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Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!

6 months ago I asked: Apple's new MacBooks: flop or fiasco? Apple answered "flop" by backpedalling on pricing, the unibody and FireWire - in record time! The big loser? Microsoft's successful ads focused on price. Maybe that's a card you don't want to play. ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, FW400, Notebooks, FireWire, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-06-10

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Better than RAID: the new DroboPro

Better than RAID: the new DroboProOf course you aren't on Drobo's payrollIf you were you would have provided a link to where we could learn more -.-Thankfully, there is google. http://www.drobo.com/Four bay Drobo costs $749 with two 1TB drives included, $999 for four.The DroboPro is 8 bay and starts...

Tags: Storage, DroboPro, RAID, new DroboPro, Drobo

Discussion threads 2009-04-09

Up and downs of the new Mac mini, long live the new Mac Pro

Up and downs of the new Mac mini, long live the new Mac ProCorrectionThe Mac Pro supports up to 32 GB's of RAM.RE: Up and downs of the new Mac mini, long live the new Mac ProYou might want to re-check the Mac Mini specs. You can buy it with...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac Pro, Apple Intel Mac Mini, new Mac Mini, new Mac Pro, memory

Discussion threads 2009-03-16

Who buys a Mac mini?

Who buys a Mac mini?some good sense in your article, alsoThe new Mac minis are also good for graphics people as they now have a reasonable graphics chip.Many graphics people, photo editors etc. are fussy with their monitors and would like to use their monitor of choice (some graphics people...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

Thoughts on migrating to a new Mac

Thoughts on migrating to a new MacOne caveat about migrationThe new 15 inch MBP has only a Firewire 800 cable, so you are likely to need a FW400 to FW800 cable (which you'll be using later as you connect external storage, etc.)Migration may be done over the network, but I...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Network technology, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, new MAC, Jason, Migration Assistant, Ethernet

Discussion threads 2009-02-15

MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009) observations

For me the new, unibody MacBook Pro 17-inch (PN MB604LL/A) is probably the most exciting thing announced here at Macworld Expo. Not only because I'm more of a hardware guy but also because I'm a MacBook freak. So, where to start? The MBP has three compelling new features. ...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, MBP, MBP17, Screen Option, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-06

USB 2.0 is faster on MacBook Pro (Late 2008)

In his Storage Interface Shootout (USB 2.0 vs FireWire 400 vs FireWire 800 vs Serial ATA on the 'Late 2008' MacBook Pro) Rob-ART Morgan at BareFeats documents the improvement in USB 2.0 speed on the "Late 2008" MBP: Up until now, every time we tested a USB 2.0...

Tags: Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-30

No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow Leopard

No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow LeopardLicense fees???"Most believe that Apple doesn't want to pay the FireWire licensing fees (believed to be around 25 cents a port)"Um, didn't Apple invent firewire? People pay *them*...RE: No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow LeopardA few historical facts about FW:Firewire...

Tags: Ethernet, FireWire, Apple Inc., MacBook Air

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

All new HD camcorders use USB? Really?

Peter Kirn from Create Digital Music disagrees with Steve Jobs alleged statement that "all new HD camcorders use USB" in response to the death of Firewire kerfuffle. Whether Jobs said it or not, isn't the point -- the point it that it's wrong. All HDV cameras...

Tags: Camcorder, USB, FireWire, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-17

New notebooks: What Apple didn't announce

New notebooks: What Apple didn't announceWhile I don't completely disagree...[i]...Now why they couldn't keep the last-gen white MacBook and put an $800 price tag on it...[/i]They did keep the last-gen white MacBook... but only dropped the price $100, not $300.I admit to being confused about the 17" model myself, but...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, NEW Notebook, Apple Inc., white MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive

The Iomega eGo portable hard drive sports a stylish look and compact size. It's currently offered in just one capacity--160GB--but it's available in two colors, red and silver. The look and feel of this drive is impressive. The anodized-aluminum-and-polished-steel case resembles a flask and we find ourselves wanting to handle...

Tags: Performance management, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Iomega Corp., Seagate FreeAgent, hard drive

Product reviews 2007-08-03

My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 6

My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 6More USB PortsUnless you need the extra USB ports while you're out and about with the MBP, you might consider getting an external Apple keyboard or Apple monitor (except that you have to give the MBP back to Apple when you're finished evaluating it,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Apple Inc., Adrian, Apple MacBook Pro, hardware, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2007-01-16

My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 1

My MacBook Pro Experience - Day 1Boot time is irrelevantRemember, you're using a Mac, so there's no reason to ever turn it off or reboot, save an update that requires it. Boot time becomes irrelevant, because you so rarely ever boot the computer.Sounds like you're having fun though.Initial SluggishnessThe...

Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, window, Boot-time

Discussion threads 2007-01-11

FireWire not dead, but it's on life support

FireWire not dead, but it's on life supportLong live USB!By FireWireOnly 1 questionFor the most part, I don't care. USB2 might be worse than Firewire400 but it's close enough that for most applications, who cares? At this point, Firewire is going away for scanners and drives and never...

Tags: FireWire

Discussion threads 2005-12-08