With the partnership between Apple and Intel barreling through the tech world at lightning speeds, so making sure we stay connected at these speeds is a plus. With Apple equipping Thunderbolt on it’s latest round of refreshes, it isn’t out of the norm for companies to jump on the bandwagon of peripherals to keep us connected. Just as it was when Apple rocked FireWire years ago, and just like USB 3.0 will soon start to catch on – we are left with only a few...
Students, teachers and anyone else in the education world looking for an affordable “in” into the OS X way of life now have one thanks to Apple’s new student-specific iMac. In order to make the 3-digit $999 price bracket, some performance had to be lost. Still, the configuration isn’t too terrible — 21.5″ 1920 x 1080 display, 3.1 GHz Core i3 dual-core processor, AMD Radeon HD 6750 GPU, 2 GB DDR3 RAM and 250 GB hard drive. If...
While many men stair at scantly clad women, nerds stare at the insides of plastic boxes looking for the most intricate and tiny pieces of silicon. (Ok, there’s some women thrown in from time to time too…) In that regard, the “PlayBoy” of the gadget world, iFixit, continues to impress and intrigue with their detailed teardown guides full of big, vivid pictures. And like clockwork 24 hours after Apple unveils their new 2011 iMac line complete with...
Just as rumors suggested, Apple unleashed new iMacs today. The biggest upgrades include the highly successful Intel Sandy Bridge processors and Intel’s new Thunderbolt I/O connectivity which first debuted on the recently revamped Macbook Pro line. More surprising, however, is a new option for a Mac Pro-like graphics card by way of the AMD 6970M with 2GB of video memory. With that said, the big question you’re probably asking: Are the new iMacs worth it? Hop...
It’s pretty much a guaranteed bet that Apple will be refreshing their Mac hardware (Mac Pro, iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook Air) lines with the latest generation of Sandy Bridge processors. Current rumors say this week (likely tomorrow). While Apple never comments on such things, subtle evidence is popping up. Take for example, a new Best Buy sale where interested customers can get up to $250 (average is ~$100) off Apple’s shiny hardware. For those who know...
