Modem, Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional WWAN Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacks We like the look of the edge-to-edge glass over the screen, but it's also very reflective, and we wish Apple would offer a matte screen option on all its systems, not just the 17-inch MacBook Pro.Īpple MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz, Nvidia GeForce 9600M) All of the MacBook Pro screens are backlit LEDs, which allow for thinner lids and provide some power-saving benefits. The 15.4-inch wide-screen display offers a 1,440x900 native resolution, which is standard for premium 15-inch screens (cheaper 15-inch models are often 1,280x800). Once you get used to that, going back to a regular trackpad is difficult. Of the multitouch gestures, most useful perhaps is sweeping four fingers: left or right brings up the application switcher, while up hides all your active windows. While the entire trackpad depresses like a button, simple tapping, as on a Windows laptop, will also work once you turn that option on in the settings menu. It offers a much larger surface area than most laptop trackpads, thanks to the elimination of a separate mouse button.
We're especially fond of the larger trackpad that uses multitouch gestures similar to those found on the iPhone. Most users will be ably served by the less-expensive 13-inch MacBook Pro, which starts as low as $1,199, but the combo of a faster CPU, better battery, larger 500GB hard drive, the SD card slot, and a $200 price cut makes the new 15-inch MacBook Pro a solid improvement over its predecessor.
Our $2,299 review unit had the 512MB version of the GPU, while the $1,999 version has a 256MB version. Now that the 13- and 15-inch models have the same basic feature set, including Nvidia's excellent integrated GeForce 9400 graphics, a high-capacity (if unremovable) battery, an SD card slot, and FireWire connection, the main points of differentiation are minor CPU speed boosts, a bigger screen, and the availability of a separate discrete GPU (the GeForce 9600) that can be turned off if needed to improve battery life. More important than that, however, is a series of price cuts for all of the base model MacBook Pros, including this $2,299 version-the comparable 2008 version originally cost $200 more. Instead, the 13-inch MacBook has been promoted to the Pro family, while the 15-inch MacBook Pro gets a handful of minor component upgrades. The latest round of MacBook revisions are nowhere near as radical as the aluminum unibody construction rolled out in late 2008.
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