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lowendmac.com - 6/15/2009
13" MacBook Pro a Practically Perfect Replacement for the 12" PowerBook, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job
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Except for being an inch wider, the 13" MacBook Pro surpasses the 12" PowerBook G4 in every respect.
lowendmac.com - 6/16/2009
Fresh Air: Why a MacBook Air Is My Newest Notebook, Andrew J Fishkin, Best Tools for the Job
— lowendmac.com — In the end, the light weight and close-out pricing made the MacBook Air the right complement to... my ThinkPad T400. (more) Fresh Air: Why a MacBook Air Is My Newest Notebook, ...

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lowendmac.com - 6/11/2009
13" MacBook Pro
— lowendmac.com — The Unibody MacBook gains FireWire, a built-in battery, and adds 'Pro' to its name.... (more) 13" MacBook Pro

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17" MacBook Pro (June 2009)
— lowendmac.com — The biggest MacBook Pro gets a faster CPU and a 3.06 GHz build-to-order option.... (more) 17" MacBook Pro (June 2009)

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13-Inch MacBook Pro Arrives and MacBook Air Gets a Price Cut [Apple]
i.gizmodo.com 6/8/2009 — Apple just announced a spec bump for their 13-inch MacBook that brings it into MacBook Pro territory, and the MacBook Air got a whopping $700 price drop. The 13-inch MBP gets the backlit keyboard, SD card slot and the option to be loaded with up to 8GB of RAM, just like its new big brothers .  ...
Apple Refreshes MacBook Line at WWDC
db.tidbits.com 6/8/2009 — Apple seldom introduces new Mac models at WWDC, but chose today to announce that it has revamped nearly its entire laptop line . The 13-inch MacBook has transmogrified into a MacBook Pro, and Apple pushed out revised versions of the 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models as well and dropped the ...
Review: 2009 MacBook Pro 13-Inch Is Freakin Awesome
cultofmac.com 6/15/2009 — Last fall I bought a 13-inch unibody MacBook, and I fell in love. For the last seven months I’ve been head-over-heels with the machine. But now there’s a new love in my life: a brand new 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is shaping up to be the ...
Apple Releases New 15" MacBook Pro, Updates 17" MacBook Pro
macrumors.com 6/9/2009 — Apple today released a revamped version of the 15" MacBook Pro. The new model incorporates the same non-user-replaceable battery found in the 17" MacBook Pro and offers up to seven hours of runtime and up to 1000 charge cycles. Apple has al...
Apple Updates 13" Aluminum MacBook, Rebranded as "MacBook Pro"
macrumors.com 6/9/2009 — Apple today updated its 13" aluminum MacBook, rebranding the model as part of its MacBook Pro line. The new model offers the same non-user-replaceable battery found in the 17" MacBook Pro and adds a FireWire 800 port and an SD card slot. Pr...
Apple paves the way for an all-new ‘MacBook’
apcmag.com 6/9/2009 — Having renamed the 13.3 inch unibody MacBook as the MacBook Pro, is Apple laying the foundation to reframe its MacBook brand for an all-new device like a netbook or e-book pad?
15" MacBook Pro (June 2009)
lowendmac.com 6/11/2009 — The middle MacBook Pro is more affordable, gets a built-in 7 hour battery, and has more speed options.
The June 2009 13" MacBook Pro Value Equation, Dan Knight, Mac Musings
lowendmac.com 6/11/2009 — The new 13" MacBook Pro has a lot to offer over the discontinued Unibody MacBook, but where's the best value?
Fire Sale on End of Life 'Books, Pros of SD Card Support, 13" MacBook Pro an Editor's Choice, and More, The 'Book Review
lowendmac.com 6/12/2009 — Also 13" MacBook Pro teardown, ExpressCard missing from new 15" MacBook Pro, Virgin Mobile intros 3G broadband service, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,199, and more.
Low-end MacBook Pros: SD Card and FireWire In, ExpressCard Out, Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value
lowendmac.com 6/16/2009 — The new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro have FireWire 800 and SD Card slots, but ExpressCard is gone, left for the 17" MacBook Pro.
'Missing' MacBook Pro Ports, FireWire Back but ExpressCard Gone, Say No to Glossy Displays, and More, The 'Book Review
lowendmac.com 6/20/2009 — Also slower SATA in new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro, 5 things still missing from MacBook Pro, WD SiliconDrive III SSDs, bargain 'Books from $170 to $2,199, and more.
New MacBook Pros Boot From SD Cards
db.tidbits.com 6/11/2009 — When Apple announced that the swapping of the ExpressCard slot on the 15-inch MacBook Pro for an SD ( Secure Digital ) memory card slot, the few users of ExpressCard-compatible peripherals - at least those other than beyond SD card readers - were understandably disappointed. (Apple claimed that ...
Review: MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2009) — Macworld
The latest 17-inch MacBook Pro is by all measures a minor hardware upgrade over its predecessor, offering only slightly faster processor options and a bump in hard-drive capacity. The more significant change is the value you get for your money.
MacBook Pro (mid 2009) in-depth impressions — Engadget
Let's be straight here: we're a little perplexed by the new MacBook Pro line . On one hand, Apple didn't really make enough changes to warrant a whole new review of the unibody lineup, and minor speed bumps aside, briefly using one of the new machines feels pretty much like using most any ...
New MacBook Pros shipped with HDDs only have 1.5Gbps SATA enabled — Engadget
Apple might have bumped the 13-inch unibody MacBook to Pro status at WWDC last week, but it looks like all the shuffling around to reduce costs has had an unfortunate side effect: new MacBook Pros that ship with HDDs only have a 1.5GBps SATA enabled, while SSD configs are apparently getting ...
