Of all the decisions Apple made with their most recent MacBook refresh, probably the most controversial has been its decision to use Mini DisplayPort as the sole video connector. The 24-inch LED Cinema Display, then, has a doubly-tough challenge: not only does it have to follow the well-respected Cinema Displays of the past, it’s also the only monitor that will work, without adapters, with the new unibody MacBooks.
A lot of people who own MacBooks tend to want to show them off. However, if you’re finding you need to protect your precious MacBook Air from bumps and scratches, you might be interested in the U-Suit Case.
The U-Suit covers up your MacBook Air and keeps it protected. However, it looks remarkably like a Dell Inspiron, doesn’t it? Kind of strange, don’t you think? But hey, at least you can still see the Apple insignia poking through the clear part.
Make by Uniea, the U-Suit Premium is available in both red and black color options. It is resistant to scratches and can hold up against most impacts. You can get this case now for $69.95, which is quite expensive, but most computers are an investment, so this can just go toward securing it further for you.
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When the MacBook Air first launched, nobody could deny it was physically impressive. Well under an inch thick, it was a visual delight to anybody who saw it. Ironically, any disappointment was saved for the owners themselves: the payoff for those market-besting dimensions was underpowered components and the tendency to overheat. Now, Apple have freshly inflated the Air with new technology, in fact just about everything down to the memory is new. Second time around, have they created the ultimate ultraportable?
We may be a least a day or so away from Black Friday, but the cut-price Apple hardware-fest is already underway. The Cupertino’s own sale is for one day only, and we won’t know exactly what’s on offer until Friday, but Best Buy have been selling discounted Macs since Monday and MacMall have just kicked off their own promotions. Rather than wade through the deals yourself, MacRumors have put together a summary of where the bargains are.
When the MacBook Air launched, not only was there hardly anything on the PC manufacturers shelves to match it, Apple themselves didn’t have another product like it. Now, with the arrival of the late-2008 model unibody MacBook and MacBook Pro, people had started to question exactly whether the Air’s ULV processor and relatively scant performance were one sacrifice too many. Apple have responded by releasing the new, late-2008 MacBook Air: on the outside it looks pretty much the same, but under the hood the Cupertino company is keen to stress how different things are. Check out our unboxing video after the cut.
In an effort to further streamline their MacBook Air, Apple is considering using carbon fiber as opposed to the aluminum currently used in the product’s unibody design. Supposedly, this will bring the Air’s weight down to under three pounds without decreasing the strength of the body.
Apple have apparently begun shipping the latest version of the MacBook Air, which was announced at the company’s October 14th event. The ultraportable replaces the existing Air’s graphics hardware with the new NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, together with switching the mini DVI port for a new Mini Display Port in line with the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro.
The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook has been officially announced, after the company tacitly confirmed the 12.1-inch budget ultraportable last Thursday. Rather than use the same 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU as its smaller Inspiron Mini 9 sibling, the Mini 12 has a choice of either a 1.3GHz Atom Z520 or 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, together with 1GB of RAM and up to 80GB hard-drive. It weighs from 2.72-pounds and measures just 0.92-inches thick, and will have a starting price of under $600.
Biggest news of the week has to be Apple’s MacBook event on Tuesday, where Steve Jobs announced the new MacBook and MacBook Pro – complete with slick unibody aluminum casings – together with a MacBook Air upgrade and a brand new 24-inch Cinema Display. Check out our full summary of all the news, then stop by the MacBook and MacBook Pro video unboxings.
Apple’s MacBook event this morning was all about, you guessed it, the MacBook. And even though things started out slow, the event built up momentum and soon we were having trouble keeping up with all the news. The MacBook Pro was the real highlight, though a new Apple Cinema Display and MacBook refresh are notable as well. In case you missed our live blog, or merely wanted the highlights, we’ve got the whole thing distilled down to the essentials for you.
You can find more details, photos, plus the full Live Blog transcript, after the cut.
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