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07-27-2011, 08:45 PM
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07-27-2011, 10:03 PM
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Here's the UPS tracking on my new air. I think it's stuck in a worm hole. 
Anchorage, AK, United States 07/27/2011 23:55 Arrival Scan
07/27/2011 14:35 Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 07/26/2011 23:55 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 07/27/2011 6:50 Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 07/26/2011 15:00 Export Scan
Shanghai, China 07/25/2011 21:30 Departure Scan
07/25/2011 16:31 Origin Scan
China 07/25/2011 2:52 Order Processed: Ready for UPS
Anchorage, AK, United States 07/27/2011 23:55 Arrival Scan
07/27/2011 14:35 Departure Scan
Anchorage, AK, United States 07/26/2011 23:55 Arrival Scan
Shanghai, China 07/27/2011 6:50 Departure Scan
Shanghai, China 07/26/2011 15:00 Export Scan
Shanghai, China 07/25/2011 21:30 Departure Scan
07/25/2011 16:31 Origin Scan
China 07/25/2011 2:52 Order Processed: Ready for UPS
07-27-2011, 10:05 PM
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Thats how my laptop shipped. China -> Alaska -> Tennessee -> Oregon 
07-27-2011, 10:23 PM
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^fed ex?
07-27-2011, 10:25 PM
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Memphis is FedEx's main terminal.
07-27-2011, 10:26 PM
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I learned that from Cast Away
07-28-2011, 06:49 AM
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Go Giants
07-28-2011, 08:22 AM
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07-28-2011, 08:52 AM
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07-29-2011, 02:39 PM
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New MacBook Air Using Scaled-Down Thunderbolt Chip
Jul 29, 2011 7:02 am PDT by Eric Slivka
Portion of MacBook Air motherboard with Eagle Ridge chip outlined in teal (Source: iFixit)
AnandTech takes a look at the Thunderbolt controller used by Apple in the new MacBook Air, finding that the company has opted to use a scaled-down "Eagle Ridge" controller chip from Intel instead of the "Light Ridge" chip found in larger Thunderbolt-enabled machines.
[Light Ridge] features four Thunderbolt channels (4 x 10Gbps bidirectional = 80Gbps aggregate bandwidth) and up to two DisplayPort outputs. It's used in the 2011 iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac mini. ...
Eagle Ridge is available in two form factors (normal and SFF [small form factor]) and is effectively half of a Light Ridge chip. That means you only get two Thunderbolt channels and one DP output. Apple used the small form factor version of Eagle Ridge in its new MacBook Air to cut cost and save on motherboard real estate.
With Eagle Ridge only supporting a single DisplayPort output, MacBook Air users are only able to drive a single external display via the Thunderbolt port, although the machine's integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 would also preclude the use of two external monitors on the MacBook Air as it does on the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Thunderbolt adoption has thus far been limited to high-end devices in part due to high costs associated with inclusion of the technology. Use of the scaled-down Eagle Ridge controller could help push Thunderbolt into lower-end products, presuming that the smaller chip carries some cost savings for manufacturers.
Jul 29, 2011 7:02 am PDT by Eric Slivka
Portion of MacBook Air motherboard with Eagle Ridge chip outlined in teal (Source: iFixit)
AnandTech takes a look at the Thunderbolt controller used by Apple in the new MacBook Air, finding that the company has opted to use a scaled-down "Eagle Ridge" controller chip from Intel instead of the "Light Ridge" chip found in larger Thunderbolt-enabled machines.
[Light Ridge] features four Thunderbolt channels (4 x 10Gbps bidirectional = 80Gbps aggregate bandwidth) and up to two DisplayPort outputs. It's used in the 2011 iMac, MacBook Pro and Mac mini. ...
Eagle Ridge is available in two form factors (normal and SFF [small form factor]) and is effectively half of a Light Ridge chip. That means you only get two Thunderbolt channels and one DP output. Apple used the small form factor version of Eagle Ridge in its new MacBook Air to cut cost and save on motherboard real estate.
With Eagle Ridge only supporting a single DisplayPort output, MacBook Air users are only able to drive a single external display via the Thunderbolt port, although the machine's integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 would also preclude the use of two external monitors on the MacBook Air as it does on the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
Thunderbolt adoption has thus far been limited to high-end devices in part due to high costs associated with inclusion of the technology. Use of the scaled-down Eagle Ridge controller could help push Thunderbolt into lower-end products, presuming that the smaller chip carries some cost savings for manufacturers.
08-04-2011, 12:00 PM
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Suddenly some macs are not that expensive...
Intel Ultrabooks Unable to Undercut MacBook Air Prices
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/03/...ok-air-prices/
Intel Ultrabooks Unable to Undercut MacBook Air Prices
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/03/...ok-air-prices/
The sources pointed out that the new MacBook Airs are priced at about US$999-1,599 with rather strong demand in the US; however, designing an ultrabook based on Intel's technical suggestions will still be unable to reduce the machine's price level to lower than the MacBook Air's unless Intel is willing to reduce its prices, which already account for one-third of the total cost.
