Penryn Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

MacBook Air to get 'imminent' speed bump?

by Robert Palmer (Aug 14th, 2008)

PhoneNews claims they can "confirm" that Apple will speed-bump the MacBook Air with a Penryn-class Intel Core 2 Duo processor, increasing the clock speed to 2 GHz and up. The story also notes that, since the processor requires more power, the Air will ship with a higher-capacity battery and 60-watt ...

Engadget tries to fry an egg on Penryn MacBook Pro

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 29th, 2008)

OK, they didn't really try to fry an egg. But for those of us using those first searing-heat MBP's, you'll be happy to know the Penryn MacBook Pro's are a little cooler (temperature-wise anyway). On average, about 10° F cooler, and the fans run slower and quieter. Sorry if this kills any ...

The new MacBook (Pros): the fine print

by Mat Lu (Feb 27th, 2008)

We finally got the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros we've all been waiting for and now it time to dig into the fine print a little bit. As we noted earlier the new machines are shipping without the $19 Apple remote, but there are also some other subtle changes worth noting: The processors are ...

Intel CES announcement: Penryn in the wild

by Michael Rose (Jan 8th, 2008)

Since the Mac Pros announced earlier today are using the "Harpertown" desktop version of the chip, it should be no surprise that Intel's Penryn family of processors are shipping and in use, as announced at CES yesterday. The full suite of chips includes 16 devices, including four for server use, ...

Rumor mill: August 7 iMac announcements... likely NOT true

by Michael Rose (Aug 6th, 2007)

[Update 1:15 pm -- And this is why we don't often post product rumors... indications are that this is coming from someone posing as our "reputable source," and other sites have received and debunked the rumor. We tried to reach the source for verification but were not able to do so. Our apologies if ...

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