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.
The Specs
Processor Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo Processor speed 22600.0 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 Display type Glossy LCD Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels Graphics Primary Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 9400M Storage Drive size 160.0 GB Hard Drive Speed 5400 RPM Other storage SD Card Battery Vendor Rated Battery life 7.0 hours Dimensions Width 12.78 inches Depth 8.94 inches Height 0.95 inches Weight 4.5 pounds Storage Media SD card Yes Included Software Operating System Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Ports and Connections
Ethernet Type
10/100/1000 Mbps
Wireless Ethernet
Available Interfaces
Bluetooth
Firewire 800 port
Mini DisplayPort
USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x2)
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 Compressor 1:52 iMovie HD6 0:49 Speedmark 6 Score 104
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