Tag Archives: MacBook

Apple MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Haswell refresh expected at WWDC

Intel’s latest fourth-generation Core processors will give us thinner and faster MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops

Rain Design mStand 360 review: giving the rise to your MacBook with strength and style

The Rain Design mStand 360 comes to the rescue as a laptop stand suited to Apple MacBooks, guaranteed to turn more than heads.        

Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display Drops to $1,299

First of all let’s state that it’s understandable if $1,299 doesn’t sound like much of a deal for a laptop since it’s still way above the average selling price of a PC.  However, consider the fact that this price of $1,299 is for a 13” MacBook Pro with Retina display new in box is the [...]

Apple Drops Price on 13” Retina Display MacBook Pro Laptop

Nothing says love like lower prices on MacBook Pros, and so Apple is sweetening some people’s Valentine’s Day further by rolling out new lower pricing on the high end Retina Display equipped 13” MacBook Pro model.  To add to that, the processors for each Retina Display model is getting a slight speed bump up, which [...]

Apple MacBook Retina models get faster CPUs, cost you less

Apple’s high-resolution MacBook Pro Retina laptops are now slightly cheaper, although still prohibitively expensive for most

Firmware updates address MacBook battery issues

Apple on Wednesday unveiled three firmware updates designed to address issues with older batteries in its MacBook line of laptop computers.

New Apple 11.6” MacBook Air on Sale for $799 at Best Buy

Here’s the best deal we’ve ever seen on the MacBook Air, you can get the 11.6” newest version with the 64GB SSD for only $799 at Best Buy right now, either in store or online.  The deal lasts for two days.  In addition to the 64GB model with 4GB of RAM, you can get the [...]

Free MacBook vending machine dispenses quick computing at Drexel University

Students at Drexel University in Philadelphia now have a potentially GPA-saving option if they have a sudden need for a laptop — an automated kiosk that dispenses MacBooks.

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display Laptop Review

This powerful 13-inch laptop has an amazing 2560 x 1600 display, superb build quality and oodles of connectivity.

Apple MacBook Pro 13in with Retina display review

Retina display is the main draw for the Apple MacBook Pro 13in with Retina display, although few notebooks could compete even if Apple hadn’t put a country light year between its laptop and the complacent competition with a class-defining display.

Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display

Small, light and with the best screen you’ve ever seen on a laptop this size

Lab Tested: 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro benefits from flash storage

Tuesday was a very busy day for Apple and we in the Macworld Lab were ecstatic to see the Mac so well represented. Luckily, we didn’t have to wait long to get our hands on a new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display.

Apple adds Retina to 13-in. MacBook Pro, makes iMac customers wait

Along with the long-rumored iPad Mini, Apple yesterday also refreshed its two best-selling Macs, the 13-in. MacBook Pro and the iMac.

Apple MacBook Pro 13in with Retina display preview

This preview of the Apple MacBook Pro 13in with Retina display discusses the specs and features of the new model – a full review with benchmarks will follow once we’ve tested the latest addition to Apple’s swelling family of Retina display-equipped products. Watch this space…

Apple brings Retina display to the 13-inch MacBook Pro

Apple’s high-resolution Retina display now comes in another portable configuration, as the company unveiled a 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display on Tuesday that complements the 15-inch model introduced over the summer.

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with Retina Display now Available

For those that like high resolution screens but prefer smaller sized laptops, your ticket number has just been called in the form of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display from Apple.  The MacBook Air 13-inch with Retina display (MBPR 13) was announced today at an Apple event in San Francisco, it will have [...]

Apple 13in Retina MacBook Pro – specs and price

Rumoured specifications prove accurate, joins high DPI 15in model

Apple MacBook Pro Vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430 Video Comparison

It’s a show down of two popular laptops, the Apple MacBook Pro and Lenovo ThinkPad T430.  Both laptops are noted for their premium quality and iconic brands, they are well built systems offering a combination of portability and performance.  That said, there are a number of differences between the Apple MBP and ThinkPad T430 that [...]

EPEAT finds thin laptops, including Macbook Air, meet its standard

An investigation of ultrathin laptops, including Apple’s latest Macbook Air, has found they do conform to the EPEAT (Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool) environmental standard. The investigation, which covered five laptops made by four companies, was started after Apple said in July it was withdrawing from the voluntary certification then reversed its position after an [...]

Apple MacBook Air 13in (Mid-2012) review

The Apple MacBook Air is the original ultrabook, only made right. We look up this year’s revised 13in model, now featuring the latest Ivy Bridge processor and various small but significant improvements.

MacBook Air continues to dominate Ultrabook market, while competition awaits Windows 8

Apple’s MacBook Air is set to take 39% o the slim notebook market in 2012, but will slip to 28% i 2013 as ultrabook sales rise.

FixYa outs top user gripes about Ultrabooks and the MacBook Air

If you’re thinking about picking up a sleek, thin Ultrabook or MacBook Air, you may want to check out FixYa’s September 2012 Ultrabook Report, first. The new report reveals the biggest problems users experience with the MacBook Air and six popular Ultrabooks, including the Asus Zenbook Prime, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, and Vizio Thin Light.

Ultrathin teardown! Asus ultrabook vs MacBook Air

Are Windows-based Ultrabooks built to the same engineering and manufacturing standards as Apple’s now-legendary MacBook Air? We removed the shells from both an ultrathin Asus Zenbook Ultrabook and an Air to find out.

Ultrabooks disappoint in 2012, MacBook Air is king

Intel’s 2012 ultrabook prediction fails to materialise (except for Apple’s MacBook Air) but 20m expected next year.

Tech21 Impact Slip Leather Case for MacBook Pro 15” review

The Tech21 Impact Slip Leather Case for MacBook Pro 15in is a tough sleeve for the Unibody MacBook Pro, using D3O Impactology tech to combat against impact damage.