AnandTech has taken a close look at the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros both inside and outside. Their conclusion? Not much to talk about. The internals are almost exactly the same. Same motherboards, same hardware save for new video chips and trackpad on the MacBook Pros and Penryns and RAM/HD configurations on both.
Alltogether kind of a small update from Apple. In fact, the MacBook Pros haven’t been touched much over the past two years. We expect much more from Apple at the WWDC 2008. Perhaps even a *gasp* redesign.
Table recreated below…
| New Penryn MacBook Pro 15" | Old Merom MacBook Pro 15" | New Penryn MacBook | Old Merom MacBook | MacBook Air | |
| Dimensions | H: 1.0" W: 14.1" D: 9.6" |
H: 1.0" W: 14.1" D: 9.6" |
H: 1.08" W: 12.78" D: 8.92" |
H: 1.08" W: 12.78" D: 8.92" |
H: 0.16-076" W: 12.8" D: 8.94" |
| Weight | 5.4 lbs | 5.4 lbs | 5.0 lbs | 5.0 lbs | 3.0 lbs |
| Screen Size/Resolution | 15.4" / 1440 x 900 | 15.4" / 1440 x 900 | 13.3" / 1280 x 800 | 13.3" / 1280 x 800 | 13.3" / 1280 x 800 |
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz – 2.6GHz (45nm Penryn) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz – 2.6GHz (65nm Merom) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1 – 2.4GHz (45nm Penryn) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 – 2.2GHz (65nm Merom) | Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 – 1.8GHz (65nm Merom) |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (256MB – 512MB) | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (128MB – 256MB) | Intel GMA X3100 (144MB UMA) |
Intel GMA X3100 (144MB UMA) |
Intel GMA X3100 (144MB UMA) |
| Memory | 2GB – 4GB DDR2-667 | 2GB – 4GB DDR2-667 | 1GB – 4GB DDR2-667 | 1GB – 4GB DDR2-667 | 2GB DDR2-667 (fixed) |
| HDD | 200 – 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA 200GB 7200RPM SATA |
120 – 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA 200GB 7200RPM SATA |
120 – 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA HDD | 80 – 160GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA HDD | 80GB 1.8" HDD or 64GB 1.8" SSD |
| Optical Drive | Integrated SuperDrive | Integrated SuperDrive | Integrated Combo drive or SuperDrive | Integrated Combo drive or SuperDrive | Optional External USB SuperDrive |
| Networking | 802.11a/b/g/n 10/100/1000 Ethernet |
802.11a/b/g/n 10/100/1000 Ethernet |
802.11a/b/g/n 10/100/1000 Ethernet |
802.11a/b/g/n 10/100/1000 Ethernet |
802.11a/b/g/n |
| Built in iSight | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Inputs | 2 x USB 2.0 1 x FireWire 400 1 x FireWire 800 1 x ExpressCard/34 1 x Audio in 1 x Integrated mic |
2 x USB 2.0 1 x FireWire 400 1 x FireWire 800 1 x ExpressCard/34 1 x Audio in 1 x Integrated mic |
2 x USB 2.0 1 x FireWire 400 1 x Audio in 1 x Integrated mic |
2 x USB 2.0 1 x FireWire 400 1 x Audio in 1 x Integrated mic |
1 x USB 2.0 1 x Integrated mic |
| Outputs | 1 x Audio 1 x dual-link DVI |
1 x Audio 1 x dual-link DVI |
1 x Audio 1 x mini-DVI |
1 x Audio 1 x mini-DVI |
1 x Audio 1 x Micro-DVI |
| Battery | 60WHr | 60WHr | 55WHr | 55WHr | 37WHr |
| Price | $1999 | $1999 | $1099 | $1099 | $1799 |
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