Apple WWDC 2012

And now the Apple fanboys can rejoice, alas there is a new range of gadgetry to spend money on this year! Apple have announced updates to the majority of their computing ranges including Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and the Mac Pro. Here's a quick run-down of the updates;

Macbook Air

• Same build/looks on the outside (11inch and 13inch variations)
• Juiced up on the inside - you can now pimp your Air up to 2.0GHz i7 Ivy Bridge, 8GB RAM and and 512GB SSD
• Prices ranging from £849 - £1249. Ouch. 

Macbook Pro

• 25% Thinner (13inch and 15inch variations)
• New insides - max spec giving you 2.9GHz i7 Ivy Bridge, 16GB RAM, 768GB SSD, USB 3.0
• Prices ranging from £999 circa £2299 and higher with different spec!
• Of course, there is a retina display too at a whopping 2880 by 1800 pixels (better than HD). This is only available on the 15inch model and the price is not for the faint-hearted.   

Mac Pro

• No massive updates really
• 6-core processors, 64GB RAM,  AMD Radeon HD 5870 graphic cards
• Prices from £2049 to well over £3000

On top of all that fruity goodness there is new software in the form of Mountain Lion. This gives a host of additions/upgrades including notifications (a la ios devices), gatekeeper (upgraded security), powernap (syncing whilst napping) and game centre to name but a few. This costs £14 which isn't bad when you consider a new version of windows will set you back considerably more. 

So that about covers it. I will admit, I've just procured one of the new Macbook Pros, although this is mainly due to an unfortunate incident involving a broken laptop and insurance company, otherwise this would all be rather out of my price-range! Still, as my last one proved, these bad-boys chug along nicely for a few years before showing any sign of slowing down so it's future-proofed at least! 

Hit us up in the comments if you're tempted by the new range, or are you a PC fan with a preferred alternative?