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64-bit MacBook Pro notebooks may take up to 16GB of RAM

In a somewhat surprising discovery, the cool cats at CNET, have discovered that despite the specified amount of RAM your MacBook Pro can max out at, the machine will still recognize and use more RAM if it’s available. With that in mind, the article recommends using the System Profile utility. It gets interesting from there: […]

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Apple quietly releases updated MacBook Pro notebook models

Well, this one came by surprise. Per AppleInsider, with no mention of the update, Apple on Monday improved its MacBook Pro lineup with slightly faster Intel processors, as well as new graphics processors and larger hard drives in some models. The new entry-level MacBook Pro now sports a 2.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 CPU. It […]

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Rumor: Apple may unveil updated MacBook Pro notebooks before end of 2011

Just when you’d recently bought a 2011, Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro and were feeling somewhat cool. Per AppleInsider, Apple may be preparing a refresh of its professional notebook line ahead of the holiday shopping season to better bridge the gap. According to sources close to the story, the late-2011 MacBook Pro refresh will deliver marginal speed […]

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Apple discontinues $999 white MacBook

It’s kind of turning into a day of days, news-wise. In the midst of news, updates and product releases, Apple has officially axed the US$999 white plastic MacBook, which has held down the low-cost end of Appleā€™s laptop line for years. Per Macworld, the notebook was bumped off by the brand new US$999 MacBook Air, […]

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MacBook Air News

Apple releases Thunderbolt, Sandy Bridge, backlit keyboard-equipped MacBook Air notebooks

You might have been waiting for this. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Wednesday the long-anticipated new version of its MacBook Air notebook, equipping the ultraportables with Thunderbolt ports, backlit keyboards and Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge processors offering up to twice the performance of their predecessors. Like the previous generation models, the new MacBook Airs start at […]