Filed under: Hardware, Portables, Apple, MacBook
MacBook Pro line updated
As surmised among the rumorscenti, this morning's Apple Store outage was the preshow for a MacBook Pro speed bump. The new units ship with either 2.2 GHz or 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa) processors, upgraded NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video cards (with either 128 MB or 256 MB of VRAM), new mercury-free LED displays, and a minimum of 2 GB of RAM (yay!) with support for 4 GB (YAY!). The slot-loading optical drive has also been updated to 8x, in line with the MacBook configs. Apple also notes that the 17-inch model "offers a new optional 1920-by-1200 high-resolution display, providing over 30 percent more screen real estate than the standard 1680-by-1050 display." Does it come with a set of magnifying glasses too? The 802.11n version of the Airport Extreme card rounds out the feature package. For a handy spec list, check the end of the Apple press release.Ladies and gentlemen, start your credit cards... prices start at $1999 for the 15" 2.2 GHz config and go to $2799 for the 17" kit.
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ben said 8:52AM on 6-05-2007
And don't forget the LED Mercury free backlit displays. nice.
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Sam Highley said 8:52AM on 6-05-2007
Note that the 17 inch'er has a BTO option of 'High-Resolution Widescreen Display [Add $100]' which is a whopping 1920-by-1200. This is the same resolution as a 24-inch iMac, in a 17-inch display!
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Yeff said 8:55AM on 6-05-2007
I've just bought a new one (recon) last week!
Damn, if I'd known, I'd have waited a bit...
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rogersmj said 8:55AM on 6-05-2007
Wow, you guys couldn't even mention in your story the two biggest things about this:
* LED displays!!!!
* Santa Rosa chips!!!!
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Jesse said 8:59AM on 6-05-2007
It's new LED displays, not LCD.
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1999ncsu said 9:04AM on 6-05-2007
I am in the education store. When I price the 15in MBP with the glossy screen, the price drops. Anyone else seeing this?
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Matteo said 9:05AM on 6-05-2007
Nice indeed!! That's an upgrade... I still miss the DRAFT N wireless to be included from the start... Tech specs don't mention it. I think it's about time Apple says they have N and provides driver.
But the rest seems really great.
Now I think it's time to upgrade other stuff. iMac, iPod, AppleTV... (the first two hardware while the second software).
:-)
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Luke said 9:08AM on 6-05-2007
You can always return your computer to a stop you have 2 weeks
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1999ncsu said 9:08AM on 6-05-2007
Nevermind about the glossy screen price. They must have fixed it. I should have gotten screen shots.
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rogersmj said 9:12AM on 6-05-2007
@Matteo: They do have N. It says it right on the product description page. And it's enabled from the factory.
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Michael Rose said 9:13AM on 6-05-2007
Thanks everyone for the updates and corrections.
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Eleventeen said 9:24AM on 6-05-2007
My g/f has a 1920 17 inch screen on her Dell...it's really not that bad. It's spectacular for watching HD recordings on too!
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tripdragon said 9:27AM on 6-05-2007
Soooo two things come to mind. How much can I still get for my first gen MBP 15 inch?
AND under parallels can I finally run Gelato ? http://www.nvidia.com/page/gz_home.html
:D Muhhhahahhahahahahha
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Fredster said 9:28AM on 6-05-2007
The only thing i have been missing since i bought my 20"iMac last November was 1920x1200 resolution. I mean c'mon, it's not like the 20" is a small screen or any. Sure, there is the 24", but it just seemed at the moment simply too big for my table. Oh well, i love my mac so much that it doesn't hurt that much, i'll get the MacPro with the 30" CinemaDisplay next year, so that'll make up for it:D
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steve said 9:29AM on 6-05-2007
I'm seeing thet price drop on the glossy screen as well, a whopping $135 in fact (I'm in the education store as well)
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SBro said 9:33AM on 6-05-2007
@1999ncsu - The glossy price drops to from $1799 to $1664 in the education store when you are configuring your computer, but when you put it in the cart, the price goes back up.
Weird.
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Greg said 9:39AM on 6-05-2007
#9 - The price does go down if you keep the configuration standard. If you add RAM or a larger hard drive, the discount goes away. Screenshots at : http://tinyurl.com/2q6fs5
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JeffDM said 9:51AM on 6-05-2007
Jesse; The displays are still LCD, but it is the backlight that has been changed to LED.
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Michael May said 9:57AM on 6-05-2007
I'm impressed, since apple have done two things for the standard configuration they don't normally do:
1. BIG starting RAM :D
2. nice graphics card for a change :D
keep up the good work, apple. i hope this sticks throughout the range. no more Intel GMA950 graphics with a paltry amount of RAM, please!
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aarongarn said 10:18AM on 6-05-2007
I think the HD options got upgraded too? Seems like there previously was a 100 GB drive in the options. Not sure though.
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