The multi-touch trackpad for the Pro is smaller than the on the Air, but it allows for the same multi-touch gestures. The two higher end MacBook Pro models get treated to a new NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics and the top-end 17″ Pro has an option for LED backlighting. Pricing ranges from $1,999 to $2,799. But wait, there’s more.
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New MacBook Pro takes a dive on battery life? Well, no
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Apple’s Anuj Nayar tells us that the company used to publish all three scores on its site, but highlighted the highway test. Now, the highway test and DVD playback tests are out, and the wireless productivity test is the new default. So looking at Apple’s older numbers is a bit like comparing you-know-what to oranges.
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And thus I find myself starting another Apple notebook review with a conversation about expectations. For the past couple of years Intel has been on this tick-tock model of CPU releases. Every tock , which happens once a year, Intel introduces a brand new CPU architecture, in this case that d be the 65nm Conroe/Merom based Core 2 Duo CPUs. The “ticks” happen the following year, where performance enhancements are minor but the transistor feature size goes down.
By Charlie Sorrel February 27, 2008 | 5:02:19 AM Categories: Mac , Notebooks A simple unboxing of the new MacBook Pro wasn’t enough for Anandtech. The engineers couldn’t stop themselves when they got down to the actual computer, and carried on until the innards were layed bare. Of course, there is a gallery up for your voyeuristic pleasure.
Full Penryn-Based MacBook Pro Teardown Posted Whether you have a new Penryn-based MacBook Pro on order or not, there’s always some curiosity about the internals on a newly released model. The guys at Anandtech went one step further and posted both a side by side comparison between the brand new laptop and its predecessor as well as posted a full unpacking and teardown gallery . Take a look and, as always, let us know what you think over in the comments or forums .
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After years of selling movies, iTunes last month added the option of renting them. The service adds a convenient way to watch films on your iPod, iPhone or computer. Though users are likely to find the new feature mostly beneficial, both in terms of cost and ease of use, it does have some disadvantages. Consumer Reports reviews the highs and lows of iTunes’ movie rental feature: Pros One of the immediate advantages is that it is less costly than buying.
Xsan 2 has already been qualified to run on third-party RAID systems, which is only fitting considering the company’s decision to discontinue its own line of Xserve RAID offerings. A company spokesman is quoted here as saying that the Promise VTrak RAID system offers compatible performance at a little more than $1 per GB.
Best Buy runs dry of 15-inch MacBook Pro Retailer Best Buy is no longer stocking any 15-inch MacBook Pro online, according to reader reports. The mid-range 2.4GHz model is listed as “sold out” and therefore unavailable; the base 2.2GHz version is listed as backordered and unavailable for between 1-2 weeks. Additionally, while the 17-inch MacBook Pro remains openly listed and immediately available, neither of the smaller versions are visible from Best Buy’s section for the high-end notebooks.