Apple seeks to patent liquid cooling for notebooks
Apple has filed for patents on two different liquid cooling technologies, both intended to apply to future notebooks. Current MacBooks use air cooling, driven by internal fans; while this is sufficient, it is thought that future components -- such as faster video cards and quad-core CPUs -- may force Apple to use more efficient (and possibly quieter) cooling. Active and passive methods are being...
published on Tuesday, the 2. December 2008, macintosh-news-network
Macessity releases LapTuk Clear notebook stand
Macessity on Monday released the LapTuk Clear, a 3/8-inch clear acrylic stand designed to fit above a MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air or PowerBook 15-inch. Able to hold displays that weigh up to 35 pounds, the stand allows access to all ports and the drive slot. A hot-air relief opening in the back helps prevent overheating, while a cable management slot is provided to keep everything on the tab...
published on Monday, the 1. December 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apple deals: MacBook, MacBook Air, iPod shuffle, more
Apple's online store is currently offering a range of refurbished products from MacBooks to iPods. Starting at $849 is the 2.1GHz MacBook with 1GB of memory, a 120GB hard drive and ComboDrive. The 20-inch, 2.66GHz iMac is available for $1,299 with 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. Refurbished MacBook Air models can be purchased for as little as $1,199 with a 2.6GHz processor, 2GB of memory ...
published on Friday, the 21. November 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apple deals: refurb MacBook, Mac Pro, iMac, more
Currently the Apple store is offering some great deals on refurbished Mac models from the MacBook to the Mac Pro. Starting at $849 is the base model MacBook with 2.1GHz processor, 1GB of memory and a 120GB hard drive. The base level 20-inch iMac is currently priced at $999 with 1GB of memory, 250GB hard drive and 2.4GHz processor. The MacBook Air with 1.6GHz processor 2GB of memory and 80GB PAT...
published on Friday, the 31. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
DealNN: bargain Macs, 3rd gen. iPod nano, HP printer
A selection of bargain Mac computers are currently featured at DealNN today. First off is the new 13-inch, 2.0GHz MacBook priced at $1219 after a mail in rebate from OnSale.com. Also at OnSale is the 1.8GHz MacBook Air priced at $1919 after mail in rebate. Get a refurbished 20-inch iMac with 2.0GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a 250GB hard drive for $949 at Apple's online store. MacMall.com has r...
published on Wednesday, the 22. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
MacBook Air delayed to November in US
Users ordering the new MacBook Air may be in for a small delay, with some shipment notifications indicating that the orders will ship in early November. AppleInsider reports that a user who purchased a CTO MacBook Air, with the 1.86GHz processor, 128GB solid state drive, and Mini DisplayPort to DVI adaptor, saw his order jump to November 5th for shipping. The customer is expected to receive the or...
published on Friday, the 17. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
Apple releases Migration and DVD/CD Sharing Update
Apple has released a Migration DVD/CD Sharing Update that improves the performance of migrations performed over FireWire, Ethernet and wireless networks. The update also includes the previously-released DVD or CD Sharing Setup Update 1.0 software, which allows a computer to host a remote optical drive for MacBook Air systems....
published on Friday, the 17. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
AMEX intros slim Blu-ray burner for Macs, PCs
Hong Kong-based AMEX Digital on Thursday announced the release of a slim Blu-ray drive for Mac computers. The Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive is styled like the MacBook Air's Superdrive and allows users to read and write Blu-ray discs, including BD-R and BD-RE formats in both full 12cm and mini 8cm sizes. Dual-layer Blu-ray media is also supported, allowing users to copy up to 50GB of data at o...
published on Thursday, the 16. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
DealNN: Mac notebooks, iMac, FREE Matrix box set
Today's deals at DealNN include an array of previous generation portable Macs at discounted prices. First off is the refurbished 2.4GHz MacBook in black priced at $1099, down from $1299 at the Apple store. Next up is the MacBook Air for $1668 (after mail in rebate) with 1.6GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 80GB hard drive from MacMall. The 2.2GHz 15-inch MacBook Pro is priced at $1399 after a ma...
published on Tuesday, the 14. October 2008, macintosh-news-network
MacBook Air gets a bigger drives, NVIDIA 9400M graphics
Apple on the MacBook Air: "Better graphics. More storage. Yet still the world?s thinnest notebook."Read More...
published on Tuesday, the 14. October 2008, ars-technica