Tag Archives: MacBook Air

I reported last year that my MacBook Pro died and how I subsequently purchased a MacBook Air to replace it. I use it heavily in my day-to-day work and at school. For school, much like last year, I use my MacBook Air to do design work such as posters in …

Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: Retina MacBook Pro Shipments Begin to Slip to 3-4 Weeks It seems that Apple didn’t make enough in the first run, …

Apple has finally brought some much needed updates to their MacBook hardware, and even introducing a new line. Here’s what was announced today.   MacBook Air: The new MacBook Air is getting the new Ivy Bridge CPU at 2.0GHz i7 processor, up to 8GB of RAM at 1600Mhz, 60% faster …

AppleInsider has posted a list of 27 part numbers which are reportedly on their way to Australia. Thirteen of the numbers are “standalone kits”, which likely indicates accessories. That means there may be as many as 14 Mac models on tap for launch. From there MacRumors makes some educated guesses …

9to5Mac is reporting that Apple will likely be updating nearly all of their Mac products at next week’s World Wide Developers Conference (sounds familiar). The report claims that “at least four” of Apple’s five Mac products will see an update. The machines most likely to receive updates are the MacBook …

Now that rumors surrounding the next-generation MacBook Pro have reached a fever pitch, ABC News has rounded up those rumors and throws in their own two cents. Specifically, Joanna Stern claims that the iMac will also gain the new ultra high-resolution “Retina” displays that are already in use on iPhones …

The first real evidence that a next-generation MacBook Pro and iMac exists, comes in the form of Geekbench benchmark results. These system benchmarks were discovered in Geekbench’s database, and have lead to flurry of speculation. First up, is a benchmark for a MacBookPro9,1, which is a model number that corresponds …

Digitimes is reporting that Apple is set to launch a less-expensive MacBook Air in Q3 of this year. Specifically, they will be lowering the entry price from $999 to $799. This move is reportedly in response to Intel’s push for Windows-based “Ultrabooks” which have a similar form-factor to the MacBook …

While we here at iSource were hard at work covering the forthcoming iPad announcement, a slow, steady drumbeat was continuing with little notice. Several reports surfaced at this time, claiming that the next-generation MacBook Pros would make the switch to a MacBook Air-like form-factor sometime this year. I tend to …

Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: FaceTime Calls Can Still Only Be Made Over Wi-Fi Despite iPad’s 4G Capabilities The Verge is reporting that FaceTime video calling …

Forbes has an upcoming profile of AMD, which claims that the company’s Llano family of Fusion, CPU-GPU combo chips were consider for use in Apple’s 2011 revision of the MacBook Air. These plans fell apart however, as parts were being delivered late, and the chips were experiencing high failure rates. …