The Apple startup chime you know and love has gone the way of the dodo with the new Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro. Pingie noticed that the new notebook’s NVRAM reset instructions lacked a reference to the startup chime. They later said they were able to confirm the change after getting their hands on a new […]
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The good news is that you can slap a larger SSD in your new 13-inch 2016 equipped MacBook Pro. The bad news is that you can’t do this with the SSD on the 15-inch model. The cool cats at OCD have found that the 13″ entry-level MacBook Pro, the version without the Touch Bar, is […]
There’s some cool stuff inside the new 2016 MacBook Pro. The new 13-inch and 15-inch Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro notebooks feature both an Intel processor and an Apple-designer T1 chip, which is also found inside the new Series 2 Apple Watch. As noted by Apple in its keynote, the T1 processor handles security for the […]
If you’re wondering what ports you’ll find on the new Touch Bar MacBook Pro, here’s a hint: lots of Thunderbolt 3/USB-C ports, a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack and not much else. Apple has removed the MagSafe 2 charging port, HDMI port, SD card slot, Thunderbolt 2 port and standard USB ports. These ports have been […]
Even though the new MacBook Pro has only been available since late this morning, Apple’s shipping estimates on the new notebook have slipped from two to three weeks to three to four weeks, meaning orders placed now won’t deliver until late November or early December. The three to four week shipping estimate now covers all […]