Apple MacBook Pro
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Make Your MacBook Better Than New
LaptopMag.com Blog &bull Aug 31, 2010
MacBooks, to borrow a phrase from another company, can "take a licking and keep on ticking." While a circa 2008 17-inch MacBook Pro still packs a respectable Intel Core 2 Duo processor and runs OS ... Full Story »
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Help Me, LAPTOP: HP Envy 14 or MacBook Pro 13?
LaptopMag.com Blog &bull Aug 10, 2010
Recently, one of our readers, a student about to head off to college, asked us if he should get the 13-inch MacBook Pro or the HP Envy 14. He wrote:. Full Story »
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Review Quirky Cordie and PowerCurl (MacBook and MacBook Pro) cable organiser
Notebook Check &bull Aug 10, 2010
USB extension must be around here somewhere". In order to overcome the problem, there are the Cordies from Quirky, which should bring order out of chaos. Basically it's a rubbery spiral with metal weights in the feet, in which you store your "most favourite cables". Placed on the table, the non-slip rubber material holds four cables firmly. Its ends simply dangle down alongside the table. If you have quite a few cables that all weigh about the same, then several Cordies can be connected together… Full Story »
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Review Roccat Restyle Protection Skin
Notebook Check &bull Aug 8, 2010
Pimp up your Lid. Dull display lids can be pimped up and protected against scratches with the Roccat Restyle Skins. Find out about the benefits and drawbacks of this protective foil in the following review. The Roccat Restyle Skins allegedly beef up notebooks' looks and additionally protect against scratches. They are suitable for notebooks sized 13 a 17.3 inches, whereas you can naturally apply them to smaller notebooks (however you may have to disrupt a part of the design). The single protective skins are delivered in a nicely designed box. The instructions for mounting are printed on the back. Cut… Full Story »
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HP Envy 14 Reviewed: The 14-inch MacBook Pro?
LaptopMag.com Blog &bull Aug 4, 2010
When HP launched the Envy line last year, it tried to go head to head with Apple's MacBook Pro line, issuing a 13- and a 15-inch system. With the new Envy 14, which we just reviewed, HP's taken a smar... Full Story »
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Genius Bar adventures: a follow-up
Laptop News on Computer World &bull Jul 23, 2010
Macworld - Some of you may have read (and, more than likely, commented on) a story I wrote a few days ago about my experiences with getting my MacBook Pro repaired. It appears that at least one employee from the downtown San Francisco Apple Store was among the readership as well, based on a call I received Thursday afternoon from the manager at said Apple Store. The manager told me that… Full Story »
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Share a PowerPoint story, win a custom MacBook Pro
MacBook News on TUAW &bull Jul 22, 2010
PowerPoint stories are like belly buttons: everybody's got one, but some are more interesting than others. The team at Microsoft's Mac BU wants to hear your exciting, engaging and unique PPT adventures, and they're willing to reward you: the best… Full Story »
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Thin and Light Laptops for Summer
Laptop News on PC Magazine &bull Jun 13, 2010
Twitter has been experiencing a number of "fail whales" since Tuesday, a service-outage problem the micro-blogging site attributed to a "system-side issue." Good news for vacationers in Europe and Canada: Google is rolling out version 4.2 of its Maps Navigation in the Great White North and a number of countries across the… Full Story »
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Recent MBPs suffering from 'narcolepsy'
MacBook Pro News on TUAW &bull Jun 10, 2010
There's an active thread on Apple's support boards about current-model MacBook Pro machines, running current builds of Leopard and Snow Leopard. These MBPs are refusing to wake from sleep. Specifically, users find a black screen when trying to rouse their… Full Story »
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The Next Evolution of Computer Backpacks by Mobile Edge
Mobile Edge Blog &bull Jun 8, 2010
ANAHEIM, Calif., a June 9, 2010 a Mobile Edge, the market leader in innovative and stylish laptop computer carrying cases and accessories, has unveiled the next generation of computer backpacks. The Mobile Edge EVO Backpack is a result of years… Full Story »
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iPad 'halo' effect pushes Mac sales, use, ChangeWave says
Laptop News on Computer World &bull May 21, 2010
Computerworld - Experts used different data today to conclude that strong iPad sales have created a "halo" effect for Apple, boosting the number of Mac computers the company has sold. The iPad is cannibalizing sales of other Apple hardware to some degree," acknowledged Paul Carton, research director at consumer spending research firm ChangeWave. According to a recent ChangeWave survey of more than… Full Story »
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iFixit tears down the updated Macbook
MacBook News on TUAW &bull May 20, 2010
As usual, the folks at iFixit.com have taken apart a piece of Apple hardware. This time, it's the recently refreshedMacbook. This update wasn't significant, so most of the machine's innards are the same, with a few exceptions. First is a… Full Story »
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Are MacBook, MacBook Pro too close for comfort again?
