MacBook Pro

Trip

On the 23th June I traveled to Oslo for a look at the new portable Apple machines. At first sight I thought the scren-size of the MacBook as too small and the look of the MacBook Pro 15-inch was a bit bigger than what I imagined but still like it. I ran a heat test by using to terminal windows with yes >/dev/null for a few minutes and the MacBook Pro almost got to the point where I couldn't hold my fingers under the left portion of the machine. The MacBooks where a bit cooler and I could hear the fan on the black but not on the white model.

MacBook Pro Specs

2006-05-xx:

Original specs

• Processor: Intel Core Duo 1.83 Ghz 667 MHz FSB
• Memory: OEM/Samsung 512 MB SODIMM-DDR2 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5
• Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 128 MB
• Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 5400.2/Toshiba 80 GB S-ATA 5400 RPM 8 MB Cache

Upgraded specs

• Memory: 2x Crucial SODIMM-DDR2 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5 (Dual-Channel)
• Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100 GB S-ATA 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache

2006-06-17:

Original specs

• Processor: Intel Core Duo 2 Ghz 667 MHz FSB
• Memory: OEM/Samsung 512 MB SODIMM-DDR2 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5
• Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 128 MB
• Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 5400.2/Toshiba 80 GB S-ATA 5400 RPM 8 MB Cache
• Total: NOK 16 990

Upgraded specs

• Memory: 2x Crucial SODIMM-DDR2 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5 (Dual-Channel) - NOK 1550 per stick (Komplett)
• Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100 GB S-ATA 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache - NOK 1495 (Netshop

Total including MacBook Pro: NOK 21 585

My sites

• Intel Mac Temperature Database

References

• 15 inch Macbook Pro Developer Note
• Replace termal grease on Macbook Pro
• Macbook Pro Heat Page
• iFixIt Macbook Pro disassemble
• Ars Technica review
• MacBook Pro service manual
• Apple Bootcamp versus Parallels Guide