MacBook Pro sports Core i7 chip label at Best Buy
Apple aficionados have been waiting patiently for Apple to update its MacBook Pro line with Intel's latest and greatest Core i series of processors, including the mobile Core i5 and i7, which were rolled out at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The mobile i5 and i7 chips are made on Intel's cutting-edge 32-nanometer manufacturing process and handily outperform the older Core 2 Duo processors--which are still used by Apple in its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineup.(The Best Buy 15.4-inch MacBook Pro mistakenly shown with a Core i7 label is officially specified with a Core 2 Duo processor.)Rivals such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell are now offering laptops in various product lines with the Core i5 and i7 processors.These Dell Studio laptops, for example, all sport Core i7 processors.Dell Alienware mobile systems come with both 45-nanometer quad-core Core i7 processors and the newest dual-core 32-nanometer i7-620M chip. [Via 9to5Mac and TUAW.] Updated on March 8 at 8:45 a.m. PST: As of Monday morning, Best Buy has removed the Core i7 label from its 15.4-inch MacBook Pro page.
Monday, March 23, 2015
MacBook Pro declared 'best-performing' Windows laptop
MacBook Pro declared 'best-performing' Windows laptop
An Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro is the "best-performing" Windows laptop? Yes, says a PC services company that has done "frustration analytics" on some of the best-selling PCs. The MacBook Pro won out over established PC makers like Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to Soluto, which was quick to explain its finding.A main factor in this machine's metrics is the fact that every Windows installation on it is clean. With PC manufacturers loading so much crapware on new laptops, this is a bit of an unfair competition. But, on the other hand, PC makers should look at this data and aspire to ship PCs that perform just as well as a cleanly installed MacBook Pro.The report went on to admit that it might be more fair to compare a cleanly installed MacBook Pro with a cleanly installed PC from Acer or Dell.But there's method in Soluto's metrics: "We simply compared the real PCs in the field....We believe it's more representative of reality."The metrics (see image at top) include crashes per week, hangs per week, Blue Screens (of Death) per week, and average boot time.Soluto did list the disadvantages of running Windows on a Mac, including that it's more work to set up Windows on a Mac and there may be driver issues.Acer's Aspire E1-571 came in second and Dell's XPS 13 received the third-highest ranking. Soluto(Via ZDNet)
An Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro is the "best-performing" Windows laptop? Yes, says a PC services company that has done "frustration analytics" on some of the best-selling PCs. The MacBook Pro won out over established PC makers like Dell, Acer, and Lenovo, according to Soluto, which was quick to explain its finding.A main factor in this machine's metrics is the fact that every Windows installation on it is clean. With PC manufacturers loading so much crapware on new laptops, this is a bit of an unfair competition. But, on the other hand, PC makers should look at this data and aspire to ship PCs that perform just as well as a cleanly installed MacBook Pro.The report went on to admit that it might be more fair to compare a cleanly installed MacBook Pro with a cleanly installed PC from Acer or Dell.But there's method in Soluto's metrics: "We simply compared the real PCs in the field....We believe it's more representative of reality."The metrics (see image at top) include crashes per week, hangs per week, Blue Screens (of Death) per week, and average boot time.Soluto did list the disadvantages of running Windows on a Mac, including that it's more work to set up Windows on a Mac and there may be driver issues.Acer's Aspire E1-571 came in second and Dell's XPS 13 received the third-highest ranking. Soluto(Via ZDNet)
MacBook Air, OS X Lion due next week-
MacBook Air, OS X Lion due next week?
OS X Lion will bring plenty of enhancements and tweaks, including iCloud services built into the software, iOS-style Launchpad to house apps,full-screen apps and previewing Preview PDFs full-screen, Mission Control that comes up with a three-finger swipe, automatic tracking of document version history, and a resume feature that picks up where the user left off, among other new features. And the new MacBook Air will be the perfect platform to utilize some of these iOS-like features.Weighing a scant 2.3 pounds (11.6-inch model), it is expected to pack fast Intel Sandy Bridge Core i series processors for the first time and a Thunderbolt port--both features already present on its 13-inch MacBook Pro cousin.A CNET report last month, citing a research note from Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, said that supplier checks suggest the production of the new Air could "ramp to as high as 1.5 [million] units per [quarter] or 50 percent of the MacBook business."That would be a significant milestone since it would point to the future of Apple's laptop development focus: small, light designs with iPad-like characteristics. Whitmore also said that OS X Lion will "spur a large part of the 54 [million] Mac installed base to upgrade."
OS X Lion will bring plenty of enhancements and tweaks, including iCloud services built into the software, iOS-style Launchpad to house apps,full-screen apps and previewing Preview PDFs full-screen, Mission Control that comes up with a three-finger swipe, automatic tracking of document version history, and a resume feature that picks up where the user left off, among other new features. And the new MacBook Air will be the perfect platform to utilize some of these iOS-like features.Weighing a scant 2.3 pounds (11.6-inch model), it is expected to pack fast Intel Sandy Bridge Core i series processors for the first time and a Thunderbolt port--both features already present on its 13-inch MacBook Pro cousin.A CNET report last month, citing a research note from Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore, said that supplier checks suggest the production of the new Air could "ramp to as high as 1.5 [million] units per [quarter] or 50 percent of the MacBook business."That would be a significant milestone since it would point to the future of Apple's laptop development focus: small, light designs with iPad-like characteristics. Whitmore also said that OS X Lion will "spur a large part of the 54 [million] Mac installed base to upgrade."
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