I haven’t blogged in a while so I figured I’d catch up on some posts and give some information on the new line of Apple products and software.
I’ll start off with the new line of MacBook Pro laptops that Apple released in early June. Now even the 13″ model is considered a Pro.
I’ll start with the pricing and then go into the features they have added.
The 13″ now starts at $1199 and for $1499 you get a slightly faster processor, more memory, and storage.
The 15″ now starts at $1699 and for $1999 and $2299 you will respectively get a faster processor and storage but the $1999 model comes with a GeForce 9600M video card with 256MB vram in conjunction with the GeForce 9400 video card. The $2299 model adds a GeForce 9600M with 512MB vram in conjunction with the GeForce 9400.
Finally the 17″ now is priced at $2499 and has the same specs as the last model 15″ but includes a 17″ screen and still has a express card/34 slot.
All models use the GeForce 9400M with the last two 15″ and 17″ having the option to switch to the more powerful 9600M video cards to do tasks that require more graphic processing.
All models now come with a Firewire 800 port.
All models but the 17″ dropped the express card slot and added a SD card slot instead.
The 13″ models only have a line out/shared optical out port now with support for the Apple stereo headset with microphone that is used for the iPhone. The 15″ and 17″ models have both a line in and out / shared optical in and out port with the out having support also for the Apple stereo headset with microphone.
All models now have a backlit keyboard.
All of the models have support up to 8GB of ram.
All of the models now follow the previous 17″ design of having a long life integrated non removable battery. (You can still unscrew the bottom case off to change the battery, hard drive, or add ram)
In my opinion these are the best notebooks Apple has released and the lower pricing is definitely a better bargain than what was previously offered.
You can find out more information here – http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/
