Report: Apple to charge $199.00 for MBP Battery Replacement

According to ComputerWorld, Apple is going to charge its customers $199.00 to replace the new MacBook Pro’s battery. As the article states: The battery, which is literally stuck to the case with adhesive, cannot be replaced by the user, but instead must be returned to Apple, either by mail or an express shipping service, or […]

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Apple issues updates for newly released MacBook Air

Two days after issuing an update for the (then) five-hour-old new MacBook Pro line, Apple has matched it with a similar update for the new (Mid 2012) MacBook Air models. While most of even the earliest buyers have yet to receive their machines, Apple retails stores and resellers have had limited stock and thus there are owners who already need the update. […]

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Rumor: Apple to Discontinue the 17 inch MacBook Pro

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with KGI Securities predicted that Apple will be discontinuing its 17 inch MacBook Pro in favor of smaller, lighter models. Kuo has a respectable track record with regard to Apple’s products. In particular, he was first to indicate in 2011, that Apple would phase out its legacy 13-inch polycarbonate MacBook.  Which the company did […]

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