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