MacBook Pro
Thoughts - Pro/Cons
- I like the thin brezel around the lcd display
- Orange ribboncable exposed in battery bay
- No dual-layer burner support on current 15" MBP
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 1024 MB 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 1024 MB 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
2006-07-14
Upgraded specs
- Memory: 2x Crucial SODIMM-DDR2 1024 MB 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5 (Dual-Channel) - NOK 1595 per stick (Komplett)
- Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100 GB S-ATA 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache - NOK 1395 (Netshop)
Total including MacBook Pro: NOK 21 575
2006-07-29
Intel Merom
It looks like Apple might use the newly introduced Intel Merom mobile CPU in the MacBook Pro machines and hopefully announce it during the august World Developer Conference. The CPU I'm scoring for is probably the low-end T7200 2.0 GHz, or if Apple gives us a good deal, the mid-range T7400 2.16 GHz. More about Merom at endian.net and DailyTech.com.
2006-08-01
Upgraded specs
- Memory: 2x Crucial SODIMM-DDR2 1024 MB 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5 (Dual-Channel) - NOK 1395 per stick (Komplett)
- Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100 GB S-ATA 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache - NOK 1395 (Netshop)
Total including MacBook Pro: NOK 21 175
2006-08-29
Upgraded specs
- Memory: 2x Crucial SODIMM-DDR2 1024 MB 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5 (Dual-Channel) - NOK 1099 per stick (Komplett)
- Harddisk drive: Seagate Momentus 7200.1 100 GB S-ATA 7200 RPM 8 MB Cache - NOK 1295 (Komplett)
- MacBook Pro, 2.0 GHz, 512 MB stick, 80 GB 5400 RPM harddrive - NOK 16 999
Total: NOK 20 492
Rumors has it that Apple will announce upgrades for the Macbook Pro line with a Core 2 Duo processor during the Paris Expo in mid-september.
Alt. upgrade
- Memory: 1x Crucial SODIMM-DDR2 1024 MB 667 MHz PC-5300 CL5 (Dual-Channel) - NOK 1099 per stick (Komplett)
- MacBook Pro 2.16 GHz, 1 GB stick, 100 GB 7200 RPM harddrive - NOK 22 310
Total: NOK 23 409 (NOK 2917 over lowest MBP model)
2006-10-25
Yesterday, the 24th, Apple finally announced the Core 2 Duo update for the MacBook Pro line. Typically that day was one of my rare off days, and didn't catch the news before the next day. Anyway, the update is supreme; higher stock cpu speeds, firewire 800 and dual layer wiring on all the machines, 1 GB minumum memory, and bigger drives although no option to select a 7200 rpm hdd. This is as close to my imaginary perfect machine and I will probably order one soon, within next week.
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