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Core i7-based MacBook Pro boasts speedy SATA benchmarks

In as much as the new Core i7-based MacBook Pro has been described as being toasty, an article over on DIGILLOYD offers benchmarks citing strong SATA write performance on the new model. Per the article, the April 2010 MacBook Pro has top-flight performance on both internal SATA ports via the following benchmarks: DIGLLOYD tracked these […]

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OWC releases additional Do-It-Yourself upgrade kits for Apple notebooks, Mac minis

Peripherals provider and all-around-useful company Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the release of over 50 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Storage Upgrade Kits for Apple’s notebooks and Mac mini computers. Per Macsimum News, suggested retail pricing starts at US$67.99 for a model that consists of a 2.5-inch SATA hard drive up to 1TB, an OWC brand FireWire […]

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MacBook Pro Software

Apple Releases MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7

Apple released its MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.7 patch on Tuesday, a 3.4 megabyte download which addresses an issue reported by a small number of customers using drives based on the SATA 3Gbps specification with the June 2009 MacBook Pro. While this update allows drives to use transfer rates greater than 1.5Gbps, Apple has […]

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Apple Opts for Slower SATA Spec for Hard Disk Drives in New 13″ MacBook Pro

In spite of Apple’s introduction of the 13″ unibody MacBook Pro notebook at WWDC last week, it may have opted for a slower standard. According to Engadget, the new MacBook Pro notebooks that ship with conventional hard disks may only have a 1.5GBps SATA enabled, while SSD configs are apparently getting the full 3.0GBps SATA […]

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Hands on with the Runcore Pro IV 2.5-inch SATA SSD

Over on the Apple Core, Jason O’Grady has a full hands-on rundown the the Runcore SATA solid state drive as well as its impressive benchmark numbers. The drive itself can be dropped into any MacBook notebook. Take a gander and see what you think.