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Initial tests show forthcoming OS X 10.8.2 update may help resolve battery life issues

They may not be scientific tests, but they prove a point. Per the intensely cool cats at The Mac Observer, a set of tests published on Monday claim to show significant a boost in MacBook battery life using a new developer build of OS X Mountain Lion, with the latest beta showing an 85-minute increase […]

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Seagate announces 750GB Momentus XT hard drive, combines HDD, SSD features on same unit

This could smack of the nifty. Per Engadget, hard drive manufacturer Seagate has released its 750GB Momentus XT, a hybrid HDD/SSD unit with a conventional 742GB hard drive attached to 8GB of NAND flash memory. The unit boosts a speedy SATA III 6Gb/s interface and promises to cut boot-up and lag times compared to a […]

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MyService offering 750GB upgrade service for current MacBook, MacBook Pro notebooks

This could be useful. Per MacMegasite, MyService has released a new 750GB 7200rpm hard drive upgrade for the MacBook and MacBook Pro notebooks. These new 2.5″ Momentus drives by Seagate are the largest 7200rpm hard drives available for the MacBook and the complete upgrade service is US$299, the price encapsulating the new 750GB drive, round […]

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Seagate announces one terabyte 2.5″ notebook hard drive

Hard drive manufacturer Seagate on Monday announced the industry’s first 2.5″ enterprise-class drive with one terabyte of capacity, or about 60% more could be stored previously. Per Macworld, the next generation Constellation hard drive allows a standard 2U (3.5-in high) storage array to store up to 24TB, and a full server rack to store up […]

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Seagate Releases 7 Millimeter Notebook Hard Drive

If you can fit more data onto a notebook hard drive, more power to you. Per PC World, hard drive manufacturer Seagate seems ready to launch a 7 millimeter high notebook drive as part of its Momentus lineup this January at CES. Although Seagate has yet to release specifics, it’s thought that the drive will […]