"Cupertino released a lot of new products today, and it was easy to
miss something in the press release onslaught. To stay versed in the
Tome of Apple, here are 10 things you need to know..."

[gizmodo.com]

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WOW

5. Replaceable Batteries Are Dead in Apple's Entire Laptop Line
The trusty old white MacBook was holding out, battling designers' attempts to replace its swappable battery with a longer-life non-swappable version you see in every other modern Apple laptop. Today, it lost that battle.

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They're replaceable for those not frightened of screwdrivers.

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1. iMacs Get Next-Gen Processors
The most important upgrade to iMacs is that they'll now support Intel Core i5 and i7 processors for prices starting at $1500. You can buy a Core 2 Duo for less, but...I mean...really?

this is confusing. The 3 cheaper options I see (1199, 1499 and 1699) are all with Core 2 Duo. The only i5/i7 option I see is 1999/2199

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They're replaceable for those not frightened of screwdrivers.

Ah, ok. I thought they were soldered on.

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i really enjoyed this piece, i ended up following a lot of links.


jealous... yet impossible.
"Now that the base is just a flat piece of rubber, airflow seems like it could be an issue. [Ed. note: I mean, is rubber a good heatsink? It's more of an insulator, right?]"

though i would LOVE a rubberized bottom- 'lap-top' would apply again then-
if you added anything to the bottom of mine, well, i'd buy an extinguisher



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/21/2009 01:01AM by MacDoxy.

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jimbrady
They're replaceable for those not frightened of screwdrivers.

They're replaceable, not really "swapable"

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MacDoxy
jealous... yet impossible.
"Now that the base is just a flat piece of rubber, airflow seems like it could be an issue. [Ed. note: I mean, is rubber a good heatsink? It's more of an insulator, right?]"

though i would LOVE a rubberized bottom- 'lap-top' would apply again then-
if you added anything to the bottom of mine, well, i'd buy an extinguisher

Why not rubber strips? Hold just as well, lift a little for ventilation...