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• Amazon slashes $430 off 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro, now $2,069

  10-10-2026 18:31 via AppleInsider News
  Early holiday deals are in effect at Amazon this weekend, with Apple's M5 Pro MacBook Pro dropping to $2,069 after a $430 discount. You can also save up to $600 on M5 Max models.
  Grab Amazon's M5 Pro MacBook Pro deal at $2,069 - Image credit: Apple
  In what is the lowest price seen since Apple raised prices on MacBooks in June 2026, Amazon's $2,069.10 deal for the current M5 Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro is worth checking out. The standard configuration in Space Black has a 15-core CPU and 16-core GPU,
  
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• 30 old Intel Mac minis are hugely faster than the Cray-1 chassis they live in

  10-10-2026 17:53 via AppleInsider News
  It's not Xgrid, but a computing museum in Spain has recreated a Cray-1 supercomputer to a 1:1 scale, using a total of 30 Intel Mac minis to generate up to 1.5 teraflops of performance.
  A replica Cray-1 made with Mac minis - Image Credit: Museo de Historia de la Computacion/Facebook
  Sometimes, efforts to recreate famous old computer systems involve the use of more modern parts. In the case of one exhibit from the Museo de Historia de la Computacion in Spain, it's a visual replica of the Cray-1 su
  
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• iPhone Duo will greet some owners by name on its first boot

  10-10-2026 13:36 via AppleInsider News
  New owners of the iPhone Duo will get an extra treat if they buy it from an Apple Store, with the option to personalize the smartphone's boot-up screen to greet them by name.
  An open iPhone Duo
  The iPhone Duo will be available to the public from October 23, with preorders starting from October 12. However, for some customers who opt for the full in-store Apple purchase experience, they can get an extra bit of personalization.According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman in an X post late on Friday, Apple
  
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