Stylishly and intelligently designed for mobile professionals, Apple's
MacBook Pro now includes Apple's Multi-Touch technology (which debuted with
the MacBook Air), allowing you to pinch, swipe, or rotate to enlarge text,
advance through photos, or adjust an image. And it gets a serious speed bump
from Intel's latest 2.4 GHz 45-nanometer Penryn series Core 2 Duo processor,
which also helps to reduce power requirements and save on battery life. This
model (MB133LL/A ) also has a mercury-free, power-efficient LED-backlit
display measuring 15.4 inches and a state-of-the art NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
video card with 256 MB of GDDR3 video RAM.
Hard Drive and Memory
The 200 GB Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM) quickens the
pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0. The 2
GB of PC5300 DDR2 RAM (two SO-DIMMs of 1024 MB) have an industry-leading 667 MHz
speed, and the RAM capacity can be increased to 4 GB.
Wireless Connectivity
The built-in 802.11n wireless networking provides up to five times
the performance and twice the range of 802.11g, but it's also
backward-compatible with 802.11a/b/g routers, enabling you to communicate with
the a wide variety of Wi-Fi resources. It works seamlessly with the new AirPort
Extreme with 802.11n. Use the built-in Bluetooth wireless technology to connect
to your PDA or cell phone, synchronize addresses, or download pictures from your
cell phone. You can also use a wireless headset for iChat audio chats and VoIP
calls as well as quickly share files with a colleague.
Display and Graphics
The 15.4-inch widescreen TFT display offers a native resolution of
1440 x 900 pixels and an antiglare widescreen display that's perfect for
color-minded professionals. The display is backlit by light emitting diodes (LEDs),
which gives it a lighter weight and more power efficiency than the cold cathode
fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) which most notebooks employ. It's also better for the
environment, thanks to its new mercury-free display.
Video and graphics are powered by the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
card, which is boosted by 256 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM. GDDR3 (Graphics Double Data
Rate, version 3) is a graphics card-specific memory technology that's better
able to deliver fluid frame rates for even the most advanced games and
applications. The GeForce 8600M GT brings a new level of realism to the MacBook
Pro with its 16-lane PCI Express architecture, 16x full screen anti-aliasing,
128-bit High Dynamic Range rendering, and a texture fill rate of up to 8.2
billion per second.
Video Conferencing with Built-in iSight
Artfully placed in the display bezel is an iSight camera, which
enables easy video conferencing as well as allows you to snap pictures of
yourself and create video podcasts. Using the iChat AV application, video
conferencing is integrated into your iChat buddy list, so initiating a video
conference is a breeze. iChat also lets you hold audio chats with up to 10
people and provides high-quality audio compression and full-duplex sound so
conversation can flow naturally. For video podcasting, you can record a short
clip using the iSight camera, then use iWeb to create a video blog entry or post
your GarageBand-recorded podcast.
Features:
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15.4-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1440 x 900 LCD display;
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2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB shared L2 cache;
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800 MHz front-side bus;
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2GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB;
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200GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with
Sudden Motion Sensor;
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a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R
DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
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NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB GDDR3 memory;
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DVI-out port for external display (VGA-out adapter included,
Composite/S-Video adapter sold separately);
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built-in Dual Link support for driving Apple 30-inch Cinema HD
Display;
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built-in iSight video camera;
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Gigabit Ethernet port;
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built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR;
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ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot;
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two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
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one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting
both optical digital and analog;
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Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard; and
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85 Watt Apple MagSafe Power Adapter.