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The After Mac

Archive for the ‘Macbook Pro’ Category

May 20th, 2008

Mac Sales Sky Rocketing

According to an AppleInsider Story, Mac sales are soaring. It posted a 50% year on year growth for the month of April. A staggering figure compared to 17% for the PC market.
It’s not only the numbers that show it. Even in everyday life you see the Mac gaining popularity. I’ve been seeing more and […]

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April 28th, 2008

MobileEdge SlipSuit A Perfect Fit

I got an email from MobileEdge through this blog. I must admit I haven’t heard of the brand until they sent me an email. I checked out the their web site and was pleasantly surprised with their products. It looks stylish and the price is reasonable. My particular interest is the SlipSuit for the 17″ […]

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April 24th, 2008

Mac Sales Up

Apple posted it’s second quarter results last April 23, 2008. The most notable figure for me was the fact that Mac sales are up. Apple shipped 2,289,000 units in this period equating to a 51% unit growth.
Macs are gaining market share and it has nowhere else to go but up. Macs actually represented the […]

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April 23rd, 2008

Speaking of Sleeves

A friend showed me WaterField tonight. It’s a bag maker based in San Francisco. They look like great bags but what I liked most was the sleeves.
Their laptop sleeves are made of high-grade neoprene and ballistic nylon. Like other sleeves it can stand alone or inserted in a bag.
The great thing about WaterField is that […]

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April 22nd, 2008

Theme Day: Must Haves For A New Portable Mac User

Most new Mac users I know have bought portables. Here’s what I think should be your must haves if you just bought a shiny new MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro.
1. A decent bag - You spent so much on your portable so might as well take steps to protect it. Get a bag with […]

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April 8th, 2008

MacBook, MacBook Pro To See Design Change Soon?

[via AppleInsider]
According to report by AppleInsider, Apple is set to revamp the design of both the MacBook and MacBook Pro line of portables. Well it’s about damn time! Especially for the MacBook Pro who hasn’t really seen a design change since its launch. That being said the MacBook Pro uses a lot of design cues […]

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March 13th, 2008

The Case of The Exploding MacBook Pro

Michael Yurechko posted an entry on AppleTell chronicling a case of an exploding MacBook Pro. He narrates that a good friend of his and fellow contributor to Appletell, James Bayliss suddenly found himself the victim of an exploding MacBook Pro.
James was using his MacBook Pro when he suddenly heard a pop. Sparks flew, a […]

By Juan -- 1 comment

March 10th, 2008

MacWorld Reviews New MacBook Pros

MacWorld’s Jackie Dove reviewed the latest MacBook Pros release. In the review it states that this is the fastest Apple portables to date.
The new MacBook Pros feature the new 45mm Penryn processors from Intel. Delivering significant increase in performance, battery life and less heat.
The MacBook Pros still feature the same design and that’s […]

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February 29th, 2008

New MacBook Pros Get Updated Keyboards

I just noticed this while going through the MacBook Pro specs page again, the newly released MacBook Pros feature an updated keyboard. The keyboard generally remains the same except that they updated and reshuffled some of the keys similar to the MacBooks, Apple keyboards.
The MacBook Pro keyboard gains the controls for iTunes, Dashboard key, etc. […]

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February 27th, 2008

Which One Is The Right One For You?

With the recent update of both MacBook and MacBook Pro line of portables and the recent introduction of the MacBook Air, the question “which one is the right one for you?” begs to be asked.
Here are my thoughts on that…
MacBook - If you’re going to use a portable for your digital lifestyle and will […]

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