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Q&A Archive - June 2009 @ EveryMac.com
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How fast are the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch, 15-Inch, and 17-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models compared to one another? How fast are they compared to the models each replaced?
What is the "real-world" battery life of the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch, 15-Inch, and 17-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models? How does the battery life of each compare to the model each replaced?
How do you replace the "non-upgradable" batteries in the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch, 15-Inch, and 17-Inch MacBook Pro models? Is doing so a "hack"?
How do you upgrade the hard drive in the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch, 15-Inch, and 17-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models? What type of hard drive do these models support? Can one replace the hard drive with an SSD?
How do you upgrade the RAM in the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch, 15-Inch, and 17-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models? How much RAM of what type do they support?
How do you upgrade the hard drive in the 15-Inch "Late 2008/Unibody" MacBook Pro?
How do you upgrade the RAM in the 15-Inch "Late 2008/Unibody" MacBook Pro? How much RAM of what type does it support?
Is it possible to switch between graphics processors on the "Unibody" MacBook Pro models without restarting? Can you use both of them simultaneously for better performance?
What kind of expansion slots are provided by the "Unibody" MacBook Pro models? Which have ExpressCard/34 and which have SD Card slots?
What type of video processor is provided by the "Unibody" MacBook Pro models? Is it upgradable? Which models have "dedicated" and "integrated" video memory?
What are the differences between the "Mid-2009" MacBook Air and the "SD/Firewire 800 - Mid-2009" 13-Inch MacBook Pro?
What are the differences between the "Mid-2009" MacBook Air models and the "NVIDIA/Late 2008" MacBook Air models that they replaced?
What are the differences between the "Mid-2009" MacBook Air models?
What are the capabilities of the external SuperDrive available for the MacBook Air? Can it be used with other Macs?
What are the "pros and cons" of the MacBook Air? Is it the right Apple notebook for my needs?
What are the differences between the White "Mid-2009" MacBook Core 2 Duo and the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch MacBook Pro models?
What are the differences between the "Mid-2009" 17-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo and the "Early 2009" MacBook Pro notebook that it replaced?
What are the differences between the "SD - Mid-2009" 15-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models and the "Late 2008/Unibody" MacBook Pro notebooks that they replaced?
What are the differences between the "SD/Firewire 800 - Mid-2009" 13-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models and the "Late 2008/Unibody" non-Pro MacBook notebooks that they replaced?
What are the differences between the "Mid-2009" 13-Inch, 15-Inch, and 17-Inch MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo models?
How do you upgrade the hard drive in the "White and Black" MacBook?
How do you upgrade the RAM in the "White and Black" MacBook? How much RAM of what type does it support?
How fast is the White "Mid-2009" MacBook Core 2 Duo compared to the White "Early 2009" MacBook that it replaced? How fast is it compared to the "Late 2008 Unibody" MacBook Core 2 Duo models?
What is the "White and Black" MacBook battery life in "real-world" tests? How does the battery life of different MacBook models compare to one another?
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