Apple has just announced a new series of MacBook Pro laptops all based on the Intel platform Sandy Bridge with Core and Core i7 i5 and technology with Thunderbolt, or Intel on Peak Light Mini DisplayPort interface can also be configured with AMD's discrete graphics card Radeon. Thunderbolt technology provides a chip that acts as a switch to route data traffic into and out ensure a perfect two-way communication between the outside world of peripherals and the internal PCI Express bus at speeds up to 10Gbps.
Intel says that you can connect to the Mini DisplayPort connector used by Apple, FireWire, USB, Gigabit Ethernet, but also display and disk arrays using special adapters. A single port also provides power to the devices for a maximum power of 10W and can connect up to 6 devices in daisy-chain mode.
The new MacBook Pro also have the webcam FaceTime offers HD output resolution three times higher than the previous generation and can make video calls to other widescreen Macs and Windows PC with a suitable application (1.0 FaceTime costs 99 cents in Mac App Store). The new lineup includes a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels starting from 1149 € i5 Core processor with dual-core 2.3 GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive and integrated graphics core Intel HD 3000 display, the 'autonomy is given in seven hours.
The above configuration provides a 2.7-GHz Core i5 and a 500GB hard drive. Models 15 and 17 inch solutions represent the first quad-core Macs: start at € 1,749 with 15-inch 1440x900 display, quad-core Core i7 CPU 2GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and discrete graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6490M able to switch to integrated graphics to conserve battery resulting in more autonomy than seven hours.
Options include higher performance CPU 2.2 GHz, 750GB hard drive and Radeon HD 6750M. Turning to solutions with 17-inch screen you come to a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels with the same options available for the 15-inch models. The price rises to € 2,499. More information on the Apple site. 
Intel says that you can connect to the Mini DisplayPort connector used by Apple, FireWire, USB, Gigabit Ethernet, but also display and disk arrays using special adapters. A single port also provides power to the devices for a maximum power of 10W and can connect up to 6 devices in daisy-chain mode.
The new MacBook Pro also have the webcam FaceTime offers HD output resolution three times higher than the previous generation and can make video calls to other widescreen Macs and Windows PC with a suitable application (1.0 FaceTime costs 99 cents in Mac App Store). The new lineup includes a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a resolution of 1280x800 pixels starting from 1149 € i5 Core processor with dual-core 2.3 GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB hard drive and integrated graphics core Intel HD 3000 display, the 'autonomy is given in seven hours.
The above configuration provides a 2.7-GHz Core i5 and a 500GB hard drive. Models 15 and 17 inch solutions represent the first quad-core Macs: start at € 1,749 with 15-inch 1440x900 display, quad-core Core i7 CPU 2GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive and discrete graphics card AMD Radeon HD 6490M able to switch to integrated graphics to conserve battery resulting in more autonomy than seven hours.
Options include higher performance CPU 2.2 GHz, 750GB hard drive and Radeon HD 6750M. Turning to solutions with 17-inch screen you come to a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels with the same options available for the 15-inch models. The price rises to € 2,499. More information on the Apple site.
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