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Macbook Pro now with i7/i5

Date: April 14, 2010 • By • Comments 2

 

Apple finally released the long awaited refresh to the Macbook Pro line. The i7 2.66Ghz is available only for the high-end 15″ and 17″ models, according to Apple marketing for this configuration battery power should be around 8-9hrs (wow!). The rest of the 15″ got the i5 series ranging from 2.4 to 2.53Ghz, also it is interesting that the 13″ still feature a slightly bumped Core2Duos from 2.4 to 2.66Ghz and feature a 10hrs batter life.

Head on and read about the rest of the new features.

Update: A few months later, Apple added the 2.8Ghz i7 to the 15″ variants :) As for me, I think the 2.66Ghz is still rocking!

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The holiday lineup is set

Date: October 27, 2009 • By • Comments 0

This is the official statement given by Apple. Last week, the update on the iMac sparked a lot of speculation that more product updates could be coming later this year, just in time for the holiday season. Read the article here on AppleInsider

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Also with the recent seed of Snow Leopard 10.6.2, there are indications of two new models for the MacBook Pro lineup, further speculation says that it could include mobile quad-core i5/i7 chips from Intel and AMD Radeon HD4500 mobile GPU. You can view the article here

Would it be OK to shop for this coming holiday?  I think it depends, If you really need the unit and can’t wait for around 4-8 months then go for it, the Core2Duo lineup is still OK in terms of performance, but If you want a future proof rig, then  wait. The next product update could be in Jan or in June, just in time for WWDC.

I find the MacRumors Buyer’s Guide useful, note the trend of each product release.

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