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30″ LCD Showdown: Apple vs. Dell

Written on July 06, 2009 by James Dempsey and 34 people have commented

In my quest to upgrade an aging dual-monitor setup, a 20” main screen with a 17” screen off to the side to house application palettes, iTunes, etc., the only question in my mind was choosing between an Apple 30” Cinema Display and a Dell 30” UltraSharp Widescreen. In this article, I’m covering both monitors from an average user’s perspective – and you may be surprised what this Apple-fanatic found.

Hackintosh Dell Mini 9 OS X: Is it Worth it?

Written on May 19, 2009 by David Klein and 61 people have commented

With the help of a friend who already successfully completed the process, I managed to install OS X on my new Dell Mini 9. This was my first and, hopefully, my last Dell purchase. Sorry, Apple. I became too curious. Everyone appeared to love their hackintosh netbooks, so I decided to [...]

OS X 10.5.7 Dramatically Increases Netbook Battery Life

Written on May 14, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 15 people have commented

While some users are experiencing unpleasant issues thanks to Apple’s recent 10.5.7 update for OS X, others have plenty of reason to rejoice after updating. Specifically, hackintosh netbook users are reporting that battery life is seeing major improvements thanks to the update.
Wired’s Gadget Lab picked up on the user reports from the MSI Wind forums. [...]

The Dell Adamo: An “Ultra-thin, Portable Aphrodisiac”

Written on March 18, 2009 by Tom Reestman and 10 people have commented

Those aren’t my words (thank heavens), but rather Dell’s own. Check out this video. It’s OK to admit it — I almost threw up, too.
All this talk about the “love of industrial design” and “exceptional materials” coming from Dell is rather odd. And could they copy Apple any more in terms of their design discussions? [...]