Mac Pro

EPEAT’s criteria measure a product’s energy efficiency based on how easy it is to disassemble and recycle, among other factors. Apple’s latest MacBook Pro is considered nearly impossible to completely take apart.

Apple’s sharp 15-inch MacBook Pro equipped with retina display is still a newcomer on the shelves. But already Apple could be gearing up to introduce a smaller, 13-inch version before the end of the year. According to industry rumors …

Apple marketing claims products are green, but MacBook Pro with Retina Display’s glued-in battery isn’t recyclable. Removing all Macs from the program foreshadows similar design approach coming to other models. Apple made a choice, by putting …

Apple once touted its environmental friendliness, especially with its MacBook Pro, which was energy efficient, recyclable and held fewer toxins. Apple also has a section on its website devoted to its recycling program, focusing on smaller impact on the environment.

Now, Apple products won’t be found on the EPEAT registry. This includes the company’s brand new MacBook Pro with Retina Display, which Apple praised for its reduced environmental footprint. This move leaves many Apple fans like myself asking …

Rumors that Apple may release a 13-inch MacBook Pro model with a Retina display got a boost when unverified benchmarks of an unreleased MacBook Pro model running an unreleased build of Mountain Lion turned up in logs for the benchmarking … Continue reading →

Frisbee said Apple had not submitted its latest laptop, the 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, for EPEAT certification. That may be because certain assembly decisions Apple made with the product, such as gluing the battery to the case and … Continue reading →

First, upgrade a 2009 13-inch MacBook Pro with three different hard-drive and RAM configurations … Boot times from shutdown were comparable, with the rebuilt Mac needing less than 10 seconds additional time to open the OS.

… is also offering existing Pro users a three-month Pro 100 trial to share with family and friends. Earlier this year, Dropbox began rolling out a number of photo-upload updates to its Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS services, beginning in … Continue reading →

but EPEAT CEO Robert Frisbee told the Journal that Apple’s latest laptop, the MacBook Pro with its high-resolution Retina screen, would not have been eligible for certification because the computer’s battery is glued into its case, which makes …