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Apple offers 8TB SSD option for 2019 Mac Pro model

If you’re looking to upgrade your brand new 2019 Mac Pro and are willing to hurl some more money on it, you can now go the 8TB SSD route. Apple has updated the Mac Pro configurator to include a new 8TB SSD option. This configuration was initially listed as coming soon when Mac Pro orders first began […]

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Apple posts installation instructions for 2019 Mac Pro upgrades

With the launch of the 2019 Mac Pro, Apple on Tuesday revealed a dedicated support webpage complete with directions as to how to upgrade the RAM, PCIe cards, and other components of the new Mac Pro. Previously reserved for the cylindrical 2013 Mac Pro, Apple’s support page was redesigned today with resources specific to the 2019 version that went […]

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Apple updates release dates, says 2019 Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR “coming in September”

Apple has published something of a release date for its 2019 Mac Pro/Ultimate Cheese Grater of Power and its associated display. The company, which announced its long-awaited next-gen Mac Pro along with the Pro Display XDR, at WWDC last week, has gone from stating the products would arrive in the fall, to a more specific […]

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Initial tests point to 15% faster CPU performance, other changes in 2016 12-inch Retina MacBooks

Apple’s next-gen 12-inch retina MacBook is out the door and the numbers have been run on it. Over at Geekbench, Christina Warren noted that that 1.2 GHz configuration runs around 15 to 18 percent faster CPU performance compared to last year’s equivalent model. The notebook earned a single-core score of 2,894 and a multi-core score […]

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Microsoft debuts Surface Book hybrid, could give the MacBook notebooks a run for their money

Microsoft has come a long way with its Surface tablet. The Surface Book, which debuted earlier this week, is built more like a traditional notebook and a recent New York press event showed the unit appearing like a variant of the classic 13-inch white MacBook made of metal, not polycarbonate plastic. The hinge is unique […]