Apple Trots Out More MacBook Reruns

5 Comments »February 26th, 2008

Let me say straight off that I am imbibed with as much Mac fetish as the next fanboy. When it comes to notebooks, the MacBook Pro still remains the standard by which all contemporary laptops are judged, in my feigned humble opinion. But today’s “new” MacBook rollout left me feeling as though I’m watching reruns of early 1950s sitcoms. Did Apple’s hardware design team go on a writer’s strike? Was Johnny Ives shipped away in a crate to some Chinese manufacturing plant? Why is Apple prolonging the life of these tired designs? (more…)

Apple Rolls Out Crazy Expensive 8-Core Mac Pro

No Comments »April 4th, 2007

Just when you thought your three month old Mac Pro was safe from obsolescence, Apple pulls the rug out from under your workstation. Today the company announced its long awaited dual quad-core system based on Intel’s new “Clovertown” Xeon processors. That’s four cores on a single die, totalling eight cores, for those of you whom are math challenged. I barely use the full potential my single quad core Mac Pro offers, let alone 8 bloody cores! Still, I can see real world applications for video professionals and science fields.

If you want one be prepared for sticker shock. The “entry level” 8-core model starts at $3,298. Fortunately standard dual-core models based on Intel “Woodcrest” Xeon remains available starting at a reasonable $2,200.

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Apple UK Store Leaks 8-Core Mac Pro Availability, Steve Jobs Spits Coffee All Over MacBook Screen

No Comments »March 12th, 2007

Apple.co.uk has inadvertantly listed the upcoming 8–core Xeon Mac Pro. We’ve heard rumors to this product’s impending release, but this is the first confirmation, coming from Apple no less.

Somewhere in the halls of Apple UK, an employee’s ass is being handed to him, along with a pink slip.

More proof of Mac Pro coming next week?

No Comments »August 3rd, 2006

Some spy photos taken from the floor of the Moscone Center, where workers are setting up for next weeks World Wide Developers Conference, are quickly circulating around the web. The image reveals a banner depicting a 64bit processor icon. This could be further evidence that Apple will announce the much anticipated Intel-based professional workstation at the event. Not that any further verification is needed, as we know almost for certain the Mac Pro (the official name for Apple’s PowerMac successor) will be unveiled. The reference to 64bit could also have something to do with OSX 10.5, codenamed leopard. We shall soon see.