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Posted on May 21, 2010 at 10:15 am

Never miss your MacBook mirror or card holder again – if you’re a true Mac fan!

mocbookAptly named MocBook, this is the ultimate gadget for die-hard MacBook fans worldwide!
More than a business card holder, more than a portable mirror: this tiny object replicates (as big as an iPhone, so you got the picture) the iconic MacBook notebooks – and the same aluminum stylish case!

Hard to find item, hard to order – and hard to understand if you can’t read Japanese.

Should be available for some US $ 30 each, but check all different models – Powerbook G4 and MacBook Air too!

Check more on the MocBook creator’s web site

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Posted on February 28, 2009 at 1:11 am

Upgrading to 8 Gig a MacBook Pro 17″

Long-tim friend and Mac-Guru Lux has just received his brand new MacBook Pro 17″ unibody and couldn’t stand booting anything but and 8 GB behemoth!

Here’s the complete upgrage process, taking the unibody MacBook Pro 17″ from the out-of-the-box 4 GB RAM up to full 8 GB!

[ for truth's sake: Lux's MBP 17 comes fully equipped with the top 2.93 GHz processor and top 320 GB @ 7200 RPM ]

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First screw…

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… putting them all together (tiny screws slip easily away)

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Off we go! Three bigger screws and a bunch of little ones and you can finally see what’s inside.

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And here we go… taking off the lid!

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A full top view, from top left, clockwise: SuperDrive DL, twin fan, hard disk 320 GB @ 7200 RPM (!) and (last but not least) the huge non-user-replaceable battery!

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… side view…

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The battery seal.

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Upper top, the RAM dual banks.

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Again the RAM banks.

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No RAM at all!

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Again, no RAM at all!

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two 4-Gigs RAM modules fitting!

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Closing the cover and…

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Here’s the result: “About this Mac” reveals amazing details!

Check all pictures here.

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Posted on January 27, 2009 at 10:23 pm

MacBook Pro 17 unibody: huge, powerful and… available!

Have you been to Mars when Apple early this January announced the new MacBook Pro 17 unibody?
Time to refresh your memory, since it’s now available!

At first glance, you could easily mistake the new 17-inch MacBook Pro for its predecessor, the legendary 17-inch PowerBook G4 ( ; January 2006 ). The new model has roughly the same dimensions—at 15.4-by-10.4-by-1.0 inches and 6.8 pounds, it’s a shade wider, but a tenth of a pound lighter—and it retains the familiar aluminum enclosure and sleek design.

Inside, however, the new top-of-the-line Apple laptop incorporates not only a completely different processor, but a slew of other changes you should consider before deciding whether—or when—this is a machine for you. (you should…)

The MacBook Pro 17″ desktop replacement of Apple can also be classified as a multimedia notebook, because of its 3.1 kg and only 2.59 cm height.

Feature list at a glance:

  • Built-in lithium-polymer battery. Up to 8 hours of wireless productivity.
  • NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor; 512MB of GDDR3 memory
  • 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
  • 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB
  • SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

    Double heart and double brain – 2 processors convince with the MacBook Pro 17 inch. The outstanding workmanship, the good battery runtime in MacOS X and the competitionless small weight for 17 inch notebook even allow a mobile usage. The disadvantage is a large heat development, like already with 15 the inch notebook.

    According the performance the flat 17 inch racer exceeds the 15 inch notebook somewhat and does not show any performance weaknesses.

    So? What are you waiting for?

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