Promises of Progress » apple http://casper.warming.com/blog Wits - or GTFO Wed, 19 May 2010 11:58:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Spotlight on Apple notebooks http://casper.warming.com/blog/2008/10/10/new-macbooks-oct14/ http://casper.warming.com/blog/2008/10/10/new-macbooks-oct14/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:46:23 +0000 casper http://casper.warming.com/blog/?p=37 I was crossing my fingers, hoping for new MacBooks to be announced. And it seems that my wish has come thru. Apple Announces October 14 Notebook Event.

Gadget geeks all over the world are participating in a frantic wildest-guesses competition, but so far it looks like a 13″ Aluminum MacBook of some sort is part of the announcement. And also reduced prices thruout the range. Whee.

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Good news every one! It seems that Apple is getting ready for a refresh of the MacBook line. I realise that getting a “just-after-lauch” version of a Cupertino product, may shatter my experience of reliability and stability – but I’m getting desperate.

Maybe a 13″ MacBook Pro will soothe my aches. (Crosses fingers)

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Picture from apple.com

Apple TV

Plus side:

  • Hot (as in form-factor)
  • Really nice Front Row GUI
  • Most convenient way to show those vacation photos to your friends
  • Go to the States and get ~50% off (compared to DK Apple stores)

Negative:

  • Hot (as in temperature)
  • Availability of TV Shows, Movies, Music Videos, etc. in Denmark
  • Tweak-ability limited

Verdict: In gadget terms, it’s old – but I still like it.

Update: It’s update time. Any maybe it’s worth checking out Boxee

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