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Dissecting The Latest MacBook And MacBook Pro Laptops
Some people, in the excitement of unboxing a new tech-toy, forget to stop until they’re down to bare metal. That seems to be the continual problem over at iFixit, where they’ve been dissecting the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops.
New Macbook Pro
Word on the street suggests this the new MacBook Pro, weighing in at 5.1pounds and features a backlit keyboard, multi-touch technology and 802.11n Wi-Fi.
via: Jackson at TechEBlog
Macbook Air Getting Some Updates/New Features
Brooke Crothers is a writer for CNET Blog Network and has put together an interesting look at some of the changes that are expected in the Macbook Air refresh that’s slated for later this year. Brooke admits to not being an Apple fanboy (that’ll change), confessing the Air is the first Mac he’s used for any length of time, so his perspective is without the sometime wild & crazy, oh my god you’re stupid for not liking this over embellished, I drank the Apple Kool-Aid and ate the package approach those of us who have broken free of the Matrix sometimes use hen talking about our gear.
First, a disclaimer. I am not an Apple fanatic. The MacBook Air is the first Apple product I have ever used for more than a few days. For well over a decade, I have been wedded to Wintel (Windows-Intel) laptops.
Before I dive into upcoming features, I should also mention that I have been extremely pleased with the Air and have used it almost daily for the last four months. But I would be remiss if I didn’t say it is overpriced, as all subnotebooks are.
- Some of the rumors and speculation surrounding the expected refresh are:
- A $500 price cut for the solid state drive (SSD) model
- A bigger, better solid state drive (potentially 100GB plus)
- Better processors (kind of a given)
- Better graphics (same)
- Better battery life (would be a much needed improvement although it’s not bad now, maybe replaceable battery)
- Also rumors of a docking station (I hate docks)
Read the full writeup here.
The Macbook Pro That Google Bought
So I’ve not posted in a few days, there’s a really, really good reason for that. On Thursday of last week it was Christmas at my house because when I got home a box from Apple had arrived. I’ve been hem-hawing around (yes that’s a word) for some time about going over to the dark side and switching to a Mac, something I swore a few years ago I’d never do. Turns out, I had to spend a good bit of time pulling my foot out of my mouth because no less than a dozen people have reminded me that I said that at some point.
Anyway, it was tax free weekend so I broke down and purchased a new Macbook Pro. I spared no expense and got everything but the 4GB Ram upgrade, I can get that cheaper elsewhere. So I’ve spent the better part of the past few days, getting used to the environment (this thing actually makes me feel like a moron sometimes). After a few days, I can honestly say, I’ll be hardpressed to look at another PC if someone isn’t paying me to do so. This thing is really sweet and worked right out of the box. No installing components, hunting drivers or any of that stuff, it all just worked. As it should.
Unlike the Toyota Tundra that Google is still making payments on, this puppy is paid for, in truth from a combined savings of Google Adsense money and IntelliTXT over two months time. Sometimes the frustration of dealing with the nonsense that has become Adsense still pays off and this was one of them. So, your are forewarned, there will probably be more than a few more Apple posts (as if there wasn’t enough already).
Plus a know of a certain cow that’s just dying to get his hooves on one of these, so I feel it my duty to point out just how cool this thing really is, although I’m not sure cow hooves will work too well with the keyboard. I’m sure though, with the onslaught of folks hanging around his pasture, one should be making it way to the barn pretty soon. If not, maybe if he actually used IntelliTXT it would, I’m just saying.
It is a nice machine and so far I’m really enjoying it. Next on the list is probably going to be an iMac for the wife since she’s finding all kinds of cool things this will do that her PC won’t! Go figure. Here’s a few pics taken with the Olympus E-500 Google bought last year.
