New MacBooks inbound
After plenty of hype and speculation, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was launched earlier today by Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller.
The San Francisco event began with the launch of a range of revised and lower-priced MacBook Pro notebooks. Starting today, Apple will be making available its MacBook Pro in a smaller-than-ever 13in form factor, bringing the introductory price down to £899.
The 13in system, pictured above with its unibody shell, features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, a 160GB hard drive and an all-new non-removable lithium-polymer battery that provides up to seven hours of operation from a single charge.
Apple's entire MacBook Pro range now breaks down as follows:
| |
13-inch MacBook Pro |
15-inch MacBook Pro |
17-inch MacBook Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main features |
Precision aluminium unibody Up to 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display Multi-Touch trackpad |
Precision aluminium unibody Up to 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display Multi-Touch trackpad High-performance graphics |
Precision aluminium unibody Up to 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 17-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display Multi-Touch trackpad High-performance graphics |
| Specifications |
2.26GHz, 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 2GB or 4GB memory 160GB or 250GB 5400-rpm hard drive NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor |
2.53GHz, 2.66GHz, 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4GB memory 250GB, 320GB, or 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 256MB or 512MB GDDR3 memory (select models) NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor |
2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor 4GB memory 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 512MB GDDR3 memory NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor |
| Display |
13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display 1280 by 800 pixels |
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display 1440 by 900 pixels |
17-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (anti-glare option available) 1920 by 1200 pixels |
| Other Features |
MagSafe power port Two USB 2.0 ports One FireWire 800 port Mini DisplayPort iSight camera Full-size, backlit keyboard SD card slot SuperDrive |
MagSafe power port Two USB 2.0 ports One FireWire 800 port Mini DisplayPort iSight camera Full-size, backlit keyboard SD card slot SuperDrive |
MagSafe power port Three USB 2.0 ports One FireWire 800 port Mini DisplayPort iSight camera Full-size, backlit keyboard ExpressCard/34 slot SuperDrive |
| Price | From £899 | From £1,299 | From £1,849 |
Continuing with its price-cutting agenda, Apple also slashed the cost of its ultra-thin MacBook Air - the system now starts at £1,149.