4GB RAM upgrades for MBPs now available from OWC

Our friends at Other World Computing sent us this release on their new memory offerings for the MacBook Pro line:

June 15, 2007, Woodstock, IL — Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today that it is offering 4.0GB Memory Kits for Apple’s new recently announced MacBook Pro 2.2GHz and […]

Fastmac offers 802.11n card for MacBook, MacBook Pro

Our friends at Fastmac sent us word on their latest offering:

Fastmac today announced the availability of an Airport Extreme compatible
802.11n wireless card upgrade for Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro & Mac Pro
computers. Based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification, the new wireless
card achieves data transfer rates that are nearly 5 times faster than
existing 802.11g cards with […]

Brenthaven offers budget MacBook sleeve

Brenthaven, known for higher-end notebook sleeves and cases, is now offering something for the MacBook owner on a budget. Macworld has a nice write-up on Brenthaven’s MacBook Sleeve, which for $20 offers Brenthaven’s typical level of protection, but without all the frills. The sleeve was originally made for large laptop programs in schools, […]

256GB solid-state hard drive takes capacity crown

We are, admittedly, somewhat infatuated with the idea of replacing our notebooks’ conventional hard drives with drives of the solid state variety. Still, how can you not get excited at news of a 256GB 2.5-inch SATA solid-state drive? The new model from PQI is four times as big as their previous-high of 64GB. […]

MCE announces 250GB hard drives for MacBook, MacBook Pro

If you just can’t get enough storage in your MacBook or MacBook Pro, MCE is at it again with another upgrade for your portable. The 250GB drive runs at 5400 RPM and, conveniently, includes a USB 2.0 external enclosure that can either house your old hard drive or the new drive, making for easy […]

200GB, 7200 RPM notebook drives shipping

If you want the biggest and the fastest notebook hard drive available, Hitachi’s latest offering should be on the top of your wish list. The 7K200 packs a 200GB, 7200 RPM drive into your notebook, an industry first. Hitachi claims the drives are designed to consume the same amount of power as a […]

Add a PCI card to your MacBook Pro

Magma, long famous for their PCI breakout boxes, has added to the growing library of ExpressCard/34 accessories with a new product called the ExpressBox 1. Connect the ExpressBox 1’s ExpressCard to your MacBook Pro, then use the included cable to connect to the ExpressBox 1 chassis, and you can use a PCI Express card […]

New ExpressCard modem offers worldwide HSDPA, 3G UMTS support

Major player in wireless modems for Macs, nova media sent us a PR on their latest offering:

Berlin, Germany, May 8th — nova media today announced availability of the
GlobeTrotter EXPRESS 7.2 Ready, an ExpressCard Modem for MacBook Pros to
establish high speed HSDPA and 3G UMTS as well as EDGE and GRPS connections
worldwide. The price tag is Euro […]

Tom Bihn redesigns Buzz sling bag

Friend of PBZone Tom Bihn sent us word that they’ve redesigned their popular Buzz sling bag for some of Apple’s latest notebooks:

TOM BIHN - a company that designs and manufactures in its own Seattle factory laptop sleeves and cases, backpacks, messenger bags, and briefcases - has introduced a redesigned version of the Buzz, a one-shoulder […]

zCover offers refined MacBook keyboard skins

It wasn’t long ago that we had word of zCover’s TypeOn MacBook keyboard skins, but they’ve refined them further since then. The new TypeOn Macbook keyboard skins have the keys’ characters preprinted on the skins themselves, so you don’t have to have the keyboard memorized to know what button you’re pressing. As before, […]

ExpressCard/34 modem announced

nova media sent us some info on a new product in the ever-increasing catalog of ExpressCard/34 accessories:

Berlin, Germany, April 23rd — nova media today announces GlobeTrotter
EXPRESS 7.2 Ready, an ExpressCard Modem for MacBook Pros to establish fast mobile Internet connections worldwide.

GlobeTrotter Express 7.2 Ready features support for high speed HSDPA and
3G UMTS data connections with up […]