I really don't know what is going on in Vietnam but after getting hold of the 4th-gen Apple iPhone, the guys from Tinhte have now got their hands on an upcoming refreshed version of MacBook, which was first released in October last year. This MacBook identifies itself as MacBook7,1 which indicates that it is running a faster 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo from the 2.26Ghz seen in the current models, and NVDIA GeForce 320M with 256MB of DDR3. This graphics chip is an upgrade from the current GeForce 9400M found in MacBook6,1.
Sources at Macworld Australia are reporting on a new SKU, which is currently on its way to Australia containing thousands of new Apple stock inventory with the product number MC516LL/A K87 BETTER BTR-USA. But they aren’t quite sure what it is? They’re assuming it to be an updated version of MacBook Air.
Apple has finally unveiled the new MacBook Pro family which is powered by Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 processor. However the Core i5 and Core i7 option is only available for 15.4 and 17-inch models. The more popular 13-incher disappointingly stays on Core 2 Duo.
It is for quite sometime now that Apple fans have been waiting for refreshed line of MacBook Pro’s with the new Intel Core i5/i7 chips. The current-gen of MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are due for an update, and numerous hints and rumors over the past few months have put many Apple fans on waiting anxiously for the updated models to appear in the market. The wait still continues without any major hint or even an indication as to when or if these new models are going to arrive.
We informed you all yesterday about a Core i7 MacBook Pro, which was recently spotted in a Geekbench benchmark report. And now it seems like Apple may be set to launch one of these as early as Tomorrow. According to a French site named Nowhere Else, Apple will refresh its MacBook Pro lineup tomorrow just in time for the start of Macworld Expo.
The current generation of MacBook Pro’s are powered by Intel Core 2 Duo processors. At CES 2010 last month, Intel officially unveiled Core i5 and Core i7 processors for the first time for portable computers. Apple’s MacBook Pro line is due for an upgrade this year and it would only be wise for Apple to ship these with Core i5/i7 processors as they are now the flagship chipsets of Intel.
The thinnest notebook in Apple’s MacBook line is Air which hasn't seen an upgrade since last June. This however may change soon but not before the similar upgrades for MacBook and MacBook Pro. A French site named HardMac speculates that due to non-availability of the new low-draw Intel Core i5 chips, MacBook Air with Core i5 may not ship at the same time as MacBook Pros.
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer visited Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville the other day where a student asked him to sign his MacBook Pro. Ballmer, in his usual way signed the Mac right on the Apple logo with words which read "Need a new one? - Steve Ballmer”.
Apple’s consumer electronic items are by far some of the best computer hardware available in the industry. We covered all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that were offered by Apple last month when the 2009 holiday season kicked-off. And now as the Christmas eve nears, Apple is offering fast and free shipping on everything you pick from the gift guide they have placed on the online Apple Store site to celebrate the 2009 Free Shipping Day.
Free Shipping Day 2009 has already started in most parts of the United States. For those of you who don't know, free shipping day is when most of the online retailers offers free shipping on selected items if you purchase items of certain amount from them. To celebrate this special day, Apple is offering free shipping offer on their 13, 15 and 17-inch MacBook Pro models.
