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Gadget Watch: Apple MacBook (aluminium 2008 edition)

"It's an absolutely gorgeous piece of engineering"

Tags: macbook, apple

By silicon.com

Published: 17 October 2008 08:00 GMT

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What is it:
Premium 13.3-inch laptop with Mac OS X

Typical price:
£949

We like:
Styling; build quality; backlit keyboard; mouse trackpad

We don't like:
Pricey; only two USB ports

The judgement:
The new MacBook is, as expected, very good but very expensive. We can see where all the money is going, though - it's an absolutely gorgeous piece of engineering you'll spend hours just looking at. If you've got the cash, we'd thoroughly recommend it. If not, you'll get more for your money buying a Windows machine

Reviewed by:
CNET.co.uk's Rory Reid, read the full review here.

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