Archive for the 'Hardware' Category

Estimating a Mac’s Lifespan

Estimating a Mac’s Lifespan. Send this to all your friends new to the Mac. (Via TUAW.)

Apple Considering the Underside for Portable’s SuperDrives

Apple Considering the Underside for Portable’s SuperDrives. Just too interesting to pass up. The later concepts are the best. (Via AppleInsider.)

Wanna Save Money on a High-End Laptop? Buy a Mac.

Wanna Save Money on a High-End Laptop? Buy a Mac. “A MacBook Pro and a Dell laptop shoot out for the best value. Surprise, surprise, it’s the Mac! (Via Infinite Loop.)

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Optimizing Your Mac’s Work Space

Optimizing Your Mac’s Work Space. A good, quick post extolling the benefits of a dual-screen setup and using Exposé. (Via digg toplinks.)

MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo Notes

0610macbookpro_fam.jpgApple just released new MacBook Pros featuring new Core 2 Duo processors for a speed boost of up to 39%. TUAW has weeded through the press release to find some of the other new features we really want to know about.

Both models now support FW800, dual-layer SuperDrives (the original 15″ didn’t have these), and larger RAM and HD capacities. There’s even a new MagSafe airline adapter. Be sure to read the article for more details (Via TUAW.)

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NuLOOQ Navigator Now Half Price, Does Windows

NuLOOQ Navigator Now Half Price, Does Windows. (Via John Nack on Adobe.)

Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) Performance

Intel Core 2 Duo (Conroe) Performance. The funny thing is that they still don’t quite get to 3.0 Ghz. I know, Ghz doesn’t matter anymore but oh the irony. (Via MacRumors.)

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MacBooks Can Rotate External Displays

MacBooks Can Rotate External Displays. I’ve also tested this and it does work. It’s weird but it works. (Via macosxhints.)