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Apple TV Taken Apart
Monday, March 19, 2007 / Disassemblies / 1 Comment
After we filled all our back orders for the Apple TV we decided to break one open and see what it’s all about. The Apple TV is certainly a device for people who are invested in their TV-watching experience. That left us wondering why Apple gave the Apple TV a hard drive smaller than a Video iPod. The last few generations of iPod have been able to connect to TVs, albeit at lesser video quality, so having half the capacity of an iPod didn’t seem like enough space.
As a result, we figured out how to upgrade the hard drive from its original 40 gigs, and turn it into an Apple TV 120 GB unit. Of course, we took some pictures to document the process.
The new Intel XServe!
Friday, November 17, 2006 / Disassemblies, Xserve / 1 Comment
We finally got our shipment of Intel XServes and we can’t wait to put them to work! But first, we thought we’d give you a look at what these guys are all about. Here’s a few photos as we get them ready for production use.
Mac Pro taken apart!
Tuesday, August 8, 2006 / Disassemblies / 11 Comments
Jacob and company take the new Mac Pro down to its unmentionables.
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Inside the Macbok!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006 / Disassemblies / 0 Comments
Apple has just released the replacement to the allstar consumer laptop, the iBook! Now it’s called the MacBook, but the same burly childproof construction is still there. Well, nothing’s childproof, but this comes pretty darn close in our opinion. The case is made from the same tough polycarbonate that contributed to the legendary durability of the previous iBook line. Only now there’s a smoking Intel Core Duo chipset in there! Let’s take a look-see…
The insides of the Intel Core Duo iMac!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 / Disassemblies / 2 Comments
Twice as fast as the old iMac? Intel chips inside? With this kind of hype buzzing around, we had to take a look inside one to see what all the fuss is about. As usual, the inner workings of the iMac are as unique as the external case. Let’s take a look…
The New Dual-Core Power Mac G5 Unveiled!
Monday, October 10, 2005 / Disassemblies / 0 Comments
Once again, Apple has thrown out some shiny new hardware for us to slobber on, so we thought we’d give you a peek at the very latest from Cupertino.
The Power Mac G5 gets a big technology bump this time around, with new dual-core processors, a brand-new PCI Express architecture and some other very cool stuff that gets us geeks all misty-eyed. Let’s start with a view inside the case…
