Accelerate Your Mac News Archive for Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008

News Archive for Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008
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Review of new MacBook Pro (2.53GHz) and MacBook (2.4GHz)
PCMag has posted a Review of the new Macbook Pro 15in (Dual Graphics) (2.53GHz), rating it 4 out of 5 stars. Includes notes on improved keyboard, features, performance and bootcamp/Vista use (noted 'excessive' heat on base/palmrest under Vista, OS X had better thermal management. Later Vista drivers for the new chipset may improve that.) Their tests showed the new MacBook Pro (w/9600M GT 512MB) had more than twice the Crysis (PC game) performance at 1024x768/medium/no AA/no AF than their 2.8GHz HP HDX16t PC notebook using the same GPU (9600M GT), and was almost 19 FPS faster than the previous MacBook Pro 2.6GHz/8600M GT in that benchmark. (Crysis higher quality settings however choke a 9600M GT (or 8600M GT) - well under 10FPS even at 1024x768.) The bottom of the review page has a link to Bootcamp/Vista test results (popup window) comparing the new 2.53GHz MacBook Pro to the previous 15in MacBook Pro (2.6GHz/8600M GT), Dell Studio 15, HP HDX16t and Thinkpad T400. They also have a review of the New MacBook 13-inch (Aluminum) 2.4GHz (w/2GB Ram/250GB HD).

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Nvidia updates website for info on 9400M motherboard GPU, new MacBooks
I included some links to Nvidia website specs/info on the Mobile Geforce 9M series (incl. 9600M GT) and their Motherboard/GPU chipsets in yesterday's post on the new MacBook/MacBook Pros. Today they've updated their website with info on the integrated 9400M/motherboard GPU and new MacBooks. Apple speaks Visual Geforce 9400M Motherboard GPU NVIDIA Introduces Industry-Changing, Highly Integrated GPU (Press release)

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Photos of New (Alum) MacBook Pro Disassembled
Kodawarisn has posted a page with photos of the New MacBook Disassembled. Update: iFixit has posted their step-by-step (Oct. 2008) MacBook Pro take-apart guide and (Oct. 2008) MacBook take-apart guide.

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Mac Mini Dual Display/USB to DVI adapters page updated
I've added another Mac Mini owner's notes on his experience with a different brand/model of USB to DVI adapter and Matrox's DualHead2Go to the recent article on Mac Mini adapters for Dual Displays.

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Software Updates, Updated iPhone/Touch Apps, Updated Apple support docs
(Later added items first) Is Steve Jobs right on Blu-ray and HDMI? Firefox 3.1b1 MacPilot 3.1.7 Xsan 2.1.1 Admin Update (Apple) Xsan 2.1.1 FileSystem Update (Apple) Big Bang Board Games v1.2 (iphone/touch game) (added features/bug fixes) Air Sharing v1.2 (iphone/touch app) (adds features, bug fixes) Electroacoustics Toolbox 2.0 FabFilter Pro-C 1.11 (compressor plugin) Screenium 1.0.2 Adobe Flash Player 10.0.12.36 Adobe Fixes 'clickjacking' Flaw (update to Flash player) Iomega StorCenter ix2 Storage Appliance with Bluetooth, integrated iTunes server, and support for surveillance cameras Iomega Pledges NAS Box (StorCenter ix2) Will Be a Platform New/Updated Apple Support/Troubleshooting Docs: About the Xsan 2.1.1 Update Promise VTrak RAID: Configuring for optimal performance Promise VTrak: RAID Controllers - Direct Attached with Spares configuration script Promise VTrak: RAID Controllers and SAS-connected Expansion Chassis - Direct Attached with Spares configuration script Promise VTrak: RAID Controllers - 8-Drive Model - Direct Attached with Spares configuration script Promise VTrak: RAID Controllers - 8-Drive Model - Direct Attached configuration script Final Cut Pro: Tips for archiving memory card-based media Xsan 2: About yellow and red volume status alerts in Xsan Admin iPhoto, Aperture: Previewing an order in iPhoto or Aperture How to find and remove duplicate items in your iTunes library How to visually identify a MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2008) (current cfg has 4GB ram/320GB HD, otherwise same as before - but assuming beyond the flawed 8600M GPU production builds which were quoted as Sept. 2008 to appx May 2007) iPod and iPhone: TV out support iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Music folder iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Music folder Final Cut Server: Uploading Final Cut Pro projects displays an alert message "Unable to analyse project - invalid format"

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Recent Articles and Reviews
Listing/links to recent articles and reviews you may have missed.

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