Macbook Archive

  • Israeli airport security shoots a defenseless MacBook

    Israeli airport security shoots a defenseless MacBook

    Not sure why this suddenly came up and I’m not going to get into the politics of this, but Israeli security, in an apparent fit of pique, shot a young woman’s laptop at the airport. I went inside to check on my bag. I had left it unattended, where they instructed. It was still there so [...]

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  • Review: Apple MacBook

    Review: Apple MacBook

    For weeks – months even – analysts have been telling Apple to make a netbook for the masses, a $299 junker designed for those who surf the web on the couch, their Cheeto-stained hands scrabbling for the TiVo remote while they incessantly refresh Reddit and hope against hope that their Craigslist Missed Connection emails them [...]

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  • And a new MacBook, too. Polycarbonate, LED display, $999

    And a new MacBook, too. Polycarbonate, LED display, $999

    Gadzooks, a new MacBook! Yup, Apple has re-designed the entry level MacBook, and it's now made of “rugged polycarbonate that withstands the rough and tumble of everyday life.” LED backlit, too.

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  • Review: mStand by Rain Design

    Review: mStand by Rain Design

    Here at TechCrunch HQ, almost all of us have laptops, with some connecting their laptops to an external display. In my case, I use a 15" Unibody MacBook Pro connected to a 22" Gateway display. I have always gone by the theory that the more real estate space you have, the more productive you are. To keep both displays level, I've been trying out number laptop stands; anywhere from paper stacked on top of each other, to cardboard, but it seems like the best laptop stand for my Mac is the mStand from Rain Design. The mStand is designed for the MacBook and MacBook Pro, yet it works with all laptops. The mStand is made of a single solid piece of aluminum that matches MacBook Pro's silver anodized finish.

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  • Mac Mini and iMacs to be in short supply, update coming soon?

    Mac Mini and iMacs to be in short supply, update coming soon?

    Apple has apparently told its direct-sales partners like the Apple Stores not to order new iMacs or Mac Minis and don't expect any more shipments either. This can mean only one of two things: Apple is going bankrupt or there are new models coming real soon.

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  • Rumor: Apple to refreash the iMacs and Macbooks soon

    Rumor: Apple to refreash the iMacs and Macbooks soon

    Now that the new iPods have been announced, it's time for the next round of everyone's favorite game, What's Apple Got For Us Next? This time research firm Wedge Partners thinks that we will see new iMacs and new Macbooks "in the next several weeks." O rly?

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  • CrunchDeals: Refurbished MacBook for $599

    CrunchDeals: Refurbished MacBook for $599

    Geeks.com has a wheel of a deal on a refurbished Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz notebook at just $599 when you use promo code SAVENB at checkout. The machine itself carries a 90-day warranty and includes 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, slot-loading DVD burner, web cam, Bluetooth, and Mac OS X 10.4 preinstalled. Not too [...]

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  • Autograph: simple signature capture for MacBooks

    Autograph: simple signature capture for MacBooks

    autograph_john_hancockTablet PCs never really caught on, did they? And yet, nearly every laptop sold today has a touchpad / trackpad thingie. Wouldn't it be cool to use that for the few tablet-y things you'd like to do, like signing your autograph on a document, or making a doodle? Well now you can, with Autograph!

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  • Plain ol’ MacBook due for a revision (but when?!)

    Plain ol’ MacBook due for a revision (but when?!)

    The plastic MacBook that I'm typing on right now has been around for three long years now, but if you believe certain Barclays Capital analysts it's about the be completely redesigned. About time!

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