Did Apple Downgrade the Hard Drive Controller in the New MacBook Pros? [Apple] — Gizmodo
Over the weekend, we got a number of reports that Apple has seriously downgraded the SATA controller in the latest MacBook Pro 13-inch and 15-inch update, capping potential drive speeds. Going over the evidence, it looks like they were right. The issue has been examined at length in the ...
PC Magazine reviews Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Pro: ‘Enticing, solid and magnificently engineered’ — MacDailyNews
The MacBook Pro 15-inch (SD Slot) shows improved battery life over the previous version...
Review: 2009 MacBook Pro 13-Inch – It’s Freakin Awesome! — Cult of Mac
Last fall I bought a 13-inch unibody MacBook, and I fell in love. For the last seven months I’ve been head-over-heels with the machine. But now there’s a new love in my life: a brand new 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is shaping up to be the perfect laptop. Released last week, Apple’s ...
Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook pro dissected — MacDailyNews
We got our hands on a MacBook Pro 13" Unibody and decided to compare...
PC Magazine reviews Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro: Editors’ Choice — MacDailyNews
Apple's lovable MacBook Pro 13-inch (now with the 'Pro' moniker) has brought back...
13-Inch MacBook Pro Teardown — Mac|Life
Those handy folks over at iFixit have once again braved the world of voided warranties to bring us the inside of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro. See the elusive internal battery, learn the secrets of the subwoofer, explore the logic board in all its glory. Check out the full teardown here.  ...
News - iFixit Strips Down 13-inch MacBook Pro — The Mac Observer
iFixit has already snagged a 13-inch MacBook Pro and stripped it down to its frame. As always, the iFixit team posted photos of the disassembly process on their Web site so you don't have to crack open your MacBook Pro to see what's inside.
MacBook Pro SD/ExpressCard Slot Tradeoff: Brilliant or Blunder? — TheAppleBlog
Apple’s new/refreshed MacBook Pro 13″ and 15″ models each come equipped with a SD Media Card reader slot, but in the case of the 15-incher, this has required elimination of the ExpressCard/34 expansion slot that had been in every 15-inch MacBook Pro since the get-go, back in ...
13-inch MacBook Pro gets torn apart — Engadget
We've only just started playing with our new 13-inch MacBook Pro , but the cats at iFixit have different ideas -- they've already torn one open for your morbid viewing pleasure. Interestingly, battery replacement involves only the removal of a couple tri-wing screws and a sticker, so the ...
MacBook Pro Hands-On Gallery [MacBook Pro] — Gizmodo
We've got a delicious gallery of pics of the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Pros. Wanna know how to swap the locked-in hard drive and battery? We have shots of that too. Just by looking at the 13 and 15-inch models together, you can tell that Apple was pretty much right when they said that they ...
Apple Updates MacBook Pro line; Introduces New iPhone 3Gs — jkOnTheRun
The Apple WWDC show has just ended and we can share the highlights of the event with you now. The MacBook Pro line is being refreshed already and the biggest change is the addition of the 13-inch model. The 13-inch unibody MacBook that Kevin and I both own will go away and become a MacBook Pro ...
Product News - New MacBook Pro Gets Built-in Battery, Better Display — The Mac Observer
Apple introduced a new version of its unibody MacBook Pro during the World Wide Developers Conference on Monday. Like the 17-inch MacBook Pro, the new 15-inch model sports a built-in battery that Apple says can last up to seven hours. The new MacBook Pro is shipping today.
Review: MacBook Pros (15-inch, Mid 2009) — Macworld
This update to the 15-inch MacBook Pro delivers better value and even more specification options to the laptop, though the upgrades to this new model are more nuanced than flashy.
MacBook Pro: All You Ever Wanted to Know About the New Battery — HardMac.com
As third-parties have run real tests to evaluate the battery life of the new MacBook Pro, it could be interesting to further understand how such impressive improvement has been made possible. Apple published long and detailed information . Lithium Polymer can be molded to a desired shape.  ...
Podcast #94: New iPhones Are on Their Way and What's the Deal with MacBook Pros — Mac|Life
If you pre-ordered your new iPhone 3G S to arrive at your house, you may have a special surprise on Wednesday or Thursday. Plus, we talk about Apple's mysterious decision to place a slower SATA interface in the new MacBook Pros and Robbie gets ready to hang out in line on Friday.
Windows a Battery Hog Compared to OS X, At Least on Apple Computers — TheAppleBlog
One of the best reasons to get a new MacBook Pro, aside from the dazzling new screen on the 13-inch, and in spite of the SATA capping that’s apparently in place , is the extended battery life courtesy of the new built-in lithium polymer batteries . And by all accounts, even if you ...
What’s the Buzz About the SD Card Slot? — MacLifer: The best apple mac computer hardware and software posts from around the web
When I originally wrote about the introduction of the new 15″ MacBook Pro, I was curious as to if the newly featured SD card slot would support even newer SDHC cards. A little research later, I learned that the MacBook Pro does support this standard and has a few more tricks up its sleeve. ...
Laptop Magazine makes new 15-inch MacBook Pro an Editors’ Choice — Apple Hot News
“You won’t find a more powerful 15-inch notebook that’s this easy to carry,” reports Jeffrey L. Wilson (laptopmag.com) in his review of the new 15-inch MacBook Pro. The notebook, he says, “offers plenty of processing power and graphics muscle, as well ...