Looks like Apple Computers is giving smokers another reason to kick the killer habit. According to The Consumerist, two customers found their AppleCare warranties voided, due to contamination from cigarette smoke! The fact that smoking is bad is common sense, but electronics failing because of secondhand smoke? Preposterous!
Well, maybe not. Apple may have good reason refusing warranty repairs to the computers of smokers, as proven by one of the customers who have his warranty money rendered useless: “[Steve] Jobs’ office did not help Derek, but he resolved some of the problems himself by disassembling his Macbook and cleaning it out …read more

Despite all the iPhone hate, Apple’s laptops deserve all that love. Same with its desktops. Check out what retailers are planning to offer come Black Friday, which is tomorrow:

Current Model
Retail
MacMall
BestBuy
Amazon

13″ White MacBook
$999
-$100
-$100
-$81

13″ 2GHz MacBook
$1299
-$119
-$100
-$79

13″ 2.4GHz MacBook
$1599
-$149
-$150
-$129

15″ 2.4GHz MB Pro
$1999
-$200
-$100
-$200

15″ 2.5Ghz MB Pro
$2499
-$250
-$100
-$210

17″ 2.5GHz MB Pro
$2799
-$250
-$100
-$105

1.6GHz MacBook Air
$1799
-$149
-$150
-$55

1.8GHz SSD MacBook Air
$2499
-$179
-$150
-$129

20″ 2.4GHz iMac
$1199
-$119
-$100
-$69

20″ 2.6GHz iMac
$1499
-$129
-$100
-$80

24″ 2.8GHz iMac
$1799
-$159
-$150
-$119

24″ 3.06GHz iMac
$2199
-$159
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Mac Pro 2.8GHz
$2799
-$250
-$150
-$174

Note: MacMall and Amazon’s prices take into account the mail-in rebate.
Source: Mac Rumors