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jkontherun.com - 12/1/2008

A "Green" Apple leaves a sour taste for accessories

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If you live in the U.S., you've probably seen the latest Apple ad spot on television by now . The company is touting the new unibody MacBook as "green" for the environmentally conscious. I'm in that group myself with a hybrid car, a solar-powered attic fan and as a fanatic about ...

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Gizmodo:  Apple Ships Mini DisplayPort Adapter In Huge MacBook-Sized Box [Shipping Hall Of Shame]

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apple.com - 11/25/2008

Mac - Green Notebooks

— apple.com — When we redesigned the new Macbook, our designers and engineers set a goal of making not only the greenest notebook Apple ever produced, but the greenest family of notebooks. So every new Macbook has been built using materials that are highly ... (more) Mac - Green Notebooks

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youtube.com - 11/25/2008

MacBook Green Commercial (video)

— youtube.com — New Apple MacBook Commercial first on YouTube.Link to Buy: http://www.apple.com/macbook/Cnet.com Review: http://tinyurl.com/6xu2kyHow Green You ask: http://t... (more) MacBook Green Commercial (video)

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jkontherun.com - 12/9/2008

MacBook fussy memory situation- maybe 4 GBs is too much

— jkontherun.com — My story about how the new aluminum MacBooks are pretty darn fussy about third party memory upgrades has touched the nerve of quite a few folks.  To recap, my attempt to replace the 2 GB (2 x 1 GB sticks) of memory that Apple shipped in my ... (more) MacBook fussy memory situation- maybe 4 GBs is too much

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Apple Ships Mini DisplayPort Adapter In Huge MacBook-Sized Box [Shipping Hall Of Shame]
Gizmodo — Speaking of Mini DisplayPort, here's another entry from Apple in the shipping hall of shame. They're shipping the five-inch Mini-DiplayPort-to-DVI adapter in a box that's bigger than the MacBook's. Check out the waste. As Kevin notes, it might seem nitpicky, but when you compare this to how much Apple boasts on the MacBook's green packaging, it is kind of jarring: "The new MacBook packaging is up to 41 percent smaller than the previous generation. And smaller boxes are much better for the planet. Because smaller boxes ...