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Mac Pro refresh brings high-end graphics to the Mac

by Christina Warren (Mar 3rd, 2009)

Today's new hardware announcement refreshed the Mac mini and iMac lines, and at long last, the Mac Pro was also given some love. In the 14 months since the last Mac Pro refresh there have been some significant hardware changes within the microprocessor world and within Apple's own line. The ...

$999 MacBook hardware updated to near-unibody specs

by Steven Sande (Jan 21st, 2009)

It's always nice to wake up in the morning and get a surprise from Apple! Today's surprise is an update to the hardware of the white polycarbonate body $999 MacBook. The low-end MacBook now comes standard with 2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM and the same Nvidia GeForce 9400m graphics processor that is ...

Mac mini, Apple TV to use new Ion platform?

by Robert Palmer (Jan 16th, 2009)

Tom's Hardware says that Apple will use NVIDIA's Ion platform in an updated Mac mini, and AppleInsider says it could also be used in an updated Apple TV. NVIDIA's Ion platform is a low-cost, small-form-factor logic board that includes both an NVIDIA graphics processor and Intel CPU (among other ...

New iMacs and Mac minis to use NVIDIA chips?

by Cory Bohon (Dec 19th, 2008)

AppleInsider is reporting that the speculated refresh for the iMac and Mac minis lines might include NVIDIA graphics chips. This information was discovered while an InsanelyMac forum poster found some extension files included with the new MacBooks/MacBook Pros. The exentions were named, "iMac9,1" ...

GeForce 9-Series motherboards maybe coming to the Mini

by Mike Schramm (Oct 27th, 2008)

I think that at this point, the Mac mini has moved up into the ranks of the TRS-80 and the Apple IIe as one of my favorite computers of all time. Though it's been rumored dead more times than disco, it's still puttering along as the tiny little computer that could, racking up (we assume -- the mini ...

New NVIDIA hardware capable of more than Apple lets on

by Mat Lu (Oct 23rd, 2008)

We've already seen some suggestions that more is hiding under the hood of the new unibody MacBooks than Apple has disclosed. Now Gizmodo is reporting that the NVIDIA folks have revealed to them that the graphics hardware in the new MacBooks is capable of quite a bit more than Apple has has chosen to ...

New MacBooks adding NVIDIA hardware H.264 decoding?

by Mat Lu (Oct 21st, 2008)

Something interesting has popped up with the new NVIDIA graphics hardware in the unibody MacBooks and MacBook Pros: hardware H.264 decoding. MacRumors is reporting that owners of the new MacBooks are seeing considerably less CPU usage when playing high definition H.264 content on the new machines ...

Putting the MacBook through the paces with Warhammer Online

by Mike Schramm (Oct 16th, 2008)

Since the new MacBooks were released earlier this week, everyone's been talking a good bit about gaming on the thing, but our friend (and TUAW alum) C.K. Sample III decided to actually load up a game and make the new Nvidia chips put up or shut up. And as you can see above, put up they did: he ...

Yes, Virginia, you do have to log out to switch graphics cards on the MBP

by Michael Rose (Oct 15th, 2008)

Having options is good; saving energy is good; improving battery life on your laptop is very good. Having to log out and back in to switch between the two video cards on the MacBook Pro? Um... not all that good. Kinda annoying, to tell you the truth. Engadget posted a video last night of the swap ...

Apple goes Nvidia with MacBooks

by Mike Schramm (Oct 14th, 2008)

The day we gamers have been waiting for is finally here -- Apple is announcing at their event right now that the new MacBooks (and presumably Pros) that they'll be releasing will have Nvidia graphics chips inside them, finally replacing the integrated graphics chips that have been the bane of 3D ...

Newer MBPs may contain faulty NVIDIA chips

by Robert Palmer (Oct 10th, 2008)

Not a surprise for those who have suffered from the issue, but a welcome admission nonetheless: Apple has now acknowledged that some recent MacBook Pro models contain faulty GeForce 8600M GT chips that cause video display problems. Dell and HP have already told customers similar stories. In a ...

Rumor: Nvidia-powered MacBooks on October 14th

by Mike Schramm (Oct 4th, 2008)

TUAW is hearing from various sources that new MacBooks are right around the corner, and that they might even have some extra Nvidia power in them. A source tells us that Nvidia is showing off new MacBooks to their employees, and word is going around that the new versions will be released as soon ...

Early Mac Pros finally get their NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Upgrade Kit

by Brett Terpstra (Apr 16th, 2008)

When Apple introduced the new Mac Pros, they came with new graphics cards... that weren't compatible with previous Mac Pros. This has caused some consternation amongst owners of the neglected machines, who have been wondering for a while when their problem-ridden video cards might get some Apple ...