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« on: April 14, 2016, 04:05:19 pm »

Nine notebooks worth remembering

Even if you love your iPad, these Mac notebooks are worth a second look.

These days, lots of people are moving to the iPad as their main portable device. There's a lot to like about the iPad Pro and iOS; in fact, I'm writing this very article on my tablet. But even with all that iPad love, portable Macs aren't going anywhere soon. They vastly outsell desktop Macs, and there are still plenty of people (myself included) who don't wish to move to iOS full time.

Apple's been making notebooks almost as long as the Mac has been around: Here are nine models in its storied history that I think are worth knowing about.

Macintosh Portable



This is the machine that started it all: a Mac that could run without being plugged in, thanks to a built-in 10-hour lead-acid battery. (Of course, due to the way the battery was wired with the charger, if the battery ever failed, the machine could not be run on AC power. Whoops.)

Input was done via the built-in keyboard and trackball, and the 16-pound...

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