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13-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz (Spring 2010)

Macworld Rating

4.0 out of 5 Mice, Apr 22, 2010

Pros

  • Impressive battery life
  • Improved graphics
  • Ability to output audio using MiniDisplay Port connection
  • New inertial scrolling
  • 4GB RAM standard

Cons

  • Modest performance gains over previous generation
  • Only MacBook Pros still using Core 2 Duo processors

$1199

Macworld's 13-inch MacBook Pro/2.4GHz (Spring 2010) Coverage

  • Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (Spring 2010) While Apple's new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro laptops feature new Core i5 and i7 processors, improved dual graphics, and increased battery life, the 13-inch MacBook Pros remain remain the most similar to the previous generation. The least expensive models of the Pro line are mostly about improved graphics and battery life, and they aren’t all that different from last year's 13-inch models.
  • 2010 in review: The year for the Mac To paraphrase literary icon Mark Twain, the death of the Macintosh was an exaggeration. On the last day of 2010, let’s take a look back at the previous 12 months, from a Mac perspective.
  • Macintosh buying guide 2010 Shopping for a new Mac? Here's the lowdown on Apple's offerings to help you decide which Mac to buy.
  • Apple updates Boot Camp, MacBook firmware Apple on Thursday released a series of patches for its Boot Camp software and firmware updates for the MacBook and 13-inch MacBook Pro.
  • MacBook Pro: Portable powerhouse Senior Editor Roman Loyola thinks the MacBook Pro is the ideal Mac for anyone who demands processing power while out and about.
  • Genius Bar adventures: a follow-up Apparently in response to a previous story, the Apple Store replaced Jonathan Seff's busted MacBook Pro.
  • Opinion: Genius Bar leaves me smarting One editor continues to wait for his lemon of a MacBook Pro to be fixed and returned to him.
  • Inside the Celtics' infosecurity playbook The Boston Celtics' VP of technology explains how using the MacBook Pro and cloud-based services helped improve the franchise's IT security.
  • 13-inch MacBook Pro receives Boot Camp updates Apple released a Boot Camp update for 13-inch MacBook Pro users late Tuesday, fixing an issue within the Boot Camp Control Panel that caused an error within the brightness tab and an issue that resulted in no headphone sound.
  • Are MacBook, MacBook Pro too close for comfort again? The new MacBook model adds many of the improvements that made the latest Pro models stand out. Jonathan Seff isn't so sure that's a good thing.
  • Benchmarks: New 13-inch MacBook Pros While Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pros have faster processors, the performance boost over its predecessors is subtle.
  • Meet the MacBook Pro's Core i5 and i7 chips The new Core processors used inside the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros could possibly usher in a new standard in Mac laptop performance.
  • Spotlight on the MacBook Pro's improved graphics The new graphics found in the MacBook Pro should make these laptop significantly faster at graphics-intensive tasks, while also increasing battery life.
  • Apple updates MacBook Pros with Core i5, i7 processors Apple on Tuesday released an update to its MacBook Pro portable computers, sporting Core i5 and i7 processors and new graphics chips from Nvidia.
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