http://www.maconintel.com Mac on Intel - Your information resource for Apple's transition to Intel en-us http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=223 iFixit has posted the first internal photos of Apple's recently released Core 2 Duo 'Merom' MacBook Pro. The disassembly guide/gallery can be seen here. The disassembly features high resolution images of the redesigned logic board and Intel's new Merom chip. Also included is the first photos of Apple's 802.11n draft board for the MacBook, and... Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:08:09 EST http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=222 As anticipated, Apple has released an updated MacBook Pro model that dispenses with the Intel Core Duo processor in favor of the new Intel Core 2 Duo (codename: Merom) based on the Intel Core microarchitecture (which the Core Duo was not). The new units bring a variety of performance increases and enhancements; Apple claims up to a 39%... Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:44:58 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=221 As MacRumors reports, an update to the MacBook Pro line is expected in the very near term - likely today. The new units are expected to feature the Core 2 Duo processor, larger hard drives, FireWire 800 support, as well as upgraded SuperDrives. As an indicator, several European vendors have been unable to acquire the current MacBook Pros for... Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:43:11 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=220 As you may be aware, Apple recently rolled out the iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED in support of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in Africa; Apple donates $10 for every nano (PRODUCT) RED sold to the fund. It seems the iPod may not be the only place where Apple sees red. According to Think Secret's sources, CEO Steve Jobs and... Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:20:41 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=219 We've written a number of times about CodeWeavers' CrossOver Mac, a WINE-based system that allows certain Windows applications to run under Mac OS X for Intel (at great speed) by way of native DLLs. CodeWeavers offers a 60-day free beta of the application, making it easy take for folks to get a feel for its performance. Those that haven't given... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:13:00 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=218 Towards the end of the year, Intel will be rolling out a quad-core version of the Core 2 and Xeon processor lines, codename Kentsfield and Clovertown, respectively. These processors utilize the same LGA-771 sockets as their dual-core brethren, a fact that raises the question as to whether or not these new processors can serve as drop-in... Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:53:27 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=217 Macworld Labs recently took a look at Apple's new iMac Core 2 Duo and posted some early benchmark results. According to Intel, a similarly clocked Core 2 Duo will provide 20% more computing power than a Core Duo (the chip that previously powered the Intel-based iMacs) at the same voltage. Macworld's comparison between a 2GHz Core Duo iMac... Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:24:28 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=215 Macworld Labs recently took a look at Apple's new iMac Core 2 Duo and posted some early benchmark results. According to Intel, a similarly clocked Core 2 Duo will provide 20% more computing power than a Core Duo (the chip that previously powered the Intel-based iMacs) at the same voltage. Macworld's comparison between a 2GHz Core Duo iMac... Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:12:02 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=214 Apple, today, updated the iMac line by replacing the Intel Core Duo processor with the recently released Intel Core 2 Duo, utilizing the chipmaker's new Intel Core Microarchitecture, also used in the Xeon 5100-series (aka "Woodcrest"), used in Apple's recently released Mac Pro line. At the same time, Apple introduced a new, high-end iMac... Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:24:20 EDT http://www.maconintel.com/news.php?article=213 Codeweavers has released a public beta of CrossOver Mac for the Intel-based Macintosh. CrossOver Mac is a system through which Windows applications can be run alongside Mac OS X applications in a "rootless" fashion - not contained within a emulation or virtualization window. How does Codeweavers work that magic? CrossOver Mac has WINE (Wine... Fri, 01 Sep 2006 19:01:32 EDT