Topic: Current Hardware
Cyber Monday: Apple's sale, $110 off MacBook Airs, Office for $80, Fusion for $18
2010/29/11, 12:11 pm
Apple on Monday kicked off its Cyber Monday sale, leaving much to be desired. Meanwhile, the company's resellers continue push the envelop on Mac pricing, knocking hundreds off of new Macs while lopping another $10 off Office 2011 for Mac and $60 off VMWare Fusion 3.0.
Apple's 11-inch MacBook Airs 'flying off the shelves' alongside iPad
2010/29/11, 08:11 am
Apple saw a healthy demand for all of its products across the board on Black Friday, but the iPad and new MacBook Air were particularly strong sellers over the weekend, according to financial experts.
Black Friday Electronics: AirPrint-ready printers, Apple accessories, and digital cameras
2010/26/11, 04:11 am
Rounding out today's Black Friday deals are savings on the first five HP printers to support Apple's wireless printing technology, discounts of up to $51 on Apple's Time Capsule backup appliance, hundreds of dollars in savings on popular digital SLR and point-and-shoot cameras, as well as sales on Wii, XBox, and PlayStation consoles and games.
Black Friday Macs: Save up to $130 on MacBook Airs, $150 on MacBooks, $270 on MacBook Pros, $180 on iMacs, $100 on Mac minis and $400 on Mac Pros
2010/26/11, 04:11 am
Apple has launched its Black Friday sale in the US offering $101 off a handful of Macs, though the company's resellers have responded by besting those discounts -- sometimes by more than double -- by offering up to $150 off white MacBooks, $270 off MacBook Pros, $180 off iMacs, $130 off MacBook Airs and $100 off Mac minis.
Apple posts Black Friday deals [u]
2010/25/11, 06:11 am
Apple's retail store deals for Black Friday have posted in Australia, indicating its discounts in the US will translate to around $100 savings on desktops and notebooks, and $25 to $50 on iPads and iPods.
Apple resellers launch early Black Friday sales: up to $150 off MacBooks, $270 off MacBook Pros, $180 off iMacs, $100 off MacBook Airs
2010/25/11, 06:11 am
A pair of leading Apple Authorized Resellers launched early Black Friday sales overnight, offering up to $400 off new Macs, including $150 off white MacBooks, up to $270 off MacBook Pros, up to $180 off iMacs, and up to $100 off new Mac minis and MacBook Airs.
Report predicts "monster holiday season" for Apple
2010/24/11, 06:11 pm
Apple appears set to ride a surging wave of holiday spending, with customers reporting a big jump in their plans to buy new Mac notebooks over the next three months.
Mac pricing gives Apple top dollar share in U.S. home PC market
2010/23/11, 09:11 am
For the first time ever, Apple is the dollar share leader in the U.S. home PC market, with the Mac taking 29.4 percent of every dollar earned from domestic home computer sales.
Adobe testing optimized version of Flash for Apple's MacBook Air
2010/17/11, 01:11 pm
Adobe's chief executive revealed this week that his company is currently testing an optimized version of Flash built specifically for Apple's newly released MacBook Air.
Nvidia announces high-end Fermi GPU for Apple's Mac Pro
2010/16/11, 12:11 pm
Nvidia has announced the Fermi-powered Quadro 4000 GPU for Mac Pro upgraders, while Apple has begun sale of the ATI Radeon HD 5870 graphics card for the Mac desktop.
Apple on pace to sell as many as 4.3M Macs over holidays
2010/15/11, 03:11 pm
New retail sales data shows that Mac sales are up 20 percent year over year, putting Apple on pace to sell between 4.1 million and 4.3 million computers over the holidays.
Consumer Reports declares Apple's new MacBook Air top of class
2010/10/11, 02:11 pm
Consumer Reports, the organization that caused a stir by not recommending Apple's iPhone 4 due to alleged antenna issues, has taken the opposite stance on the new MacBook Air, giving it top honors.
Alleged Steve Jobs e-mail says 'hardly anyone' was buying Apple's Xserves
2010/08/11, 10:11 am
When pressed by a user on Apple's recent decision to cancel its Xserve line of rackmounted servers, Chief Executive Steve Jobs allegedly revealed that "hardly anyone" was buying the hardware.
Toshiba announces MacBook Air solid state drives available for sale
2010/08/11, 08:11 am
Toshiba this week announced that its Blade X-gale SSD series -- the same product first introduced in the new MacBook Air -- is now available for mass market sales, potentially bringing up to 256GB of storage to devices like tablets and laptops, and allowing Apple users easier upgrades.
Apple offers new Mac Pro Server configuration to replace Xserve
2010/05/11, 09:11 am
Apple on Friday added a new server option to its Mac Pro lineup Friday, with a $2,999 system that is designed to replace the Xserve hardware which will be discontinued in early 2011.
Apple to discontinue Xserve after Jan. 31, 2011
2010/05/11, 07:11 am
Apple this week announced the discontinuation of Xserve, revealing it will support but no longer offer its rackmounted servers after Jan. 31, 2011.
Internal Apple memo says software fix for MacBook Air displays coming
2010/04/11, 09:11 am
A memo allegedly leaked from Apple's internal company support system confirms display issues experienced by some owners of the new MacBook Air, and says that an upcoming software update will fix the problems.
Some of Apple's new MacBook Airs exhibiting issues with logic board, display
2010/02/11, 08:11 pm
Early adopters of Apple's new MacBook Air are reporting a variety of issues, including faulty logic boards, display issues and kernel panics, after two weeks of usage.
Apple drops Mac mini prices internationally
2010/02/11, 07:11 am
Apple on Tuesday reduced the price of its Mac mini line of desktops in markets not priced in U.S. dollars, providing a discount to international shoppers on both the standard Mac mini, as well as the server option.
Review: Apple's new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch MacBook Air (Late 2010)
2010/30/10, 07:10 am
At its "Back to the Mac" event, Apple launched a revamped 13-inch MacBook Air and an entirely new 11-inch MacBook Air as products combining the company's MacBook line with lessons learned in iPad development.

