The NEW Macbook Pro Family

Apple recently launched their new Macbook line-up. Eliminating the 13.3" Macbook Aluminum and changing all Macbook aluminum to Macbook Pro line-up. This was announced just today by Apple. Believe me, even us, working in the IT Distributor industry didn't know about it until today. Even the people who works at Apple Premium Resellers doesn't know the release as well. This is the bad side of Apple as a vendor to the distributors and resellers, they don't announce the upcoming release ahead of time so that we can actually forecast. We have upcoming stocks of the old model considering there are new line-up that is coming. Sigh!!

Anyways, for all of those who are planning to buy, I believe the new line-up is a better choice considering it is around Php 2,000 cheaper as compared to the Macbook Aluminum which sells at Php 71,990, now the New 13.3" Macbook Pro retails at Php 68,990. In the United States, the New 13.3" Macbook Pro retails at $ 1,199.00 ( Php 59,950). For all those who are interested, MSI-ECS, one of Philippines' Apple Distributor has placed their orders already. Power Mac Center, one of Apple Premium Resellers already placed their orders too. It should be available in the market in no time. It is now available in the online apple store here in the Philippines, address is at http://store.apple.com/ph

Downside I see in this new line-up is that its battery is non-user-replaceable unlike the old Macbook Aluminum. But its battery life lasts 7 to 8 hours of power.

Please find the complete specifications of the New Macbook Pro Family series.

MacBook Pro 13" Better configuration
• 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display
• 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• 160GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive® with double-layer support
• Mini DisplayPort for video output
• built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in iSight® video camera
• two USB 2.0 ports
• one FireWire 800 port
• SD card slot
• one audio line in/out port, supporting both optical digital and analog
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• built-in, 58WHr lithium polymer battery
• 60 Watt MagSafe® Power Adapter

MacBook Pro 13" Best configuration
• 13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display
• 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• 250GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support
• Mini DisplayPort for video output
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in iSight video camera• two USB 2.0 ports
• one FireWire 800 port
• SD card slot
• one audio line in/out port, supporting both optical digital and analog
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• built-in, 58WHr lithium polymer battery
• 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter

MacBook Pro 15" Good configuration
• 15.4-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1440 x 900 glossy display
• 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• 250GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support
• Mini DisplayPort for video output
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in iSight video camera
• two USB 2.0 ports
• one FireWire 800 port
• SD card slot
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• built-in, 73WHr lithium polymer battery
• 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter

MacBook Pro 15" Better configuration
•15.4-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1440 x 900 glossy display
• 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics with 256MB GDDR3 video memory
• 320GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support
• Mini DisplayPort for video output
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in iSight video camera
• two USB 2.0 ports
• one FireWire 800 port
• SD card slot
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• built-in, 73WHr lithium polymer battery
• 85 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter

MacBook Pro 15" Best configuration - USD2,299
• 15.4-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1440 x 900 glossy display
• 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3 video memory
• 500GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support
• Mini DisplayPort for video output
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in iSight video camera
• two USB 2.0 ports
• one FireWire 800 port
• SD card slot
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• built-in, 73WHr lithium polymer battery
• 85 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter

MacBook Pro 17" configuration
• 17-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1920 x 1200, glossy display
• 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 6MB shared L2 cache
• 1066 MHz front-side bus
• 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 8GB
• NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
• NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics with 512MB GDDR3 video memory
• 500GB serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm
• a slot-load 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support
• Mini DisplayPort for video output
• built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• built-in iSight video camera
• three USB 2.0 ports
• one FireWire 800 port
• ExpressCard/34 expansion card slot
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• glass Multi-Touch trackpad and illuminated keyboard
• built-in, 95WHr lithium polymer battery
• 85 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter