Pros
- High quality display
- Improved battery life
- Bootable SD card slot
- Has FireWire 800 port
- Entry-level price tag
Cons
- No video adapters or Apple Remote included
- No CPU or 7,200 rpm upgrade options available
- No matte screen option
At A Glance
With its lower price, the return of FireWire, longer battery life, better looking display and a new built-in SD Card slot that you can boot from, the newest member of the MacBook Pro family makes an impressive debut.
Manufacturer’s Description
To build something truly different, you need to work in a truly different way. Apple designers and engineers work together through every stage of product development. It's a partnership that makes innovation possible. And it's exactly how the new MacBook Pro was created. With its breakthrough unibody enclosure, industry-first features and environmentally sound design, it's a revolution in the way notebooks are made.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | MB990LLA |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core 2 Duo |
| Processor speed | 2260.0 MHz |
| Cache size | 3.0 KB |
| Bus speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory | |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Memory speed | 1066.0 MHz |
| Memory max | 8.0 GB |
| Display | |
| Display size | 13.3 inches |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Integrated |
| Primary Graphics Chipset | nVidia GeForce 9400m |
| Storage | |
| Drives included | 1.0 |
| Drive size | 160.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed | 5400 RPM |
| Other storage | SD Card |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion |
| Vendor Rated Battery life | 7.0 hours |
| Standard Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Number of Included Batteries | 1 |
| Green | |
| Energy Star compliant | 1.0 |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 12.78 inches |
| Depth | 8.94 inches |
| Height | 0.95 inches |
| Weight | 4.5 pounds |
| Sound | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | Yes |
| Included Software | |
| Included Software | iLife |
| Operating System | Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) |
| Other Features | |
| Docking Station Port | No |
| Devices |
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| Input devices |
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| Ports and Connections | |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Available Interfaces |
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| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Slots | SD Card |
Performance
| Macworld Labs | |
|---|---|
| Quake 4 | 39.1fps fps |
| Cinema 4D XL 10.5 | 0:56 min |
| Photoshop CS3 | 1:07 min |
| Tested Configuration | Mac OS X 10.5.7 with 2GB of RAM |
| iTunes 7.7 | 1:05 |
| iMovie HD6 | 0:49 |
| Speedmark 6 Score | 104 |
| Compressor | 1:52 |
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