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  • Up close and personal with the MacBook

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    Conrad Quilty-Harper
    Conrad Quilty-Harper
    05.27.2006

    Now that I've had a few days to play with my latest splurge here's a short photo and video review of some of the small design touches that other reviews of the MacBook may have missed. Please forgive me if this article reads like a poor student trying to justify yet another computer purchase. I've found that the new MacBook is no exception to the company's great design reputation, although, as you'll see in a second, it ain't quite perfect.I was surprised to find that the MacBook is roughly the same depth as the 12" iBook and the same width as the 14" iBook. It's noticeably thinner than both models too. Of that I wasn't surprised -- the iBook is quite a chunky laptop by Apple's standards.