Leaps. And bounds.
Take the latest mobile processor from Intel, sophisticated system architecture, loads of memory, bigger hard drives and cutting-edge graphics, and you have the force behind every creative endeavour. And all the power that makes a pro love MacBook Pro.
Applied performance.
The new MacBook Pro features the latest mobile processor from Intel. The Intel Core 2 Duo runs on 45-nm process technology at speeds up to 2.6GHz with up to 6MB of L2 cache. Its SSE4 vector engine handles 128-bit computations in a single clock cycle, accelerating data manipulation by simultaneously applying a single instruction to multiple data. That means you can get more done in less time.
Supporting the superfast Intel Core 2 Duo is an advanced system architecture with up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 memory, an 800MHz frontside bus and 16-lane PCI Express graphics.
The new Intel processor and advanced system architecture make MacBook Pro one of the most sophisticated notebooks on the planet.
More powerful, less power.
The Intel Core 2 Duo uses Intel’s groundbreaking 45-nanometre process — resulting in transistors so small, you could fit a hundred inside a single human cell. With smaller distances for electrons to travel, and two execution cores designed to share resources and conserve power, the Intel Core 2 Duo achieves higher levels of performance without using more power. This is what helps make MacBook Pro just one inch thin.
Final Cut Pro. DV encode and render. Measures how long it takes for DV video to be encoded and rendered with common effects.
74% fasterAperture 2. Benchmark total. Times how long it takes the MacBook Pro to complete a suite of common Aperture 2 actions on NEF and CR2 files.
59% fasterLogic Pro.* Reverb plug-ins. Measures the maximum number of reverb plug-ins and synthesized instruments the MacBook Pro can play.
55% fasterAdobe Photoshop CS3. 45-filter function test. Measures how long it takes to complete 45 common Photoshop actions on 120MB Photoshop files.
50% faster17-inch MacBook Pro with 2.16GHz Core Duo
BaselineTesting conducted by Apple in February 2008 using pre-production 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro units; MacBook Pro systems with Core Duo were shipping units. *On a 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro, Logic Pro showed a 55% performance improvement, playing 255 reverb plug-ins compared to 165 reverb plug-ins played on a 2.16GHz Core Duo–based MacBook Pro. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
Logic Pro.* Reverb plug-ins. Measures the maximum number of reverb plug-ins and synthesized instruments the MacBook Pro can play.
8.5x fasterFinal Cut Pro. DV encode and render. Measures how long it takes for DV video to be encoded and rendered with common effects.
4.9x fasterAperture 2. Benchmark total. Times how long it takes the MacBook Pro to complete a suite of common Aperture 2 actions on NEF and CR2 files.
3.4x fasterAdobe Photoshop CS3. 45-filter function test. Measures how long it takes to complete 45 common Photoshop actions on 120MB Photoshop files.
3.3x faster17-inch PowerBook with 1.67GHz PowerPC G4
BaselineTesting conducted by Apple in February 2008 using pre-production 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro units; PowerBook systems with PowerPC G4 were shipping units. *On a 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo–based MacBook Pro, Logic Pro showed an 8.5x performance improvement, playing 255 reverb plug-ins compared to 30 reverb plug-ins played on a 1.67GHz PowerPC G4–based PowerBook. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
Image is everything.
MacBook Pro features the colour and clarity of NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with up to 512MB of GDDR3 memory. The combination of a 16-lane PCI Express architecture and the powerful graphics processor brings a new level of realism to MacBook Pro users. The 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, 128-bit High Dynamic Range rendering, and texture fill rate of up to 8.2 billion textured pixels per second provide unrivalled picture quality and lifelike contrast and tone for next-generation 3D animation and games. The new MacBook Pro graphics performance is up to 2.3 times faster than that of the original Core Duo-based MacBook Pro.
The MacBook Pro 15- or 17-inch display is ideal for viewing high-resolution Photoshop images or HD movies. The optional 1920-by-1200 resolution on the 17-inch MacBook Pro offers a 30 percent increase in viewable area over the 1680-by-1050-resolution display. With more than half a million extra pixels at your disposal, you can view 1080- resolution HD video in all its glory — no need to resize the window to fit the screen.
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Compared to 17” MacBook Pro with 2.16GHz Core Duo
Quake 4. Demo001.netdemo. Measures the number of frames per second the MacBook Pro can play in self-test mode at 1280-by-800 resolution.
2.3x fasterDoom 3. Timedemo demo1. Measures the maximum number of frames per second at 1024-by-768 resolution.
2.2x fasterMotion 3. Benchmark total. Measures the amount of time it takes to render effects in real time and to render QuickTime movie files.
2.1x faster17-inch MacBook Pro 2.16GHz Core Duo
BaselineTesting conducted by Apple in February 2008 using pre-production 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pro units; MacBook Pro systems with Core Duo were shipping units. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation.
Serial ATA hard drives.
For the big ideas to come, MacBook Pro comes with larger Serial ATA hard drives in every configuration. In the 15-inch MacBook Pro, you can choose a 200GB or 250GB 5400-rpm hard drive or a 200GB 7200-rpm drive. In the 17-inch model, choose a 250GB 5400-rpm, 200GB 7200-rpm or 300GB 4200-rpm hard drive.
15-inch hard drive options:
17-inch hard drive options:
