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Portable speed demons who like to wring every last megahertz from their MacBooks have a new option as of Thursday as Apple has added an option for a 2.8GHz Core i7 processor to certain MacBook Pro models.
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Review: 15-inch MacBook Pro/2.66GHz (Core i7, Spring 2010)
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Review: 17-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz (Core i5, Spring 2010)
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The new processor, available only as a build-to-order option on the 15-inch Core i7 MacBook Pro and the 17-inch model—both released in April—adds an extra bit of processing punch to the machines, which previously maxed out with a Core i7 processor running at 2.66GHz.
For those looking to upgrade, be warned that that incremental update comes with a hefty pricetag: you’ll pay another $200 to bump up from the standard Core i7 2.66GHz in the 15-inch MacBook Pro, and $400 to go from the 17-inch’s standard 2.53GHz Core i5 processor to the 2.8GHz.
Of course, there are always some people who want everything they can eke out of a machine—for them, perhaps the 2.8GHz is worth it.
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