Now playing: Watch this: Our favorite laptops of 2016 1:45 While 2016 may not have had a lot of highlights for many people, it was at least a good year for laptops. We saw the first systems with OLED displays (something you really have to see in person to appreciate); gaming laptops that could handle …
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For the past six months I’ve been in the market for a new laptop, and like a lot of people, I put off making a purchase until Apple unveiled its redesigned MacBook Pros, which were officially introduced in late October and shipped last month. For those who missed the release, the new MacBook Pros come in entry-level and premium versions. …
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Now playing: Watch this: HyperDrive adapter saves you from MacBook Pro dongle… 1:08 It’s dongle city. That’s how you can describe Apple‘s new MacBook Pro. The company’s decision to include only two USB-C ports (four on the more expensive Touch Bar model) have forced users to rely on expensive and clunky dongles to connect an external hard drive, access an …
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The iPhone is the most wanted gift this year according to a survey conducted by investment firm Piper Jaffray. The phone was criticized for its lack of changes from the iPhone 6S, but was still popular at launch. And some models sold out almost immediately. The popularity of the device continues, and as the survey suggests, it could see a …
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No, you can’t get an iPhone 7 for half price on Black Friday, but Apple is sweetening the deal a little with gift cards when you buy an iPhone, Mac, Watch or iPad. Buy a SIM-free 32GB iPhone 6S Plus for £599, $649 or AU$1,079 and you’ll receive a £40, $50 or AU$70 Apple Store gift card in return. Maybe …
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Now playing: Watch this: MacBook gets Touch ID fingerprint scanner 1:00 One of the biggest benefits of having Touch ID on any Apple device isn’t quickly unlocking your phone or computer. It’s Apple Pay. With Apple Pay set up on a MacBook Pro, you can quickly complete a transaction on one of the many websites that have added support for …
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Apple last month slimmed down its MacBook Pro lineup and added a dynamic Touch Bar to the keyboard, ridding itself of the function keys and allowing for more creative keyboard functionality. We generally liked the result of the changes in our review, but according to a report by iFixit, they come at a cost. iFixit opened up Apple’s 13-inch MacBook …
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There are no traditional USB ports. The keyboard is lame. The Touch Bar is a gimmick. There’s not enough memory. And worst of all, you have to buy a bunch of expensive dongles to match what your old laptop could do easily. Those are some of the complaints dogging Apple’s new high-end laptop, the MacBook Pro. The detractors have fair …
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Apple’s MacBook Pro, the company’s newest model for power users, is generating vastly more revenue than the company’s ultralight laptop that debuted a year and a half ago, an e-commerce tracking firm says. The MacBook Pro revenue in its first five days has reached 78 percent of last year’s MacBook, Slice Intelligence said Tuesday. In addition, the new Mac has …
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Those MacBook Pro dongles are now a lot cheaper. Apple on Friday cut the pricing for connectors for its MacBook Pro. The offer will run through the end of the year. Apple also lowered the price of the new LG displays announced last week by 25 percent. The LG UltraFine 5K display, will cost $974 when it becomes available in …
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