Review: DecoCases’ Alu-Magnesium Protection Case for MacBook is “heavy” on protection

Not too many people buy a MacBook thinking it will be as scratch and shock-resistant as a Panasonic ToughBook, but usually after a couple of days (and the first couple of scratches) many MacBook owners begin looking around the web for a laptop case of some sort. DecoCases’ Alu-Magnesium Protection Case for MacBook/MacBook Pro aims [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Review: DecoCases’ Alu-Magnesium Protection Case for MacBook is “heavy” on protection", url: "http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1546" });

Review: MacBook Core 2 Duo/2.1GHz and 2.4GHz

Macworld Lab has been putting the new MacBooks to the test. Benchmarks show that the new MacBooks, based on Intel's new Penryn processor, offer a modest speed increase over the previous MacBooks.

Axiotron converts MacBook into tablet PC Modbook (USATODAY.com)

USATODAY.com - Start-up Axiotron took an off-the-shelf MacBook notebook, deep-sixed the keyboard and display and slapped on its own converter kit. The result is a modified tablet PC that, in lieu of a mouse and keyboard, lets you draw or write with a special pen.

Make the MacBook better for gaming

When it comes to playing games on the MacBook, the laptop’s integrated graphics is only part of the issue. Improving the way integrated graphics are implemented on the MacBook is likely to boost performance, developers say.

Primate Labs: new MacBooks are slower

Primate Labs has taken a close look at the performance of Apple's lastest MacBook, and claims that the newest base model is slower than the previous generation. A performance comparison via Geekbench -- an application designed to test the speed of computers in various areas -- revealed higher scores for MacBooks released in early 2008 than the late...

From the Lab: MacBooks get a boost from Penryn

Like their high-end counterparts, the MacBook Pro, the MacBook also has seen its processor replaced with a next-generation version of the Core 2 Duo chip. And that’s meant performance gains for the MacBook when compared to the most recent version of the laptop as well as older Core 2 Duo-powered models. What’s more, the high-end 2.4GHz MacBook compares favorably to the 2.4GHz MacBook Pro.