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Recent Apple documentation suggests that third-party eGPU hardware may not be supported under Apple Silicon hardware

Some Apple support documentation indicates that Apple might drop support for non-Apple GPUs in its transition to Apple Silicon processors. In a recent WWDC 2020 developer session focused on porting Metal apps to the new architecture, the company made it clear that Apple Silicon Macs will feature customer Apple GPUs. “Apple Silicon Mac contains an […]

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Apple releases 2020 model Mac mini, complete with faster processors and increased storage capacities

Apple on Wednesday released a decently bumped Mac mini model. The 2020 Mac mini features increased PCIe-based SSDs, complete with increased capacities. The $799 model now includes 256GB (up from 128GB), and the $1,099 model has 512GB (up from 256GB). The updated Mac mini is available in the following configurations: $799: 3.6GHz quad-core Core i3 CPU, […]

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Version 1.2 firmware update offers better compatibility between Blackmagic eGPU and Apple Pro Display XDR units

If you’re a Blackmagic user, you’ll like this. Blackmagic Design has released a firmware update that now offers full compatibility between the Blackmagic eGPU and Apple’s Pro Display XDR monitor. While the setup had previously been working, it’s been noted that the update makes interoperability that much smoother. The 1.2 version release works with both […]

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iPad Pro, 12-inch MacBook Pro, Pro Display XDR tested in compatibility review

Following up on Monday’s story as to how some Mac models only seemed to sync with a 5K resolution to Apple’s new Pro Display XDR, MacStories’ federico Viticci and Jonathan Morrison tested the new display on a current-get iPad Pro. Morrison posted a mini-review video of the iPad Pro syncing to the Pro Display XDR, […]

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Pro Display XDR only support 5K resolutions on some Mac models

There might be a small issue here. In spite of the excitement surrounding Apple’s new Pro Display XDR for the 2019 Mac Pro, a new report from AppleInsider states that the display only supports a 5K resolution, as opposed to the 6K it’s been marketed as supporting on certain machines: According to Thomas Grove Carter, […]