Oh, don't act so surprised. A refresh of Apple's long-in-the-tooth
MacBook Pro line was pretty much the only sure thing slated for today's event, and Apple certainly delivered. As for looks, you probably
know the score by now: chiclet keyboard, Air-inspired aluminum stylings, and a glossy screen that's flush with a new iMac-like black bezel (there's no non-gloss option for the purists out there). What's new is confirmation of a multi-touch glass trackpad, which suspiciously rids the computer of a single mouse button and adds some new gestures like app switching. Apple's also put in some effort on slimming down the computer, bringing it down to a mere 0.95-inches thick (though at 5.5 pounds it's a hair heavier than the original), but much of the real excitement happens under the hood. There's a new internal structure, that rumored "brick" of aluminum that helps Apple make the new Pro thin, strong and leaves room for the real goodies: the specs. Apple's using NVIDIA's new 9400M GPU + chipset 1-2 punch for integrated graphics, supplemented by 9600M GT switchable discreet graphics chip for heavy lifting, and pumping out those graphics over a Mini DisplayPort connector, if you'd like to supplement the LED backlit screen. As expected there's an SSD option, with drive accessible underneath the battery. The 15.4-inch base model retails for $1999, with a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of DDR3 RAM and both GPUs. Step up to $2499 and you get a faster CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 320GB HDD. The 17-inch MacBook Pro comes in a similar configuration with a 2.6GHz processor, starting at $2799, but sans the redesign and GPU love. Hit the jump for a breakdown of the configurations.
2.4GHz MacBook Pro (MB133LL/A) - $1,999
- 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 3MB L2 cache, 1066MHz System Bus
- 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory
- 250GB 5400 rpm HDD
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M graphics processor, 256MB GDDR3 memory
2.53GHz MacBook Pro (MB134LL/A) - $2,499
- 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 6MB L2 cache, 1066MHz System Bus
- 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory
- 320GB 5400 rpm HDD
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M graphics processor, 512MB GDDR3 memory
Shared Specs:
- Precision aluminum unibody enclosure, 14.35 x 9.82 x .95-inches, 5.5 pounds
- 15.4-inches LED-backlit display, 1440 x 900 resolution
- 8x Slot-loading SuperDrive
- Multi-Touch glass trackpad
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor
- Mini DisplayPort output port with support for DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI
- Built-in iSight camera, stereo speakers, microphone
- Optical digital input / analog line in/out
- Built-in AirPort Extreme WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1
- 2 USB 2.0 ports
- Gigabit Ethernet Port, 1 FireWire 800 port
- ExpressCard/34 slot
- Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard & iLife '08
- 5 Hour Battery life
In The Box:
- MacBook Pro
- Display Cleaning cloth
- 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord
- Lithium-polymer battery
- Install / restore DVDs
- Printed and electronic documentation
posted October 14th 2008 11:57AM
But the Samsung X301 has pretty much the same spec, is 13.3" , sexy as hell with its red fading to black look and is less then half the price!!
Oh and does anybody else that the black keys and screen surround will make this date hella quick ??
if it lasts as long as the last mac books it'll look completly geriatric by the time it gets a "Refresh"!!
Oh and 2 Usb Ports..............................do i smell another lenovo style x300 comercial when they attach a 4 port hub et all!!!!
Seriously the last maching i has with less then 3 usb ports had a pentium 1 in it!!
mouse Come RIght in!
Keyboard Down the back there , loads of room.
Printer THOU SHALT NOT PASS
external HDD Sorry Mate , not tonight!
usb modem Are they Sneakers ??? I dont think so!!!
Still no blu-ray..
[Still no blu-ray..]
According to Steve Jobs we don't really want Bluray. In the style of Kenobi using the force on the Stormtrooper's in Star Wars:
'You don't need a Bluray player
This isn't the format you're looking for
Move along...'
Who needs Bluray anyway? Except for maybe creative professionals who would like the vastly improved storage capacity for their show reels, and commercial users who might want to play all those blue things available in HMV
This is Apple's own Aperture 2 program. It's also one of the stock pictures that comes with the program
I can't wait to take out a loan to get one of these things. :dodgy:
Tell Apple to return the matte choice for Macbook Pro:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookpro.html
argh, the black keyboard is horrible, makes it look like a crappy PC
Uhh, if you see one of these in person, you will probably like it. The screen doesn't seem to be overly glossy if you actually go and use one for more than 2 minutes. Like, what, is a black keyboard with LED white back lighting and a super bright LED display going to hurt? The screen shines through the gloss... don't just pretend you've used one and say its way too glossy.
The black frame actually helps the user... it provides a contrast to the bright screen so the display appears to pop. I don't know about all of you, but it still looks simple and sleek.
Buttt, for those who don't know good styling, they still sell the less color accurate 17 inch matte finish macbook pro.
Um... I hate to break it to all you but, not all the people who own MBPs are people who need all that gaudy stuff. People keep complaining about how the Display port was lost well. TOO BAD. I am only a sophmore in high school so don't give me bull crap about how it was a bad choice. You need a full size connector? Go down to bestbuy, they will have a connector cable for ya. As far as the lines, you can't question that this is a higher grade, you pay for quality okay? You want the old lines of the MBP? Then buy a 17" one and call it done and stop whining
I hate it,looks like a PC and that sucks, thankfully the older model its now the one to look for.
What i dont understand is why all the effort to promote the old Macbook pro in every TV show or movie to sudenly out of nothing change the desing to a PC look a like? I hate it!!