At the top of the list of Tuesday morning’s announcement of updates to the MacBook Pro line is that dual-layer burning SuperDrives and FireWire 800 are now available through the entire product line. These are two major criticisms of the previous versions of the 15-inch models. Other changes are predictable, based on the availability of […]

All right, I’ll confess. I’ve not used a the new, large-screen iMac, I haven’t even touched one, but I have a pretty good idea of the user experience, since I’ve worked on 23-inch and 24-inch LCD displays for several years. Since it’s a tad larger than the former, you can expect text to be a […]

Apple has confounded the rumor sites once again. While nearly everyone was focusing on the “Showtime” press invitation for a September 12th press meeting, Apple got some other updates out of the way. The iMac line has been updated to feature Intel’s new Core 2 Duo processors, and has been expanded to include a 24-inch […]

Unlike the release of the original 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, the announcement of a 17-inch version Monday morning seemed almost an afterthought. The announcement came in a press release, and the appropriate updates at Apple’s online store. The $2,799 price is also consistent with the model it replaces, and if you don’t look at the specs […]