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Best Apple laptop
Pros: Good value, longer battery life than previous generations, sD memory card slot and FireWire 800 port, bright, color-rich display.
Cons: Small hard drive, poor choice for gamers.
885909296552
Apple
160GB Serial ATA
Built-in AirPort wireless networking; built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T gigabit ethernet
13.3-in. LED-backlit glossy widescreen
1,280 by 800
Yes
2 x USB 2.0
FireWire 800
Backlit keyboard, multi-touch trackpad
SD
5,400 rpm
No
2
Laptop
2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
7 hours of light use
1,066 MHz frontside
DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI
DDR3 SDRAM
2 GB
8 GB
0.95
12.78
8.94
4.5
Yes
1 year
MB990LL/A
Kensington lock slot
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Budget Apple laptop
Pros: New sleeker design, generous 250 GB hard drive, lED-backlit display, multi-touch trackpad.
Cons: FireWire port was dropped, no SD memory card slot, vulnerable to scratches.
885909345915
Apple
250GB Serial ATA
Built-in AirPort wireless networking; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR; built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T gigabit ethernet
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
1,280 by 800
Yes
2 x USB 2.0
No
Full-size keyboard, multi-touch trackpad
No
5,400 rpm
No
2
Laptop
2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
7 hours of light use
1,066 MHz frontside
DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI
DDR3 SDRAM
2 GB
4 GB
1.08
13
9.12
4.7
Yes
1 year
MC207LL/A
Kensington lock
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Best desktop replacement
Pros: Very speedy performance, anti-glare display option, expressCard/34 slot, longer battery life than other MacBooks.
Cons: Expensive, no SD memory card slot.
not avail.
885909330386
Apple
500GB Serial ATA
Built-in Airport wireless networking; built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T gigabit ethernet
17-in. LED-backlit glossy widescreen w/ optional anti-glare
1,920 by 1,200
Yes
3 x USB 2.0
FireWire 800
Backlit keyboard, multi-touch trackpad
No
5,400 rpm
ExpressCard/34
2
Laptop
2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
8 hours of light use
1,066 MHz frontside
DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI
DDR3 SDRAM
4 GB
8 GB
0.98
15.47
10.51
6.6
Yes
1 year
MC226LL/A
Kensington lock slot
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Best Apple desktop
Pros: Gorgeous high-resolution, 27-inch monitor, sD memory card slot, wireless keyboard and mouse now standard, fast and powerful.
Cons: Glossy display is reflective and glare-prone, no Blu-ray drive or HDMI port, remote costs extra, some reported problems with Flash video.
885909286300
Apple
1TB Serial ATA
Built-in AirPort wireless networking; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR; built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T gigabit ethernet
27-in. LED-backlit glossy widescreen
2,560 by 1,440
Yes
4 x USB 2.0
FireWire 800
Wireless keyboard, Magic Mouse
SD
7,200 rpm
No
4
All-in-one desktop
3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
N/A
N/A
DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI
DDR3 SDRAM
4 GB
16 GB
20.4
25.6
8.15
30.5
Yes
1 year
MB952LL/A
N/A
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Apple desktop for professionals
Pros: Professional-level performance, four FireWire 800 ports, faster for everyday computing than the 8-Core Mac Pro, easy to upgrade.
Cons: Monitor costs extra, expensive.
not avail.
885909281015
Apple
640GB Serial ATA
Two independent Ethernet interfaces; optional AirPort
N/A
N/A
No
7 x USB 2.0
4 x FireWire 800
N/A
No
7,200 rpm
3 x PCI Express
4
Tower desktop
2.66 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500
3 GB
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
N/A
1,066 MHz
DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI
DDR3 ECC SDRAM
3 GB
8 GB
20.1
8.1
18.7
39.9
No
1 year
MB871LL/A
N/A
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Budget Apple desktop
Pros: Faster processor than previous versions, 4 GB of memory, small footprint.
Cons: Monitor, keyboard and mouse cost extra, not a high-powered desktop.
885909337729
Apple
320GB Serial ATA
Built-in AirPort wireless networking; built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR; built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T gigabit Ethernet
N/A
N/A
No
5 x USB 2.0
FireWire 800
N/A
No
5,400 rpm
No
2
Desktop
2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4 GB
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
N/A
1,066 MHz frontside
DVI, VGA, Mini DisplayPort
DDR3 SDRAM
4 GB
4 GB
2
6.5
6.5
2.9
No
1 year
MC239LL/A
N/A