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MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review [Review]
gizmodo.com - 10/17/2008
MacBook and MacBook Pro Dual Review [Review]
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Before Tuesday, there was no way a MacBook and a MacBook Pro could appear in a single review. Too much separated the two systems, from outer appearance (build materials and backlit keyboard) to inner nitty gritty (graphics processors, etc.). To group the two classes together would have been ...

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MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News:  Early Macbook and Macbook Pro Benchmarks Come In

TheAppleBlog:  I Chose a New MacBook

ifixit.com - 10/16/2008
MacBook Pro Unibody First Look
— ifixit.com — Introduction Steps 1 33: First Look 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 iFixit News 10/15: We took apart the new MacBook Unibody! 10/15: We also disassembled the new MacBook Pro! 9/10: We ... (more) MacBook Pro Unibody First Look

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Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire
appleinsider.com - 10/17/2008
Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire
— appleinsider.com — In one of his characteristically terse email replies, Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his company's 13-inch MacBooks. (more) Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire

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primatelabs.ca - 10/17/2008
MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance
— primatelabs.ca — Benchmarks: Primate Labs takes a look at the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros to determine if the faster RAM and the new NVIDIA chipset helps (or hinders) processor performance. (more) MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance

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Early Macbook and Macbook Pro Benchmarks Come In
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — PrimateLabs has done the job of benchmarking Apple’s new Macbook Pro (Late 2008), and the Macbook (Late 2008) against their predecessors. It should be noted that these early test do not measure GPU performance (graphics capabilities), which based on the new hardware, should see great improvements. PrimateLab’s benchmarks. Gizmodo also put the new machines through some tests. To test out the CPU and GPUs, we put the new MacBook, last ...

I Chose a New MacBook
TheAppleBlog — ... reviews of the MacBook help to make the decision as well.   I didn’t think I was in the market for a notebook. I have a 24” iMac and borrow/sync with my own account on the family’s MacBook on occasion. But I didn’t expect Apple to bring so much of what’s appealing in the pro line to the MacBook level. I’m sold. The machine was ordered, it’s scheduled to arrive later this week, and I’ll write about it when it gets here. ...

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