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Samsung looking to release 512GB solid-state notebook hard drive

You love having a solid-state hard drive, but you’ve had to put your Mac’s files on a crash diet to fit everything on there. This might be the solution. Per Electronista, Samsung announced its 2.5-inch PM830, capable of holding as much as 512GB, twice as much as most SSDs, but also has the headroom to […]

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Apple releases Lion Recovery Disk Assistant to function with external hard drives

If your Lion partition is being finicky, this might help. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday released Lion Recovery Disk Assistant software to enable users to create recovery partitions on external drives. Lion Recovery Disk Assistant expands Apple’s Recovery features in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to add support for creating a Recovery Disk on external […]

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Accessory hard drive News

Iomega Mac Companion hard drive boasts iOS device charging port, 2 and 3TB capacities

Apple’s recent Mac OS X Lion release shows how the Mac and iOS platforms are increasingly overlapping. And third-parties are beginning to follow Apple’s platform-blurring lead: On Tuesday, Iomega rolled out an external hard drive that also features a charging port designed for Apple’s mobile devices. Per Macworld, the Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive, which […]

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iMac News

Apple initiates replacement program of 1TB Seagate hard drives for iMacs sold between May and July of 2011

If you bought an iMac between May and July of this year, you might have a replacement hard drive coming your way. Per AppleInsider, Apple is recalling some Seagate 1TB hard drives used in iMac systems sold between May 2011 and July 2011 because of an unspecified failure issue. The program was initiated on Friday […]

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MacBook Air Rumor

Rumor: Additional sources point towards next-gen MacBook Air launch next week

Ya know, if the next-gen MacBook Air came out today and killed all this anticipation, that wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world. Per All Things D, a new report Thursday corroborates that Apple is expected to launch new MacBook Airs next week, featuring backlit keyboards and minimum 128GB solid-state hard drives. Updated: The […]