big factor, and here the new MacBook is much bigger than the 12.” However, I would suggest that depth is the more critical (for use on a table, airline tray table, etc.) and here the new model is only slightly bigger. Further, weight is a big factor and the two are pretty much identical.
So you need to consider just what you’re getting for those extra couple inches of width…
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Hardware, Macbook
In General on Wednesday, 21 January 2009 at 19:55
Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook
In General on Wednesday, 22 October 2008 at 8:25
One of the more innovative items coming out of Apple’s new laptop announcements last week was their development of a new trackpad for these portables. This new trackpad has several interesting features:
- Made out of glass
- No visible button or button area
- Multi-touch for numerous gestures
While the multi-touch capability was introduced in the MacBook Air (and, later, in revisions to the Pro models), some new ones have been added with the new laptops. The first two items are completely new.
In utilizing the new trackpad, there are some observations I’d like to make that may interest those who have yet to try it.
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Apple, Hardware, Macbook
In General on Sunday, 19 October 2008 at 12:20
Or words to that affect. That’s what I’m seeing on blogs and in a boatload of forum comments. Geez, people. Why is it every time Apple makes a move there’s a pile of people to step in and claim how stupid Apple is, or how they don’t care about their customers, etc.? As if Apple’s not nailing almost all of their decisions lately (and by “lately” I mean over the last 10 years).
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Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook
In General on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 14:38
When I wrote about the MacBook earlier, I mentioned that Apple’s strategy to make it more of a MacBook Pro “lite” was rather amazing.
Rather than bring down their laptop’s entry level, as everyone insisted and expected it would do, Apple chose to dramatically bring down the laptop’s “pro” level instead. The smaller screen (actually an advantage in terms of size and weight), lack of FireWire, and less powerful (but still greatly improved) graphics are the main differentiators. Well, except for that $700 price difference!
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Apple, Hardware, Macbook
In General on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 12:41
Along with the new MacBook today, Apple has a new promotional video. They used to make these all the time in the early decade (my two favorites are those for the PowerBook G4 and iPod).
I suspect they took a lot of time, effort, and expense to produce, and Apple hasn’t done them in a while. But we got one today (also seen here).
Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook, Macbook Pro
In General on Tuesday, 14 October 2008 at 12:33
I’m not going to dwell on the base MacBook that’s now $999. It was a fine machine yesterday, and for $100 less it still is. The lower price may also appeal especially to schools, etc. that may be buying in bulk.
No, the real action today is in the rest of the MacBooks and of course the new 15″ MacBook Pro as well. When comparing these models, it’s clear that the new MacBook is a huge improvement over the older model, but that the MacBook Pro is not as significant a change. Let’s take a quick look…
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Apple, Display, Hardware, Macbook
In General on Monday, 13 October 2008 at 20:58
New rumors keep cropping up about Apple’s event tomorrow.
First, some new pictures have surfaced on Engadget of a supposed new 15″ MacBook Pro. A few other sites have picked these up, but AppleInsider has taken it further with information about a possible new display that resemlbes an aluminum iMac but without the “chin”. They go on:
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Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook
In General on Friday, 10 October 2008 at 14:39
Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook
In Uncategorized on Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 20:11
Updated MacBooks were released today, and the premium for the black model now stands at $100. The middle model upgraded with the larger 250GB hard drive is $1,399, making the cost of black an extra C note.
Before the update, the “black tax” was $125, primarily because the delta in drive size was smaller.
Meanwhile, having just bought a white MacBook (the middle model) six weeks ago — didn’t think I’d see an update so soon after Halloween’s — I can recommend it even more highly than before. I think this is one sweet machine.
With the faster Penryn processor, extra GB of RAM, and larger hard drive it will only be more so.
Apple, Hardware, laptop, Mac, Macbook, MacBook Air, Microsoft, notebook, Sony Vaio, sub notebook, Vista
In General on Wednesday, 23 January 2008 at 23:16
There’s been so much written about the MacBook Air since it was introduced that you can’t swing a dead cat on the Internet without running into some commentary on it.
A lot of what’s written is pretty silly. Seems like only now are some people getting a handle on its dimensions, etc. that should have been obvious from day 1.
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Apple, FUD, Hardware, laptop, Macbook, MacBook Air, notebook, sub notebook, Thud
In Uncategorized on Thursday, 17 January 2008 at 0:01
It’s no secret I’m not enamored with the new MacBook Air. In fact, I chose to purchase a MacBook instead. While I think it’s a beautiful design, I also think it’s less a sub-notebook than it claims to be given its footprint.
Paul Thurrott of Windows SuperSite was just fine with it the day it was announced, but is now blasting it to high heaven. Why the reversal? I’m assuming it takes a while for him to get his marching orders from Redmond.
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Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook, MacBook Air, notebook, sub notebook
In Uncategorized on Tuesday, 15 January 2008 at 13:29
Apple, Hardware, laptop, Macbook
In Uncategorized on Monday, 14 January 2008 at 20:11
Tomorrow is Steve Jobs’ Keynote for Macworld ‘08, and this one is going to be special for me for a reason I’ll get to in a minute.
But first, what will be offered? While there may be some very cool stuff announced (current and future), and I’m interested in it all, I’ll be especially watchful for laptop announcements. I recently wrote my views on this subject, but for this particular keynote I’m even more interested. Why? Well, for the same reason this whole keynote is special for me…
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Apple, Hardware, Mac, Macbook
In General on Monday, 21 May 2007 at 20:35
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