08-09-2011, 10:37 PM
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Apple is now giving cash money for old products iPad, iPhone, Desktops and Laptops even Windows versions.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
I could get $835 for my 2010 15in Core i5 2.4GHz MBP
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
I could get $835 for my 2010 15in Core i5 2.4GHz MBP
08-09-2011, 11:00 PM
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but would you want $835 for it?
if so, id take it off yer hands
(not sure on used prices)
if so, id take it off yer hands
(not sure on used prices)
08-10-2011, 05:31 AM
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I miss my 03 CL-S :(
$90 for my 3GS. It's going for over $200 on eBay. Mine is pristine and even those with cracked screens are selling for $150+.
Why would I give it to Apple?
Why would I give it to Apple?
08-10-2011, 06:26 AM
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I can start a company selling used apple stuff.
08-10-2011, 09:58 AM
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I wonder what a 4GB iPhone goes for....
08-25-2011, 12:24 PM
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I finally did it.
My 27" iMac will be delivered tomorrow.
My Apple fan club started in October of 2010 when I bought the first iPad. In December, I got the iPhone 4 for my wife and I, in March, sold the iPad and got the iPad 2 and now getting rid of my windows laptop and will be using the iMac.
I couldn't be more excited
Any software recommendations? I will hopefully get Photoshop ASAP to take photo editing a little more seriously.
My 27" iMac will be delivered tomorrow.
My Apple fan club started in October of 2010 when I bought the first iPad. In December, I got the iPhone 4 for my wife and I, in March, sold the iPad and got the iPad 2 and now getting rid of my windows laptop and will be using the iMac.
I couldn't be more excited
Any software recommendations? I will hopefully get Photoshop ASAP to take photo editing a little more seriously.
08-25-2011, 12:34 PM
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Work with iPhoto for a while, it could be all you need. You should also get a trial of Aperture.
08-26-2011, 10:02 PM
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Apple is now giving cash money for old products iPad, iPhone, Desktops and Laptops even Windows versions.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
I could get $835 for my 2010 15in Core i5 2.4GHz MBP
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/reuse_and_recycle
I could get $835 for my 2010 15in Core i5 2.4GHz MBP
$371 for my early 2009 24" iMac.
08-26-2011, 10:08 PM
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09-11-2011, 11:40 AM
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For those of you that own a magic trackpad, do you find that your hand hurts after you use it for a while? I never had a problem with a mouse but this thing is really letting me know that I have some kind of carpal tunnel issue. I thought I'd be able to get use to it but now that I've had it for a month I think I'm going to have to go back to a mouse. Maybe it's my seating position?
09-11-2011, 11:44 AM
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For those of you that own a magic trackpad, do you find that your hand hurts after you use it for a while? I never had a problem with a mouse but this thing is really letting me know that I have some kind of carpal tunnel issue. I thought I'd be able to get use to it but now that I've had it for a month I think I'm going to have to go back to a mouse. Maybe it's my seating position?
09-11-2011, 03:00 PM
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Never had an issue
10-24-2011, 12:33 PM
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Macbook Pros got a minor spec bump today, CPU, hard drives, and some get better video cards.
10-25-2011, 06:48 AM
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01-25-2012, 03:57 PM
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The power of the thunderbolt! Watch the whole vid (in full screen).
http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/25/macboo...ow-it-can-die/
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http://9to5mac.com/2012/01/25/macboo...ow-it-can-die/
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01-25-2012, 04:12 PM
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Damn got a woody from that!
01-25-2012, 05:28 PM
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will want to run VM's off Thunderbolt one day.
01-25-2012, 06:05 PM
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that's not a quad core, that's a hyper-threaded dual-core that shows up as 4 cores (2 real, 2 virtual)
Core i7 doesn't mean quad core on laptops, stupid intel naming.
Core i7 doesn't mean quad core on laptops, stupid intel naming.
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01-25-2012, 06:14 PM
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I'm quite sure my Mac Mini server has a similar i7 quad as well.
01-25-2012, 06:28 PM
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Yeah, I thought 3's and 5's were dumbed down for laptops, but not the 7's.
01-25-2012, 06:44 PM
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Processor
1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB shared L3 cache
$1599 model configurable to dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 cache, only at the Apple Online Store.
1.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB shared L3 cache
$1599 model configurable to dual-core 1.8GHz Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 cache, only at the Apple Online Store.
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01-25-2012, 06:46 PM
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The BS of trying to figure out exactly what Intel is selling you can be traced back all the way to the 80386SX. It's 32-bit, but is it?! Mua-ah-ah-ah!!!! One could probably argue it started with the 8086/8088.
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01-25-2012, 06:49 PM
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The Core i5 and i7 laptop processors should all be hyperthreaded so that they show up in task manager with twice as many cores as they actually have. My core i5 MBP shows 4 cores and my Core i7 desktop shows 8 cores.