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Top 5 Things To Check Out at Macworld 2010

Macworld 2010 opens today. It is the 25th annual gathering of Mac users. That’s right, 25 years!
But thanks to the absence of Apple this year, this “Mecca for Mac Heads” may be the last. So check it out while you can.

The show runs for 5 days. The Expo showfloor opens on Thursday at noon.
For the [...]

Opinion: MacBook, or iMac + iPad?

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The announcement of the iPad has done a lot of things: it’s stoked up excitement in the Mac using community, it’s got a bunch of developers feverishly coding exciting new stuff, and it’s got retailers and cell phone companies the world over drooling over the money they can make from it.
And it’s also somewhat upset [...]

In Depth: 30 Days with the Nexus One

It’s been a month since my review of Google’s “SuperPhone”, the Nexus One. Since that time, we’ve surfed, updated facebook, navigated, called, played endless hands of cribbage and even tried to freeze it to death on a trip to Dayton Ohio. Follow me after the jump to find out does the “SuperPhone” stand the [...]

Apple second only to Microsoft in cash and investments… and that’s about to change

Silicon Insider posted this interesting graph putting into perspective exactly how large Apple is, compared with the other big three tech companies out there. And it’s all about cash.
Essentially, Apple is the second most cash rich company out there, with a little under $39.8 billion in cash and short and long term securities to call [...]

WWDC: Apple Announces New MacBooks with Built-In Battery

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Apple’s first big product announcement at Monday’s WWDC Keynote was an all-new 15″ MacBook with an all-new display and built-in battery.

Starting at $1699, the new notebook computer is the fastest notebook Apple has ever made. With up to 3.06 Dual Core CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, and up to 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive, the device also comes with an optional 256GB Solid State Drive.

The audience at WWDC could hardly contain itself as Apple CIO Phil Schiller continued to detail upgrades to the company’s entire notebook line: The 17″ MacBook Pro has also been updated — 2.8GHz CPU, 500GB HD; it retains the ExpressCard Slot.

The biggest news, however could be the new 13″ notebook. The 13″ MacBook is now called a MacBook Pro. It starts at $1,199. Cheaper than the MacBook it replaces, it gets the new display specs, an SD card slot and Firewire is back! Ranges from $1,199 to $1,499 in standard configurations.

All products are shipping today.

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5 comments

    Go figure I bought a macbook Sunday night, and now they update them to macbook pros with the 13 inch screen. Is there anyway to switch for the new one.

    @chris, yeah, you have 14 days to return the product under apple’s return policy (unless it was a special, custom order). but i’m pretty sure apple will upgrade it for you no charge if you take it down to the store. i’d give them a call first, though.

    @Chris
    I ABSOLUTELY feel for you.
    They upgrade the MacBook TWICE in the space of a few months & then replace THAT with the MacBook Pro at less price.
    I really hope you can work something out with the store & return it so you can get the new MBP-13 inch.
    The only thing I can say is you know WDC09 is in 24 hours & could wait for that time just in case something like this happens

    I don’t know if they will take it back I mean I ordered it online with some custom stuff if you call it customised, I mean like backlit keyboard and apples version of office, the warranty. My mom ordered it so I don’t know what else was included.

    Oh, and I wanted to also mention if I were to return it at an apple store which is 10 minutes away from me, can I order a custom macbook there, and pick it up at the store?

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