Apple has introduced the new MacBook Pro family, featuring some sparkling new tech and significantly different specs from the previous generation, but remain much the same on the outside. There are five models split between the three sizes – two 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros, and one 17-inch MacBook Pro – and all of them will feature Intel’s Sandy Bridge chips, in Core i5 and i7 variants. Find the India pricing, which has dropped in some models, in the table at the bottom of the article.
The MacBook Pro family also introduces Intel’s first iteration of Light Peak technology, the dual-channel I/O ‘Thunderbolt’, which promises up to 10Gbps bi-directional transfer speeds. Read more on Thunderbolt, here. But while MacBook Pro notebooks are available with Thunderbolt right now, devices supporting them will only arrive in the latter part of the year. Many major storage manufacturers however, have vowed support for both Thunderbolt and other future Light Peak technologies.
All the MacBook Pro laptops also ship with a FireWire 800 port on board, while the 17-inch model has an ExpressCard/34 slot instead of a SDXC card slot.
[RELATED_ARTICLE]Apple’s latest generation of MacBook Pro laptops differ from last in two other major aspects – they feature AMD Mobility Radeon graphics (6000M) instead of Nvidia’s offerings, and, have new FaceTime HD cameras for video-chat, which offer 3 times the resolution as their iSight predecessors, promising full HD video conferencing. FaceTime for Mac has also been released, available for 99 cents on the Mac Store. All the laptops feature LED-backlit screens, with a choice of glossy or anti-glare coating (not in 13-inch models). The 15-inch models also come with a choice of 1680×1050 high-resolutions screens, instead of the 1440×900 default.
Importantly, the 13-inch MacBook Pro models do not feature discrete graphics, but apparently, Apple and Intel are confident the Sandy Bridge assisted Intel HD 3000 graphics will be up to the challenge. Check out other important specifications, including India pricing, below:
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Model
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13-inch MacBook Pro |
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15-inch MacBook Pro |
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17-inch MacBook Pro |
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U.S. Price
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$1,199
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$1,499
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$1,799
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$2,199
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$2,499
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India Price
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Rs. 69,900 (inclusive of VAT)
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Rs. 84,900 (inclusive of VAT)
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Rs. 104,900 (inclusive of VAT)
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Rs. 124,900 (inclusive of VAT)
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Rs. 142,900 (inclusive of VAT) |
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Display
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13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display |
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display |
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display |
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display |
17-inch high-resolution LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display |
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CPU
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2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor |
2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 processor |
2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor |
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor |
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor |
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HDD
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320GB 5400-rpm hard drive
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500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
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500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
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750GB 5400-rpm hard drive
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750GB 5400-rpm hard drive
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Integrated Graphics
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Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory |
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory |
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory |
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory |
Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory |
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Discrete Graphics
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AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB GDDR5 memory |
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5 memory |
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5 memory |
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Memory
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4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to 8GB
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4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to 8GB
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4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to 8GB
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4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to 8GB
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4GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM, up to 8GB
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Battery Life
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Up to 7 hours (wireless web browsing) |
Up to 7 hours (wireless web browsing) |
Up to 7 hours (wireless web browsing) |
Up to 7 hours (wireless web browsing) |
Up to 7 hours (wireless web browsing) |
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Battery Strength
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Built-in lithium-polymer 63.5 watt-hour |
Built-in lithium-polymer 63.5 watt-hour |
Built-in lithium-polymer 77.5 watt-hour |
Built-in lithium-polymer 77.5 watt-hour |
Built-in lithium-polymer 95 watt-hour |