A lot of people have been asking about the Airport reception in the new MacBook Pro and I’m happy to report that it’s at least 25 percent better than my PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz) in most situations. When the two ‘Books are next to each other the MacBook Pro consistently gets one more bar of Airport […]
Month: February 2006
By now you have probably seen picture of the alleged iPod video 6G that got posted on Flickr. Some think it’s real others think that it’s a fake. Personally, I don’t think Apple recycles old part numbers. The picture below shows the part number shown on the alleged iPod ( M8719Z/A) as being for Mac […]
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R.I.P. PowerBook G4 15-inch
If you go to the Apple Store, only the 12-inch and 17-inch PowerBook G4 models are for sale. The venerable 15-inch has be End-Of-Lifed (EOL’d). If you need to have EV-DO card capability you may want to find one quickly. (Thanks Jack)
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MacBook Pro Self-Surgery
iFixit, maker of the Fixit Guide series, has posted the first MacBook Pro disassembly instructions and photos. The MacBook Pro disassembly is online at www.iFixit.com. The MacBook Pro disassembly guide contains high resolution photos of the MacBook’s internals, including the Intel Core Duo processor. The MacBook guide complements iFixit’s revolutionary do-it-yourself laptop repair manuals, the […]
It’s no secret the I took delivery of my new MacBook Pro notebook this week, and like many of you upgrading to a new mac I was faced with a tough decision: how to migrate my data to the new iron. One tip: I highly recommend that you name the target hard drive the same […]