OVR KEYBOARD LAP BAG
OVR KEYBOARD LAP BAG

THE GOOD
Upgraded CPU for the same price; same great design; Leopard operating system.

THE BAD
Still no Express card or SD card slots; only more expensive models are available in black.

THE BOTTOM LINE
Apple has been content to issue minor periodic hardware updates to the 13-inch MacBook, but the modest performance gains and new Leopard OS keep it in our top tier of laptop recommendations.

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Average CNET Reader Rating: 8.2 out of 10

CNET Reader Reviews

  1. January 21, 2008 05:33

    4.5/5
    After twenty years of owning DOS and WinOS PCs, a dozen of those in Wintel I.T. sales and support, I defected to Mac rather than "upgrade" to Vista when my old notebook died. (I'm not in the PC biz anymore, so I figured it was as good a time as any...  read more »

    - Joe M

  2. December 2, 2007 03:24

    4.5/5
    This is my 8th Mac and I must admit, it is a beauty. As I write this review using my MBP CD2 2.16, my Blackbook (Santa Rosa) is loading VM Ware's Fusion (so I can use XP and Ubuntu). I do not consider myself a power user but have very discriminating...  read more »

    - blackmanrising

  3. December 24, 2007 05:59

    4.0/5
    I currently own an iMac and was looking for a portable to take on the go. I was trying to decide between the XPS & the BlackBook and to be honest i haven't made a decision yet

    Anyways my impressions of this machine so far:

    Its fast...  read more »

    - BetterthanurX


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