| Apple says that its latest Mac Book Pro | | | | hours and 35 minutes) at DVD playback. I |
| laptops, equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo | | | | managed only 3 hours and 9 minutes of |
| processors in place of the Core Duo chips | | | | wireless productivity. More memory, bigger |
| that powered the first generation of the | | | | drives Beyond the processor, Apple has |
| family, its deliver performance that is up to | | | | doubled the RAM in each standard Mac Book Pro |
| 39 percent faster. Based on past experience | | | | configuration: the 17-inch model and the |
| with the company's benchmark boasts, The | | | | 2.33GHz 15-inch one model come with 2GB of |
| Apple Mac Book Pro Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz | | | | RAM-a pair of 1GB SO-DIMMs-while the base |
| (T7600), with two independent processor | | | | 17-inch model has a single 1GB SO-DIMM. As |
| cores, a 4 MB shared on chip level 2 cache, a | | | | our benchmark results suggest, going from 1GB |
| 667 MHz front side bus, 2.0 GB of 667 MHz | | | | to 2GB of RAM has only a modest effect on |
| PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM, a 160 GB hard drive with | | | | speed, but it enables you to keep more big |
| Sudden Motion Sensor technology, and an 8X | | | | applications-or more operating systems, if |
| dual-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive. It | | | | you use Desktop virtualization software-open |
| also includes an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 | | | | simultaneously without running into delays |
| graphics processor with 256 MB of GDDR3 video | | | | when you switch among them. The 17-Inch |
| memory and dual-link DVI functionality, and a | | | | MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo systems have much of |
| 17 widescreen 1680x1050 TFT active-matrix | | | | the same connectivity as the replaced models |
| display (glossy display option available). | | | | -- AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth |
| Some special features of MacBook Pro Core 2 | | | | 2.0+EDR, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports, |
| Duo/2.33 GHz Bigger caches and faster | | | | a FireWire 400 port, optical digital audio in |
| graphics The new MacBook Pros look virtually | | | | out, DVI out, and ExpressCard/34. However, |
| identical to their predecessors, and the | | | | much to the delight of video graspers, the |
| overall structure of the family hasn't | | | | 17-Inch models now include a single Firewire |
| changed: there's still a single standard | | | | 800 port as well. The 17-Inch model shares |
| 17-inch model priced at $2,799.The new chip's | | | | the same ports as its predecessor -- which |
| SSE3 Vector Engine, used in some audio, | | | | include all the ports of the 17-Inch Core 2 |
| video, and scientific applications, now | | | | Duo model -- as well as a third USB 2.0 port |
| processes 128 bits of data at a time, | | | | (both 17-Inch models have a Firewire 800 |
| compared to 64 bits in the Core Duo chip. | | | | port). Each system also includes an |
| Finally, although Apple won't disclose the | | | | integrated iSight video camera and, by |
| details, its engineers have also squeezed out | | | | default, a 5400 RPM hard drive. Go to they |
| a little extra performance by tweaking the | | | | offer offers an array of quality used Macs at |
| workings of the ATI Radeon X1600 chip that | | | | a substantial discount. They offer first |
| handles graphics processing in the Mac Book | | | | generation G5 Computers, second generation G4 |
| Pros. Battery life unchanged Some early | | | | Computers, as well as G3 Models and Power |
| speculation about the Core 2 Duo predicted | | | | Macintosh Legacy Models. No matter if you are |
| that, in addition to boosting performance, it | | | | looking for the latest and greatest model or |
| would cut power consumption. Those reports | | | | just a quality used Mac, we've got what you |
| turned out to be untrue-battery life in the | | | | are looking for and sellamac.com, they offer |
| new Mac Book Pros is about the same as in the | | | | Asset management services, buy backs, |
| previous generation. In my tests with the | | | | Trade-ins, or Liquidation of large |
| 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo version of the 17-inch Mac | | | | inventories of used Macs. |
| Book Pro, I actually did a little better (2 | | | | |