Laptop News on Computer World &bull May 19, 2010
And the new models create a wider gap between the 13-inch MacBook Pros and the like-sized, $999 MacBook. Starting at $200 more than the MacBook, you get a faster processor, an aluminum enclosure, a FireWire port (of the 800 variety), twice the standard RAM, Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics, a built-in SD card reader, a… Full Story »
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MacBook gets a stealthy update
MacBook News on TUAW &bull May 18, 2010
I didn't even see the Apple Store go down, did you? Well, no matter: the MacBook has been updated. Its base specs are virtually identical to those from the Vietnamese leak a few days ago: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2… Full Story »
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Apple MacBook Pro 17 (MC024LL/A) Overview
Laptop News on Laptoping &bull May 17, 2010
The MacBook Pro MC024LL/A with the aluminum unibody enclosure features the Intel Core i5 CPU at 2.53GHz or Core i7 at 2.66GHz, a switchable graphics solution combining the NVIDIA GeForce GT330M 512MB video card and Intel's HD graphics, 4 or… Full Story »
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Sumo Briefcase may appear on Transformers 3
Mobile Edge Blog &bull May 13, 2010
Keeping in mind is smaller stature, we hand selected cases that were leaner so they did not over power his character. Messenger Bags and stylish briefcases were my first choice to send to the Prop Masters. I also sent over… Full Story »
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TUAW Giveaway: Henge Docks for MacBook / MacBook Pro
MacBook News on TUAW &bull May 11, 2010
As of today, all of the models are either back-ordered or available for pre-order. The initial manufacturing run was for the 13" Aluminum Unibody MacBook and MacBook Pro, and the company has already sold out of inventory. Henge Docks has plans to offer the docks in models that will accommodate the White or Black Plastic MacBook (2006 to mid-2009), White Plastic… Full Story »
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Review Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch i7 2010-04 Notebook
Notebook Check &bull May 10, 2010
After a long delay (rumoured to be caused by availability issues with the Core i5 and i7 processors) Apple has finally released its refresh of the MacBook Pro range. The 15-inch model is one of the lightest multimedia notebooks in its class. The MacBook Pro 15 comes in three different versions, with a range of processor speeds (dual core, 2.4 - 2.66 GHz). The versions also differ in hard drive capacity and graphical memory. In addition, you can customize the notebooks to a certain extent in the Apple Online Store as you buy them. You can increase the RAM up… Full Story »
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Apple MacBook Pro MA092LL/A 17 review by reviewguy1, consumer reports & videos
Laptops Reviews on ExpoTV &bull May 7, 2010
You've seen improvements in notebook performance before--but never on this scale. The Intel Core Duo powering MacBook Pro is actually two execution cores built into a single chip. This, combined with myriad other engineering leaps, boosts performance up to five… Full Story »
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Apple 17-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz (Core i5)
Laptop News on Computer World &bull May 5, 2010
Macworld - Apple's latest 17-inch MacBook Pro--released as part of last month's laptop overhaul--offers an impressive mix of price savings and performance gains over the 17-inch model it replaces. To recap the recent changes to Apple's MacBook Pro line--which also included new versions of the 13-inch MacBook Pro as well as revamped 15-inch models--the… Full Story »



























