Most of you know that I am addicted to the 17-inch form factor for my note-books. I first bought a 17-inch PowerBook G4, the one with the 1.33GHz processor, shortly after it was released in late 2003. After a couple of years of regular use, it passed on to my son, Grayson, who later sold […]

After I suggested that Apple ought to consider providing cheaper Macs with fewer options, up comes a version of the iMac earmarked for students and teachers. At $899, it replaces the eMac, the final true descendant of the original iMac and the last CRT-based product in Apple’s lineup. It didn’t take a lot of design […]

To some, the new MacBook is five months late. The rumor sites predicted its arrival at Macworld Expo in January, but we got the MacBook Pro instead. However, spending two grand on a note-book computer isn’t so easy for many of you, and the aging iBook line wasn’t the best possible alternative. This time, Apple […]

Although I’ve had a fair amount of experience with the first generation Mac mini, and I find it a pleasing product, I don’t know if I’m going to review the MacIntel version, although I expect many close encounters with it within the next few weeks. However, the real point of today’s exercise is to consider […]