Apple News - Hardware Update
31 posts filed under Apple News - Hardware Update
Apple Quietly Updates Low-End MacBook
Although leaked over the weekend by a Vietnamese website Apple has today quietly updated the low-end MacBook with a faster processor and update graphics capabilities. The new polycarbonate MacBooks spec is: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB DDR3 memory 250GB hard drive 8x double-layer SuperDrive…
Apple Unveils 17-inch Unibody MacBook Pro
As was speculated prior to Macworld Apple announced the availability of the 17-inch MacBook Pro based on the unibody enclosure design revealed in October 2008. The 17-inch MacBook Pro features a aluminium unibody enclosure, and a revolutionary new built-in battery that delivers up to eight…
Apple Unleashes Updated Mac Pros and Xserves
Apple has today updated the Mac Pro workstation and its Xserve server range . Both machines now feature Intels "Harpertown" processors. The Mac Pro combines two 45-nm Quad-Core Xeon processors running up to 3.2GHz and up to 4TB of internal storage. The standard 8-core configuration…
MacBook Pro Receives Update
As per the rumours yesterday Apple has updated its professional line of notebooks to include faster Core 2 Duo processors using Santa Rosa technology, support for up to 4GB of RAM, LED backlit displays and 17-inch models can have a high resolution displays up to…
Apple Releases 8-Core Mac Pro
Apple has finally released the long-rumoured 8-Core Mac Pro . Apple describes the machine as; Meet the latest addition to the Mac Pro family: The world’s first 3.0GHz, 8-core Intel Xeon-based Mac Pro. Consider the bar officially raised. The officially specification on the new systems…
Xserve RAID Capacity Quietly Increased
Apple today quietly bumped the the maximum capacity if the Xserve RAID. A build-to-order option has been added allowing the RAID units to be configured up to 10.5TB, up from 7TB, across a total 14 drives. A price drop also appears to have taken place…
Apple Quietly Upgrades Airport Base Stations
Apple today quietly updated its Airport base stations, featuring 802.11n, giving up to five times the performance of previous Airport base stations and twice the coverage. "The new Airport Extreme is the most powerful and easy to use Wi-Fi base station that we have ever…
Apple Introduces Apple TV
Along with the iPhone Apple also introduced Apple TV, we already knew the product by the name of iTV. “Apple TV is like a DVD player for the 21st century—you connect it to your entertainment system just like a DVD player, but it plays digital…
Apple Announces iPhone
View photographs of the Apple iPhone At todays Macworld Expo opening Keynote CEO Steve Jobs announced that the company will begin shipping a new mobile phone known as the iPhone in June 2007. iPhone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allows users to make…
Apple Ships Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros
As was widely expected Apple today released new MacBook Pro notebooks feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors, updated optical drives, . The 15" model will ship now with the 17" model following next week. Apple is also shipping its MagSafe Airline adaptor for $59. Now…
Apple Unveils New iPod Shuffle
Apple's new iPod Shuffle music player Amongst other news, Apple today updated their popular iPod Shuffle music player. The new iPod Shuffle (above), is available in one universal size (1 Gigabyte) and can hold up to 240 songs. Its enclosure is made entirely of aluminium…
Apple Quietly Upgrades Mac mini Processors [Updated]
Apple today quietly updated the default processor speeds on new Intel Mac minis, at no extra cost. Of note the Mac mini did not receive an upgrade to the Core 2 processors but continues to use Yonah chips. The base model now features a 1.66Ghz…
Apple Slashes Prices of Cinema Displays and Airport Cards
Apple today slashed the price of all its Apple Cinema Displays across all of its Stores. Apple Cinema Displays US Store Apple Cinema Displays UK Store Apple also knocked the price of an individual Airport Extreme card down from $79 to $49.
Apple Shows Off New 64-bit Xserve
“Xserve has always been the perfect server for Mac workgroups and now it will run over five times faster for the same breakthrough price,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With new Intel processors, a redesigned hardware architecture, and an…
Apple Unveils Mac Pro
Mac Pro, inside “Apple has successfully completed the transition to using Intel processors in just seven months—210 days to be exact,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “And what better product to complete it with than the new Mac Pro, the workstation Mac users have been…
Apple Introduces $899 iMac for Education [Updated]
Apple today released an iMac priced for education, at $899 the 17-inch iMac features a 1.83GHz Core Duo, as well as 512MB of memory, Combo and 80GB hard drive. The iMac has no been stripped of its iSight and ship with Airport as standard. The…
MacBook Pro 17-inch Firmware Update
Apple today quietly released a Firmware Update for the 17-inch MacBook Pro. This SMC Firmware Update adjusts fan behavior in the MacBook Pro 17-inch.
MacBook Pro Receives Quiet Speed Bump [Update]
Apple today quietly bumped the processor speed of its MacBook Pro line with the price points remaining unchanged. The MacBook Pro line-up consists of the following: 15.4" 2.0Ghz Core Duo, $1,999 (£1,399) 15.4" 2.16Ghz Core Duo, $2,499 (£1,699) 17" 2.16Ghz Core Duo, $2,799 (£1,899) IN…
Apple Releases MacBook
Apple today released the long anticipated MacBook computer, the successor to the iBook. The new Black MacBook As expected the MacBook comes with a 13-inch widescreen display and is available in Black and White. 1.83GHz White MacBook $1,099 (£749): 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280 x 800…
Apple Releases 17-inch MacBook Pro
As rumoured Apple today released the 17-inch MacBook Pro at NAB 2006. “The 17-inch MacBook Pro delivers the speed and screen area of a professional desktop system in the world’s best notebook design,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With…