NEW Apple Laptops

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Apple as predicted have introduced NEW laptops across the range. There are some fantastic improvements to the features as usual but a few surprises as well. Read on for the information….

Firstly the new MacBook. These have been redesigned and have some fabulous improvements listed below:

• Precision aluminum unibody enclosure. made from one solid piece of aluminum comes a MacBook that’s thin and light, beautifully streamlined, and durable.

• Ultrathin 13.3-inch LED-backlit display. Seamless glass and instant full screen brightness make everything you see flat-out spectacular. Including the display itself.

• Up to 5x faster NVIDIA graphics performance. Advanced NVIDIA integrated graphics provide more responsive gameplay and more realistic 3D environments

• All-new, smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad. It’s redesigned with even more room for even more gestures. Now the entire glass trackpad is also the button, so it’s clickable everywhere

These are all fantastic improvements from Apple but there are also a few unusual happenings too. The entry level MacBook which was previously £699 has now increased in price to £719, very unusual move for Apple as prices usually go down not up, also the entry level computer does not have any of the features included in the middle and top range MacBook’s as it is of the old white plastic construction as per the previous model, maybe Apple are trying to get rid of excess old stock?

The one big feature that caused the most controversy was the lack of a firewire port on the NEW MacBook, so anybody who has firewire peripherals will have to get a USB to firewire adaptor to utilise it or replace with a USB alternative. This won’t affect all users but can caouse problems for people upgrading from a previous Mac. There has been a feature for the last few years to migrate your settings and users from a previous Mac to your new computer, this is not lost BUT the option of firewire has now gone so you will have to migrate via Ethernet or Airport which will take considerably longer to transfer ( from about 1-2 hours up to several hours)

Now the NEW MacBook Pro’s. These have the same fabulous features as above:

• Precision aluminum unibody enclosure. made from one solid piece of aluminum comes a MacBook that’s thin and light, beautifully streamlined, and durable.

• Ultrathin 15-inch LED-backlit display. Seamless glass and instant full screen brightness make everything you see flat-out spectacular. Including the display itself.

• Up to 5x faster NVIDIA graphics performance. Advanced NVIDIA integrated graphics provide more responsive gameplay and more realistic 3D environments

• All-new, smooth glass Multi-Touch trackpad. It’s redesigned with even more room for even more gestures. Now the entire glass trackpad is also the button, so it’s clickable everywhere

I don’t have anything bad to say about the new MacBook Pro’s as they are greatly improved although again Apple has bumped up the price from £1299 to £1399 for the entry level MacBook Pro. The 17″ MacBook Pro is still of the old design without any of the above new features but will be updated in the near future.

Finally the MacBook Air

These have the improved graphics as the other laptops and better storage capacities, minor bumps but still an improvement on the earlier models.