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Apple adds Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module GPU as build-to-order option for Mac Pro

On Wednesday, Apple announced that it had made the Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module GPU available as a build-to-order option for the new Mac Pro. The card is a Navi 10-based GPU ideal for video editors working with 10-bit footage. The Radeon Pro W5700X is available in one of two configurations during the configuration process. […]

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First 15-inch 2018 MacBook Pro with Pro Vega 16, 20 graphic card benchmarks released, results look impressive

Following up on last week’s story about Apple releasing 2018 model 15-inch MacBook Pro notebooks with the Radeon Pro Vega 16 and 20 graphics cards, the first bookmarks for these notebooks appear to have been leaked. In short, they’re pretty impressive and help show what to expect in terms of performance improvements over 15-inch MacBook […]

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New 21.5-inch 4K Retina iMac supports up to 64GB of RAM, chips soldered in

There’s good news and there’s somewhat annoying news. The good news is that the new 2015 21.5-inch 4K Retina iMac supports up to 64GB of Ram, an impressive jump from the previous model’s cap of 32GB of RAM. The bad news is that this RAM is soldered into the logic board and that 64GB of […]

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Apple adds 256, 512 GB Flash drive options as build-to-order options for iMac

It’s pricey, but it’s a useful option. Per MacRumors, Apple has added new storage options to its iMac lineup, allowing users to choose either a 256 GB or 512 GB flash storage drive as part of the order customization process. The new options are available as US$300 and US$600 surcharges respectively to replace the 1 […]

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Apple adds Fusion Drive as build-to-order option for 21.5-inch iMac

The cool thing you want is now available for the base model iMac. Per MacGeneration and AppleInsider, Apple is now offering the Fusion Drive as a build-to-order option when ordering the most affordable 2.7GHz 21.5-inch iMac model, a change in availability from October when the system was limited to high-end versions and the 27-inch iMac. […]