As we reported on Monday, the new line of Apple MacBooks and MacBook Pros have been experiencing some difficulty with physical clicks on the trackpad. But now it seems Apple has acknowledged the problem and will be fixing it in the next software update.
Prepare, Mac faithful, to recoil in horror. Gearlog have taken the latest MacBook Pro and – either usefully or sacrilegiously, depending on your loyalties – installed the new pre-beta of Windows 7 on it. The Apple laptop was already set up to dual-boot into Vista, so Windows 7 was simply installed straight over the top.
Video demo of the Windows 7 MacBook Pro after the cut
Memory company Ramjet are advertizing an upgrade kit for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro that would give each notebook 6GB of RAM in total. The amount – which is 2GB higher than the figure Apple themselves claim is supported – is comprised of a 2GB DDR3 chip and a 4GB DDR3 chip. Unlike with 8GB, which the NVIDIA chipsets used should officially support but, as those have tried it have discovered, leads to system instabilities, 6GB seems to be a balance between performance and playing happily with OS X’s current limitations.
As Apple’s flagship laptop, the MacBook Pro arguably has an easier time than the MacBook. With a reputation of superlative performance and style, the Pro is targeted at an audience who, to stereotype a little, has higher priorities than budget than those looking at the MacBook segment. It’s a double-edged sword, though: since the last MacBook Pro refresh the laptop has faced fresh competition from Voodoo’s slick, niche range, as well as capable (if a touch more mainstream) models from HP, Lenovo and others. Apple’s retort is a MacBook Air-inspired casing and dual-graphics; is it enough to keep the MacBook Pro on top?
Biggest news of the week has to be Apple’s MacBook event on Tuesday, where Steve Jobs announced the new MacBook and MacBook Pro – complete with slick unibody aluminum casings – together with a MacBook Air upgrade and a brand new 24-inch Cinema Display. Check out our full summary of all the news, then stop by the MacBook and MacBook Pro video unboxings.
The new Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro are just crying out to be used with the equally new 24-inch Cinema Display, but what if you’re perfectly happy (and who wouldn’t be?) with your existing 30-inch Cinema Display? Apple has switched to Mini DisplayPort on their latest computing hardware, but the older LCD uses a DVI port. No problem, Apple has your back… as long as you give them $99 for the adapter cable.
Some people, in the excitement of unboxing a new tech-toy, forget to stop until they’re down to bare metal. That seems to be the continual problem over at iFixit, where they’ve been dissecting the latest MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. You can check out our video unboxings of both machines here; more internal shots and analysis of the two unibody Apples after the cut.
Even though Apple’s new MacBooks and MacBook Pros were just announced yesterday, they are already selling out at various retail locations. Apparently, a lot of people want a piece of that glossy screen and glass touchpad!
Another Apple event has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean the excitement has to wane. In fact, our very own Vincent got some hands on time with two of Apple’s newest products: the MacBook and the MacBook Pro. He even made a couple of unboxing videos for us to drool over.
More information and two unboxing videos, after the cut.
Apple’s MacBook event this morning was all about, you guessed it, the MacBook. And even though things started out slow, the event built up momentum and soon we were having trouble keeping up with all the news. The MacBook Pro was the real highlight, though a new Apple Cinema Display and MacBook refresh are notable as well. In case you missed our live blog, or merely wanted the highlights, we’ve got the whole thing distilled down to the essentials for you.
You can find more details, photos, plus the full Live Blog transcript, after the cut.
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