Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
(Via Hot Apple News.)
A major step forward in portable computing," MacBook Air, writes Eric M. Strauss (abcnews.go.com) "is a mega-desirable computer that blends aerodynamic styling with serious innovations in an itsy, bitsy three-pound package that is a blast to use." Strauss suggests that "if you are a student or worker-bee ...
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
(Via HardMac.)
Barefeats compared the new high-end MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Penryn and the previous model based on Santa Rosa clocked at 2.4GHz.the performance gain is not marginal, and more important than the one expected from a CPU speed boost. With Cinebench, the CPU performance improved by 16% while using Motion as ...
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
(Via Wired News: Cult of Mac.)
Apple has long been a supporter of Blu-ray, and with this week's demise of the competing HD DVD standard, some fans are starting to wonder when Apple will actually begin adding Blu-ray drives to its computers.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
(Via MacNN.)
Fantom Drives today unveiled its new G-Force MegaDisk eSATA+USB external storage system with multiple RAID options. Fantom's external storage system includes NTI Shadow Backup for real-time continuous backup, and supports 300MB/sec transfers via eSATA or 60MB/sec via USB 2.0. user configurable RAID modes include RAID 0 (disk striping) for ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
(Via MacNN.)
Intel's next large update to its mobile platform will bring a name change and significantly higher clock speeds, notebook makers claim. While Intel has largely used the original Centrino name for its combination processor, mainboard chipset, and wireless platform since it was first introduced in 2003, the company ...
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Monday, February 18th, 2008
(Via O'Grady's PowerPage.)
You know, there's really no way to make that headline sound dignified, as true as it may be. Still, after 20 days, PowerPage head honcho Jason O'Grady has finally begun carrying his beloved MacBook Air without accessories, thereby regaining...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
(Via MacDailyNews - Where Mac News Comes First.)
The Apple Mac mini has been around in one form or another for almost three years, and while...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
(Via Apple Matters.)
People have been discussing the limitations and sacrifices when it comes to the MacBook Air. “You get a slimmer form factor but a slower processor.” or “The full size keyboard is nice, but what about the lack of optical drive?” or “Yeah, it’s a stylish computer, but no ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog.)
As you probably know, I'm one of the people who, upon first opportunity after the Macworld Keynote ended a few weeks ago, exited the hall into the lobby of Moscone West and immediately ordered a MacBook Air -- the 1.6 Ghz version with the 80GB hard ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
(Via Macworld.)
Apple’s new MacBook Air offers a few build-to-order options, such as a faster processor and a solid-state drive. We got our hands on a 1.8GHz laptop equipped with the 64GB solid-state drive to see how it compares with the standard MacBook Air configuration in our benchmarks.
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