Tag: macbook

  • It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times: Tough to buy a new Mac

    I wandered into a local Apple store this week to check out the latest goodies. Afraid that my resolve might be even weaker than my bank account, I left my wallet in the car. But I needn’t have worried. We’ve arrived at a point in time for Apple users where the shear number of ongoing…

  • New Mac laptops: one step forward, two steps back

    (Updated 10/21/08) Steve Jobs and Co. rolled out their new line of laptops today, making big changes to the existing Macbook, Macbook Air and Macbook Pro models. But with one exception, the new models are more of a step backwards, a lost opportunity, than an improvement. The one indisputable improvement is with the graphics chips.…

  • New Mac hardware seems long overdue

    Apple has certainly been busy over the past few months, with the roll out of the 3G iPhone and improved iPhone software along with the transition from .Mac to MobileMe. But it feels like the company is neglecting its bread and butter computer hardware business. Dan Knight over at the Low End Mac web site…