It has been confirmed that the new MacBook can accommodate a total of 6GB of RAM modules in 2 SO-DIMM. The new MacBook comes from the factory with a maximum of 2GB, configuring the computer at the time of purchase, you can order up to 4GB in two modules of 2GB each. In the case of the new MacBook Pro comes with a maximum of 4GB in the same format, 2 x 2GB each, but it seems that can be expanded up to unsuspected limits.
John Markoff of The New York Times updated its article on a possible NETBOOK Apple - following the commentary to Steve Jobs - with an interesting about that is not unlike the early days of JesusPhone when Apple unidentified aircraft had been detected for the first time in the logs of some websites. A company of “search engine” would have seen in his logs, allowing John Markoff forward wave characteristics for possible future nano MacBook / MacBook touch / iPhone slate: “UPDATED: this seems to confirm the findings of an enterprise search engine has agreed to share with me if I did not disclose his name: the company has identified Web visits made by an Apple product not listed with a screen located between an iPhone and a MacBook. Is this the iPhone 3.0 or NetMac 1.0? ”
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It seems crazy thing, but while laptops have suffered a considerable drop in prices to remain competitive with the ultra low price, the latter are becoming more expensive, with justifications like this from Fujitsu P8020, which has a trackpad similar to those of multitouch new MacBook. Moreover, it integrates an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.4 GHz, 2 Gbytes of RAM, 120 Gbytes of hard disk, DVD recorder and video card GMA 4500MHD.
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Remember the Cinema Display MacBook Event? Well, Apple is not the only one who thinks about 16:9 screens. The model of LCD monitor that Asus will launch in the U.S. before the end of the month is also 16:9 and 24 inches. VK246H is called, has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a contrast ratio of 20.000:1, HDMI input and an integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam … In theory, a team useful both for the desktop to the living room. More details after the jump.
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I do not know if they got your attention among the other developments, but the MacBook Event Apple did indeed emphasized that the new MacBook had achieved certification EPEAT Gold, which in theory puts them among the most green technological devices on the market. However, it is not enough for Greenpeace. According to Casey Harrell, the department of Greenpeace toxics, “Compared to how it was Apple before Tuesday [Oct. 14], their laptops are definitely better. That in itself is good. But not yet removed all the pieces toxic. ”
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With the launch of 9600M GT chips for laptops and MacBook Pro, Nvidia also announced Quadro cards CX. 1′999 sold $ PCIe cards have, according to them, specially designed to accelerate the performance of the new Adobe Creative Suite 4. We let you compare the official press release (in English) here believe that with the INQUIRER (French).
iFixit, as is tradition, publishes its own guidelines for opening and gutting the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. These guidelines should be bought for the future of one of these two machines as small bublias that you should keep in a safe place, because if you want to open one of the two machines and making sure not to lead you to go beyond the parts.
In light of the new process of building new MacBook, it is high time that you take remedial courses on the history of monocoque construction. This may sound revolutionary, but as some of you have aptly pointed out, the method used by Apple is not new. It is indeed derived from a manufacturer’s technical piece from the early twentieth century, gadgets which is to use the outer casing of an object to ensure its structural rigidity. This technique has its origin in the aviation industry, where a decline in aluminum prices in the 1920s helped to make this material affordable, and so meet the demand for skins tough, strong and capable of smooth the constraints of the high altitude and the growing power of aircraft.
Towards the end of the Second World War, almost all high performance aircraft was built with a technique monocoque or semi-monocoque. The use of single extended the automotive field from 1923 with the Lancia Lambda, but has not really taken off before Nash Motors leaves them 600 in 1941. As the hull was built from a single source, Nash produced a vehicle that was not only stronger but also lighter over 200 pounds compared to a traditional car with a body attached to the chassis. Today, the monocoque construction has become so sophisticated that windshields contribute significantly to the rigidity of vehicles.
Naturally, the interest of building a hull lighter and stronger is not limited to airplanes and cars. The technique has also had an impact one means in architecture, to eliminate load-bearing walls and thus open the horizontal planes. Only time will tell whether adoption of this process by Apple will inspire other companies in the computer industry in that direction.
The updated MacBook Pro is entirely consistent with what you can imagine from the images and information in our liveblog. The screen is bright and virtually met in the upper corners. The keyboard is similar to the MacBook Air. The actions on the trackpad is very soft (in fact, the coefficient of friction is lower than in previous trackpads) and the feeling of control is very pleasant. For those who still seek their button to click, do not panic: it is now all the trackpad, which serves as a button. You can even assign a party to the right click. And the new system works as well as the old one.
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People who use Macs will have the opportunity to say that they have the first hardware miniature full of security applications that keep all hackers and crackers away from their beautiful manzanitas: the Gatekeeper Pico and Gatekeeper Pro Card. Both gadgets are hundreds of applications such as firewalls, intrusion detection, prevention programs, anti-phishing, antivirus and much more. The Gatekeeper Pro Card was created to be inserted into the ExpressCard slot that has the Mac.