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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
Fire Sale on End of Life 'Books, Pros of SD Card Support, 13" MacBook Pro an Editor's Choice, and More, The 'Book Review
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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.
arstechnica.com - 6/10/2009
Boot from the SD card slot in new MacBook Pros
— arstechnica.com — The addition of a built-in SD card reader to the 13" and 15" MacBook Pros may have... dubious utility for many users, but Apple has seen fit to include at least one feature with lots of potential use. Properly formatted and partitioned SD or SDHC media ... (more) Boot from the SD card slot in new MacBook Pros

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hardmac.com - 6/10/2009
New MacBook Pro can boot off SD card
— hardmac.com — According to a kbase note just published by Apple : Can I install Mac OS X on... an SD storage device and use it as a startup volume? Yes.  Change the default partition table to GUID using Disk Utility, and format the card to use the Mac OS ... (more) New MacBook Pro can boot off SD card

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lowendmac.com - 6/16/2009
Low-end MacBook Pros: SD Card and FireWire In, ExpressCard Out, Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value
— lowendmac.com — The new 13" and 15" MacBook Pro have FireWire 800 and SD Card slots, but ExpressCard is... gone, left for the 17" MacBook Pro. (more) Low-end MacBook Pros: SD Card and FireWire In, ...

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News - Apple Cuts Price on Previous Generation MacBook(s) — The Mac Observer
Apple has cut the prices of the previous generation of MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and MacBook Airs. Apple sent out notices to its Apple Store locations and other retailers (including educational institutions) notifying them of new end-of-life pricing on current inventory in order to make room for ...