Archive for the “Hardware & Apple” CategoryFiled under: Hardware, Flickr Find  What you’re looking at is actually nine computers: five Macs, three PCs and one Linux machine. (Check out the Flickr page, to see what’s what.) According to its owner, it’s all driven with one keyboard and mouse, and switches seamlessly between machines. Incredible. Thinking about the cable management for this thing makes my head hurt. [Via Twitter] Popularity: 15% [?] Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Rumors, iPhone
Schwaderer also mentioned that an upgraded version of the current iPhone with the same form factor would be a 3G model. With iPhones out of stock in the US and UK, and Steve Jobs scheduled to give the keynote at WWDC 08, new iPhones and the mini-tablet might be right around the corner. What do YOU think about Herr Schwaderer’s comments and the rumored mini-tablet? Take our poll! A big thank-you hug to Erica Sadun for the poll answers! Update: If you had “Intel disavows knowledge of future iPhone products” for $200, you win. Popularity: 15% [?] Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware  Buying a new Mac is often a complicated business. Sure, there are only a few models to choose from, but do you need a laptop or a desktop? Can you get away with a consumer machine, or do you need to spend the money and get one of Apple’s pro offerings? These are not easy questions to answer, but there have long been some simple ‘rules’ of Mac buying. Macworld takes a look at the current Mac landscape and offers up some updates for those rules of yore. Take a look at the article, and you might find that the Mac you think you need isn’t the Mac that you really need. Popularity: 8% [?] Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Portables, PowerBook, Surveys and Polls, Macbook Pro, MacBook
There’s still a vocal group of former PowerBook G4 users who would like to see Apple come out with a new MacBook Pro — complete with SuperDrive, Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and Multi-Touch trackpad — in that tiny 12″ PowerBook case. If you’re in their camp, visit and participate in the MBP12.com forum and add your voice to the people clamoring for a small, powerful MacBook Pro. Do you think a 12″ MacBook Pro would be a winner in the market? Take our poll! [Via christopherprice.net] Popularity: 9% [?] Filed under: Hardware, Peripherals, Troubleshooting
First there is a firmware update for the drive itself (be sure to pick your actual model) which is necessary for using the drive with Leopard. Second, there is also a Mac WD Drive Manager menubar application which is supposedly necessary for light and button functionality. In fact, the light “fuel gauge” on my drive still doesn’t work properly, but since doing the firmware update and installing the drive manager I have not had the drive randomly unmount. So if you have been having problems running a My Book drive with Leopard I highly suggest applying the firmware update and running the Drive Manager to see if it helps. Popularity: 21% [?] Filed under: Accessories, Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Peripherals, Mac 101
Hard disks are a commodity product nowadays: the market is flooded with a cornucopia of options, most of them cheap and easy to install. So which is right for you? The trick is this: find out who makes the actual hard drive inside the external enclosure (that is, inside the nicely-designed plastic or metal box that sits on or under your desk). It’s what’s inside that counts, and we’ll explore after the jump. Continue reading Mac 101: External HDs Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Popularity: 10% [?] Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Features, Reviews
Axiotron’s ModBook has been making a stir for a while, so we’re pleased to have the opportunity to take it for a spin. In case you haven’t seen it before, it’s a MacBook that’s been modified into a slate-style tablet computer, and it’s stiff competition for any tablet PC (for many reasons, not the least of which is… it’s a Mac). Photographer Peter Boysen worked with us (video after the jump) to put it through its paces as we considered the needs of the artists and designers who are Axiotron’s primary demographic. Read on for the rest of our review, and a video bonus. Continue reading TUAW reviews the Axiotron ModBook Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Popularity: 9% [?]
Still, a few machines have arrived in the wild, and yesterday some lucky owner posted a very brief video of his Psystar hackintosh booting. That was interesting enough, but check this out. Our friends at Engadget have gotten their hands on one, and intend to put it through the ringer. Performance tests, software, hardware, you name it. Right now, they’ve got some great unboxing photos up. As for testing, they’re open for suggestions. Have you got a certain test in mind? Drop them a line and perhaps they’ll try it out for you. Have at it! Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Popularity: 11% [?] Filed under: Hardware, iMac, Apple
There are no startling revelations in the document, but it is worth a read for people looking to create some iMac add-ons (someone out there must be thinking of doing something along those lines). Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Popularity: 12% [?]
Our friends over at Engadget have gotten their hands on one of the newly released iMacs (the 3.06GHz model, to be exact) and they have put it through its paces. Using XBench, and running Leopard, they compare the new iMac to a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, and a previous gen iMac. The new iMac bests the rest of the competition in almost all categories. Check out the post for the full results, and scope out the unboxing pictures while you’re at it. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Popularity: 10% [?] |
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