New MacBook Pros unveiled by Apple
by Kyle on February 24, 2011
The new line of Macbook Pros has been finally unveiled by Apple which showed some improved specifications better than it’s previous release. I was expecting to see case redesigns but it seems that apple still wants it’s signature white aluminum case body which everybody is familiar with. So far the biggest highlight of their new line of Macbook Pros would be the Thunderbolt technology which is capable of delivering 10 gigabits per second data transfer rate. They also ditched their built-in iSight camera which was now replaced by Facetime HD, offering 720p video recording and high quality Facetime Calls (Skype Anyone?) for new Mac owners.
One good thing that I immediately noticed would be i5 processor clocking the 13-inch macbook pro which is a big improvement over the Core 2 Duo processor. The 250gb storage has been upgraded and is bumped up to 350gb of disk capacity. New Macbook Pros ditched the NVIDIA grapics chip and now holds Intel HD 3000 having 384mb of shared memory while the bigger models (15 – 17inch) gave it’s way to AMD’s Radeon. Of course this doesn’t come cheap, as we all know it Apple products will surely drain your cash juice to their products. If you’re out of budget then I suggest you take a look at these Sony VAIO YB series which costs a fraction of these macbook pros. As for availability here in the Philippines is not yet determined but will surely come this time of the year for sure.
13-inch MacBook Pro
Option 1 ($1199)
- 2.3GHz Dual-Core i5 Intel Processor
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
- 320GB 5400 RPM HD
- Glossy 1280×800 resolution display
- SuperDrive 8x
- Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort
- SDXC Card slot, 1x FireWire 800, 2x USB 2.0, Ethernet and Digital Audio/Mini Stereo Jack
13-inch MacBook Pro
Option 2 ($1499)
- 2.7GHz Dual-Core i7 Intel Processor
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
- 500GB 5400 RPM HD
- Glossy 1280×800 resolution display
- SuperDrive 8x
- Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort
- SDXC Card slot, 1x FireWire 800, 2x USB 2.0, Ethernet and Digital Audio/Mini Stereo Jack
15-inch MacBook Pro
Option 1 ($1799)
- 2.0GHz Quad-Core i7 Intel Processor
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256 MB of GDDR5 RAM
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
- 500GB 5400 RPM HD
- Glossy or antiglare 1440×900 resolution display
- SuperDrive 8x
- Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort
15-inch MacBook Pro
Option 2 ($2199)
- 2.2GHz Quad-Core i7 Intel Processor
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1 GB of GDDR5 RAM
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
- 750GB 5400 RPM HD
- Glossy or antiglare 1440×900 resolution display
- SuperDrive 8x
- Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort
17-inch MacBook Pro
Option 1 ($2499)
- 2.2GHz Quad-Core i7 Intel Processor
- Intel HD Graphics 3000
- AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1 GB of GDDR5 RAM
- 4GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM
- 750GB 5400 RPM HD
- Glossy or antiglare 1900×1200 resolution display
- SuperDrive 8x
- Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort
- SDXC Card slot, 1x FireWire 800, 2x USB 2.0, Ethernet and Digital Audio/Mini Stereo in/out
2 comments
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