The 13-inch macBook Pro laptop features the fastest dual-core processor available — the Intel Core i7, it uses Intel’s recently refined chipsets. So what does all that mean for the new MacBook Pro model? Bottom line: They perform up to twice as fast as the previous generation, breezing through demanding tasks like editing HD video, compiling audio, or rendering a multilayered image file. And since OS X Lion is designed to take advantage of every processor core, it captures every last bit of performance from the processor.
Whether you’re watching a movie, updating your blog, or editing photos, data has to travel from place to place to be processed. The latest Intel Core architecture puts the processor, cache, memory controller, and graphics engine on a single chip. Since data doesn’t have as far to travel, you get faster performance and greater efficiency.
Hyper-Threading is now standard on every MacBook Pro. This technology allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core, so OS X recognizes four virtual cores on a dual-core processor. When you’re running multiple applications at once, the processor spreads tasks more evenly across a greater number of cores.
With faster access to memory, each core can get right to work on your data, rather than waiting for it to arrive. That’s why the new Intel Core architecture uses an integrated memory controller to connect fast 1333MHz memory directly to the processor. Together with 4MB of shared L3 cache, the integrated memory controller helps your applications run at peak performance.
Thanks to the new microarchitecture, the graphics processor is on the same chip as the central processor and has direct access to L3 cache. That proximity translates into performance. The graphics processor also automatically increases clock speeds for higher workloads. An integrated video encoder enables HD video calls with FaceTime, while an efficient decoder gives you long battery life when you’re watching DVDs or iTunes movies.
- Processor: Intel Core i7-2620M (2.7GHz/3.4GHz/4MB)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM
- Hard Drive: 750GB Hard Drive
- Operating System: Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Screen: 13.3" LED Screen
- Optical Drive: DVDSM
- Graphics: Intel HD 3000 graphics
- Notebook Camera: Integrated
- Firewire: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Warranty: 1 Year
