November 11, 2009 @ 12:45 am
A Tokyo design company named Balmuda has created this beautiful industrial looking MacBook/MacBook Pro laptop stand for a premium price. The Floater, as it is called, stands your MacBook/MacBook Pro upright, saving you precious desk space while still giving you complete access to your ports on your laptop. Like other upright stands, the Balmuda Floater is meant to turn your laptop into a full-fledged desktop computer (assuming you’ve got a keyboard, mouse, and monitor set up already).
If you want one, it’ll set you back at least $298. But keep in mind which model you are buying because the Floater comes in T2 and T3 variations, each meant for a specific version of a MacBook, MacBook Pro, or PowerBook. See which one you need here.
August 23, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
This crow laptop case from brokesy on Etsy is a sure-fire way to make your MacBook Pro overheat.
The concept itself is nice since it enables you to use your computer without taking it out of the case, but the way the MBP is designed — with vents at the back — really makes this case the worst possible option if you want to prolong the life of your Mac. What a shame that Apple won’t fix this…
March 30, 2009 @ 10:45 am
Toffee makes this pebble-grain leather laptop sleeve in tan, black, red, and pink (???) and it looks pretty nice. I’m not fully convinced that it’s $85 kind of nice, but it is nice compared to the usual neoprene sleeves available. Something about leather makes anything you’re carrying in it seem a bit more important than it actually is.
And I’m sure that if I had a Toffee leather sleeve like this, that I’d walk with my chin a little bit higher than usual. You know, because I have it in leather and you only have it in neoprene which is obviously less classy. Because classy=leather. OBVIOUSLY.
February 14, 2009 @ 10:40 am
I’m looking to upgrade my computer to 4GB of RAM, but I wasn’t sure which configuration I needed for my specific model of MacBook Pro, so I went to the Apple website to get that checked. After I checked, Apple suggested that I buy 4GB of RAM from their website which costs $300. Split that into 2 RAM modules and the price for each becomes $150. I actually didn’t know how much RAM should cost so I figured that this was just normal price.
Thank goodness I checked, because apparently that’s about an 86% markup compared to the same kind of RAM from other companies like iRam which sells the same modules for about $21 each. Buying two of those would still only cost me about $42, an amount that’s significantly less than even ONE of Apple’s RAM upgrades.
What’s the deal here? Am I comparing two different items, or is Apple really milking their customers dry?
February 3, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
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A company called Computer Choppers does some impressive gold and chrome plating work for select Apple products and gadgets. Shown here are two very obnoxious color variations on the normal aluminum or silver-colored MacBook Pro laptops — gold and chrome. [via]
While I would never get any of these for myself, the idea of having a completely chrome-covered laptop is kind of amusing. I would never need a mirror ever again and it would do away with the need for a back-mirror to check up and see if anybody is spying on you at work.
Of course, if you’re using a chrome-plated MacBook Pro, you probably are the boss anyway, so it really doesn’t matter does it? The gold on the other hand is just a bit sickening but still very fascinating to own I think. I must say though that of all the gold-plating options available for the MacBook Pro line, Computer Choppers is so far the best looking in terms of quality. If you’ve got money to burn, throw it at this company because they look like they do good stuff.
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January 12, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
Do any of my readers use the FastMac MacBook Pro extended battery? At $100, it’s cheaper than the OEM Apple battery replacement and holds more juice than the original battery. I don’t need one at the moment, but I’m afraid that as my MacBook Pro gets older and outdated, that companies like FastMac will stop producing these extended batteries.
Also, it’d be nice if FastMac gave an average of how much more power this extended battery provides.
