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Friday, Nov 6
Switchers Guide: Moving from Windows to the Mac
Editors' note: We asked Harry McCracken, the former editor of PC World and the editor of the Technologizer blog, to write a guide to switching to the Mac from Windows. We hope that it's a good resource for anyone--including the friends and family of long-time Mac users--who are making the m...
First take: Apple's new MacBook offers sleek style, solid performance
Apple's new 13-in. MacBook still costs $999, but it now comes with a faster processor under the hood and a more curvaceous, and stylish, look.
Wednesday, Oct 28
13-inch MacBook/2.26GHz (Late 2009)
In just three and a half years, the MacBook, targeted at average computer users, students, and PC switchers, has become Apple's best-selling Mac model. In its first major remodeling since 2006, the polycarbonate MacBook has gained many of the marquee features of the 13-inch MacBook Pro...
Tuesday, Oct 20
First look: Unibody MacBook
Since its introduction back in May 2006, Apple's low-cost, entry-level MacBook laptop has been tremendously popular. In fact, Apple says the MacBook is the best-selling single Mac model in the company's history. Which is why it makes a lot of sense that Apple has given its $999 white lapto...
Apple unveils new iMacs, revamps MacBooks and minis
Apple today revamped its iMac, MacBook and Mac mini lines in a long-expected refresh that company executives hinted yesterday was imminent. The high-end iMac now offers a quad-core processor.
Monday, Oct 5
Google leak points to imminent iMac, MacBook refresh
Google posted ads on its search results over the weekend that hinted Apple will soon refresh its iMac, Mac mini and MacBook lines.
Friday, Oct 2
HP Envy 13
Snarky bloggers (ahem) could easily dismiss the HP Envy 13 as a MacBook Pro plus $300, say so in a tweet, and call it a day. Hell, I was certainly tempted. (The Envy 13 starts at $1699. As configured, our review unit would cost you $1799.) This handsome laptop isn't so much a tribute as it is a poke in...
Wednesday, Sep 23
State of the art: Blu-ray on the Mac
It may have beaten out HD-DVD in the bloody battle to be the high definition optical drive standard, but in the roughly year and a half since the format wars ended, Blu-ray DVD has yet to gain any real traction in the desktop computer realm. Indeed, Apple has done its best to downplay the relev...
Monday, Sep 14
Look out, MacBook Air? Asustek shows off new thin, light UL laptop family
Asustek took the wraps off a new family of thin, light laptop PCs designed for long battery life on Monday, the UnLimited family, or UL notebook PCs.
Thursday, Sep 10
Dell Adamo: Slender Chic Comes to Laptops
Despite the tightening of belts all across the globe, computer manufacturers are obsessed with the concept of style, building ultra-thin, expensive machines fat with flair and aimed toward the budgets of the elite. The tease of Dell's latest iteration of its Adamo laptop -- which purpo...
Tuesday, Sep 8
Time ripe for $700 MacBook, says analyst
Amid talk that Apple plans to kill the iPod Classic and add a camera to other models of its music player tomorrow, analyst Ezra Gottheil has a different prediction: Apple will roll out a retooled MacBook for $700.
Wednesday, Aug 12
Dell Studio 14z All-Purpose Laptop
I had a hard time trying to figure out which machines I should compare the Dell Studio 14z (also known as the S1440-022b) with. It's a slim, slick laptop with no optical drive, like the MSI X340 and Acer Timeline. It has a reasonable amount of horsepower and an nVidia GeForce 9400M GPU, akin to w...
Tuesday, Aug 11
Apple offers matte screen option for 15-in. MacBook Pro
Apple today quietly began offering an antiglare display option for the 15-in. versions of its MacBook Pro laptops.
Monday, Aug 10
Apple works on MacBook Pro hard drive fix as complaints mount
Apple announced today that it is working on a software update for its MacBook Pro 15-inch and 17-inch laptops to address the hard drive noises, slowdowns and freezes users have been experiencing.
Tuesday, Jul 7
Review: The 15-in. MacBook Pro soars to new heights
When I reviewed Apple's prior "unibody" 15-inch MacBook Pro, I gave it high marks. Now Apple is building on that peerless platform with higher performance, an upgraded display, longer battery life and a lower price.
Monday, Jun 15
Review: Apple's 15-in. MacBook Pro now faster -- and cheaper
Apple's new mid-size 15-in. MacBook Pro gets an evolutionary upgrade and something that, from Apple, is revolutionary -- a price cut. Here's how the $2,299 model stacks up.
Thursday, Mar 5
Review: Apple's new 17-in. MacBook Pro rocks
Apple finally redesigned its top-end 17-in. MacBook Pro and has offered one up for review that's tricked out the way Steve Jobs might demand -- with 8GB of RAM, a 256GB solid-state drive and a blazing 2.93-GHz Core 2 Duo processor. Is it worth the high price you'll pay for all that computing goo...
Tuesday, Nov 25
Review: The new MacBook Air, now with extra SSD goodness
MA - For those who may have missed the changes in the Air's specs unveiled by Apple on Oct. 14, here are the basics. The 3 lb. MacBook Air still comes in two ... New MacBook Air: now with extra SSD goodness InfoWorld all 10 news articles
Monday, Nov 24
Review: The new MacBook Air, now with extra SSD goodness
If the first MacBook Air was a revolutionary take on the Apple laptop line, the new version is an evolutionary advance that offers a noticeable speed boost and better storage options. And the top-end model is a lot cheaper than it was when it debuted in January.
