Chip supplier Ramjet has tested and officially confirmed that the new Macbok and Macbook Pros can support 6GB RAM via one 2GB module and one 4GB module. The systems have been shown to be unsupportive of 8GB of RAM, however. Attempting 8GB, according to Ramjet, has been rendering the OS unusable.

Ramjet recommends you obtain the 6GB by utilizing a new 4GB 1066 SO-DIMM paired with a 2GB. A company representative says the performance gained by having the extra two gigs more than negates the loss that comes from having an unmatched pair. The 4GB/2GB combo will set you back around $675.

If you have a spare Macbook laying around, Axiotron will replace it with one of their new ModBook tablets. Prices, after trade, start at around $1,300. This is significantly better than the unit’s usual price of $2,290. Modification kits are being sent out to a network of authorized modders, and a local representative will contact you once you place an order for the upgrade. The service, however, will not be applicable for newer aluminum Macbook models. Sorry early adopters.

File this in the "not how things usually go" department. It seems the rechargeable battery in the new Macbook Pro has sixteen percent less battery power than it’s older, clunkier cousin. This goes against the natural order of things! Everything in the world of computing has to always advance in a straight line up, except for Nintendo products.

The old battery was rated at 5600mAh/60Wh, but the new ones are rated at 4700mAh/50Wh. This will affect real world performance and probably increase your need to replace the things in the future. Kind of a bummer.

In San francisco today Steve Jobs said the new MacBook will go on sale tomorrow. The laptop unibody enclosure is made from aluminum and carved by real lasers. Okay, so when will Macs be able to use Windows installation files to install and run Windows programs?

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s six newly granted patents.

The six patents are:

Stand: iPhone stand/dock design. Originally filed for in September 2007.

Computing Device: MacBook design. originally filed for in October 2007.

Electronic Device Holder: iPod holder used in lanyard. Originally filed for in March 2007.

Method and Apparatus for Backlighting a Device: Distribution of light in relation to a keyboard. Originally filed for in June 2005.

Data-Driven Global Boundary Optimization: Text-to-speech synthesis. Originally filed for in October 2003.

Circuits and Methods for Amplifying Signals: Power supply compensation circuit in class D modulators. Originally filed for in June 2006.

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