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Low End Mac publishes four weekly news summaries:
- The Mac News Review is a weekly roundup of Apple and desktop Mac news, including new software and accessories. Portables are covered in....
- The 'Book Review covers the week's PowerBook and iBook news, new software and accessories related to 'Books, and interesting tech developments in the rest of the portable computing world.
- The iNews Review covers the week's iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV news.
- The Macintel Report (discontinued) was a weekly look at Apple's transition to Intel CPUs and developments in the Intel world. This is now mainstream info and is covered in The Mac News Review.
- The iPod News Review (discontinued) covered the iPod and related software and accessories. iPod news shows up in The Mac News Review once in a while.
- We also archive our "Around the Web" in Mac News Today.
Newest Content on Low End Mac
- Leopard is the way to go, even on most old G4 Macs
- Carl Nygren, My Turn, 05.14
- The useful and just cool features in Mac OS X 10.5 make this the biggest step forward in the history of the Mac OS.
- Mac OS 9 still nice, anticipating Odysseus, PowerBook 1400 upgrades, and more
- Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 05.14
- Also rebuilding PowerBook batteries, FastMac vs. NuPower replacement batteries, and only one G4 upgrade left for WallStreet PowerBooks.
- Windows on Macs: Three paths for integration
- Jason Packer, Macs in the Enterprise, 05.14
- Mac users have three routes for running Windows apps: Run Windows using Boot Camp or virtualization, or use a compatibility layer such as WINE.
- Up-to-date or low-end, we need technology in our schools
- John Hatchett, Recycled Computing, 05.14
- Modern computers are great educational tools, but sometimes less distracting options (like no Internet) make more sense.
- Best iMac G4 deals
- (05.14) Used 15" 800 MHz Combo, $320; SuperDrive, $380; 1 GHz Combo, $400; SD, $485; 17" 1.25 GHz, $459; 20", $750.
- Best Mac OS X 10.0-10.3 deals
- (05.14) Mac OS X 10.0.3, $40; 10.1, $49; 10.2, $60; 10.3 DVD, $50; CD, $100; 10.1 Server, unlimited users, $109; 10.3 Server, $130.
- Best MacBook Air deals
- (05.14) 1.6 GHz, 80 GB, $1,694 after rebate; 1.8 GHz, $1,994 a/r; 1.6 GHz, 64 GB SSD, $2,689 a/r; 1.8 GHz, $2,950 a/r; SuperDrive, $99.
- May 16 in LEM history
- 98: iMac: A second look - 00: Raised in a 6-color world - 01: The exclusivist Mac - Troubleshooting your Mac - 02: MP3 and the Mac - SE/30 catharsis - 03: Don't confuse a pretty interface for an easy OS - SCSI and OS X on a beige G3 - 05: The Apple III and Lisa era - Bigger, faster, more: Enough! - G4 upgrade for iMac A-D - 06: MacBook - PowerBook 3400: Surprisingly useful and spry - 07: MacBook value equation - 3 GB in a MacBook
- 10 cult Macs adored by collectors
- Tamara Keel, Digital Fossils, 05.13
- Macs are not only noted for their longevity, but also by the passion which collectors have for some of the most interesting models ever made.
- Low End Mac's Compleat Guide to the Lombard PowerBook G3
- Charles W. Moore, 'Book Value, 05.13
- With the Lombard PowerBook, Apple abandoned the legacy ADB and serial ports for USB, trimmed 20% from WallStreet's weight, and hit 400 MHz.
- Best PowerBook G3 deals
- (05.13) Used 14" WallStreet G3/266 MHz, $90; Lombard G3/400 MHz, $200; Pismo G3/400 MHz, $300; 500 MHz, $350.
- Best Apple TV deals
- (05.13) Refurb 40 GB Apple TV, $199; new, $210; refurb 160 GB, $279; new, $319.
- Best Xserve deals
- (05.13) Used 1 GHz dual G4, $1,399; close-out 2.0 dual-core Xeon, $1,999; refurb 2.66, $2,799; 3.0, $3,499; new 2.8 GHz quad, $2,888; 8-core, $3,299; 3.0, $4,059.
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