Home » Archive

Articles tagged with: macbook

Mac, Rumors »

[14 May 2012 | One Comment | 390 views]

Aside from eBay and Craigslist, where can you find used a MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro? You can’t get an Apple portable at the ubiquitous game retailer yet, but you might not have to wait long until Apple notebooks …

iPad, Mac »

[16 Apr 2012 | 4 Comments | 1,100 views]

Once upon a time, Axiotron’s Modbook was what the future of the fairer platform might have looked like — the reviews were rave and the MacBook conversion tablet won a Best of Show Award at Macworld 2008. Then came the …

Deals, Mac »

[22 Mar 2012 | No Comment | 491 views]

Neither entirely gone nor forgotten. Apple has replenished stock of the discontinued white MacBook, with a fresh supply of the 2010 model available for $849 and 2009′s iteration tagged to sell at $759. There’s also a nice selection of MacBook …

Deals, Mac »

[14 Mar 2012 | No Comment | 446 views]

Apple stopped selling the white polycarbonate MacBook to consumer in July 2011 and education sales ended in February of this year. However, you can still find refurbished units on the Apple Store — now is just such a time.
It’s the …

Deals, Mac »

[9 Mar 2012 | One Comment | 556 views]

Marry the Mac and cheap, and we have as close to orgasmic as you can get shopping online. And, don’t miss the 2010 iMac for $929 — it’s a powerful, all-purpose workstation that I’ve had an eye on (the other …

Deals, Mac »

[24 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 452 views]

Beat the drum. As the super cheap, sub-$1,000 refurbished MacBook Pros have dried up of late, the sweet spot has shifted to larger models with fast processors and graphics — check out the 2010 MBP with 2.53GHz i5 and 17-inch …

Mac, Software »

[25 Jan 2012 | No Comment | 883 views]

If you’ve installed the diskless version of Apple’s OS X Lion and need to perform a repair or reinstall, then having proper access to Internet recovery mode is rather important. That said, these three firmware updaters address issues related to …

Apple luv »

[11 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 775 views]

Regular Fairer Platform readers know that I’m a big fan and advocate of Apple Certified Factory Refurbished gear — I buy and recommend it. That said, the best price for a 2010 MacBook Air is $699, refurbished, and it comes …

iPad, iPhone, Mac, Mobile »

[10 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 677 views]

When you look at it you immediately get what a great idea TwelveSouth’s PlugBug really is. Describing it with words, however, really only detracts from the beauty of the thing. If spend a lot of time out and about, then …

Deals, Mac »

[2 Nov 2011 | No Comment | 544 views]

Apple’s silent Mac mini is the perfect home media center computer, but you really need to get the 2010 or earlier with optical drive. Thereupon, the Apple Store once again — don’t blink — of this much sought after model …