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Done for 2009: The Holiday MacBook Pro Roundup
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Over the summer we discovered that Apple's newly redesigned MacBook Pro offered battery life to die for. Approaching 8 hours of battery life on a single charge we were curious to see how the rest of the lineup fared. We won't see any new MacBook Pros until 2010, so if you're buying a new MacBook Pro read on to see the 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch compared.
November 10, 2009, 110 comments
Upgrading and Analyzing Apple's Nehalem Mac Pro
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It's been years since I've tested a new Mac Pro and years since Apple has introduced a radically new one. The stars aligned and I took Apple's new Mac Pro for a spin, upgraded its CPUs and even played around with an SSD in it. It's a good machine but with some carefully picked upgrades, it can be a lot better.
July 13, 2009, 51 comments
The New MacBook Pro Part II: Lower Battery Life Under Vista & SATA Issues
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We've got the first battery life results under Windows Vista and it still doesn't look good. The new MacBook Pro lasts 33% longer under OS X than under Vista. We also talk about the SATA issues on the new MacBook Pro.
June 15, 2009, 81 comments
Apple's 2009 MacBook Pro: Battery Life to Die For
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Apple's latest MacBook Pro breaks 8 hours in one of our battery life tests. The new MacBook Pro is the best Apple notebook I've ever tested.
June 12, 2009, 115 comments
Apple's Redesigned MacBook and MacBook Pro: Thoroughly Reviewed
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Apple introduced significant aesthetic changes to its MacBook and MacBook Pro lines, in addition to completely revamping the hardware platform. When the smoke cleared we looked at battery life, performance and even looked at power efficiency in OS X vs. Windows Vista. Find out if these two are an upgrade, a downgrade or a left/right shift.
October 22, 2008, 65 comments
Apple's MacBook/MacBook Pro Redesign: A Discussion of Specifications
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Apple introduced some beautiful new notebooks today, but beneath the beauty are both new features and spec reductions. We look at potentials for decrease in power consumption but also decrease in battery life among all three updated platforms.
October 14, 2008, 35 comments
Apple's MacBook Pro with 128GB SSD: Performance and Battery Life Investigated
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We know what a $999 SSD can do for a MacBook Air, but what about a $4,000 SSD in a MacBook Pro? Armed with Apple's latest Penryn based MacBook Pro and the fastest 128GB SSD we could get our hands on, we set on a journey to find out.
April 15, 2008, 39 comments
Apple’s 45nm Refresh: New MacBook & MacBook Pro
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Apple's latest notebooks see improved battery life thanks to Intel's 45nm Penryn core. But how do they perform?
February 29, 2008, 52 comments
Apple's New Penryn MacBook Pro: Dissected
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Today Apple introduced its first MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks based on Intel's 45nm mobile Penryn CPU. Of course we took ours apart.
February 26, 2008, 18 comments
The MacBook Air: Thoroughly Reviewed
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We've taken the past couple of weeks to thoroughly review the MacBook Air. Curious about how Apple's latest notebook really measures up? Read on and don't worry, we kept the Air puns to a minimum.
February 13, 2008, 39 comments
The Truth about MacBook Air Battery Life
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Confused about how long the MacBook Air's battery actually lasts? As you'd expect, it really depends on what you're doing. We created some tests to help set expectations.
February 7, 2008, 50 comments
The Other Office: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Review
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The latest Office has shipped, brining an Intel-native version of the popular Mac Office suite to the market. What's new in Office 2008? We take a look.
February 5, 2008, 13 comments
Inside Apple's MacBook Air
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We just got our MacBook Air and wasted no time, we've already taken it apart and answered a couple of questions before moving on to the review itself. It looks like battery and hard drive replacement won't be a problem at all.
February 4, 2008, 12 comments
The MacBook Air CPU Mystery: More Details Revealed
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It turns out that the CPU in the MacBook Air is a little more custom than we thought. It's not a Low Voltage Merom, it's not a standard voltage Merom, it's something entirely different and we think we know why.
January 17, 2008, 42 comments
Apple's MacBook Air: Uncovering Intel's Custom CPU for Apple
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The MacBook Air just got announced and hidden in the announcement was a revelation of exactly how far Intel would go for Apple. The CPU inside the MacBook Air isn't exactly off the shelf and the closest thing to it wasn't supposed to be out until the end of 2008. Find out exactly what's in Apple's thinnest notebook to date.
January 15, 2008, 54 comments
Apple TV - Part 2: Apple Enters the Digital Home
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Last week we showed you what made Apple TV tick, now we find out how well Apple did with its first digital media extender.
March 26, 2007, 46 comments


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