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The newest in Apple's family of portable Macintoshes
After my fiasco with the MacBook I upgraded to the Pro and this one is even more annoying because the space bar squeaks with every touch. I am using it for the last time right now to type this and tell everyone that clearly Apple can do wrong. [See: My MacBook sucks and I am returning it] InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USA
... I am going to be getting rid of it and be replacing both of my laptops with one MacBook. ... What exactly is the difference btwn MacBook and MacBook Pro? CNET Reviews - USA
In the past, the school determined a college student's computer options. If it demanded that its students use a Windows PC, a PC is what they got. That has changed now that Intel-based Macs can boot into either Mac OS or Windows XP (or, for that matter, Linux). The only thing left to figure out is which Mac makes the most sense for your student and your budget. How do the three less-expensive models compare as university-bound machines? Here's how we'd analyze the problem. Christopher Breen - Macworld - San Francisco,CA,USA
A surprisingly high number of readers have responded to our initial coverage of an issue where the SuperDrives in both MacBooks and MacBook Pros fail -- generally with an inability to mount or read data from otherwise viable media... in most cases, the problem affects CDs, but issues with DVDs have also been reported. MacFixIt (subscription) - Portland,OR,USA
Casey McArdle was watching TV this morning when he heard about Dell's recall of 4.1 million Sony-made laptop batteries sold between April 2004 and July 2006. The TV showed images of exploding laptops, but the message from Dell was more subdued: "Under rare conditions, it is possible for these batteries to overheat, which could cause a risk of fire." At that moment, McArdle's Dell laptop, which he bought last year, was resting on his lap. Nervously removing it, he popped out the battery to check if it was part of the recall. MacFixIt (subscription) - Portland,OR,USA
Door: Apple has released ExpressCard Update 1.0 (apple.com/support/downloads/) for MacBook Pro laptops. ... techworld.nl Peter Cohen - Haarlem, Noord Holland, Netherlands
By Jim Dalrymple -- I must admit to being nonplussed by the hype surrounding virtualization -- after all, I had seen the claims of Windows running seamlessly on a Mac many times over the years, and it just didn't matter to me that much. However, my opinions on virtualization took a turn last week during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Macworld - San Francisco,CA,USA
Gizmodo picked up on a rumour published at NewLaunches.com citing 'sources' at PC notebook component makers Asus and Quanta, OEMs for Apple's Macbook and Macbook Pro, suggesting that 64-bit Apple notebooks could be just around the corner. Apparently Apple is keen to get hold of Intel's Merom processor. This would follow nicely on from the 64-bit Mac Pro announced and launched last week. (Careful: Heavy Spam Site!) Mobile Digest - London,England,UK
If there's anything we've learned about Apple, it's that when Stevie J. takes the stage, expect the unexpected. This time, unfortunately, the unexpected took the form of significantly fewer real announcements than had previously been prognosticated by man; still no iPhone (figures), still no iTunes movie support (same); neither were very surprising, but we were really taken aback when Apple didn't give their MacBook Pros some Core 2 Duo processor upgrades, being that every other laptop manufacturer has either done it or is lining it up. engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Next month, Apple plans to ship not only its Core 2-equipped MacBook Pro, but also the consumer-oriented MacBook according to Asian reports. Taiwanese contract manufacturer Asustek will push out MacBooks with the new CPU - Quanta is said to manufacture the MacBook Pro. Together, Asustek and Quanta will churn out 200,000 - 300,000 Mac laptops according to Chinese-language Commercial Times. NotebookReview.com - Batavia,OH,USA
For anyone that has picked up a MacBook Pro, or any other laptop computer that has replaced the PCMCIA card with the newer ExpressCard format ... New ExpressCards from both Dell and Verizon have surfaced, giving anyone with an ExpressCard slot the ability to resume their mobile tech lifestyle. Gear Live - Olympia,WA,USA
Since I'm on a MacBook Pro however, the only one I could really put through the ringer was VirtueDesktops, which is fine since it seems like a feature-packed and very capable virtual desktop manager. Hence, another post in an ongoing theme here at TUAW: Why wait for Leopard? tuaw.com - Santa Monica,CA,USA
aybe it's a bit harsh to call this thing a MacBook rip, they're just taking a few cues from the uber-successful Apple design after all, but with Haseenote's design, production and distribution all set firmly in Korea, what are they going to do about it? engadget - Santa Monica,CA,USA
Consumer Reports has done another laptop round. The print magazine gave favorable reviews to Apple, which isn't much of a surprise: Apple has done well with them, historically. A few things should be mentioned about this report, however, as one touches on our recent QA report and another corrects some inaccurate buzz seeping across the 'net. First, Consumer Reports rates Apple "#1 in Tech Support" based on a survey of its readers. The survey covers data from September 2004 to January 2006. [See also: Quality control problems or growing pains at Apple? by Jacqui Cheng] Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
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