October 29th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Just as I still get nervous when my MacBook goes through the airport scanners, somehow the idea of putting powerful magnets next to my iPod still freaks me out, no matter how safe an electrical engineer assures me it is. Still, iStik’s magnetic cases for the nano appear to be the best thing to […]

October 25th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

That’s right, Hyundai. Actually, over the past 10 years or so, Hyundai has quietly been upping both the quality and cost of its vehicles, so it’s not quite as bizarre as it sounds that RIDES magazine would bother tricking out a $40,000 2008 Hyundai Genesis with three Mac computers (including a MacBook Air and two […]

October 21st | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Engadget reader Mark got a bit of a surprise when he opened his new MacBook, or, should we say, MacMook?

Looks like Apple got a good deal on “M”’s. Actually, now that I look at it, it looks like it is even a little more screwed up than it looks at first. They didn’t just […]

October 20th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Remember during Apple’s notebook spectacular when Steve mentioned that the new MacBook Pro could get a whopping 5 hours of battery life (when using the lamer 9400M chip, that is)? Well, it looks like that number is even more impressive than it originally sounded. Ryan Block noticed that the new MacBook Pro’s battery actually has […]

October 15th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Brett for the link.

October 14th | Posted by Dr. Macenstein

Ding Dong, the witch is dead! It may have happened 2 years later than it should have, but Apple has finally given up its bizarre hold on the combo drive in the MacBooks.
Today’s announcement of new MacBooks and MacBook Pros also came with the news that Apple will continue to sell the older “white […]