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Macbook Demand Down

“Demand for Apple’s laptops appeared to fade following the holiday shopping season, according to a survey of 3,476 consumers by research firm ChangeWave. In a blog post, ChangeWave writes that a survey taken January 5-12 found sagging overall PC demand – and asserts that Apple ‘will be especially hard hit this quarter by the continued economic downturn.’” [Link]

Apple Announces New 17" Macbook Pro At Macworld 2009

New 17″ Macbook Pro picture

Phil Schiller, the senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing for Apple Inc. revealed the brand new 17″ Macbook Pro today at Macworld 2009 in San Francisco. Schiller said the 17″ Macbook Pro is “the world’s lightest and thinnest 17 inch notebook”. Apple claims that the battery life is 8 hours. The new 17″ Macbook Pro will cost $2799.

17″ Macbook Pro stats:

- .98 inches thin
- 6.6 pounds
- 17-inch LED backlit display
- 1920×1200 resolution
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.93 GHz Dual Core
- 6MB L2 Cache
- 8GB RAM memory
- Glass trackpad

Dell Adamo May Be Macbook Air Rival

“The NY Times dug up some of Dell’s trademarks and they included “Adamo” and “Adamo by Dell.” Sounds pretty posh, doesn’t it? We’re not sure if it is going to be just one computer or a whole line of desktops and notebooks. Rumor has it that one of the upcoming models might be even thinner than the MacBook Air” [Link]

Martha Stewart Loves Macbook Air

America’s favorite ex-con just loves her new MacBook Air, according to her blog. Like most MBA owners, she’s “amazed” by how thin it is, and is thrilled that the trackpad “works much the same way as the Apple iPhone” — in fact, her whole writeup reads exactly like an ad from Apple, complete with the link to the Apple Store at the end. [Link]