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Everyone's been asking us if they should buy a MacBook Pro; new goodies are announced at the Mobile World Congress; and the official Steve Jobs biography is on its way.

The 15-inch MacBook Pro adds some modest upgrades (SD slot, improved battery), while bumping CPU speeds and cutting prices.

This week, Donald and Jasmine discuss Zune Marketplace disappearing acts along with potentially revealing Zune HD price drops, impressive headphones for less than $50, and the latest Mac-friendly version of RealPlayer SP (now with video transcoding). Also, find out five (or really, eight) ways to put your music in the clouds, and hear what we have to say about a potential iPad competitor from Sony. Finally, is the Zii Egg a phone?

The lower-cost Mac Mini offers respectable budget performance and Apple's usual compelling design, but a puny hard drive and a lack of HDMI hurt this system's value and overall potential. It's actually more versatile next to its budget-priced Windows competition than the higher-end Mac Mini, but this entry-level Mac is still best left to Apple loyalists.

With strong competition among small PCs on the Windows side of the aisle, the latest Mac Mini faces a greater challenge than older models. If you demand a small, relatively affordable Mac, we suppose the Mac Mini is your only option. Otherwise, you can find Windows-based small form factor desktops that offer more interesting features with better value.


It's not fully baked yet, but Google Chrome for Mac reaches a major milestone with the release of an official beta version. More stable than the development version, this Chrome beta brings rocket-powered browsing to Apple's computers--but it still lacks some key features. And just how does it compare with Safari? Watch and find out.

We show you the JooJoo tablet, Google launches Chrome beta for Mac and adds extensions to Chrome for Windows, and Yahoo hopes to inspire your good side.

On this week's Digital City, we tackle one of the most contentious issues of our time -- Mac vs. PC. -- as Dan offers an enlightened path to peace for both camps.

Yank the battery from your Mac without shutting down, then pick up later right where you left off.