MacBook Pro gets Core 2 Duo

[bbloke]

The Apple online store went down today and it looks as though the MacBook Pro has been upgraded.

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/

The entire MacBook Pro line of notebooks now includes the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor and delivers performance that is up to 39 percent faster than the previous generation. All MacBook Pro models now offer double the memory and greater storage capacity than the previous generation, as well as a FireWire 800 port for connecting to high-speed peripherals.

2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
15" display, 1440 x 900 pixels
1GB memory
120GB hard drive
6x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics with 128MB SDRAM
$1,999.00


2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
15" display, 1440 x 900 pixels
2GB memory
120GB hard drive
6x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics with 256MB SDRAM
$2,499.00


2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
17" display, 1680 x 1050 pixels
2GB memory
160GB hard drive
8x double-layer SuperDrive
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics with 256MB SDRAM
$2,799.00

[ScottW]

Awesome. Love to see the 2GB standard and larger drives.

[fryke]

They're a little late, but at least they managed to hit the important "before November" time-frame. Let's hope that with them being late this time, they've done a little more testing on the hardware. I'd hate to hear about fan problems, thermal-paste hacks etc. again.

[mindbend]

Anyone know if there's a third party solution for a 7200 RPM HD for the 15"?

Also, this new card media interface…will it accept P2 cards from the Panasonic HVX200? My plan was to get an HVX and a MBP and be able to dump off media to the laptop. It's going to be really annoying if I have to get some kind of adapter or clunky external box to do this.

[lurk]

The are not proprietary drives so any "normal PC" drive will work. This is assuming you get the right drive, no running a SATA drive on an ATA interface and the like.

[fryke]

It's S-ATA, though.

[MnM]

In the first model there is no 256MB card No customization options either.

I don't mind using 1GB of ram(can upgrade later) but i would have really liked the graphics card to be 256MB. The only way it seems to get that 256MB card is to spend an extra 500 dollars.

Though the second model comes with more, i don't need it. All i need is that graphics card to be 256MB. I wish they made that a customizable option

Besides that, its good to see apple finally upgrading the MBP. Not to mention adding firewire 800 and up to 3GB of ram. Any ideas on when the MacBook will be upgraded?

[skyle]

One more week and it will be November.