Apple’s MacBook is one of the finest laptops ever made. Apple’s MacBook comprises of its own operating system Mac OS x v 10.6 snow Leopard which is one of the beautiful operating systems in the world which has the impressive mix of performance characteristics and brilliant visual effects. MacBook Pro is a ipod, iphone, digital camera and external hard drive ready.

Apple MacBook arrives in 3 distinct models based on their screen size and other characteristics.

• 13 inch model
• 15 inch model
• 17 inch model

These 3 models are totally distinct from each other except for little changes. These 3 models uses different processors,power cards and graphic adapters. These are designed for different customers who utilize for different purposes.

This is a High performance notebook designed universally for every one. This one ranges from $1199 to $1499. Again this 13 inch MacBook is available in two further models..

• $1199 model
• $1499 model

The basic difference between $1199 model and $1499 model is the processing speed and storage capacity. The former one comes with 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 250GB Hard drive and the latter one comes with 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 320GB HDD capacity. The rest of the specifications and features is same for the 2 models.

Technical Specifications of 13 inch MacBook Pro:

Technical specifications for the two models of 13 inch MacBook Pro are same apart from the processor & HDD.

Size and Weight:

• Height             : 0.91 inch (2.41 cm)
• Width              : 12.78 inches (32.5 cm)
• Depth              : 8.94 inches (22.7 cm)
• Weight            : 4.5 pounds (2.o4 kg)

Processor: It comes with  Intel Core 2 Duo processor of two different speeds for the two models. 2.4GHz speed for the first model and 2.66GHz for another model with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache.

Storage: 13 inch MacBook has the hard disk capacity of 250GB with 5400 rpm for the $1199 model and 320GB with 5400 rpm for the second model.

It also has 8x slot loading super drive ( DVD ±R DL /DVD±RW/CD-RW) which helps to burn discs very faster.

Graphics:

• This model features the new NVIDIA GeForce 320M integrated graphics processor with 48 processing cores. This makes a huge difference when using high intensity graphic applications.
• It also supports Dual Display and video mirroring which simultaneously enables the full native resolution on the built-in display and upto 2560 x 1600 resolution on the external display.
• iSight Camera to capture high definition photos
• Mini Display port to interface external display devices to MacBook Pro.

Display:

13 inch MacBook has the display of 13.3 inch (diagonal) back-lit glossy widescreen display which supports millions of colors.

It supports a number of resolutions with different aspect ratios which supports for various applications.

Connections and Ports:

MacBook Pro consists of ports which enables connections to various external devices and applications which include..

• Magsafe power port to connect to external power supply which serves long battery life.
• Gigabit Ethernet port which enables communication protocols for greater connectivity.
• One Firewire 800 port which supports wireless communication upto 800Mbps.
• Mini Display port which interfaces external display devices to MacBook.
• Two USB 2.0 ports which supports data transfer at the speed 480Mbps.
• SD card slot to enable data from memory cards.
• Audio in/out slot to plug in audio devices.
• Kensington lock slot.

Communications:

• MacBook Pro supports Airport Extreme Wi-fi wireless networking (based on IEEE 802.11 n specification)
• It has Bluetooth 2.1 wireless technology with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR).
• It has 10/100/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 Connector).

Digital Video Output ports:

13 inch MacBook Pro supports 4 video ports for enhanced video experience..These are optional ports which can be connected for advanced performance.

• DVI Output which uses Mini Display port to connect to DVI adapter.
• VGA Output which uses Mini Display port to connect to VGA adapter.
• Dual link DVI Output which uses Mini Display port to connect to Dual link DVI adapter which supports 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Diplay.
• HDMI Output uses a third party Mini Display port to connect to HDMI adapter.

Battery & Power:

13 inch MacBook contains built in 63.5 watt-hour lithium-polymer battery which supports long battery life for enhanced applications.

It gives upto 10 hours battery life if charged completely.

User Ratings for this product:

• Design : 4/5
• Performance : 3.5/5
• Features:3.5/5
• Grand Total: 3.7/5

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