8 posts and columns on Core 2 Duo

A Fall Guide: How to Pick Your Next Computer

in Personal Technology on November 3, 2010 at 6:05 pm PT

The biggest question for some buyers this fall will be whether to get a tablet or a laptop, now that Apple’s iPad is a proven hit and a flood of competitors is on the way.

Apple Updates Mac Mini With HDMI, Mini DisplayPort

in News on June 15, 2010 at 6:05 am PT

Looks like the iPhone 4 wasn’t the only new piece of hardware to go on sale in the Apple Store early this morning (in black only!). Joining it was a completely redesigned Mac mini. Just 1.4-inches in height, the latest iteration of the diminutive machine is smaller than its two-inch-tall predecessor and quite a bit more powerful.

Apple Adds a Bit of Pro to Low-End MacBook

in News on May 18, 2010 at 5:59 am PT

With no fanfare whatsoever, Apple refreshed its entry-level MacBook this morning, swapping it out for a faster machine featuring longer battery life and a better video chip. With a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, an Nvidia GeForce 320m graphics chip and 10 hours of battery life, the updated MacBook is similar in spec to the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

More on Quicken for Mac

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 3, 2010 at 4:41 pm PT

Walt answers readers’ questions about Quicken for Mac and large laptop screens.

Two Little Laptops With a Lot to Offer Their Core Users

in Personal Technology on February 3, 2010 at 6:04 pm PT

Walt Mossberg reviews Dell’s M11x and Sony’s Vaio X, two diminutive laptops aimed at radically different customers.

Apple Updates Mac Lineup, Announces Multitouch "Magic Mouse"

in News on October 20, 2009 at 9:10 am PT

The Apple store went offline Tuesday morning and when it returned, it did so with a groaning board of new hardware, including a range of aluminum and edge-to-edge glass iMacs, new Mac Minis, a 13-inch unibody polycarbonate MacBook and a wireless, multitouch “Magic Mouse.”
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Apple Updates Mac Lineup, Announces Multitouch “Magic Mouse”

in News on October 20, 2009 at 9:10 am PT

The Apple store went offline Tuesday morning and when it returned, it did so with a groaning board of new hardware, including a range of aluminum and edge-to-edge glass iMacs, new Mac Minis, a 13-inch unibody polycarbonate MacBook and a wireless, multitouch “Magic Mouse.”
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Apple iMac: Now With Unannounced Intel Processors!

in News on April 28, 2008 at 8:00 am PT

Intel’s Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 is shipping in “limited quantities,” all right. Quantities limited to Apple. The Apple Web site went offline for a bit this morning, and when it returned it featured a handful of new iMacs, all of them apparently running Intel’s as-of-yet unannounced X9100 Montevina processor.