2TB hard drive shortage hits Apple's BTO iMacs with 5-7 week wait

Build-to-order iMacs with 2-terabyte hard drives now have an estimated shipping time of 5 to 7 weeks, in what is potentially the first sign of Apple being hit by a lingering global hard drive shortage.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 40

Black Friday Macs: up to $101 off MacBook Airs & iMacs, up to $250 off MacBook Pros [ux2]

Apple resellers have launched their Black Friday deals, offering savings of up to $101 on Mac Book Airs, $250 of MacBook Pros, $128 on iMacs, $39 on Mac minis and $260 on Mac Pros [updated with price changes].

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 0

Despite new CPU options, Apple reportedly questioning future of Mac Pro

Despite the coming availability of a new generation of Sandy Bridge desktop CPUs suitable for advancing Apple's Mac Pro line, the company has reportedly been evaluating whether to continue to invest in furthering its full-sized workstation line beyond this year in the face of limited sales.

Kasper Jade 14 years ago 649

Rumor: Apple's new Mac Pro, Mac mini with Thunderbolt coming by August

Apple will release updates for its Mac Pro and Mac mini desktops in August, adding Intel's latest generation Sandy Bridge processors and the new high-speed Thunderbolt port, according to a new rumor.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 131

Firmware hack converts 2009 Mac Pro to use faster RAM, CPUs

The discovery of how to install new firmware updates on 2009 Mac Pros enables the machines to support dual six-core Westmere Xeon CPUs, faster 1333MHz RAM, and adds audio-out support to the Mini DisplayPort interface, features that were not delivered by Apple until mid 2010.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 22

Supply chain sources say all remaining Macs to receive update in coming months

According to one analyst's check with sources along Apple's supply chain, Apple plans to refresh the rest of its Mac lineup, which would include the MacBook, Mac Pro, Mac Mini and MacBook Air, "in upcoming months."

Josh Ong 15 years ago 66

Cyber Monday: Apple's sale, $110 off MacBook Airs, Office for $80, Fusion for $18

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.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 12

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

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.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 41

Apple resellers launch early Black Friday sales: up to $150 off MacBooks, $270 off MacBook Pros, $180 off iMacs, $100 off MacBook Airs

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.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 26

Nvidia announces high-end Fermi GPU for Apple's Mac Pro

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.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 32

Apple offers new Mac Pro Server configuration to replace Xserve

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.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 201

Apple issues Mac Pro EFI firmware, Logic updates

Apple released several support downloads Thursday, including a Mac Pro EFI firmware update and an update to the company's Logic Pro and Logic Express music production software.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 1

Steam survey finds 47% of Mac gamers run Apple's MacBook Pro

Valve's monthly survey of the hardware specifications of Steam users has found that nearly half of Mac gamers run a MacBook Pro, while the iMac accounts for nearly a quarter.

Sam Oliver 15 years ago 33

Apple now shipping Mac Pro desktop preorders

Customers who ordered Apple's latest Mac Pro desktop with up to 12 processing cores have received notification that their order has shipped.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 60

Apple's new 12-core Mac Pro now available to order

Unveiled last month but previously unavailable to purchase, Apple's new Mac Pro desktop with up to 12 processing cores is now available and ships in 7 to 10 business days.

AppleInsider Staff 15 years ago 67

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