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Engadget Oct 21, 2008

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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Gizmodo Oct 16, 2008

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...

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Ars Technica Dec 16, 2008

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.

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AppleInsider Nov 2, 2008

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...

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8.0
nesscar

Not very quick. I wish I had the new 17" with the i7. I have been a mac user for a long time, and this is definitely not their best laptop. If you want portability, speed, and okish battery life, get yourself a MacBook Air for $999.

7.0
vcarl

Battery life doesn't get a rating because I purchased it used with a dead battery, and I replaced it with an off brand to save money. A solid laptop, but there are a number of annoyances that keep it from getting a higher rating. I've tried a few times to download files, only to close...

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Lindsay25

I grew up as a PC girl. I've been gaming and typing on computers since I could walk, or so it seems. I have fond memories of some old clunkers. The 13 inch MacBook is far from those old heavy laptops that I have in mind. I switched to Mac after falling in love with the multi-touch keypad....

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MrGuilt

I have to confess to a bit of an Apple bias that has developed over the last three years. Quite frankly, I think they make the nicest laptops out there. The 13" unibody MacBook is no exception. It clearly is an evolutionary step past the original white MacBooks. Everything seems to be where...

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