Will New 27-Inch iMac Get Me to Put Down the Laptop?
Monday, October 26th, 2009This weekend I ordered my third Mac computer. My first was a MacBook Pro, about a year and a half ago, then later I got a MacMini, specifically for use as a media server. This new one is going to be a 27″ iMac with the i7 processor, due out in November. I had anticipated [...]
External MacBook Batteries Keep You Fully Powered
Monday, May 4th, 2009A friend took a long flight to Australia last week, and like many of us computer obsessed people, she wanted her computer with her and functioning on the plane. She opted to take her older MacBook Pro over the new unibody model because the older one had swappable batteries to keep it going, and the [...]
Apple Refreshes Entire Desktop Line
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009For those who like their Macs stationary, Apple rolled out updated versions of their entire desktop line.
Mac Pro: Apple’s top-of-the-line desktop system moves to Intel’s Nehalem architecture with support of triple-channel DDR3 ECC memory and a faster controller built into the Xeon processor. Apple says this will increase memory bandwidth by about 2.4 times and [...]
Few Surprises in Apple’s New Laptops
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage once more to announce a refresh to the company’s laptops. Having bought a new MacBook Pro in March, I was somewhat relieved that nothing in the announcement was so amazing that I even considered needing to buy a new one.
The most talked about change is probably Apple’s [...]