The big news surrounding Apple today is that it’s Tuesday — a day that at several points during the year is the birth date of new Apple products and mild refreshes. What did Apple have in store for us? The iMac line did in fact get the highly rumored Core i3 dual-core processors for the lower end units. Ranging in speed from 3.06GHz-3.2GHz, the small increase in speed isn’t quite as important as the change in architecture. Intel’s Core i3 dual-core...
It looks like Apple is putting the final touches on a brand new 27″ LED Cinema Display, as well as a fatty update to the Mac Pro lineup this June. The Mac Pro has been slated for a refresh for a while, and with the release of the i7 iMac, I would only assume the Mac Pro would be the next in line. It has been reported by AppleInsider that the Cupertino pimps will possibly be sticking with Xeon processors from Intel, supposedly the Xeon 5600 Series...
As Apple transitions more towards actual desktop processors in the iMac line, heat is going to be an issue. The next logical step would be to add water cooling. But such setups take up pretty generous amounts of room — something the iMac doesn’t really have much of. But when there’s a will, there’s a way. A patent filed way back in ’06 showed Apple to be working on a type of iMac water cooled dock. While a dock and an actual iMac...
It wouldn’t be the first time you know. Apple has over the years received special attention when it comes to the brainy silicon chips that power everything inside our computers. Everyone is currently rantin’ and ravin’ about the Core i7 iMac’s (both good and bad). And for most general consuemrs, the Core i7 (heck, even the Core 2 Duo and i5 variants) are more than plenty. But we’re not “normal” are we? New word on the streets is...
In what is definitely going to be a good day for Apple fans everywhere, in addition to updated iMacs, the Mac Pros are receiving their own welcomed upgrades. Follow on through for the goods. Quad Core: ($2,499.00) 2.66GHz Quad-core Xeon Nehalem processor with 8MB of L3 cache 3 x 1GB RAM 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC SDRAM 640GB hard drive at 7200 rpm 18x double-layer SuperDrive NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB Mini DisplayPort and DVI (dual-link) for video output (adapters sold...
