MacBook+Pro

=MacBook Pro=

The graphics performance you need, when you need it.
The integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor — now included across the MacBook Pro lineup — handles the things you do every day. It encodes video quickly, making HD video calls with FaceTime possible. And it decodes efficiently, so you get long playback time for DVDs and iTunes movies. For graphics-intensive applications, the 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro models automatically switch to new high-performance AMD Radeon graphics processors. With up to 2x the performance of the previous generation,3 they let you see more frames per second in 3D games, or work on HD video projects with more speed and responsiveness than before.

The fastest, most versatile I/O ever in a notebook.
Imagine accessing multiple streams of uncompressed HD video — from your notebook — at speeds that let you edit an HD feature film in real time. That’s how Thunderbolt technology will connect the next generation of high-performance peripherals to the next generation of computers — starting with MacBook Pro. Ultrafast and ultraflexible, the Thunderbolt pipeline is up to 12 times faster than FireWire 800 and up to 20 times faster than USB 2.0, and it offers unprecedented expansion capabilities. It changes what you can do on a notebook. The Thunderbolt port will give you plug-and-play performance with a whole new world of Thunderbolt peripherals, as well as with the Apple LED Cinema Display and other Mini DisplayPort peripherals. You can daisy-chain as many as six devices, including your display. And with support for video and eight-channel audio, it’s easy to connect HDMI-compatible devices — like your TV and home stereo — using the HDMI adapter you already have. Current VGA, DVI, and DisplayPort adapters are also supported.

Reviews
In the competitive desktop replacement [|laptop] category, there's no question that laptop manufacturers have been gunning for Apple's top spot, emulating every aspect of the MacBook Pro, from its comfortable keyboard and clickpad to its thin, under-an-inch profile. The Apple MacBook Pro (late 2011) ($1,799 direct) keeps the iconic look of previous iterations, with the same unibody design and backlit chiclet keyboard as seen on the [|Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (Thunderbolt)] ($2,199 direct, 4 stars). It ratchets up the components, with all new graphics and processing hardware, and Apple's-award winning OSX Lion operating system. There may be one or two areas where competing desktop replacement laptops do better, but the total package is put together so well—design, software, and components are so well integrated—that it earns our Editors' Choice for desktop replacement laptops. Read more...

Better Software – Unlike your average PC, a MacBook comes with preinstalled programs that you can use right away. No more downloading and updating your software before you can even use your PC. Read more... ---



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