B&H has over 100 MacBooks on sale with up to $300 off regular prices. It includes just about every MacBook in Apple’s line-up. Clearly, this is an effort to move last year’s models since several new models were just announced. You can find all the deals here at B&H Photo.
Workflow Considerations for the New MacBook Pro
When Apple announced the new MacBook Pro, I was eagerly waiting to see what the replacement for my MacBook Pro that I bought in 2011 would be. Then, Apple did what Apple does and showed off a computer that is competely foreign to the workflow that I’ve built largely around Thunderbolt over the past five years or so. [Read more…]
Crucial SSD Upgrade Made My Old MacBook Pro Better than New
I had an aging MacBook Pro. It’s a 2011 model, which I believe is the first model with Thunderbolt. And while the Thunderbolt connectivity has been great, the internal 5400RPM hard drive has gotten slower and slower over the years.
After hearing plenty of reports on the benefits of upgrading to an internal SSD drive in these MacBook models, I finally bit the (surprising affordable) bullet and picked up a Crucial 512GB SSD for a little over $200. [Read more…]
Premiere Pro CS6 Update Adds Retina Display Support & GPU Support for GT 650M in New Macbook Pros
Adobe has issued an update for Premiere Pro CS6. Version 6.0.2 adds a number of features and bug fixes. Notably, the update adds support for the Retina Display on the Macbook Pro with Retina.
Additionally, Premiere Pro now supports the new GT 650M graphics card that is found in the new Macbook Pro models. Premiere Pro can use either OpenCL or CUDA for GPU processing on the GT 650M.
Premiere Pro CS6 also received Windows 8 certification with this update.
You can download the update from within Premiere Pro CS6 by choosing Help > Updates, or via the Adobe Application Manager.
[via Adobe Blogs]
Apple WWDC Keynote Full Video Now Online
The full keynote from Apple’s WWDC is embedded above for those Apple geeks who hear from the horse’s mouth all about the new MacBook Pro models, iOS 6 and more new Apple details.
Canon Looks to Adopt Thunderbolt Technology in Video Products
Following the recent release of the new MacBook Pro models, Intel looks to add another Thunderbolt arrow to its quiver of supporting cast. Intel recently revealed Canon’s Video Products Group is “excited” about the performance it can offer the video content production market. [Read more…]
15? MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Core i7 Review
Apple’s latest batch of 15? and 17? MacBook Pros step up from the Core 2 Duo processors in favor of Intel’s Core i5 and i7 processors. The new 15? MacBook Pro is currently the only model available with an Intel Core i7 processor – and it is wicked fast.
Read the full review over at Tech Tilt: 15? MacBook Pro 2.66GHz Core i7 Review