Category: MacBook Pro

Mike McHargue decided to see just how much of a price premium exists between Macs and PCs. This is a much easier task now that you can match components exactly. Mike compares the MacBook Pro to the Dell Inspiron E1705 and his results are a pleasant surprise. Final Price: MacBook Pro: $2,399 Inspiron E1705: $2,341 […]

Business Week: How is battery life with the MacBook? Jobs: About the same—this with a dual processor [chip]! Each processor is as fast as a G5, and the battery life will be the same as [the previous PowerBook’s] G4. Read more of Business Week’s exclusive interview with Jobs in “A (New) Chip on His Shoulder.”

I’ve uploaded a Flickr photo set of five photos of the MacBook Pro from the booth at Macworld taken by Shaun Redmond. The photos show: – The new MBP hinge (pictured) which now houses the Bluetooth and Airport antennas under a grey plastic cover. This has greatly improved reception, according to reports. – The new […]

Watch this walkthrough of the MacBook Pro with an Apple Rep. In this exclusive video, watch for: – Real-time performance of various apps – How the breakaway magnetic power plug works – Overview of the Mac’s ports, including Expresscard 34 slot – How the built-in iSight works – How the Apple Remote is Mac-assignable (Thanks […]

Unsanity, who brings us such OS X greats as WindowShade, FruitMenu and ShapeShifter has a blog entry about the new MacBook Pro (Lost in Transition: Overcane of Antflower Milk) . Rosyna takes Apple to task over some of the glaring omissions in the PowerBook successor that seem to have been glossed over in the halo-effect […]