Laptop Battery Drains Are Back with Mountain Lion

Posted on June 1, 2012 Leave a Comment

Battery Drains Are Back with Mountain Lion

The number of complaints in the Apple Support Communities thread dedicated to low battery performance on MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs which were updated to the newly launched Mountain Lion has reportedly reached 15 pages, prompting Apple to start an investigation. In an attempt to detect the source of the issue, the company has allegedly sent out a questionnaire on Friday. While most users report battery drains of around 1-2 hours, some claim their devices are only capable of functioning for a little longer than 2 hours.
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Retina MacBook Pro: Repair Guides and Unconsoling News from iFixit

Posted on May 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

Retina MacBook Pro

Apple’s newly launched Retina MacBook Pro has been in the limelight for the past couple of months, particularly for its low disassemble-ability. A team of leading hardware experts, iFixit, carefully studied the new laptop’s design to conclude that it is rather difficult to repair, if not impossible at all, due to extraordinarily tight integration of internal components.
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MacBook Pro with Retina Display will cost Apple $100 more

Posted on May 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

MacBook Pro with Retina Display

In the past few days, Apple has been said to equip a number of its Mac solutions, including the next-gen MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac, with Retina-quality screens. According to CNET, such panels are already in production, and they are up to $100 more expensive than their non-Retina counterparts. What remains to be seen, however, is whether Apple will pass that price difference along to consumers or if it will be able to maintain its current price points by cutting costs in other areas.
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Intel launching desktop chips; ultrabook, MacBook CPUs due in June

Posted on April 19, 2012 Leave a Comment

Intel launching desktop

During Intel’s earnings conference call for the first quarter, CEO Paul Otellini announced that Ivy Bridge processors intended for the MacBook Air update and ultrabooks will hit the market a couple of months later, while Monday’s launch is for more performance-oriented devices. The first wave of Ivy Bridge chips is reportedly quad-core, meaning it is mostly bound for desktop computers. The mainstream notebook dual-core CPUs are said to arrive with the second launch in June.
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15-inch MacBook Pro rumored to hit production line in April, 13-inch update in June

Posted on March 30, 2012 Leave a Comment

15-inch MacBook Pro

According to DigiTimes, Apple is expecting higher demand for a new 13.3-inch MacBook Pro than a 15-inch refresh. The company is reportedly scheduled to start volume production of a new 15-inch MacBook Pro next month, while a 13.3-inch update won’t come out of the labs until June. Starting out at 100,000 to 150,000 units, production capacity of the larger model is said to increase over time.
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