Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Laptops

Welcome to Engadget's holiday gift guide! Head back to our hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the month.

Chances are you stick with a laptop longer than a smartphone -- not everyone can afford to upgrade machines every two years, after all. And since you'll be using that notebook for a while, it better be a mighty capable one. Whether you're shopping for a lucky relative or friend or perusing for yourself, this shortlist of laptops and Ultrabooks is a great place to start. Our resident laptop expert Dana Wollman, along with others from the Engadget team, break down the best systems for all budgets.

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Black Friday 2013 Laptop Deals Guide Featuring the Best Deals


Black Friday 2013 is quickly approaching. While there are certainly fewer people looking for a new laptop under the Christmas tree this year than in years past, notebook computers will still be a...

Early MacBook Pro with Retina Display Black Friday 2013 Deal Saves 20%


Apple retailer MacMall drops another huge Apple hardware deal. Today you can save 20% on a MacBook Pro with Retina Display. The Apple 15.4" MacBook Pro with Retina display (ME664LL/A) is last...

Apple is Working to Fix Unresponsive 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro


Apple states on its support forum yesterday that it knows about the issue with some of its latest 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro. Actually in some new models of Apple's latest computers, the keyboard and...

Apple Announces Updated Retina MacBook Pros with Free iWork and iLife, Starting at $1,299


Apple's much awaited new iPad event was held yesterday. Alongside the launch of new thinner and lighter iPad Air and iPad mini Retina display, Apple also updates its MacBook Pro models. Apple has...

The Daily Roundup for 02.13.2013

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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours -- all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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iFixit tears down 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, rates it two grumpy kittens for repairability

iFixit tears down 13inch MacBook Pro, rates it two grumpy kittens for repairability

You know the drill (er, screwdriver): someone releases a shiny new gadget and the internet tears it apart, both figuratively and literally. iFixit did the latter like clockwork, getting its tools on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display. As with its older sibling, the notebook didn't do all that well on the repairability scale, scoring a two out of 10 -- slightly better than its predecessor's lowly one. Why so low? You can blame a glued battery, proprietary screws, soldered RAM and a display assembly that's "almost impossible to take apart." There are, however, plenty of pictures of a tiny kitten, which should help to ease the pain...

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Apple announces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display: 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699

Apple announces 13inch MacBook Pro with Retina display 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699

If the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display was feeling lonely up there on its high-resolution pedestal, it needn't any longer. As expected, Apple just announced a 13-inch version to keep it company. The 2,560 x 1,600 resolution means that 13-inch screen offers a ppi of 232, marginally more than its larger brother's 226. As well as that lovely new display, there's a pair of Thunderbolt ports, and a full-size HDMI port to let you make good use of it with, as well as a pair of USB 3s. While this might not be the primary focus of the day, it will definitely be one of the more hotly anticipated reveals from the company's San Jose event this afternoon. The base model will run you $1,699 and comes with a 2.5GHz i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and 128GB of flash memory. At the top end you can expect 768GB hard drive, atop a Core i7. And, like last time, to top it all off, all the new goodies come in a slimmer, desire-stoking design -- weighing a whole pound less than the 2011 13-incher and at just 0.75-inches thick, 20 percent thinner. Already full of want? Then don't hang around, as it ships today! In the meantime, keep your retinas locked right here for our hands on.

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Apple announces 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display: 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, Thunderbolt and HDMI starting at $1,699 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:22:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple’s iPad mini liveblog!

Apple may be playing things down, saying it's only a "little more," but we're pretty sure it's going to be big. Something really big. This liveblog is certainly going to be massive and we want you to be a part of it! The event takes place at 10:00 am PT and we'll be there live. Set your browsers at this very URL and check the local time, listed below. Refresh then and join us to see what's next!

October 23, 2012 1:00 PM EDT

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Apple Store taken down before ‘little’ event

Apple Store down

Don't worry, we know. Odds are, there will be one or two surprises when the Apple Store returns this afternoon.

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Apple Store taken down before 'little' event originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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