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Apple’s late-2016 MacBook Pros are cool, but they cost more than before. Even the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is without the Touch Bar, costs more than its comparable model in the previous generation. For ...
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When the first 12-inch MacBook was launched in 2015, many people were concerned about Apple’s switch to USB Type-C (USB-C) ports. USB-C was still very new, and there was just one port on that MacBook, apart from the 3.5 mm ...
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Your news stream may have been flooded with a lot of iPhone news these couple of days. No, there’s no new iPhone, not yet anyway. It’s about yesterday, 9th January, being the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone ...
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Even though Apple had significantly slashed the prices of their USB-C accessories (until end of this year), I thought it would still be worthwhile to checkout 3rd party offerings. I am quite pleased with a previous USB-C to ...
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When Apple launched the 12-inch MacBook last year with just a single USB-C (USB Type-C) port, they had to sell a bunch of accessories to work with that new port. This year’s “pro” notebook made these USB-C ...
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After waiting four long years, Apple has finally unveiled a brand new MacBook Pro design. The last time any spec was refreshed at all was in early 2015, which is longer than what you might even expect from other ...
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Apple’s late 2016 release of updated MacBook Pros has unleashed quite a bit of storm. Despite strong criticisms that the new MacBook Pros, particularly the entry-level one without the new Touch Bar, didn’t bring any ...
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After my last service at A.Lab for a bloated battery, something still wasn’t quite right with my Retina MacBook Pro. I planned another visit to an Apple service provider. Having experienced A.Lab a few times previously, I ...
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Many years ago, I marvelled at the usefulness of MagSafe connectors. The break-away magnetic connection was very practical, but equally important was how it was standard across all of Apple’s Mac notebooks at that time ...
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The killer product, or service, from Microsoft, for me, is Office. For over a decade, I’ve pretty much stopped using Windows PCs. But despite all the open source alternatives, and free online services, as well as paid ...
