Apple Discontinues MacBooks for Consumers

I guess it’s no surprise. Several websites were reporting that Apple was going to discontinue the MacBook, and Apple has now removed the 13-inch Intel Core 2 Duo powered laptop from it’s main website as of yesterday, July 20, 2011. This was the last of … Read more

Apple Updates Plastic (White) MacBooks

Apple has kept what amounts to two lines of 13.3″ MacBooks available for purchase – one, the new aluminum-clad MacBook (October 2008) that amounts to a budget version of the MacBook Air or MacBook Pro. The other is based on the last of the “plastic” … Read more

Inside the New MacBooks

AppleInsider has been taking a comprehensive look inside the new 13.3″ MacBooks (aka MacBook (Late 2008)) and seeing just what makes them run as well as the differences over the previous MacBooks. They get all the way down to the level of what internal devices … Read more

MacBooks – Fully Taken Apart (and Games)

ifixit, a popular site in the Mac community that features in-depth looks at taken apart various Macs made by Apple has now posted a couple of articles about taking apart the new 13.3″ MacBook (Late 2008) (as well as the new MacBook Pros). It should … Read more

Hands-On/Mini-Review of New Apple MacBook (LAPTOP Mag)

Yesterday, LAPTOP Magazine got their hands on one of the new 13.3″ Apple MacBooks (aluminum). My rants aside about some of the choices Apple made, it’s shaping up to be a solid entry in the budget 13.3-inch market. The “glass” touchpad is turning out to … Read more