Today, Apple have released their updated industry-leading MacBook Pro family with next-generation processors and graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, and a new FaceTime HD camera. Let’s see what’s new…
Their entire MacBook Pro family is twice as fast as their predecessors, or so they say! Here are the new specs:
What’s New (performance-wise)
The 13-inch MacBook Pro now features a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 processor — the 2.7GHz Intel Core i7. With Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.4GHz, these processors allow the 13-inch MacBook Pro to perform up to twice as fast as the previous generation.
The new 15- and 17-inch models bring you quad-core power. The new 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor — with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.4GHz and up to 8MB of shared L3 cache — enables these MacBook Pro models to run applications up to twice as fast as their top-of-the-line predecessors.
Hyper-Threading is now standard on every MacBook Pro. This technology allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core, so Mac OS X recognizes eight virtual cores on a quad-core processor and four on a dual-core processor. When you’re running multiple applications at once, the processor spreads tasks more evenly across a greater number of cores.
What’s New (graphics-wise)
Apple have introduced their new integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor which is now included across the MacBook Pro lineup. For graphics-intensive applications, the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro models automatically switch to new high-performance AMD Radeon graphics processors. With up to 3x the performance of the previous models, they let you see more frames per second in 3D games, or work on HD video projects with more speed and responsiveness than before.
The new FaceTime HD camera gives you three times the resolution of the previous camera — perfect for the brilliant LED-backlit display — along with improved low-light performance.
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro, 15-inch MacBook Pro, and 17-inch MacBook Pro models are available now on the Apple Online Store and in Apple Retail Stores.
Price Range
13-inch Macbook Pro starts at $1199 / 15-inch starts at $1799 / 17-inch starts at $2499.
More details are available on Apple’s website. (apple.com)
