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MacBook Pro

MacBook Pro C2D Take Apart Guide (with Photos)

iFixit has posted the first internal photos of Apple’s Core 2 Duo ‘Merom’ MacBook Pro.

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Inside the MacBook Pro’s 3GB RAM limitation

One of the big new features in the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro is the new 3GB RAM maximum that it supports. But 3GB is a funny number for a machine with 2 RAM slots. Why not max that puppy out with two 2GB sticks – for a total of 4GB? MacFixIt has learned that it’s not a physical space limitation and that both of the new MBP’s RAM slots are large enough to accommodate the bigger 2GB modules.

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: The MacBook chasm expands

Apple’s announcement of the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro did more than raise the performance bar for their portables. The addition of the new, faster Intel chip in only the Pro model serves as a key differentiating factor between the consumer MacBook and the professional MacBook Pro.

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Software

Fan Control 1.1 is a Must-Have for MBP Owners

Fan Control 1.1 is an appication for controlling the fans in the MacBook Pro. It is is a prefpane than goes into your System Preferences and requires a restart after installation whereas smcFanControl is a standalone application.

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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Inside Apple’s new Core 2 Duo chip

Apple released a significant update to the MacBook Pro yesterday adding a new Core 2 Duo T-series processor to the mix. Let’s take a look at what’s changed.