Hello folks and welcome to another edition of Triple T. Excuse the late edition but yesterday was Kristen’s last day of Summer before starting back with the schools so we wanted to hang out. This week is going to be about the new Apple product announcements from last week. So if your not an Apple fan or if tech specs bore you then I’ll see you next week...otherwise enjoy!
New Apple hardware and accessories
As expected Apple announced some goodies last Tuesday. New iMac’s, Mac Pro’s, and a new Cinema Display. Also a multitouch Magic Trackpad and Apple’s own battery charger with 6 AA batteries.
iMac
Start with the new iMac line it has 2 models a 21.5” display and a 27” one, it now sports a dual core processor from 3.06 GHz up to 3.6 GHz and quad core processors from 2.8-2.93 GHz. On the hard drive side it now comes in up to 2 TB of space and can support a 256GB solid state drive option. On the RAM side it comes with 4GB of 1333 MHz and with 4 SO-DIMM slots, it can support up to 16GB of RAM. Graphics wise it comes with an ATI Radeon HD 4670 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and has a custom option for a Radeon HD 5670 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory (also 1GB GDDR5 option on the 27” model). Price ranges from $1199-1999 for standard models.
Mac Pro
Two models here, a Quad-Core and an 8-Core model. The Quad-Core comes with a single 2.66GHz Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor (8MB Level 3 cache) with options for a 3.2 GHz Quad-Core or 3.33 GHz 6-Core (12MB L3). The 8-Core comes with a dual 2.26 GHz Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors with options for dual 12-Core processors ranging from 2.66GHz-2.93GHz. All 3 have 12MB of L3. Hard drive wise they have 4 bays each ranging between 640GB-2TB 7200-RPM Serial ATA drives so you could have a machine with 8TB of drive space if you wanted to. RAM wise the Quad-Core supports up to 16GB while the 8-Core can support 32GB. Graphics it comes with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 512MB but has options for a 2-4x and an ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512MB. Price ranges are $2499-3299 for standard models.
Cinema Display
Shipping in September will be a new 27” Cinema Display with 2560 x 1440 display. Also comes with a iSight camera, speakers and a microphone as well as a 2.0 USB powered hub for 3 USB ports and a MagSafe connector to charge any MacBook model. $999.
Magic Trackpad
As expected, Apple announced a multitouch trackpad that supports the same multi gesture controls the MacBook Pro does. If you use an iPhone, iPod touch, or an iPad then this will be an easy transition as you use the same gestures on the Magic Trackpad. It goes for $69 and connects via Bluetooth and requires 2 AA batteries.
Apple Battery charger
Yes Apple has now entered the battery business! For $29 Apple will ship you a charger along with 6 rechargeable AA batteries. What makes their charger different is its energy use. Once it is done charging it goes into a lower usage of electricity in standby power (Vampire draw). Apple also states with the charge on the batteries expect these batteries to last up to 10 years. Bargain!
Well that is going to do it for this edition of Triple T. See you all next week!
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