In the United States, Friday of this week means Black Friday that marks the Friday after Thanksgiving which is seen as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Black Friday also means gadget discounts and this year, Apple is extending its sale to Australia.

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Yes the new aluminum MacBook and MacBook Pros look fantastic and they’re definitely enticing that fans are blinded even to the bloated price tags, but it does have its share of problems. Take for example, the recent slew of complaints about its multi-touch glass trackpad.

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The 13-inch and 15-inch MacBooks were recently refreshed to sport the new unibody aluminum casing and a few other tweaks including a multi-touch glass trackpad. The 17-inch laptop on the other hand was merely fitted with a LED-backlit display and a higher HDD storage capacity but was left as it is without the new look.

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At last, the event has finally come. All the rumors and speculations were either proven or busted with the presentation of the refreshed MacBook and MacBook Pros. Perhaps the most noticeable new feature is the new aluminum cases which are obviously a cue from the MacBook Air.

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As usual, an upcoming Apple event incites a slew of rumors and leaks in anticipation of what would be presented on the day itself. Apple sent out invitations to a “special event” to be held on October 14 with the announcement that it’s all going to be about notebooks.

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Yes, it’s sleek, yes it’s sexy, and yes there are lots who got pissed off when they found out that the MacBook Air has no optical drive among other things. Unfortunately, this upgrade doesn’t have anything to do with adding the missing features, but source claims a new upgraded MacBook Air is in the works.

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The MacBook Air continues to face an onslaught of notebooks that are just as slim but provide more features than its “full-featured” self. Lenovo’s latest offering the Lenovo Thinkpad X200 has a spec list to die for…

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Lenovo Thinkpad X200 Specifications:
- Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.4GHz
- integrated WiMAX
- GPS Receiver built-in
- Bluetooth 2.0
- Biometric Security fingerprint scanner
- forward-facing 1.3-Megapixel camera
- DVD burner

Via CrunchGear

Edit: Post has been updated to remove references to IBM. Old habits…apologies to Lenovo Thanks Lukas.

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For those who thought that the specs on the Apple Mac Air were a little light on, Apple now has two beefier alternative notebooks – MacBook & MacBook Pro – both featuring Intel Core Duo processors and Nvidia graphics Cards.

As for me, my Dell XPS M1330 is still kicking butt!

Link Apple – MacBook Pro