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Hardware Mac mini News

2012 Mac mini teardown, benchmark results revealed

Apple’s made some cool changes to its most affordable computer. Per Macminicolo and Mac mini vault, a series of teardowns and benchmark tests of Apple’s newly released Mac mini, finding that the small format desktop’s performance is approaching that of legacy Xserves and 2010’s Mac Pro. Announced on Tuesday at a special event, the new […]

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Apple announces updated, slimmer, Ivy Bridge iMac

It may not have been the absolute centerpiece of the show, but it still looks nifty. Per Macworld, Apple on Tuesday released a new, thinner iMac. The company reengineered the iMac’s internals and display, and Apple says the display system is 45 percent thinner and 8 pounds lighter. The new iMacs are available in 21.5- […]

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hard drive Hardware News

Apple announces Fusion Drive, blends SSD and HDD technologies

This could be interesting. Per The Unofficial Apple Weblog, Apple surprised its audience by announcing the Fusion Drive, a combination of SSD and HDD technologies. Fusion Drive is part of the new, just-announced iMacs, and is supported by OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). In concept, it’s similar to auto-tiering that is used in enterprise environments. […]