- 13 INCH MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE UPDATE
- 13 INCH MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE PC
- 13 INCH MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE MAC
SD cards don't insert fully unfortunately so you can't travel around with a card in the slot, but it's a great step towards connecting up your gadgets, especially for digital camera users who don't want to lug around cables. The return of the FireWire 800 port will please many, as will the addition of that SD card reader, with SD rapidly becoming the most common and dominant memory card format. Gone from the previous version of the MacBook is the line-in, something that perhaps won't be missed as the headphone socket is happy to accommodate (as it did before) your headset with mic, say, for use with Skype. Natively the port will connect to one of Apple's Cinema displays, but a range of adapters are available to suit whatever you need, so if you want HDMI or VGA, just buy the adapter and you are good to go (see the picture).
13 INCH MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE MAC
Mini DisplayPort will concern some Mac newcomers but it really shouldn't. You have the MagSafe power connection, Ethernet, FireWire 800 port, Mini DisplayPort, 2x USB 2.0, an SD card slot and the 3.5mm audio in/out jack. We're not sold on that argument, as grabbing a DVD as you head out of the door can save you from a boring flight.ĭown the left-hand side of the MacBook Pro you now see the biggest range of changes to this new generation of models. There is an argument that those interested in portability which this model offers plenty of, don't need a DVD drive.
13 INCH MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE PC
The inclusion of the drive just makes things more practical and many PC manufacturers omit a drive on this size of model - presumably due to price pressures. The MacBook Pro still features a slot loading DVD SuperDrive on the right hand side. The lack of buttons is soon forgotten and after a week of use, you'll find the trackpad is just as fast, if not faster than, using a mouse. A single clickable glass pad gives you ample room to navigate the screen, supported by a healthy range of multitouch controls. The MacBook Pro's trackpad is altogether more intuitive. They are either too small, or feel horrible, or the buttons are in the wrong place. Many notebooks fail to provide an adequate trackpad.
The screen is, however, one of the biggest draws on the battery, but is easily adjustable thanks to the keyboard shortcut keys which will override the auto-dimming - if you are photo editing for example. The screen has a glossy finish that does make it less favourable when used outdoors or sitting near windows, however it is bright enough to overcome the common glare problems. The screen is a 13-inch 1280 x 800px LED backlit display that is beautifully vibrant and powered by the Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics processor, so it handles 3D graphic work and HD video playback where some similarly specced rivals seem to struggle. It also links into the auto-dimming of the screen, so in bright conditions, the backlighting turns off - no point in wasting battery life on illumination that you can't see. The new MacBook Pro range comes with the backlit keyboard, the brightness of which can be adjusted to suit your taste. The separated keys give a nice soft typing action which is responsive and a pleasure to use, although we are starting to hear of keys that detach and need to be replaced: not something that we've experienced ourselves, but perhaps something that will be addressed in future updates. The seamless deck and neat cut-outs for the various ports and connectors give a premium finish that other manufacturers just don't achieve. The unibody MacBook Pro is an excellent design, it not only gains the durability boost of an aluminium construction, but it looks fantastic too and is without doubt one of the best looking notebooks money can buy. Technically the two models are very similar, although the higher-spec model has a noticeably faster pace, skipping through tasks, hopping ahead of its slower brother as you'd expect. The 13-inch MacBook Pro range comes in two guises (excluding the white version), a 2.26GHz model, packing in 2GB RAM and 160GB hard drive at £899 and the 2.53GHz, 4GB, 250GB version on test here, which will set you back a not unsubstantial £1149. It is the second iteration of Apple's unibody MacBook and brings with it a few changes.
13 INCH MACBOOK PRO WITH DVD DRIVE UPDATE
(Pocket-lint) - Apple announced the update to their MacBook line-up in June, and here we have the 13-inch model, which takes on the "Pro" moniker previously applied to its bigger brothers.
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