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Macworld ’09: 17-inch MacBook Pro With 8-Hour Battery

in News on January 6, 2009 at 10:14 am PT

Next up, the new and expected 17-inch MacBook Pro. Before introducing it, Schiller notes that the MacBook has been the No. 1 notebook computer in the states. The new machine is largely as predicted. It boasts Apple’s new unibody chassis and a glass touch trackpad. At 6.6 pounds, it’s the world’s lightest notebook. It has a hi-res backlit display. “The best display we’ve ever shipped in a notebook,” says Schiller, with a 60 percent greater color gamut than other machines.
17-inch MacBook Pro

Steve Jobs's Health: Chalk It Up to Hormones

in News on January 5, 2009 at 10:34 am PT

Steve Jobs’s Health: Chalk It Up to Hormones

in News on January 5, 2009 at 10:34 am PT

Apple Notebook Event: Jobs on Touchscreen Notebooks

in News on October 14, 2008 at 11:11 am PT

In a short video, senior designer Jon Ives and other members of Apple’s industrial design team explain the new unibody enclosure. Machining enables a level of precision unheard of in the industry, says Ives. In many ways, these notebooks are more beautiful on the inside than they are on the outside. There’s lots of emphasis at this unveiling on environmental concerns, reducing the footprint for manufacturing the new notebooks.