Bluetooth File Exchange is another one of those things which remain working between a completely modern Apple Silicon Mac, and PowerPC-era Mac. I was able to directly connect a 15-Inch M4 MacBook Air with Bluetooth 5.3 and macOS Tahoe DB6 to a 2003 Power Mac G5 with Bluetooth 1.1 + Mac OS X 10.5.8, to […]
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Does anyone remember a time in the late 2000s, when there was tons of futuristic-looking concept art about future tech? Especially after the original iPhone came out, there were many mockups of sleek and/or touch-first types of devices. I know I have an iPod Chimera somewhere.. found it. . (Above: The 2010 iPod Chimera, Artist: […]
How about a USB 2.0/3.0 SATA 6G adapter that works with just about any hard drive or solid state drive and even has fast transfer speeds on a PowerPC Mac too? Check out – the Apricorn USB to SATA 6G adapter. This PNY SSD previously wouldn’t work inside a PowerPC Mac as it wouldn’t be […]
Today’s Macs are far more potent than they’ve ever been, particularly from a performance standpoint. Even if not everyone agrees on design these days, you have to admit they’re slimmer than ever, faster than ever, and some design refinements have been made over the years. In this case, why are some late Intel Macs still […]
The era of Macintosh Malaise is what I call the period from 2012 – 2019, and includes many of the Mac computers sold during this time period. The following is a list of what I call Carson’s Compromised Macs.
It was 20 years ago that the entire world was bracing for what was supposed to be one of the biggest disasters in the history of the world. Now we face another bug that could bring your Mac to its knees.
Sad. Disappointed. Frustrated. Those are the words I would use to describe my feelings about “Throttlegate”, the recent revelation that Apple has indeed been slowing down older iPhones that have worn batteries.
Today’s Mac computers are amazing. They’re sleek, slim, extremely powerful, and filled with features like iCloud, AirPlay mirroring, Notification Center, and so on. So why are old Macs holding more value now than ever before, and does it make more sense to buy a new machine or a used one if the cost difference between […]
When you buy the latest and greatest, you expect it to last. Here at Low End Mac, we know that even the best of the best eventually becomes low-end. It appears, however, that some folks out there didn’t get that memo.
One of the things that we computer nerds have always loved is tinkering with our machines. We have always enjoyed opening up our computers and expanding their capabilities. Unfortunately for us, the expandability of modern Macs ranges from limited to nonexistent.
Apple has created a lot of successful products in its time, but they haven’t always hit home runs. Today we’re looking back at machines that many of you will remember, some of you won’t, and those that do would probably rather forget: the x200 series.
Remember the old days, back when Apple used names for its computers? Well I sure do, and I have a lot of fond memories of machines with names such as Performa, Centris, and Quadra. Sure the names were meaningless, but it made the machines sound that much more important.