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Teardown of non-Retina MacBook Pro finds thicker RAM slots, hard drive – Apple Insider

Apple’s updated MacBook Pros featuring the same design as the last generation are thicker than the new Retina display model thanks to stacked RAM slots and a 2.5-inch hard disk drive. iFixit took a peek inside the new 15-inch unibody … Continue reading

Drobo debuts a duo of Thunderbolt drives: the 5D for desktops and the Mini for road warriors – engadget

The Mini’s shell is crafted from metallic carbon fiber coated … that will provide flexibility to both Mac and Windows users. The two Thunderbolt ports allow customers to easily daisy-chain devices to accommodate massive growth, and the USB …

The BGR Show: Episode 3 – MacBook Pro Retina review, Jay Sean’s funny photo addiction – bgr.com

This week we take a look at Apple’s brand new MacBook Pro with Retina display, arguably the best laptop ever made. It’s thinner, it’s lighter, and it’s borderline insane in many ways — a whopping 2880 x 1800-pixel display, no … Continue reading

New MacBooks can manage many, many monitors – Ars Technica

Users of multi-monitor setups are in for a treat: according to a report by 9to5Mac and legwork by Gabor Cselle and OWC, the 2012 MacBook Air can support two external displays for a total of three, while the Retina MacBook Pro … Continue reading

2012 iMac unlikely reason for store meetings – Product Reviews

This included a new iMac for 2012 and also a new Mac Mini, but this didn’t happen at the event itself and leads some bloggers to wonder if the June 24 Apple Store meetings will be about new products? Widespread … Continue reading

Retina MacBook Pro 4-monitor setup revealed – SlashGear

It appears that the Retina MacBook Pro has shown itself to be the first Mac notebook to exist with the power to work with four displays natively. The Mac Pro tower has an ability to power this many monitors, of … Continue reading

Now Here’s a MacBook Pro That’s Easy to Repair – Wired News

iFixit discovered one very notable reason why Apple chose to use an SSD in the Retina Pro over a drive with a rotating platter: The 2.5-inch SATA drive in the non-Retina Pro is about three times thicker than the proprietary … Continue reading

MacBook Pro Retina Display Teardown Kills IGZO Rumors – Softpedia

According to the techies at iFixit, that’s not the case here. Although IGZO (Indium gallium zinc oxide) helps create even better displays than the one found inside Apple’s new MacBook Pro, the yield rates are said to be unsatisfactory for … Continue reading

Hands-on: Apple’s Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet adapter – Ars Technica

At WWDC last week, Apple released the $29 Thunderbolt Gigabit Ethernet (TBGE) adapter to go with the new ultra-slim MacBook Pro. The new adapter is also compatible with last year’s MacBook Air (which was relegated to the USB Fast Ethernet … Continue reading

Retina MacBook Pro Can Run Three External Displays Simultaneously – MacRumors

The writer of the post, OWC Mike, seemed impressed with the performance of the MacBook Pro: Moving images and media didn’t create any lag and we were able to play video on all four displays simultaneously. Apple officially supports hooking … Continue reading