Two weeks ago we blogged about how upgrading to Apple’s maximum supported 8GB of memory and an OWC Mercury Extreme SSD could speed up your machine to two and a half times faster then stock in the latest 2011 MacBook Pro Core i5 and Core i7 machines.
Two weeks ago, we were ecstatic about the performance numbers we were seeing. Like an average 25% faster performance with 8GB of memory!
Two weeks ago, we dubbed these machines with our upgrades as “screaming fast.”
That was two weeks ago…
This morning, the online Apple Store has been taken down temporarily stating “We are busy updating the store for you and will be back shortly.” This action usually indicates a new product being released or updated.
Is Apple updating the MacBook Pro lineup to add Core i5 and i7 processors? Is the iPad being released earlier than expected? Perhaps the Mac mini will be getting a power boost?
We’ll have the details for you here on the OWC Blog as soon as we know. Stay tuned.
UPDATE:
Well the Apple Store is back up and while our hopes were lifted to see a performance increase in the MacBook, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini – it looks as if the only addition to the Apple Store was the release of Aperture 3.
Guess well have to wait a while longer to see if those i5 and i7 processors are going to be used in more than just the iMac line.
We just got our first 2.66GHz Quad-Core 27″ iMac i5 machine within the last hour and I really wanted to share our excitement with you. So we took photos of our unboxing of this unit.
The box itself is sturdy and strong with a comfortable enough handle to lug this baby with it’s monster screen wherever you need:
