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The Mac at 25: Portability (Macworld.com)

 

Published 1/22/2009 at Yahoo! News: Personal Technology

Macworld.com - The Mac’s first foray into portability wasn’t auspicious. At just under 16 pounds, 1989’s Macintosh Portable was only about half a pound lighter than the original all-in-one Macs. The only direction to go was up—and, thankfully, Apple went there quickly with only a few missteps. Today it offers a range of laptops, from the MacBook Air to the burly 17-inch MacBook Pro—and the future looks both bright and light. (link)

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