Apple Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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15.4-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
200GB hard drive; 7200 rpm
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight Camera
Product Details
Model Refurbished MacBook Pro
Processor 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 2GB (two SO-DIMMs) 667MHz DDR2 memory (PC2-5300)
Display 15.4-inch (diagonal), 1440 by 900...
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200GB hard drive; 7200 rpm
8x SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory
Built-in iSight Camera
Product Details
Model Refurbished MacBook Pro
Processor 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Memory 2GB (two SO-DIMMs) 667MHz DDR2 memory (PC2-5300)
Display 15.4-inch (diagonal), 1440 by 900...
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MacBook Pro 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Full Review
In his Macworld 2006 keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced the MacBook Pro, a 15.4-inch wide-screen laptop built on Intel's new Centrino Core Duo chipset, a dual-core processing platform itself announced just five days ago at CES. Jobs claims that Intel's Core Duo will deliver performance that's four to five times faster than what you'll get from Apple's prior-generation PowerBook G4. The 259mm thick MacBook Pro weighs 2.54 kilograms and includes a built-in iSight camera, an ExpressCard slot, and an Apple Remote for navigating the company's Front Row media software. Two versions will be available in February: an AU$3,199 model with a 1.83GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and an 80GB hard drive; and a beefier AU$3,999 model with a 2.0GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and a 100GB hard drive. ( Apple originally announced 1.67GHz and 1.83GHz versions but upgraded the processor speeds, though not the price, before shipping on 14 February, 2006. Apple also announced an optional AU$460 upgrade to a 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo processor.
Upside
Bar none, the best thing about the MacBook Pro is that Apple has shelved IBM's plodding G4 PowerPC processor in favour of Intel's new Core Duo. We're also psyched to see a decent graphics card onboard, ATI's Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB of memory, along with x16 PCI Express architecture. Designwise, the MacBook Pro looks a lot like the 15-inch PowerBook and, at 2.5 kilograms, it weighs about the same. Still, the MacBook Pro offers a slightly larger screen, a nominally thinner profile, and a fetching bundle of specs.
* 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz or 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
* 667MHz frontside bus and main memory
* PCI Express architecture
* Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive
* ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express
* ExpressCard/34 slot
* Dual-link DVI, VGA adapter included
* One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports
* Optical digital and analog audio I/O, built-in microphone and stereo speakers
* Slot-loading SuperDrive
* Illuminated keyboard, scrolling TrackPad
* Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and Gigabit Ethernet
* Mac OS X Tiger with iLife '06, featuring iWeb
Downside
The elephant in the room is battery life -- Jobs neglected to mention it in his keynote. Though Intel says its dual-core processors consume less power than the prior generation of single cores, we're curious to see how long the new MacBook Pro will run away from the wall socket -- a display that bright is bound to suck a lot of power. Jobs did say that the MacBook Pro delivers roughly four times as much performance per watt as the PowerBook G4, but who knows exactly what that means?
Outlook
The MacBook Pro likely signals the end of the road for the entire PowerBook line, whose G4 processors seem positively ancient as of this morning. Nevertheless, we're truly happy to finally see an Apple laptop with power to match its beauty. If you have AU$3,000 to spend on a laptop, the MacBook Pro gives you fewer and fewer excuses not to go with Apple. If it delivers on Apple's performance promises, the MacBook Pro will give Apple bragging rights to the prettiest and most powerful laptop on the planet.
Upside
Bar none, the best thing about the MacBook Pro is that Apple has shelved IBM's plodding G4 PowerPC processor in favour of Intel's new Core Duo. We're also psyched to see a decent graphics card onboard, ATI's Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB of memory, along with x16 PCI Express architecture. Designwise, the MacBook Pro looks a lot like the 15-inch PowerBook and, at 2.5 kilograms, it weighs about the same. Still, the MacBook Pro offers a slightly larger screen, a nominally thinner profile, and a fetching bundle of specs.
* 1.83GHz, 2.0GHz or 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
* 667MHz frontside bus and main memory
* PCI Express architecture
* Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive
* ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express
* ExpressCard/34 slot
* Dual-link DVI, VGA adapter included
* One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports
* Optical digital and analog audio I/O, built-in microphone and stereo speakers
* Slot-loading SuperDrive
* Illuminated keyboard, scrolling TrackPad
* Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and Gigabit Ethernet
* Mac OS X Tiger with iLife '06, featuring iWeb
Downside
The elephant in the room is battery life -- Jobs neglected to mention it in his keynote. Though Intel says its dual-core processors consume less power than the prior generation of single cores, we're curious to see how long the new MacBook Pro will run away from the wall socket -- a display that bright is bound to suck a lot of power. Jobs did say that the MacBook Pro delivers roughly four times as much performance per watt as the PowerBook G4, but who knows exactly what that means?
Outlook
The MacBook Pro likely signals the end of the road for the entire PowerBook line, whose G4 processors seem positively ancient as of this morning. Nevertheless, we're truly happy to finally see an Apple laptop with power to match its beauty. If you have AU$3,000 to spend on a laptop, the MacBook Pro gives you fewer and fewer excuses not to go with Apple. If it delivers on Apple's performance promises, the MacBook Pro will give Apple bragging rights to the prettiest and most powerful laptop on the planet.
