Way back in the hazy salad days of 2001, Apple worked up a bold revamp of its flagship laptop line, the Powerbook. The company, in the pursuit of stronger, lighter, more attractive materials, moved from the black plastic casings it had used for its G3 computers to a sleek titanium shell. It was the...
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This new "unibody construction" process does make for a more solid laptop, too. The chassis is one piece, made stronger by its lack of connecting corners—and less prone to manufacturing flaws, according to Apple. The case is indeed more rigid, flexing less while carrying the notebook...
Read the full review →The new aluminum MacBook moves Apple's consumer portable that much closer to its professional big brother, and in doing so it changes the calculus governing which model to buy. Ars looks at the new MacBook with a view to helping you decide where to put your dollars.
Read the full review →Standing as the single largest change to an Apple portable in recent history, the 13" MacBook completely overhauls the system with a switch from plastic to a strong, thinner aluminum shell and a totally new platform that puts it into a new performance category -- albeit with key sacrifices to...
Read the full review →I got my MacBook on March 2, 2009. On June 8, 2009 it became obsolete. Now I know that its the nature of Apple products to become obsolete after a year or so, but the Unibody MacBooks were only 9 months old. Having said that I still believe that this computer is a very good machine and is very...
Read the full review →The 2.0 Unibody Macbook is equipped with a 2.0 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2GB of RAM. It also has a 160GB HDD and 13" LED backlit screen. It lacks the backlit keyboard that its faster 2.4 Ghz cousin has. The first thing one would notice is how beautiful the new aluminum MacBooks...
Read the full review →I got the Unibody Macbook soon after it came out, and it was a big step up from the 1st generation MacBook Air that I previously had. The processor was definitely fast, the graphics were pretty decent for Boot Camp gaming, and the touchpad was sensational. My only gripe about the Unibody...
Read the full review →I've had Windows computers / laptops since i took basic IT during the last two years of secondary school. I remember the first variants of Windows coming out then and being amazed. Many years down the line i still work with Windows systems and they allow me a lot of freedom to do what i need...
Read the full review →This machine is beautiful, and it feels very solid and sturdy compared to the original white MacBook. The back lit LED display is noticeably better than the previous generation, and, while I have grown to love the new multitouch trackpad, I must admit that it took a bit of getting accustomed to....
Read the full review →In spite of my reservations to switch I purchased this laptop in November 2008. Once I set it up it was like magic. Everything I'd heard about Macs is true; simply, and easy to use. I purchased a PC for my wife a few months later, at her request. A week later I asked her...
Read the full review →I've had my MacBook Pro for about a year now and have really come to like it a lot. It is a little expensive but it's not something I have regretted. Highly recommended.
Read the full review →Throughout the summer of 2008, I tracked the rumors and I waited so patiently for the very first unibody aluminum MacBook to be released. Unfortunately for me, it didn't come out in time for the start of my freshman year of college. Instead, I had to rent a PC from the campus computer store for...
Read the full review →What more can I say than "I love my MacBook!" This is the first Mac that I have ever owned, and I can definitely say that it won't be my last. The 13" unibody MacBook is gorgeous, with it's aluminum enclosure and glossy LCD display. I can say that I have very rarely run...
Read the full review →The MacBook 13inch aluminum unibody isn't the latest MacBook in the market, but its just as sweet. Design: This Macbook is very sleek, and extremely beautiful. The Aluminum enclosure is protective and not too easy to get to dirty. This MacBook also is original, being the only MacBook (not...
Read the full review →Great laptop, I've had it about 3 and half years. Very rugged machine, little slow to boot up and battery isn't as great as I'd like.
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