Back in 2017 I picked up an Apple Watch Series 3, which wound up going along for the ride through several iPhone upgrades. Fast forward to 2023; the Series 3 battery was on it’s way out, animations were stuttery, and despite wearing it for the better part of 6 years, I didn’t get much use […]
Before Apple ever had their own custom in-house silicon with the debut of the A4 chip on the iPhone 4, there were Samsung chips. The first few iOS devices relied on these early chips, while every device since the first iPad sports a chip made by Apple. These are the known as the “A-Series” SOCs, […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon “A5X” SOC. Name: Apple A5X MFG: Samsung Released: March 16th, 2012 Codename:APL5498 Part Number:S5L8945 Fabrication Process: 45-Nanometer Transistor Count: – CPU ISA: ARMv7 (32-Bit) . RAM Information: Memory Bus Width: 128-Bit Total channels: 4 Bit per channel: 32-Bit Memory Type: LPDDR2-800 (400 MHz) ~Bandwidth: […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon “A5” series of chips. There are three different variations in existence. Name: Apple A5 MFG: Samsung Released: March 11th, 2011 Codename: APL0498 Part Number: S5L8940 Fabrication Process: 45-Nanometer or 32nm High-K dielectric metal gate. Transistor Count: – CPU ISA: ARMv7 (32-Bit) . RAM Information: […]
This page details the full hardware profile of the Apple Silicon “A18 Pro” chip. Name: “Apple A18 Pro” MFG: TSMC Released: September 9th, 2024 Codename: APL1V07 Part Number: T8140 Fabrication Process: 3 Nanometer N3E FinFET Transistor Count: (TBA) CPU ISA: ARMv9.2-A . RAM Information: Memory Bus Width: 64-Bit Total channels: 4 Bit per channel: […]
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Whether you’re dropping an OWC Mercury Accelsior AHCI into an old Mac Pro, are replacing a 2.5″ SATA HDD with an SSD, or deal with mostly any Mac made after 2012, Solid State Drives have become the predominant choice as the primary boot drive in nearly every modern computer. Flash storage has been used for […]
Everyday when you see any sort of graphic in a GUI (graphical user interface), or in any printed media such as a billboard, poster, etc; they relate to different image file formats. Each format was created for specific purposes. While some are universal, others are less known about, and a few are difficult to interact […]
Back in Late 2016, I had the fortune of finding a cheap ~$30 1st-Generation Titanium PowerBook G4 400 MHz, without too many scratches. It reminded me of the 1 GHz one I had way back in 2011, looked like it was in good shape, so I picked it up. This article is a […]
While I haven’t posted as frequently about Low End Mac wallpapers, I stumbled into an idea which I ended up turning into a wallpaper. It’s always fun to play in Photoshop, share creations with others, and add to the portfolio of Graphic Design! The ice melted, made this gradient, light shined through it, I zoomed […]
Hey everyone, Thank you all for continuing to visit our website, and being a better part of our community. We’ve always been a community-oriented website, and at the end of the day, we are volunteers here at Low End Mac – myself included. While this is a hobby (and a therapeutic one at that), we […]
If a brand-new browser with TLS 1.3, WebGL, an up-to-date Javascript engine, NPAPI plugins support, and other modern features for PowerPC Macs with Leopard was on your bingo card for 2026.. here it is. PowerFox is an open-source, up-to-date web browser that’s currently in beta, and is a gift for the PowerPC Mac platform. […]
There is a longstanding tech myth that’s been around for a while – that charging your devices overnight ruins the battery. While there is a grain of truth in this as it stems from the days of Nickel-Cadmium batteries and the literal PowerBook 5300 fires in early production, we’re deep into the Lithium-Ion era, and […]
In any Mac and many devices, the CPU is just one part of an interconnected system, whether you’re on a Power Macintosh 9600 with a 300 Mhz 604e, a M4 MacBook Air, a iMac Pro, or use an iPhone 17. Mostly in the modern era, if you paired a decent CPU with any mechanical hard […]
Good morning everyone, As always, thank you for taking the time out of your day to stop by and read, and being a better part of our online community. As the website continues to grow and evolve into 2026, we want to recognize the reality that visitors will arrive using a broad range of devices; […]
As of a few days ago, we reached 14K members in our FaceBook group – 7 months and 2 days after crossing over 13K members on June 26th last year. This is the most we’ve ever had in our group ever, and we’re happy to keep growing. Low End Mac has had a presence on […]
There came a point in time where an idea dawned upon me which I wanted to try out: how would my Power Mac G5 run while cooled with frigid, outside Arctic air? I thought about it for a while, not wanting to damage the precious build I’ve carefully crafted for so long. With […]