MBP 2011 : March 11th

[bilg]

To protect a PC from experiencing that issue, a system vendor could simply use the newer, faster SATA III inputs. Most Cougar Point desktop motherboards we've seen have four SATA II ports and two SATA IIIs. Laptop boards tend to have fewer inputs, but it's not hard to imagine that in a closed laptop or all-in-one chassis a vendor could simply use the SATA III inputs for the hard drive and the optical drive and ship without risk.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20030936-1.html#ixzz1DKZ4CpNG

Intel Corp. plans to resume shipments of a chipset with known design issues—but only for use in computer-system configurations that aren't impacted by those issues—at the request of some computer makers.

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704422204576130703210300250.html#ixzz1DKa5Ph9q

fingers crossed

 

[kobyh15]

I'm betting April 5.

 

[ExiledMafia]

wake me up in about 5-6 weeks.

ditto!!