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OWC unveils 960GB notebook SSD for almost $1,300

It’s the huge SSD unit you always wanted for your Mac notebook…and it’ll be pricey. Per Mac|Life, Mac peripherals outfitter Other World Computing has announced the availability of the Mercury Electra MAX 3G, a whopping 960GB 2.5-inch solid-state storage drive clocked at 3.0Gb/s for high performance as well as high capacity. The drive purportedly offers […]

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Apple releases Lexmark Printer Driver 2.7, Brother Printer Drivers 2.8

On Wednesday, Apple released updated printer drivers for the Mac OS X 10.6 and Mac OS X 10.7 operating systems. Lexmark Printer Driver 2.7, a 182 megabyte download, adds the most recent drivers for the company’s printers and multi-function peripherals. Brother Printer Driver 2.8, a 150 megabyte download, does the same. Both updates can be […]

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MacBook Pro Rumor

Rumor: Apple testing ultrathin, optical-drive-free 15″ MacBook Pro notebook

Never doubt the thin nature of the MacBook Air, as people tend to like it. Per the Japanese Macotakara web blog, Apple is allegedly prepared to add a new thin-and-light 15-inch MacBook to its lineup in the near future, with one report claiming the company has finished development of a crucial test component. Calling the […]

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Intel announces 710 series enterprise-class SSD units, talks up endurance factor

Solid-state drives: They’re getting prolific. And that’s never a bad thing. Per Macworld, Intel on Wednesday announced the new 710 series solid-state drives, the company currently pitching the units as a replacement to hard drives in enterprise servers. The SSDs will come with capacities ranging from 100GB to 300GB and include features to protect data […]

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Mac mini News

Apple premieres Mac mini without optical drive

It’s not the end times, but it is a change. For the first time ever, Apple’s new Mac mini models, released on Wednesday, lack an optical drive for CDs or DVDs, as the Mac maker continues to move away from physical formats like discs. Per AppleInsider, Apple boasted in unveiling the new Mac mini hardware […]