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We can imagine few things more horrible than booting up your new 600GB SSD and seeing a reported capacity of 8MB. That’s exactly the situation reported by users of Intel‘s SSD 320 series for over a month on the company’s support forums, as well as on Amazon reviews. One disappointed (to say the least) user describes that very scenario, and he’s not alone. According to several forum members, the problem seems firmware related and shouldn’t require a recall, while Intel says it’s “aware of the customer sightings.” Short on meaningful details, the statement promises an update is coming with more information — bite-sized consolation for the owners of byte-sized drives.

Intel to owners of failed SSD 320s: we’re ‘aware of the customer sightings’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 12 Jul 2011 22:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on April 24, 2008 by CyberNet.

Ever since Apple switched to Intel processors, they’ve seen the sales of their Mac computers go up, and up, and up. Part of this is probably due to the fact that former PC users feel comfortable making the “switch” knowing they can run Windows if need be. Apple’s fiscal second quarter just ended, and as the trend has been going lately, sales of Mac computers were up once again. In the official press release from Apple, they outlined just how many computers were sold.

In the 2nd quarter, over 2.2 million Mac computers were sold. To break it down further, notebook sales were up 61% (perhaps part of this increase is because of MacBook Air computers?) and desktops were up 37%. Out of the buyers who purchased a new computer from Apple this quarter, 50% of them were new to Mac which when you think about it, is pretty amazing. While Apple is far, far behind compared to the sales of PC computers, they’re doing a remarkable job gaining new users.

Also interesting are the numbers of iPods and iPhones that were sold. It almost looks as though the market is getting saturated with iPods because the sales for the 2nd quarter really didn’t go anywhere. Around 10.6 million iPods shipped this year in the 2nd quarter compared to 10.5 million in the 2nd quarter last year. About 1.7 million iPhones sold which is down compared to the 2.3 million that were shipped in their 1st fiscal quarter of 2008. One thought here is that iPod sales are flat because more people are investing in iPhones instead?

In all, Apple’s 2nd quarter revenue was around $7.51 billion which is up 43% from their 2nd quarter last year when revenue was $5.26 billion.

For those of you just skimming through, here’s a quick re-cap:

• 2.2 million Macs shipped in the 2nd quarter
• 61% of the sales were laptops
• 37% were desktops
• 50% of retail buyers are new to Mac

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The long-awaited debut of PCI Express 3.0 is finally here, and it’s come aboard MSI’s Z68A-GD80 (G3) motherboard. Rocking Intel’s latest design standard, this board’s packing two PCIe 3.0 — one x16 and one x8 — and three PCIe 2.0 slots, two USB 3.0 ports, and four DIMM slots. What’s more, the board offers Click BIOS II, for a consistent interface whether you’re tweaking at boot time or boosting clock speeds in Windows, and Virtu’s switchable graphics. Unfortunately, for you mother lovers, there’s still no word on pricing or availability for the Z68A-GD80 (G3). Full PR after the break.

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MSI unveils Z68A-GD80 (G3) PCI Express 3.0 motherboard originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intel didn’t provide much indication of a release timeframe when it first teased its tablet-minded Cloverview platform back in April, but it’s now finally starting to dish a few more details (though still not many specifics, unfortunately). Speaking with This is my next, Intel’s Director of Product and Technology Media Relations, Bill Kircos, said that the chipmaker is looking to deliver a “nice one-two chip-software punch,” and roll out the Cloverview platform and accompanying Clover Trail processor around the same time as Windows 8 — possibly before, but seemingly no later. Of course, exactly when Windows 8 itself will launch still remains a bit of a mystery, although ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley notes that the latest rumor of a release to manufacturing in April of next year is not so crazy, and that “April sounds better than July.”

Intel says Cloverview platform will launch in time for Windows 8 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP’s Envy 14 is quite the looker of a laptop, with its etched aluminum skin beckoning you to explore the capabilities of the Sandy Bridge CPU that lies beneath. For those who prefer the murdered-out look, the HP Envy Beats Edition is the preferable PC, but until now it lacked the upgraded Intel innards of its showy stablemate. That’s right, Amazon’s offering a second-gen Intel Core i5-2410M chip clocked at 2.3 GHz to go with those dark Dr. Dre aesthetics you crave (oddly it’s not yet for sale on HP’s website). The inky Envy with the big red “B” is priced at $1,050, or half a hundred more which is actually 30 bucks less than than buying its equivalently-equipped cousin direct from HP — awfully nice of the good Doctor to give us a discount.

HP Envy 14 Beats Edition gets a slice of Sandy Bridge silicon, costs $1,050 at Amazon (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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