FEATURE OF THE WEEK | 12/19/2008 – 12/26/08
Back in October, when Apple introduced the new aluminum MacBooks, they also introduced a $999 MacBook with the classic white polycarbonate case, Superdrive, and 2.1 GHz processor. It’s the only current MacBook that still has a FireWire 400 port, which is essential for people with older MiniDV or HDV camcorders or FireWire400-equipped hard drives.
That’s a great machine, but right now we have something better at the same $999 price – namely, a previous-generation white MacBook with a 2.4GHz processor and 2GB or RAM (compared to the 2.1GHz processor and 1GB of RAM in the current white MacBook). Our 2.4GHz MacBook also has a 160GB hard drive (compared to the 120GB drive in the current model) and a DVD-burning Superdrive.
Again, this 2.4GHz MacBook is on sale for $999.99 and includes a FREE Isis case and free three-day express shipping until 12/31.
“It is fitting that a black man……..”
Don, please don’t refer to President Barack Obama as a black man. He is no more black than white. Biracial, African-American, or mixed race, yes. Not that I would object to a true black man being elected president. Just be accurate.
Yes, we do read your letters!
Just wanted to thank you for the ‘soapbox’ article and your support of some of the more progressive radio shows. I’ve decided to buy all my macs from you in the future! Have a great New Year.
Your sentiments about the significance of Barack Obama’s election ring true. Thank you for your eloquent statements. I join you in hoping for and working for a better USA and a better world.
You know, Don – that’s just too rich of you. Your party prances around for eight years destroying a President and demeaning our country in the most unconscionable manner in the process, and now b/c you’ve won you think everyone should be nice nice. Yeah right. I hope Obama surprises certainly, yet he’s off to a pretty bad start, esp. with what was probably the most divisive inaugural speech in a long time (if you actually read it – don’t just listen to the eloquence).
Don, you stated the following: “We now we have an African-American President of the USA.”
In my eyes he’s just an American, not a black American. I don’t label by skin color. I don’t even see the color of someone’s skin after a while, any more than I would continue to dwell on someone’s hair color or label a blond by saying, “A Blond American!” Why is skin color so important to you? Wouldn’t you object if someone called you a European American because you’re white?
Since Obama’s mother was white, why is he any more black than white if you insist on racial labels? Unfortunately, in this country we uphold the racist viewpoint that anyone with any black heritage is considered black. It’s a Nazi or master race concept – white represents racial purity. Thus, anyone with one iota of black genes is labeled black. It’s a double standard, obviously. The Nazi’s re-invented all this racial nonsense. Can’t we get beyond our peculiar fixation with the color of our skins? Can’t we get beyond racial polarization? I have a dream, I have a dream that one day we won’t care about the color of our skins! We’ll see each other simply as Americans!
Germans in this country were once labeled as “German Americans.” Well that’s gone by the wayside. I’m predicting that African-American will also become a relic of our past as well.
I love your soap box. thank you.