The newer, more efficient Core 2 CPU provides about 7% more processing power at the same CPU speed.
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The original Core Duo models ran hotter than the later Core 2 models, support a maximum of 2 GB of RAM, do not support 64-bit mode in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and do not supported OS X 10.7 Lion. For more on this and the other Late 2011 MacBook Pro models, see The Late 2011 MacBook Pro Value Equation. The Early 2011 MacBooks ship with OS X 10.6.6 the Late 2011 models with OS X 10.7.2. Other than that, the Late 2011 17″ MacBook Pro appears to be identical to the Early 2011 model.Īll 2011 models ship with 4 GB of RAM and officially support up to 8 GB, although OWC has found they will work with up to 16 GB.
In October 2011, Apple began shipping an updated version with a slightly faster CPU, a better graphics engine, and more hard drive space.
Battery life is rated at a pretty realistic 7 hours. It also gained Apple’s high-speed Thunderbolt port. In February 2011, Apple moved the 17″ MacBook Pro to a quad-core i7 CPU, giving it a lot more computing power than 2010’s dual-core i7 model. In fact, to get the highest usable resolution in a portable Mac, you want the 15″ MacBook Pro with the $100 1680 x 1050 hi-res build-to-order option – and that pales in comparison to the 17″ MacBook Pro’s 1920 x 1200. Icons, windows, the menu bar, and so on are all the same size on the screen as they are on the regular 15″ MacBook Pro with its standard 1440 x 900 display. Yes, its 2880 x 1800 display blows away the 17-incher’s 1920 x 1200 screen in terms of resolution, but the reality is that the new Retina model acts like it has a 1440 x 900 screen, just with sharper text and graphics. The thing is, the Retina MacBook Pro doesn’t really replace the 17″ MacBook Pro. And it discontinued the last 17″ MacBook Pro, a 2.4 GHz quad-core i7 powerhouse, in June 2012 in favor of the 15″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display. It introduced the first 17″ MacBook Pro, a 2.16 GHz Core Duo machine, in April 2006. Apple introduced its first 17″ notebook, the 1 GHz PowerBook G4, in January 2003.
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