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Ars Technica Reviews the MacBook

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the shiny-will-not-sway-me dept.

phaedo00 writes "Ars Technica has performed another of their in-depth and thorough hardware reviews. The subject in this review is the newly released MacBook. From the article: 'The Apple portable web site proudly announces that the "family is finally complete." What began with an announcement from Steve Jobs at the MacWorld conference in January has come full circle with the release of the MacBook this week. Every Apple laptop is Intel powered and moving in what I would consider is the right direction. The laptop line is finally better delineated by pro and consumer features, and the prices have been fixed at points that better reflect the minute differences in the models.'"

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  1. Re:GMA950 graphics, bah! by mycall · · Score: 0, Redundant

    E1505 Dual Core ($1,241) http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx ?oc=e1505s2&cs=19&dgvcode=ss&c=US&l=EN * Duo processor T2500 * Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 * 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife * FREE 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2 DIMM) * 40GB 5400rpm SATA * 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability * 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card * 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory * Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio * 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery 2GB RAM ($173.64) http://castle.pricewatch.com/s/search.asp?s=2GB+DD R2+SDRAM+533MHz Hitachi 80GB 7200rpm ($143.38) http://castle.pricewatch.com/s/search.asp?s=80GB+7 200rpm+SATA&c=Notebook+Drive&i=101 sell 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz (2 DIMM) on craigslist (-$85.96) sell 40GB 5400rpm SATA on craigslist (-$64) total $1408 with specs to blow the MacBook out of the water...

  2. Re:$500 for 2GB ram by DarkJC · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Yes. Never buy more RAM from Apple, they really rip you off in that department.