Apple updated series laptops MacBook Pro, include technology Thunderbolt

As expected, Apple presented new versions of the series laptops MacBook Pro, which models come with 13 ", 15" and 17 "screens. Among the changes are the addition of dual and quad core Intel Sandy Bridge, HD cameras FaceTime calls, high technology Thunderbolt (Intel Light Peak) and replacing the video card from NVIDIA with the proposals of the Radeon ATI. According to the company that makes the new laptops to two times faster compared to the models of previous generations.

The two new 13.3 "(1280 x 800 pixels) with laptop processors Intel Corei5 and i7 of 2.3GHz or 2.7GHz. The base model (in 1199 dollars) with 4GB RAM memory, 320GB hard drive and integrated Intel HD Graphics video system 3000. The second option is priced at 1499 dollars and includes hard drive capacity 500GB.

MacBook Pro 15.4 "(1440 x 900 or 1680 x 1050 pixels) is available with dual or quad core Intel Core i5 and i7 of 2.2GHz or 2.7GHz. Standard RAM is 4GB DDR3, the base model (1799 dollars) has 500GB hard disk, and the next (in 2199 dollars) has a 750GB drive. Both include graphics Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB or AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB memory, the operating system will automatically switch between them depending on the load .

17-inch MacBook Pro (2499 dollars) is a quad-core processor of Intel Core i7 2.2GHz (with an option for Core i7 to 2.3GHz), HDD 750GB, 4GB RAM memory, Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB. Screen resolution is 1920 x 1200 pixels.

All laptops are equipped with slot SDXC card, Wi-Fi a / b / g / n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, two USB 2.0 (three in 17-inch model), Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire 800 port, 8x SuperDrive optical drive and FaceTime HD camera. Batteries for all models should provide up to 7 hours per charge. Most interesting is the replacement of the interface with the new Mini DisplayPort port Thunderbolt. It has backward compatibility with DisplayPort, but provides much higher speeds for data transfer. Thunderbolt is based on technology Intel Light Peak and includes two return channels, each with up to 10Gbps for connection to external peripherals. More details on the characteristics of the laptops can be found at: