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Apple launches 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Solid-State Drive Service Program to address potential issues in 2017 model MacBook Pro SSDs

If you have an Apple 13-inch non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro from 2017, this is important. Apple has launched a 13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Solid-State Drive Service Program. The program allows customers to get free SSD replacements on “a limited number” of devices affected with a data loss issue with those devices. It’s specifically […]

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Rumor: Apple to release upgraded Mac mini centered at the pro community, revamped MacBook with Retina display, this fall

It’s small, but it shall be updated. The rumor mill has it that Apple’s cool-but-out-of-date Mac mini is getting a hefty refresh this fall. In addition, Apple is apparently targeting the pro user community with the new machine, which saw only minor improvements four years ago, and its last major changes came back in 2010. […]

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Apple releases details on Intel’s JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 controller found on the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro

Last week, the rather cool cats at iFixit ran a complete teardown of the 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. The analysis located Intel’s new JHL7540 Thunderbolt 3 controller, introduced earlier this year as part of its “Titan Ridge” family among the notebooks components. While the specifications for the JHL7540 lists compatibility with DisplayPort 1.4 on […]

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iFixit releases 13-inch 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro teardown, finds larger battery, new power supply, other changes

The cool cats at iFixit have just published their teardown of the 13-inch 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro, the results indicating larger battery and speaker components, which appear to have come without an increase in overall weight. The notebook has been upgraded from a five-cell, 49.2 watt-hour battery to a 58 watt-hour six-cell part. The […]

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2018 model Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks available for same day in-store pickup from U.S. Apple Store locations

If you’re hankering for Apple’s newest notebook, you can grab it the same day from your local Apple Store. Following Apple’s announcement of the new 2018 Touch Bar MacBook Pro notebooks on Tuesday, the company announced that the units are available for in-store pickup. This means customers can now place an order via the Apple […]