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MacBook Pro 'Brick' Casing Photo? [Updated]
macrumors.com - 10/8/2008
MacBook Pro 'Brick' Casing Photo? [Updated]
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Engadget publishes what appears to be a MacBook Pro casing carved out of a single piece of aluminum which is consistent with rumors that the new Apple laptops would use a new manufacturing process. Update: The image was also fi...
daringfireball.net - 10/14/2008
★ Contains Spoilers
— daringfireball.net — What to expect from today's MacBook event. (more) ★ Contains Spoilers

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Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal
appleinsider.com - 10/9/2008
Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal
— appleinsider.com — A photo of a mysterious notebook leaked on the Internet Wednesday is indeed one taken of Apple's... next-generation MacBook Pro casing, AppleInsider can confirm. Meanwhile, some additional photos of a similar, but still unauthenticated 13-inch notebook ... (more) Sources: latest MacBook Pro photo is the real deal

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apple.com - 10/14/2008
Support - Downloads - MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.2
— apple.com — About MacBook, MacBook Pro Software Update 1.2 This update contains software bug fixes for precision aluminum unibody... enclosure MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers introduced in October 2008. The update improves compatibility with external ... (more) Support - Downloads - MacBook, MacBook Pro Software ...

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iPhone Savior:  Leaked Spy-Shot: MacBook Pro Casing Photo Arrives From China

Mac|Life all RSS Feed:  New Apple notebooks, but where's the 'Brick? '

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Leaked Spy-Shot: MacBook Pro Casing Photo Arrives From China
iPhone Savior — ... After consulting our official guide for determining the authenticity of a "leaked spy-shot" image, we have concluded that the MacBook Pro photo at the center of this "Brick" related rumor is certified authentic. Though we also found a photo at the same Chinese website of a bikini clad hottie, so we took the liberty of certifying it authentic as well. Next!      [MacRumors via MacBlogz]      [Chinese Website] ...

New Apple notebooks, but where's the 'Brick? '
Mac|Life all RSS Feed — ... and Macbook Pro notebooks - are these the the rumored 'Bricks?' The new notebooks appear to adopt the same keyboard as used in the Macbook Air and they all appear to be made from aluminum. There is a rumor that the 13" Macbook may arrive clad in all aluminum with a starting price point around $800.00 making it about $300 less than the current low end model that starts at $1,099. This might be the cost savings that we anticipated might ...

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New photo may reveal more of Apple's next-gen MacBook Pro
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macrumors.com 10/9/2008 — An Apple.Pro blog has posted three small images of what appear to be a new MacBook case. The casing resembles the MacBook Pro case image leaked earlier today, but clearly represents a smaller screened laptop. Absent are the speake...
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