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Dell Challenges Apple's Greenness

in News on June 19, 2009 at 8:45 am PT

Apple is now calling its MacBook laptops “the world’s greenest lineup of notebooks” instead of “the world’s greenest family of notebooks” in response to a recommendation by the Better Business Bureau’s advertising division. The division came to the recommendation after rival computer maker Dell challenged Apple’s MacBook marketing, which refers, among other things, to the devices’ energy usage, packaging and recyclable components.

Apple Notebook Event: MacBook Pro Shipping Tomorrow

in News on October 14, 2008 at 10:41 am PT

As rumored, the DVD slot has been moved to the left side. A rumor not true, however: Blu-ray. There’s no Blu-ray capability in the new Apple notebooks. Ports on left side include a new mini-display port. The left side also features a battery indicator. Other points : A solid-state drive option. The unit is less than 1-inch thick, .95 inches to be exact.