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New MacBook Pro performance degrades with the battery removed: Gearlog has discovered a weird issue with the latest generation (Late 2008) MacBook Pros – they run like dogs when the battery is removed. To the tune of a 37-percent drop in speed without the battery. Zach Honig benchmarked a 2.53GHz MacBook Pro...; Tags: Performance, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple MacBook Pro, MacBook Pro Performance, Gearlog, Notebooks, Engineering, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-11-23
Last-generation MacBook Pros: Get 'em while you can: FireWire is the hot topic right now on some discussion boards, since Apple left it off the just-released lines of MacBook. However, you're looking at buying a new MacBook and if you think FireWire could be important to your workflow, perhaps check out the discount prices for the last-generation MacBook...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, FireWire, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-11-07
USB 2.0 is faster on MacBook Pro (Late 2008): USB 2.0 is faster on MacBook Pro (Late 2008)Well the speed increase on USB...does not help those with FireWire Drives and Video cameras.; Tags: Notebooks, Late 2008, USB, USB 2.0, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-10-30
Apple's latest MacBook Pro: Apple's latest MacBook ProCan't waitI can't wait to get my own copy of the Mac Book Pro! Ever since I've read these rumors started coming up, I can hardly wait to find out which one is true.GeForce 9300 and 9400 chipsI'm so glad that this rumor is true!; Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-10-29
The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating heads: The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating headsThis is ridiculous...Why in God's name are people completely balking at the new MacBook simply because of the bloody screen? I've seen the new screen, inside a building, under very bright lights, and all I had to do to combat the glare...; Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, display, glare, Apple MacBook Pro; Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Would you buy a 13-inch MacBook Pro?: Would you buy a 13-inch MacBook Pro?It would depend on the specifications and price.The new laptops are very nice and I almost picked one up over the weekend.??? I could get a 15.4 inch widescreen laptop for that price. ntntAbsolutely!I love the size of my 13" MacBook - it handles...; Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple MacBook Pro; Discussion threads 2008-10-28
The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating heads: I received this email from a reader about my relentless criticism of Apple's new glossy (or should I say, "glassy?") screens. I think you should coin the phrase "Glassy" rather than "Glossy" because I got a new MacBook and I have to say that the glass causes a much...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-27
Would you buy a 13-inch MacBook Pro?: While Apple has narrowed the feature gap between the MacBook and and the MacBook Pro a little by added a better GPU to the consumer model it should consider offering a "pro" notebook in a 13-inch screen size. Apple appears to equate power to screen size, relegating...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-27
Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz, Nvidia GeForce 9400M w/ 512MB): Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz, Nvidia GeForce 9400M w/ 512MB)Best Laptop I have ownedFirst the cons: hate the new keyboard!!! Hate the rough almost sharp edges. Love: The new glossy screen, better hardware (2.53 Duo Core with larger bus and cache, 320 GB HD...; Tags: Notebooks, Cellular phones, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, RAM, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-10-24
Confirmed: Dual GPU and on-the-fly switching capability in MacBook Pro: Confirmed: Dual GPU and on-the-fly switching capability in MacBook ProWait......so are you saying that some Windows machines (Lenovo and Toshiba?) which run Vista can do this at launch but the new Macbooks - which apparently have been in development for some time - can't because Apple haven't written the code...; Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Dual GPU, on-the-fly, Apple MacBook Pro; Discussion threads 2008-10-23
Confirmed: Dual GPU and on-the-fly switching capability in MacBook Pro: NVIDIA confirmed today to Gizmodo that the GeForce 9400M chip in Apple's new MacBooks can do a whole lot that Intel's integrated graphics can't -- it can support up to 8GB of RAM, it can do on-the-fly GPU switching and it can work together with the MacBook Pro's discrete 9600M...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, GPU, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-10-23
MacBook Pro late-2008 3D gaming benchmarks: During the next few days Bare Feats will be posting a series of articles with benchmark results for the "late 2008" MacBook Pro 2.8 versus other Macs. The first set of benchmarks posted are for 3D gaming. We now have the 2.8GHz MacBook Pro in the lab which comes...; Tags: 3D, Nvidia GeForce, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Games, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Components, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-22
Gold-Plated (Apple) Sales Doing Just Fine: Leading economic indicators went up in September, surprisingly, after just two down months. Apple's earnings come out tomorrow, after the market closed. And investors are going to be watching for any and all clues as to how spending for high-end personal computers and cell phones are faring.Here's one, in advance:...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Computer, Apple MacBook Pro, Productivity, Sales Strategy, Sales, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-10-20
The new MacBook Pro: Apple's concrete shoes: The new MacBook Pro: Apple's concrete shoesPlease Double-Check Your Figures Next Time.You're right, the MacBook Pro is pretty hefty. You, however, have the base model at approaching $2,500. In the UK you say it's about $2,400 for a MacBook.These numbers are, in fact, grossly incorrect. The MacBook runs from $999...; Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., concrete shoe; Discussion threads 2008-10-19
The new MacBook Pro: Apple's concrete shoes: Concrete shoes, not as a bad thing where the Mafia throw people into a river and watch them drown. Oh no. I mean "concrete shoes" which are firmly holding Apple into the hardware marketplace. Sure, we've got the iPod and the iPhone; they've taken over the world faster than Starbucks...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-10-19
All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?: All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?So what?Get a MacBook Pro which still has Firewire. If you can't afford it, get a PC.Sure. $700 for a FireWire port. Why not!Everyone can afford that pittance these days.The Macbook isn't a Pro machine...Peter shot down his own point. I quote:"...pro...; Tags: Notebooks, FireWire, Apple MacBook, Firewire port, USB, camcorder; Discussion threads 2008-10-17
iFixIt tears down both new MacBooks: iFixIt.com has completed disassemblies of the MacBook Pro and MacBook. They found: Apple's new hardware design is significantly more elegant due to their use of the new 'Brick' manufacturing process. The design of both machines is significantly inspired by the...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, iFixIt.com, AirPort Card, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-16
Rounding up reviews of the new MacBooks: There are plenty of hands-on "previews" of the new MacBooks, but so far it appears only PCMag.com has posted full reviews with ratings and it isn't too impressed. The new aluminum MacBook's "features are still a little weak and the price, well, it's not the $800 MacBook that we were...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, PCMag.com, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-10-16
MacBook Pro (Apple's revamped MacBook line): MacBook Pro (Apple's revamped MacBook line)New PowerbooksSo, Apple upgraded it's Powerbook line? What about the 17"? Did I miss something here?RE: New PowerbooksApple has upgraded its MB and MBP (they haven't been Powerbooks for a few years now) range, with a small specifications improvement, and also the MB...; Tags: Notebooks, MBP 15, Apple MacBook, POWERBOOKS, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro; Discussion threads 2008-10-15
Apple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M w/ 256MB): Of Apple's MacBook Pro lineup, only the two 15-inch models received the complete workup today. By now, you're probably aware of the design changes, which include a new "unibody" chassis, new buttonless multitouch trackpad, the addition of a mini DisplayPort, and the subtraction of the FireWire 400 port. Let's take...; Tags: Notebooks, NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Nvidia GeForce; Product reviews 2008-10-15