Apple MacBook Core 2 duo Pro improves
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Apple updates its high-end notebook highlighting the inclusion of Intel Core microprocessors i5/i7 ' Arrandale ' in models 15 and 17-inch Core 2 Duo at higher frequencies in the 13-inch model , NVIDIA graphics chips faster greater amount of RAM now starting base of the 4 GB and increased autonomy in all models.
As expected Apple updates the MacBook Pro notebook line with Intel 's new platform Arrandale including CPU , GPU and memory controller on the same die . In particular for models with screen size of 15.4 and 17 inches can choose between 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 , i5 Core and Core i7 2.53 GHz to 2.66GHz . The model keeps 13-inch Core 2 Duo model but increasing the speed of 2.4 GHz .
As for the graphics options include top models GeForce GT 330M dedicated graphics with 256 or 512 Mbytes of memory while the lower model includes the NVIDIA GeForce 320M . Another significant change comes from the choice in the model with 15.4-inch display resolutions up to 1680 x 1050 pixels , while maintaining its widescreen format and LED backlighting .
Another change is the inclusion as a minimum of 4 GB RAM memory . The storage capacity of hard disks of 250-500 Gbytes and the possibility of including solid state drives of 128 GB , 256 GB and 512 GB . An additional feature is the improvement of the functions on the trackpad multitouch inertial scrolling through large documents or web pages long .
As for the autonomy of the teams , Apple promises 10 hours for 13-inch model and between 8 and 9 for models 15 and 17 inches. An excellent information thanks to the integrated battery and lithium polymer power management , although we assume that will be using almost exclusively the integrated graphics processor and core process .
As for prices , the company maintains the base in 1099 , 1699 and 2199 respectively for the models of 13, 15.4 and 17 inches. More expensive than other laptops from other manufacturers but as usual at Apple, integration is difficult to measure soft -hard , aluminum unibody casing , keyboard comfort , quality of the screen, the trackpad functions, and as no applications and Mac OS X operating system including . It is obvious that more content would help prices in the sale of the model and would approach the industry average .
