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2011 MacBook Pro notebooks booting to gray screen, freezing, workarounds suggested

As nifty and drool-worthy as the 2011 MacBook Pro notebooks may be, there still may be issues to sort out. Per MacFixIt, a number of owners have noted an issue wherein the machine will start up to the gray Apple logo screen without a progress indicator and freeze. Apple has also noted the issue, releasing […]

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Apple releases Boot Camp update for 2011 MacBook, MacBook Pro users

Per the cool cats at MacFixIt, Apple has released an update to the Boot Camp drivers for the latest MacBook Pro systems. This update addresses a couple of problems with Japanese and Korean keyboards in the system, and also fixes shutdown problems, according to the update’s download page. The update is specific for Windows 7, […]

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Poll: The Question of the Ages

It’s April Fool’s Day and some questions just need to be asked… Who would win in a fight? Snooki Standardized testing    Free polls from Pollhost.com

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MacBook Pro News

2011 MacBook Pro Turbo Boost problem may be larger issue than originally thought

The good news is that the new 2011 MacBook Pro notebooks are out and they are generally considered speedy and awesome. The bad news is that Apple may have been aware for some time of the problem of new MacBook Pros crashing under heavy loads. According PC Pro magazine, Apple appears to have deliberately turned […]

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2011 MacBook Pro notebooks may be locking up/temperature spiking under heavy CPU/GPU loads

It’s not as specific a problem as you might like but it’s getting some attention. Per MacRumors, a lengthy discussion thread on Apple’s discussion forum reveals an issue that some new 2011 MacBook Pro owners have been having with their new machines. A MacRumors discussion thread also mirrors some of the complaints. Forum user lithast […]