Category archives for: Mac Hardware

Newer Technology Expands Guardian MAXimus RAID 1 Desktop Storage Solution to 4.0TB

Newer Technology announced today it has expanded the storage capacity of its Guardian MAXimus desktop storage solution line to 4.0TB. By utilizing two of the industry’s only 3.5″ 4.0TB SATA 6Gb/s hard drive in a hardware RAID 1 (mirror) array, the Guardian MAXimus storage solution delivers 33 percent more storage/backup capacity per each of the […]

Intel Supports Rumors of Ivy Bridge Delay – June Is New Launch Time

Repeated talk of Intel delaying Ivy Bridge to June was supported by a conversation with executive VP Sean Maloney.  He told the FT that it had been moved back eight to ten weeks, from April to June. Contrary to some claims, though, it wasn’t due to low demand but rather out of time getting the […]

OWC Updates SSD Firmware

New version of OWC’s firmware for its line of SandForce Driven Mercury drives has been released. The v5.0.1 update is strictly a maintenance release and improves both performance and stability. OWC’s proprietary firmware updated, which includes support for all of Apple’s latest Mac models, prevents the need for a PC or a specially designated partition […]

Intel Xeon E5 Gets Tentative Launch Window

Intel’s long-expected Xeon E5 processor may have a narrower launch window. A rumor floated by Digitimes’ industry contacts had the E5-2600 series and their matching C600 mainboard chipsets arriving in March. About 15 processors would start the line, beginning with the quad-core, 1.8GHz Xeon E5-2603 at a $202 bulk price and scaling up to the […]

Apple Releases Four EFI Firmware Updates for Macs

Apple has released four separate EFI firmware updates for Macs. These include Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.6, iMac EFI Firmware Update 1.9, MacBook Air EFI Firmware Update 2.4, and MacBook Pro EFI Firmware Update 2.7. In all cases, the downloads deal with the same core problems. “This update improves the reliability of booting from […]

AMD Unveils Radeon HD 7700 Series of Entry Level Video Cards

AMD took its Radeon HD 7000 series to the starter level quickly on Wednesday. The Radeon HD 7750 and 7750 GHz Edition step back in visual processor counts versus the 6700 line, from 720 and 800 cores to 512 and 640 respectively, but make up for it through more than a year’s worth of technology. […]

Logitech Announces the Touch Mouse M600 for Macs

Logitech has unveiled its own alternative to the Magic Mouse. The Touch Mouse M600 uses the same concept of an all-touch surface as Apple but with the technology behind its Cube mobile mouse. Having the larger surface solves some of the issues of the Cube, letting users left- and right-click more naturally while opening the […]

Canon Intros Three Pixma AIO Printers – Two with AirPrint Support

Canon has introduced three all-in-one Pixma printers, the MX372, the MX512 Wireless and the MX432 Wireless. The two wireless enabled devices both support AirPrint allowing users to print directly from an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The printers are also accompanied by a companion mobile app, Canon Easy-PhotoPrint that is available for both iOS and […]

Seagate GoFlex Gets DIY Thunderbolt Add-On

Seagate has quietly updated its accessory page with a GoFlex Thunderbolt adapter. The add-on now lets any of Seagate’s mobile GoFlex drives use the 10Gbps interface on a Mac or upcoming PCs. The storage designers claim that it’s about 20 times faster than USB 2.0, although only if the drive itself can maximize the bus […]

OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express Gains 480GB Version for MacBook Air

Other World Computing has answered one of the more common calls among MacBook Air owners and has put out a 480GB version of its Mercury Aura Pro Express. The new solid-state drive doubles the storage of its SATA3-based, 6Gbps model line. As with other SSDs, more capacity doesn’t mean a sacrifice in speed, and it […]

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