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Apple repeats NAND SSD slowdown issue with 256GB drive aboard the $1,299 15-inch MacBook Air

Apple may have made the same snafu with its base model SSD with its new 15-inch MacBook Air that it made with the 13-inch version of the notebook. The SSD, which features a single 256GB NAND chip, offers slower SSD read and write speeds when compared to the other models with more storage available. The […]

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Workarounds found to allow you to run Windows 11 for free on your Apple Silicon Mac

As nifty as it is to run Windows 11 on an Apple Silicon Mac, it gets expensive between paying for Parallels Desktop’s licensing fee and Windows 11’s licensing fee. As such, the cool cats at Lifehacker and 9to5Mac have put together some excellent workaround guides to allow you to run Windows 11 for free using […]

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iFixit teardown notes smaller heatsink in new M2-based MacBook Pro notebooks

A recent teardown has shown that Apple’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max-based MacBook Pro note feature a considerably smaller heatsink due to supply chain issues. According to recent reports by iFixit and MaxTech, the new MacBook Pro’s revised thermal architecture appears to be caused by the reduced overall footprint of the ‌M2‌ Pro and […]

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Benchmark tests indicate 2023 MacBook Pro features slower SSD read and write speeds compared to the M2 MacBook Air

As nifty as the 2023 MacBook Pro might be, its SSD speeds may be lacking. A quick set of benchmark tests has shown that the SSD speeds on the 2023 14-inch MacBook Pro yields slower read and write speeds than the M2-based MacBook Air. The reason for this comes as Apple trades off using fewer […]

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Apple announces Mac mini M2 Pro, opens pre-orders for new desktop

Alongside the nifty new M2-based 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro notebooks, Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new Mac mini with both M2 and M2 Pro chips. There were rumors of this last year, but when the company debuted the Mac Studio in March 2022, it seemed as is a pro version of the Mac mini […]