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Counter Point: Thermal Grease Fix Overrated

An article on ARS Technica disputes the claim that MacBook Pros run cooler by reducing the amount of thermal grease that Apple applies to the chips in the machine: James Duncan Davidson of O’Reilly’s MacDevCenter recently explored the issue, disassembling his own MacBook Pro, removing and reapplying paste, measuring the effects, and laboriously documenting all […]

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MacSaber: Turn Your Mac Into A Jedi Weapon

If you’ve been wondering what to do with the Sudden Motion Sensor in your new MacBook Pro, check out MacSaber, a new application that lets you use your expensive Mac hardware as a light saber, like the ones in Star Wars. Once installed your MacBook makes sounds like the famous Star Wars weapon as you […]

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Glossy Screen Also Available on MacBookPro

The new MacBook’s “glossy screen” is now also a no charge Configure To Order (CTO) option on the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Would you prefer the normal (matte) or the glossy display?

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Apple Quietly Speed-Bumps MacBook Pros

With today’s announcement of the MacBook consumer notebooks (a.k.a. “WhiteBook” and “BlackBook”) comes another surprise: Apple has quietly speed-bumped the processors in the original MacBook Pro announced in January. They’ve dropped the 1.83GHz configuration and now offer 2.0 and 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo configurations standard for the same price. All other specs seem to be […]

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17″ MacBook Pro vs G5 Dual 2.7GHz Desktop

intel, vs pc, vs dell… real-world comparisons