Sunday 26 June 2016

6 Great Display Choices for Your MacBook Pro and Mac Pro

Apple is getting out of the stand-alone display market—at least for now—and says there are plenty of third-party alternatives to its now defunct Thunderbolt Display. Sorting out which display to buy can be a little intimidating, so The Mac Observer put together a list with some great 4K, 5K, and HD options to help make your shopping a little easier.
Dell’s PCs don’t have a great reputation, but don’t let that keep you away from their displays—especially the P2715Q. This 27-inch 4K display offers 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, includes HDMI, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, USB 3.0 ports, audio out, and VESA support. At US$499.99, it won’t break your bank, either.
HP is serious about their displays, and the Z27s is no exception. The display boasts a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, HDMI, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, USB 3.0, and VESA support. It costs a little more than Dell’s P2715Q, but TMO’s John Martellaro thinks it’s totally worth the $641.19 price tag.

The UP2715K from Dell is a lot sexier than its name sounds with excellent 27-inch image quality, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, USB 3.0, built-in media card reader, built-in speakers, and VESA support. It’s priced at $1,539.99.


Another great 5K display choice is HP’s 27-inch Z27q. It supports a 60 Hz refresh for both 4K and 5K resolutions, offers a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, includes HDMI, DisplayPort 1.2 and Mini DisplayPort, MHL, USB 3.0, and audio out ports, and VESA support. You can pick up the Z27q for $1,042.51
34-inches and curved aren’t typically words you’d associate with budget monitors, but at $230 less than Apple’s defunct Thunderbolt display, HP’s Envy 34c qualifies. The display’s resolution clocks in at 3440×1440 with a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, HDMI and MHL/HDMI ports, DisplayPort, USB 3.0, built-in speakers, and VESA support. John Martellaro and I both think it rocks, and at $769 you can’t beat the price.

Asus may not be the first company you think of when you’re display shopping, but it turns out the PB278Q is a really nice monitor at a surprisingly affordable price. This 27-inch display offers 2560×1440 resolution with DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 1.4, and DVI-D ports, 80,000,000:1 contrast ratio, built-in speakers, and VESA support. The price is right, too, at $389.


Source link: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/6-great-display-choices-for-your-macbook-pro-and-mac-pro

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Thursday 16 June 2016

MacOS Sierra Drops Support for Several Mac Models

Apple unveiled macOS Sierra during the keynote presentation at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, and for the past few years new versions haven’t left any Macs behind. That changes with the operating system formerly known and OS X, so read on to see if your Mac is up to snuff.

macOS Sierra introduces new features like Siri for the Mac, clipboards that can be shared with your other Apple devices, Apple Pay for the Web, auto login via Apple Watch, Desktop and Documents folder access from other devices, picture-in-picture videos, and more.

If you’re Mac was made prior to 2009, you won’t be upgrading to macOS Sierra. This is the first Mac operating system update since OS X Mountain Lion from 2012 that drops support for older models.

Here’s the list of Mac support mac OS Sierra:

That’s a fairly short compatibility list compared to previous Mac operating system upgrades. That said, it isn’t too surprising to see older models drop off the support list considering many more modern features such as Continuity and Metal graphics weren’t supported.

Still, Apple is supporting six year old Macs on macOS Sierra, so that’s not to shabby.

Source link: http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/macos-sierra-drops-support-for-several-mac-models
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Tuesday 7 June 2016

Apple Updates OS X Snow Leopard for Better Mac App Store Support


Apple released a rare update for an old operating system, Mac App Store Update for OS X Snow Leopard. The update addresses some changes in the signing certificate used by the Mac App Store.
Apple’s full patch notes for the update:
This update is recommended for all Snow Leopard users.
The Mac App Store Update for OS X Snow Leopard ensures future compatibility of the Mac App Store with OS X Snow Leopard. It is recommended for all Snow Leopard users.
This update:
Snow Leopard is also OS X 10.6. If you’re running Snow Leopard, you can download the update through Apple Menu -> Software Update. You can also download a standalone installer at 3.5MB from the update’s KnowledgeBase entry.

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