Apple’s New 13in MacBook Pro Stacks Up Well For Business Use.

Post by Sharat | May 3, 2010 | Apple, Apple Computers, Apple Mac Computers, News | Comment

Apple’s new 13 inch MacBook Pro looks almost identical on the outside to its previous incarnation, with much the same line up in ports, and same Apple unibody design. Apple has clearly made its changes to the inside, which include incremental improvements to the processor and memory.

The new Macbook Pro uses a Core 2 Duo processor as opposed to the more recent Intel iSeries and now uses the GeForce 320M graphical processor.

The new model comes with 4GB RAM as standard, double the memory of the previous version, and more than enough to run multiple office applications, even when using a virtual machine.

The new 13 inch MacBook Pro weighs 2.04 Kg, but is still the lightest of all Mac portables. Apple says this model also has the longest battery life of all its offerings, and claims a massive 10 hours of wireless productivity.

Apple measures the length of its battery life according to browsing web pages, or using a word processor, so if you plan to view video expect the battery life to be far shorter. In fact test result have revealed that when viewing HDTV, the battery lasts about four hours, which is fine if you are flying short haul, but if you intend to fly any longer, you will need to buy an airline adaptor, because Apple does not let you swap the battery out for a fresh one.

The display is 1280 x 800 pixels, and despite its smaller size, is far more comfortable that one would expect, largely because of the gesture driven trackpad shortcuts.
Hard drive options are up to 500 GB, however cash would perhaps be better spent on an external hard drive for back up.

802.11n Wi-Fi is included which is backwards compatible with a-, b- and g-class networks along with Gigabit Ethernet.

Perhaps the standout feature of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro is the glass Multi-Touch trackpad, which makes use of gestures to either scroll or move around the desktop, the new MacBook Pro also included inertial scrolling, which Apple has pinched from its iPhone and Magic Mouse. The feature differentiates between slow swipes, and quick flicks to scroll at the users desired pace, and works well with iTunes and long documents.

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