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OWC benchmark tests prove iMac i5 & i7 machines solid to the core

Today we completed the benchmarking of the last two iMac computers that Apple introduced last month: The 2.66GHz iMac Intel Core i5 and the 2.8GHz iMac Intel Core i7. With the ability to simultaneously run 4 cores and 8 cores respectively, these machines are quite the powerhouses of processing power. It's interesting to note that even with faster starting times...

OWC Benchmarks Show Newest iMacs 46% Faster With More RAM

We've received four configurations of the 21.5" and four configurations of the 27" machines so far.  The quad core i5 and i7 machines aren't due out till later this month.  Between the advancements in Snow Leopard and adding additional memory...

A Fresh Look At The “Old” Rules of Upgrading

About a year ago, OWC CEO Larry O'Connor revisited a recurring topic in his Tips n' Deals Newsletter and OWC Chris covered that in a post on how the Rules of Upgrading rarely change. Both of them explored five different...

CONFIRMED! OWC supports 8.0GB memory in Mac mini 3,1 machines

As mentioned in one of my blog posts last Friday, we've been busy testing the limits of the 2009 Mac mini models.  In late August, Apple released Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 which improves compatibility with the latest Apple memory kits...

Still in testing, but 8GB may work in Mac mini too!

I really couldn't wait on this... this news is just too juicy to bottle up for the whole weekend. While we're not completely finished with our compatibility testing, early signs are pointing to 8GB of memory supported in not only...

Confirmed! OWC brand 8GB RAM works in new MacBook

With Apple's new machine releases, we're hard at work in the OWC Test Labs seeing just how fast we can make the machines go. Our first machine that we're looking at is the October 2009 2.26GHz MacBook.  This machine is...

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