Pictures of Apple’s new MacBook leaked?

Posted in MacBook by Conner Flynn on August 4th, 2008

Pictures of Apple’s new MacBook leaked?
No one seems to know for sure if these are the real deal, but we might, just might be looking at Apple’s new MacBook. It’s hard to say what’s going on in the photos, but it looks like the back of a metal laptop lid and the inner panel of a display. And it says MacBook on it, which lends some credibility. The rumor has been that the next line of smaller laptops would be made from aluminum just like the bigger ones. Bottom line: There’s no way to know if these pics are real or fakery. We’ll be keeping an eye on it for you either way.

MacBook Air now $500 cheaper

Posted in Apple by Conner Flynn on July 3rd, 2008

MacBook Air now $500 cheaper
The MacBook Air may be slim, but it’s price is pretty hefty. Thankfully, Apple is now selling the super slim MacBook Air for $2598, that’s down from $3098.

The slashing of the price is due to a cut in price for two of the components. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor upgrade for the Air’s 1.8GHz went from $200 to $100. Also, the cost of the Flash memory based 64GB SDD drive upgrade from $999 to $599. Now, you can configure a 1.6GHz MacBook Air with a SDD Drive starting at $2398. Still pretty expensive, but that’s quite a savings.

Skinizi skins for your iPod & other devices

Posted in iPod Accessories by Conner Flynn on May 30th, 2008

Skinizi skins for your iPod & other devices
If you’re tired of your device looking like everyone else’s, why not jazz it up with some artistic skins? Skinizi offers a nice variety of skins for your iPod, iPhone, Mac laptops and PC laptops.

You can choose from about 15 artists or design one yourself. There should be something for everyone. Not only will your device look awesome, but it will also be protected from scratches, because they use some sort of fancy-pants 3M vinyl for the skins. You’ll have fun browsing through the artists on the site and you’ll have trouble picking one.

MacBook Air floats down to earth

Posted in Notebooks by Nino Marchetti on January 30th, 2008

“And then the skies parted, the angels sang, the birds twittered and down from Apple Heaven floated the MacBook Air.”

Yes…if you hadn’t guessed it…Apple just announced the MacBook Air is now shipping. It also put out word that the expected Apple TV update to let you rent HD movies is “not quite finished.” It should be available in another week or so.

“And all were happy in the Apple World.”

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Apple Launches MacBook Air - World’s Thinnest

Posted in Apple, MacBook, MacWorld 2008 by Darrin Olson on January 15th, 2008

Apple MacBook Air touted as the thinnest notebook in the worldIt looks like those MacBook Air rumors were really not too far off. Today Steve Jobs announced the latest addition to the MacBook lineup at MacWorld in San Francisco, touting it as the thinnest notebook in the world. The MacBook Air measures a mere 0.16 inches at its thinnest point, and it only gets as thick as 0.76 inches at the hinged end.

The Air Mac will start shipping in about two weeks with a retail price of $1,799, and comes with the following features:

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MacBook Air - ultraportable MacBook rumors

Posted in MacBook, MacWorld 2008, Rumors by Darrin Olson on January 15th, 2008

MacBook Air Ultraportable thin MacBook rumored from AppleAccording to Wired magazine, a insider to Apple who works at a third party vendor to the company got the “skinny” on the new super-thin ultraportable MacBook that we’ve been hearing rumors about. The MacWorld 2008 keynote speech is just hours away and according to his source Jobs will be announcing a very thin, wireless Apple notebook dubbed the MacBook Air due to it’s like of wires. Supposedly it will have no Ethernet port and rely solely on WiFi. It also will not come with any type of optical CD/DVD drive and could look something like the photoshopped design shown here. There were not details given on actual dimensions, price or real specs but more than likely we’ll get the real scoop later this morning.

Gold and diamond encrusted MacBook Pro

Posted in Mac, Notebooks by Reuben Drake on October 7th, 2007

24 carot gold MacBook Pro with diamond Apple logo on the coverThe folks over at Computer Choppers have customized a MacBook Pro and posted some pictures of it on their site which makes the normal silver MacBook Pro’s look just seem kinda’ gray. They said they hope to it up in their gallery soon but until then the few pictures they have says quite a bit. It features a 24 carat gold case, a diamond studded Apple logo on the cover and even the keyboard is paint-matched in gold. The company says they aren’t into mass production of these items so you’ll have to call and have yours custom-built if you want one, maybe to have it match your gold and diamond iPod Shuffle?

MacBook Battery Charger/Conditioner Station

Posted in Chargers, Mac, Newer Technology by Darrin Olson on June 7th, 2007

Battery Charger for the MacBook and MacBook Pro from Newer TechnologySpare batteries for your notebook sure are convenient when your on the road. A coast to coast trip or all day convention and you’ll be glad you had the extra one. The only problem with the an extra battery for the MacBook is that you can’t charge it up unless you had it in the notebook. That is until Newer Technology came to town with their battery charger/conditioner.

The NewerTech Intelligent Battery Charging Station is compatible with a number of Apple systems including different models of the …

Apple’s Fix For MacBook Shutdown - Is it Working?

Posted in Apple by Darrin Olson on October 27th, 2006

Apple MacBook ShutdownIf you are one of the many that have suffered from the random, unexpected shutdown problem that has been plaguing the Apple MacBooks as of late, you’ll be happy to hear that Apple has released a fix to the problem, and the fix can be done in lieu of bringing your MacBook in for service.

For about 4 months this issue has been cropping up in many places, and so much so that http://www.macbookrandomshutdown.com was created and has gained quite a bit of popularity due to the common issue with over 1500 reports …





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