Apple announced some new changes to their lineup of laptops (apparently their main focus nowadays, judging from my trips to the Apple Store and their desktop line of late):
Apple revamps entire MacBook lineup, lowers prices - Ars Technica
Among other things included now are a non-user-replaceable laptop battery for anything higher than the $999 basic white MacBook model. I assume replacing the battery will require a trip to an Apple Store (and paying them to do it/buying a new battery from Apple instead of a third party). While longer-lasting battery life is cited as a benefit of this decision, I'm not sure if this was the best thing to adapt from the MacBook Air (or the iPod).
Meanwhile, the iPhone line gets an upgrade tech-wise, with video-recording abilities added and the old model being dropped in price to $99. Still expensive with the cost of the AT&T plan factored in, versus just buying a regular cell phone and an iPod Touch (or the iPod Touch with Skype).
Apple revamps entire MacBook lineup, lowers prices - Ars Technica
Among other things included now are a non-user-replaceable laptop battery for anything higher than the $999 basic white MacBook model. I assume replacing the battery will require a trip to an Apple Store (and paying them to do it/buying a new battery from Apple instead of a third party). While longer-lasting battery life is cited as a benefit of this decision, I'm not sure if this was the best thing to adapt from the MacBook Air (or the iPod).
Meanwhile, the iPhone line gets an upgrade tech-wise, with video-recording abilities added and the old model being dropped in price to $99. Still expensive with the cost of the AT&T plan factored in, versus just buying a regular cell phone and an iPod Touch (or the iPod Touch with Skype).
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