Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Designing the New MacBook: Why It Couldn't Have FireWire [Notebooks]
gizmodo.com - 10/29/2008
Designing the New MacBook: Why It Couldn't Have FireWire [Notebooks]
—
Rainer Brockerhoff's studied dissection of the new MacBook's design—how certain design choices intersect with the realities of components to produce real notebooks—perfectly explains how they are not simply a wishlist of parts and features that magically come together. There are ...
Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro
gearlog.com - 11/3/2008
Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro
— gearlog.com — Here we are sitting in the PC Magazine Labs, and it occurs to us: We've got a... shiny new Macbook Pro and an early build of Windows 7 on disc, so why not attempt to use one to run the other? Check out photos, video, and a run down of the process, ... (more) Windows 7 on a MacBook Pro

Comments vote down Engadget found this 11/3/2008found this
macworld.com - 11/3/2008
Apple: No new products before the holidays
— macworld.com — by Jim Dalrymple , Macworld.com Despite Internet rumors of forthcoming product releases, an Apple representative confirmed that... the company has no plans to release any new products before the holidays. “Our holiday line-up is set,” Apple spokesman ... (more) Apple: No new products before the holidays

Comments vote down Wired: Gadget Lab found this 11/3/2008found this
macrumors.com - 10/29/2008
NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs Now Shipping
— macrumors.com — Multiple readers are reporting that the new version of the MacBook Air that was announced on October... 14th is now shipping. The new MacBook Air uses the new NVIDIA-chipset which includes the GeForce 9400M graphics processing unit (GPU)... (more) NVIDIA-based MacBook Airs Now Shipping

1 Comment vote down Gizmodo found this 10/29/2008found this

Blog Reactions

Mobile Whack:  New MacBook Design Made FireWire Obsolete

Comments
Blog Reactions

New MacBook Design Made FireWire Obsolete
Mobile Whack — ... means you get three ports and no more. Stevie (maybe not him personally) chose an Ethernet port and two USB. Logially thinking about it, and despite the fact I’d want to throw rocks at Apple for the way it treated the poor FireWire port, this decision seems the right thing to do given the circumstances. We’re just going to have to replace that FireWire port with USBs and WiFi connections. After all that’s the future of connectivity for future Macs and PCs. via RB , Gizmodo Tags: Uncategorized

Related Content
MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review [Review]
gizmodo.com 10/16/2008 — Before Tuesday, there was no way a MacBook and a MacBook Pro could appear in a single review. Too much separated the two systems, from outer appearance (build materials and backlit keyboard) to inner nitty gritty (graphics processors, etc.). To ...
Hands On The New Silver MacBook [Apple]
gizmodo.com 10/15/2008 — It defies Apple convention. MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and PowerBooks—those systems don the silver finish of aircraft-grade aluminum. iBooks and MacBooks? They can settle for plain old white. That was, until today when Apple presented their ...
Apple's New Notebooks: What We Should Expect
blog.wired.com 10/13/2008 — Photo: Umpa/Flickr Tomorrow sees the unveiling of Apple’s new notebooks. What can we expect? The official invitation , sent out just last Thursday, doesn’t offer much. We get the slogan, “The spotlight turns to notebooks” and a picture of a ...
MacBook and MacBook Pro unboxing videos
slashgear.com 10/15/2008 — Another Apple event has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the excitement has to wane. In fact, our very own Vincent got some hands on time with two of Apple’s newest products: the MacBook and the MacBook Pro . He even made a couple of ...
Apple's unibody MacBook Pro: an in-depth review with video
appleinsider.com 10/24/2008 — Apple's newly redesigned 15" MacBook Pro improves upon the graphics, RAM, and CPU performance of the previous generation while adopting the strong lines and unibody construction of the MacBook Air, the keyboard of the 2006 consumer MacBook, the ...
Top 10 things you didn't know about the new MacBook
apcmag.com 10/16/2008 — The new MacBook (and Pro) are the first notebooks from Apple to use a SATA optical drive. This means that if you were prepared to jerry-rig it up, you could actually take out the optical drive and put a second hard drive in there. Yes, that means you ...
The New MacBook and MacBook Pro, Dissected [Apple]
gizmodo.com 10/16/2008 — ifixit, the same guys who brought us the beautiful disassembly of the 3G iPhone, have gutted the MacBook and MacBook Pro (Pro pictured here). But beyond the pretty photos, they've discovered some interesting things about the new laptops. MacBook ...
Apple Notebooks Take Huge Performance Hit without Battery
gearlog.com 11/21/2008 — Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro systems saw up to a 37-percent performance drop without the battery installed.
Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire
appleinsider.com 10/17/2008 — In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his company's 13-inch MacBooks.
MacBook / MacBook Pro rumor roundup
engadget.com 10/13/2008 — Well the rumoratti has certainly been working overtime today when it comes to Apple, so we've decided to bundle all the news that's currently doing the rounds into one tasty and nutritious post. First up, there are new -- and quite detailed -- ...
Apple unibody MacBook Review — I4U News 10/25/2008
Apple announced the new unibody MacBooks two weeks ago. Our review partner Digital Trends tested the new MacBook and published a review of the new MacBook. Quote from the review: "The biggest news on Apple's latest MacBook update may also be ...
Appl MacBook Pro 2008 Review — I4U News 10/28/2008
Our review partner Digital Trends published their review of the Apple MacBook Pro late 2008 edition. Quote from the review: "While the MacBook Pro hasn't grown a metallic shell from its plastic roots like its tiny little brother the MacBook, ...