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Intel ships “Cannon Lake” processor, allows for maximum of 32GB of RAM to be installed in notebooks

In an interesting move, Intel’s Cannon Lake processors have surfaced and it looks like Apple will be able to add a 32-gigabyte RAM option to its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook lines. Chinese retailer listings for the Lenovo IdeaPad 330 notebook reveal it uses a new processor, identified as the Core i3-8121U. The related listing […]

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B&H Photo hosts extensive sales on MacBooks, iMacs, iMac Pros

The cool cats at B&H Photo are holding a variety of sales on an assortment of Apple products, including MacBooks, MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, iMacs and iMac Pros. The nifty savings are as follows: 2017 13.3-inch MacBook Air 1.8 GHz, 128GB SSD with 8GB RAM ($799, down from $999) 1.8 GHz, 256GB SSD with 8GB […]

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Frustrated MacBook/MacBook Pro users can now join class action suit against Apple regarding 2015, 2016, 2017 MacBook, MacBook Pro keyboard failures

If you’re in the mood for litigation, here you go. Following up on our previous story about the model year 2015 and 2016 MacBook Pro notebook keyboards failing, complete with the only way to fix the keyboard being to replace the top case/keyboard mechanism and potentially facing yet another failed keyboard, a number of Apple […]

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Analysis of repair data shows 2016 MacBook Pro keyboards failing at twice the rate of previous models

As spiffy as the 2016 MacBook Pro keyboard was, complete with its new butterfly key-switch action, there’ve been a fair number of complaints about the unit, especially with regards to its failure rates. And they’ve been getting worse. The cool cats over at AppleInsider collected service data for the first year of release of the […]

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Rumor: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch Retina Display MacBook Pro in June

If you’re hankering for a somewhat more affordable 13-inch Retina Display MacBook, it ships in June. Per the mighty DigiTimes, Apple will release a new 13.3-inch Retina Display MacBook with the same 2,560 x 1,600 resolution display as the current 13.3-inch MacBook Pro. The panel will come from LG Display. This sounds similar to KGI […]