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  • New MacBooks could arrive shortly

    A redesign of Apple's MacBook line is reportedly just around the corner that will see the laptops get the aluminium covers already sported by their MacBook Pro cousins.

  • Apple beefs up MacBooks, trims prices

    Apple has unveiled a revamped line of Macintosh laptop computers made leaner, slicker, faster and a bit more affordable.

  • Apple will repair faulty MacBooks

    Apple late last week said it would repair at no charge MacBook Pros where the Nvidia GPU has failed, or fails within two years from the purchase date.

  • New Apple laptops to arrive next week

    Apple is expected to unveil updates to its laptop line next week with the official confirmation issued overnight that it was planning a press event in the US.

  • Power outages on MacBook Pros

    MacBook Pro owners are apparently having trouble supplying power to their computers both from the battery and from the wall.

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  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Hot, hot Air

    I can't say I ever thought a laptop was too heavy or bulky or genuinely inconvenient because I couldn't effortlessly slide one into an unpadded manila envelope.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Please stop polluting my MacBook with Exchange

    Just a few weeks ago I took possession of a shiny black MacBook, which was running like a dream till our IT guys insisted I join the corporate Microsoft Exchange domain and dump Thunderbird for Microsoft Entourage.

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    The shock of the new

    Mere days after resolving that although I would ideally like a smaller screen size, a 15.4" MacBook Pro was The Laptop For Me, Apple releases the 13" MacBook.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Is Apple's MacBook Pro rotten to the core?

    When companies launch a brand new product it usually takes some time to weed out the niggling issues; but how many systems need to break before the situation is recognised as a disaster rather than an unfortunate blip in quality control?

  • Read the blog post - Ella Morton

    Poisoned Apple?

    I recently visited the shiny new Apple store located beneath a glass cube on Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Features and Case Studies (12)

  • Apple sneaks past Intel to make own processors?

    If you listen to Intel, the last hold-outs against the x86 instruction set are about to fall with super-powered Nehalem swarms mopping up the high end of massed Power PC supercomputers, and sneaky little Atoms nibbling away at the ARM embedded market.

  • Why the iPhone rules Apple's roost

    The iPhone isn't just the third leg of Apple's business ... it's now the single largest contributor to Apple's bottom line.

  • New MacBook Air photos

    Steve Jobs unveils an ultrathin notebook and take two for the Apple TV, amid an array of iPhone, iPod, and iTunes updates.

  • Did Australian Police raid a script kiddie?

    The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.

  • Cracking open the MacBook Air

    Ever wanted to see what makes an Apple MacBook Air tick? We crack one open in the interest of science.

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Reviews (60)

  • Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (June 2009)

    Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro makes only minor tweaks to the previous version, but cutting prices and swapping the ExpressCard slot for an SD card slot are enough to make it a solid improvement over its predecessor.

  • Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz)

    Apple's redesigned 13in. MacBook is essentially a shrunken version of the more expensive 15in. Pro line. With its new aluminium body, new touchpad and Nvidia graphics, it's an even more attractive choice for mainstream notebook buyers than was the plastic model it replaces.

  • Apple MacBook Pro (1.83GHz)

    The MacBook Pro delivers unparalleled style but comes with a few transitional performance issues.

  • Apple MacBook Pro

    The MacBook Pro may give Apple bragging rights to the prettiest and most powerful laptop on the planet.

  • First Take: Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo)

    With a solid array of components, a terrific set of features, and the lightest weight of any laptop its size, the 17-inch MacBook Pro is a power user's dream; its base price is also much higher than the 17-inch PC competition's.

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