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November 16, 2012
This month, EveryMac.com features complete specs, identifiers, benchmarks, and global prices for the now shipping iPad (4th Gen) and iPad mini models as well as comprehensive updates to the Retina Display MacBook Pro Q&A and Aluminum Mac mini Q&A to cover the latest Macs.
Additionally, the Currently Shipping, By Year, By Processor, By Capability, and By Identifier methods to browse iPod, iPhone and iPad models have been updated. The Ultimate iLookup and Ultimate iComparison features have been updated, too.
The Retina Display MacBook Pro Q&A answers "What are all the differences between the 13-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro and the 'regular' 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air? Which is best for me?" and "How can you 'hack' the Retina Display MacBook Pro models to run at native resolution or otherwise fit more on screen?" as well as dozens of other questions that cover the new 13-Inch model.
The Aluminum Mac mini Q&A answers "How fast are the Aluminum Mac mini models really compared to the models replaced?" and "How do you upgrade the RAM in the Aluminum Mac mini? How much RAM do they actually support?" and everything in between about the latest easy-to-upgrade Mac mini line.
Finally, EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Lookup has been updated with dozens of new identifiers for the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iPad models submitted by helpful readers. Thank you very much to those who continue to contribute info for old and new Macs, iPods, iPhones and iPads. It's appreciated.
If you bought, or buy, a new iPad (4th Gen) or iPad mini, please send in its serial number. The non-personal information will be added to EveryMac.com's Ultimate Mac Lookup to help with model identification and differentiation. Thank you very much.
New Q&As:
A selection of Q&As since the last major update include:
- What are all the differences between the 13-Inch Retina Display "Late 2012" MacBook Pro and the 15-Inch Retina Display "Mid-2012" MacBook Pro? Which is ideal for my needs?
- What are all the differences between the 13-Inch "Late 2012" Retina Display MacBook Pro models and the regular "Mid-2012" 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air? Which is best for me?
- How fast are the 13-Inch Retina Display "Late 2012" MacBook Pro models compared to one another? How fast are they compared to the 15-Inch Retina Display MacBook Pro, 13-Inch non-Retina Display MacBook Pro, and 13-Inch MacBook Air "Mid-2012" models?
- How can you "force" or "hack" the Retina Display MacBook Pro models to run at the native resolution or otherwise fit more on screen than by default?
- What are all the differences between the "Late 2012" Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models and the "Mid-2011" models replaced?
- How fast are the "Late 2012" Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models compared to one another and to the "Mid-2011" models replaced?
- How do you upgrade the RAM in the Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models? What type of RAM do they use? How much RAM do they actually support?
- How do you upgrade the hard drive(s) in the Aluminum "Unibody" Mac mini models? What type of hard drive(s) or SSDs do they support?
Today in Mac History:
Select dates in Mac History since the last major site update include the following hardware introductions:
- November 7, 1997: Exactly 15 years ago, the final Newton MessagePad.
- November 10, 1997: Exactly 15 years ago, the original "Kanga" PowerBook G3.
- November 15, 1996: The Power Mac 4400, notable for many standard parts, a first.
For earlier Mac History mentions, please refer to EveryMac.com's Mac History section.
Additions & Changes:
Comprehensively updated the Retina Display MacBook Pro Q&A and Aluminum Mac mini Q&A to cover the latest Macs.
Added complete Apple specs, identifiers, and global prices:
- iPad 4th Gen (Wi-Fi Only)
- iPad 4th Gen (Wi-Fi/AT&T/GPS)
- iPad 4th Gen (Wi-Fi/Verizon & Sprint/GPS)
- iPad mini (Wi-Fi Only)
- iPad mini (Wi-Fi/AT&T/GPS)
- iPad mini (Wi-Fi/Verizon & Sprint/GPS)
Updated specification listings:
Updated site features:
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