{"id":52333,"date":"2012-06-11T20:22:48","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T18:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=52333"},"modified":"2012-06-12T10:33:43","modified_gmt":"2012-06-12T08:33:43","slug":"new-macbook-here-refreshed-hardware-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/52333-new-macbook-here-refreshed-hardware-launched.html","title":{"rendered":"New MacBook Pro here, refreshed hardware launched"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> launched its \u201cnext generation MacBook Pro\u201d today (11 June 2012) at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) event in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The company also announced a new set of internals for its current MacBook Air and MacBook Pro line of products that would go on sale in the US today.<\/p>\n

Confirming rumours that a hardware refresh would see Apple adopting the new Intel<\/a> Ivy Birdge processors, the MacBook Air will have up to a 2GHz Intel Core i7 and support up to 8GB of 1600MHz memory, as well as a 512GB SSD<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The devices will include two USB 3.0 ports and a 720p FaceTime HD camera.<\/p>\n

MacBook Air<\/h3>\n

An 11-inch MacBook Air will still cost $999, include a 1.7GHz dual-core i5, 64GB SSD, and run at a resolution of 1366×768. The price goes up to $1099 if you want a 128GB SSD.<\/p>\n

A 13-inch MacBook Air will cost $1,199 and ship with a 128GB SSD, 1.8GHz dual-core i5, and 1440×900 display. Increasing the drive space to 256GB ups the price to $1,499.<\/p>\n

Both the 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air have 4GB RAM by default.<\/p>\n

\"Macbook<\/a>

Macbook Air<\/p><\/div>\n

MacBook Pro<\/h3>\n

The default configuration of the 13-inch MacBook Pro still has a lower resolution than the Air (1280×800), but has a 2.5GHz dual-core i5, 4GB RAM and a 500GB mechanical drive. It will go for $1,199.<\/p>\n

For $1,499, the 13-inch MacBook Pro sports a 2.9GHz dual-core i7, 8GB RAM, and a 750GB mechanical hard drive.<\/p>\n

Both 13-inch MacBook Pro models will use Intel\u2019s integrated HD Graphics 4000 GPU.<\/p>\n

The 15-inch MacBook Pro will have a 1440×900 display powered by a Nvidia<\/a> GeForce GT 650M GPU. For $1,799 you get 4GB RAM, 512MB graphics memory, a 2.3GHz quad-core i7 and a 500GB hard drive.<\/p>\n

A higher-end model of the 15-inch MacBook Pro is also available for $2,199 with a 2.6GHz quad-core i7, 8GB RAM, 1GB graphics memory, and a 750GB hard drive.<\/p>\n

No mention was made of a 17-inch MacBook Pro, suggesting that rumours of its demise were correct.<\/p>\n

Contrary to some of the rumour doing the rounds, the MacBook Pro will keep its optical drive.<\/p>\n

\"Apple<\/a>

Apple Macbook Pro presentation<\/p><\/div>\n

MacBook Pro with Retina Display<\/h3>\n

However, Apple went on to announce that at the same price as the high-end 15-inch MacBook Pro, you can get a notebook with a \u201cRetina display\u201d running at a resolution of 2800×1800.<\/p>\n

\"Macbook<\/a>

Macbook Pro with Retina display<\/p><\/div>\n

Billed as the \u201cnext generation MacBook Pro\u201d, the notebook is specced to support up to a 2.7GHz quad-core Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, and an SSD of up to 768GB.<\/p>\n

On the right of the device it has an SD card slot, HDMI and a USB 3.0 port. On the left is a new, thinner MagSafe 2 connector, 2 Thunderbolt ports, another USB 3.0 port, and a headphone jack.<\/p>\n

The default configuration costs $2,199 and includes the 15.5-inch Retina display, 2.3GHz quad-core i7, 8GB RAM, GeForce GT 650M 1GB graphics, and 256GB SSD.<\/p>\n

\"Macbook<\/a>

Macbook Pro vs Macbook Pro with Retina display<\/p><\/div>\n

Related articles<\/h3>\n

iOS 6, Mac rumour control: WWDC 2012<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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