The MacBook Pro is Apple's first attempt at the higher end laptop market, with a dual core processor. The MacBook Pro has amazing specs, as well as some pretty damn good bundled software.
The MacBook Pro was introduced in Steve Job's keynote speach at Macworld, 2006. It was the first Macontosh notebook ever to run on a Intel processor, as well as being the first to run on a dual-core processor.
The MacBook Pro has some amazing specs, even for a notebook. Running on a Core Duo processor, with up to 2.16 Ghz of speed per core, you can convert large video files, and play some good games with ease. The MacBook Pro can have up to 2 Gb of RAM, standard 1 Gb. It can have a 120 Gb HDD (80 or 100 Gb standard) and all models currently come with a 15.4 inch screen.
Unlike most notebooks, graphics are not one of the MacBook's weak points. The standard graphics card on the MacBook is the ATI Mobility Radon X1600, with 128mb or 256mb of dedicated video memory. These amazing grapics specs will give you the power you need to do all everyday tasks. You can also plug it into a TV using an optinal RCA adaptor.
The MacBook Pro's will not let you down on storage. With it's SuperDrive (CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW) and it's large 80 or 100 gigabite HDD, with options to upgrade to a larger 120 Gb HDD. Using it's USB 2.0 and FireWire 400 port, you can attach extra flash drives and hard drives.
The MacBook Pro is an amazing system if you want to chat. It comes with iChat AV (an Apple-made video, sound and text chat programme,) with support for many other common chat programmes (Yahoo and Skype are a few mentions.) But, the best chatting feature of the MacBook Pro is it's built-in iSight webcam above the screen.
The MacBook Pro has a strong focus on connectitivity. It has two USB 2.0 ports on it's side, on FireWire 400 port and built-in Airport Extreme (wireless networking.) It also has built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR for keyboards, phones, mice and PDA's, as well as a wired networking port.
The MacBook Pro comes with huge amounts of built-in software. The MacBook uses the state-of the art OS X Tiger (OS 10.4) with support for widgets and the like. It also comes with iLife '06, which is a suite of applications. These are iPhoto, a photo editor and orginisor, iDVD, a DVD creator, iMovie HD, a movie-editing application, iWeb, a web site\blog creator, iTunes, a free music-editing app and GarageBand, a music editor and podcast creator.
But if you want a larger screen, legend has it that Apple will relese a 17 inch version of the MacBook Pro soon.
In conclusion, the MacBook Pro is definitly the best Mac laptop on the market today, and maybe one of the best laptops on the whole market. With it's large bundles of included software, and some amazing specs, you will have many ways to enjoy the iLife!
Pricing:
1.83 Ghz Core Duo: $3200
2.0 Ghz Core Duo: $4000
By: link_the_windwaker
Tommorow: iBook G4
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