Inside the new MacBooks: LSI, Battery, HD, and RAM

Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro models contain more innovation than just their case design and graphics. Here's a look at other details, from LSIs to battery, hard drive and RAM features.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 52

Notes of interest from Apple's MacBook event

With multiple product updates all arriving at once, many might have been overwhelmed by Apple's MacBook launch to overlook potentially important features and limitations — including the need to log out to switch graphics chips and the multiple party tricks of the new 24-inch Cinema Display.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 96

A closer look at Apple's move to NVIDIA chipsets, DisplayPort

Apple's graphics options on all new MacBooks are substantially improved due to the use of NVIDIA chipsets over the Intel graphics provided on earlier models; we examine the significance of this and the choice of DisplayPort as the foundation for Apple's video output future.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 76

Apple snags nearly 10% of US PC market in third quarter

With just days to go before Apple announces the results of its fourth fiscal quarter, new data from market research firm Gartner has the Mac maker snagging a near 10 percent share of the US PC market for the three month period ending September, with its unit shipments growing more than six times the industry average.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 27

Apple details new MacBook manufacturing process

Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro feature precision unibody enclosures milled from an extruded block of aluminum, allowing them to get even thinner while retaining rigid durability and a stronger, cleaner, and more polished design. Here's a detailed overview of the process, illustrated with photos.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 109

Apple unveils new 13" MacBook

Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next-generation 13-inch MacBook, which includes a new unibody construction, more powerful NVIDIA graphics, Display Port output, a new glass touchpad with multitouch gestures, and a revised appearance nearly identical to the new MacBook Pro.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 522

Microsoft already on defense, cites "Apple Tax" in new emails

There's still a few hours to go before Apple takes the wraps off its new notebook line, but that hasn't stopped its rival to the north from scrambling into a defensive stance, firing off emails to its employs that bill the new systems as overpriced, underspec'd and locked down.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 91

Bottom of MacBook Pro revealed; more last minute specs, pricing

Some new photos reveal even more of Apple's new MacBook Pro casing, including its underside and battery cover. Meanwhile, some last minute specs for the 13-inch MacBook and MacBook Air have hit the web, in addition to confirmation of an $899 24-inch LED Apple display.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 118

$900 MacBook would grow Apple's addressable market by 67%

Shares of Apple are on the rise after Bernstein Research upgraded the Mac maker and said a new MacBook priced at $900 would broaden the company's potential notebook customer base by 50 percent in terms of both units and revenue.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 52

New MacBook case leaks question FireWire's future

Clearer, more detailed leaks of Apple's next-generation MacBook and MacBook Pro cases have surfaced and reveal that Apple's once-preferred FireWire may be on the way out for its entry-level system.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 321

Apple install guide slips out new MacBook, MacBook Pro

An Apple support file unearthed on the weekend confirms that at least two portables will get an update in short order.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 34

Apple dumping Intel chipsets for NVIDIA's in new MacBooks

Apple will announce as part of its special media event Tuesday a new family of MacBooks that will abandoned Intel's integrated graphics chipsets for those part of NVIDIA's new mobile platform, AppleInsider can confirm.

Kasper Jade & Aidan Malley 17 years ago 99

NVIDIA platform claimed likely for new MacBook line

Stoking the fires just days before Apple revamps its portable line, the origin of a previous claim now believes NVIDIA's mainboard and discrete chipsets will form the backbone of the MacBook range update.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 61

Notes of interest on recent Apple MacBook case leaks

Lost among the flurry of speculation surrounding new MacBooks are a number of noteworthy observations about the portables that may lend insight into their design.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 108

Piper Jaffray says new MacBooks could be priced from $899

The stars are aligning for Apple to transition its 13-inch MacBook family into more of a premium product while simultaneously slashing prices on new models by as much as 18 percent, according to investment bank Piper Jaffray.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 146

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