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Pogue’s MacBook Review
With the introduction of its new, 13-inch, low-cost laptop, the MacBook, Apple has officially eliminated its iBook and PowerBook families. Apple’s laptop line is all MacBook, all the time.
The Times’s technology columnist, David Pogue, keeps you on top of the industry in his free, weekly email newsletter.
By Apple’s own description, the MacBook is essentially the same thing as the MacBook Pro, which I’ve already reviewed, with different cosmetics.
Inside, both the Pro and non-Pro laptops have the same blazing-fast, blazing hot Intel Core Duo chip that rips through software tasks–as long as you’re running so-called Universal programs (those that have been adapted for the Intel chip). If you’re running un-adapted programs, like Microsoft Office and Adobe anything, expect noticeable sluggishness.
More at the New York Times…
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