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Apple Announces New MacBook, Pro, Air

Posted by kdawson on from the must-have dept.

Steve Jobs just got through announcing new MacBook lines in Cupertino. The MacBook, the Pro, and the Air all got revved. The old line of plastic-body MacBooks drops in price by $100, to $999. The new MacBooks have a metal body and multi-touch trackpad, just like the new Pros. The Pro features two NVidia graphics chips. Quoting Jobs: "With the 9400M, you get 5 hours of battery life, with the 9600M GT you get four hours of battery life. You choose." In summary: "We're building both [MacBook and Pro] in a whole new way. From a slab of aluminum to a notebook. New graphics. New trackpad, the best we've ever built. And LED-backlit displays that are far brighter, instant on, far more environmentally responsible." They are shipping today and should be in stores tomorrow. Oh, and one more thing: Steve's blood pressure is 110/70.

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  1. Is the new case going to be more durable? by jasonbowen · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I have a MacBook Pro that is less than a year old. It took a 3 foot drop on to padded carpet and the bottom case corner by the optical drive got bent. The machine works fine, just no use of the optical drive for me now since the fragile case bent. The drive itself works, it is just that every disk inserted and ejected gets a scratch on it now. Apple wants $610 to replace the bottom case pan. I think I'll be looking back to a non-Apple laptop running Linux the next time I'm in the market for a laptop. $2000 laptops shouldn't have such fragile cases. I've dropped many a laptop in my day and never had a case get bent.

    1. Re:Is the new case going to be more durable? by jasonbowen · · Score: 1, Redundant

      I ran over my wifes old G3 iBook on my bike, and I ain't a small guy. The fact that it still worked with only a scuffed corner and a tire mark was a testament to Apple and made me consider buying one for the first time. If a laptop can't take a 3 foot drop, it isn't fit for everyday use. I've abused laptops before, this is just the most fragile, while being the most expensive at the same time.