Using the 32-bit only Core Duo CPUs allowed Apple to introduce Intel-based Macs before the Core 2 Duo, which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit operation, came to market.

Note that the built-in display is only capable of 18-bit color, not the full 24-bit color you might expect. Other changes include built-in dual-DVI support for Apple’s 30″ Cinema Display, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics, an ExpressCard/34 slot (replacing the older PC Card), elimination of FireWire 800, and a “downgrade” to a 4x single-layer SuperDrive. New with the MacBook Pro is the MagSafe power connector, which is designed to detach itself when someone trips over the cord, thus preventing your ‘Book from crashing to the floor. Just like the iMac, the MacBook Pro comes with Front Row. And there’s a round spot on the front, a receiver that works with Apple’s remote. There’s a black square above the display for the iSight webcam. There are two other visual clues that this ‘Book is different. It is a bit larger and thinner than the 15″ PowerBook G4. The new MacBook Pro looks a lot like the old 15″ PowerBook G4 at first glance, but its 15.4″ 1440 x 900 display (up from 15.2″ and down from 1440 x 960) is the brightest Apple has ever used on a notebook. The Intel-based pro laptop is known as the MacBook Pro, a name that met with a less-than-enthusiastic reception at the Expo keynote.īuilt around Intel’s Core Duo CPU, the new ‘Book offers up to 4x the performance of the old one.

This is the first time in Apple history that a computer has been released with a faster CPU than originally announced, and it’s also the first time Apple has offered a faster CPU as a build-to-order option in a notebook.Īpple marked the transition to Intel by discontinuing the well-known, long-respected PowerBook name. The US$1,999 MBP ships with a 1.83 GHz CPU instead of 1.67 GHz, and the US$2,499 MBP has a 2.0 GHz CPU instead of 1.83 GHz.įor those clamoring for even more speed, there’s a 2.16 GHz build-to-order option at a US$300 premium. To the pleasant surprise of the Mac community, Apple began shipping the MacBook Pro (MBP) the week of 2006.02.14 – and with faster CPUs than originally announced.

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