Monday, July 30, 2012

Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 Notebook Evaluation

By John Smith


Apple introduced the MacBook Pro as being the successor for the PowerBook G4 in early 2006. Since then it has progressed rapidly to satisfy the demands of professionals who have to have a powerful portable computer. Several of the new revisions introduced design changes but this year is the year of the Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 notebook and while the style still looks the same as last year, Apple made many improvements which are more than welcome especially if you have not upgraded your MacBook Pro within the past few years.

Advantages

Speed has been increased greatly utilizing the new "Sandy Bridge" generation of Intel Core i processors. The 13-inch model received a substantial processor upgrade going from the old Core 2 Duo processor to a quite speedy Intel Core i5 2620M. The real breakthrough however, is the quad core processor that drives the 15-inch and 17-inch models, preferred among Final Cut Pro users. 4 GB continues to be the starting memory, however 12 extra GBs can be added. For anyone who is into gaming as well as other graphic intense software programs, the AMD Radeon HD 6490M can fully meet your needs. For the most demanding consumers, the Radeon HD 6750M may be put in as an option. With the Intel HD Graphics 3000 the battery for your computer will still provide extended life between charges. With these kinds of overall performance improvements, the new 2011 models practically soar in the benchmarks.

The other important change lies in the Mini DisplayPort that is normally used for hooking up an Apple LED Cinema Display or any other supported models. The latest MacBook Pros are employing Intel's new Thunderbolt interface to be able to further enhance overall performance and flexibility. Finally transfer speeds, which have increased by up to 1200%, will stop being the bottleneck which has slowed down file transfers to high capacity storage drives. It is also flexible allowing devices to daisy-chain off of a single Thunderbolt channel without any performance degradation.

The next main improvement is the built-in webcam which is no longer referred to as iSight camera but the FaceTime HD camera which shares its name with the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 cameras. This permits video telephone calls to be received with those supported devices in decent 720p resolution.

Disappointments

Every one of these new performance advancements will still be powered by the same model of battery as the previous ones, meaning more frequent charges. However, with as much as 7 hours of energy while the wireless is running, it is hard for competing multimedia laptop computers to acquire that battery life. The latest 13-inch model MacBook Pro utilizes the integrated graphics of the Intel processor, which in turn results in a small decline in speed. Gaming performance is slightly slower but the Intel HD 3000 graphics is far better than previous generations and it is just as efficient.

Conclusion

Each and every Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 notebook reaches a whole new level of speed and even the older models are still impressive in overall performance and longevity. Brand new MacBook Pro purchasers can be certain that they'll be able to run the most demanding software programs for the foreseeable future.




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