#MACBOOK PRO 2011 GRAPHICS CARD SPECS UPGRADE#
In terms of performance, the differences between the latest MacBook Pros and their immediate predecessors are, for the most part, as subtle as the upgrade announcement. All of the new MacBook Pros have a Thunderbolt port, which was introduced in the early 2011 models Benchmarks: 13-inch MacBook Pros The 17-inch model has three USB 2.0 ports and an ExpressCard/34 slot. The 13- and 15-inch models have two USB 2.0 ports and a SDXC card slot. The FaceTime HD webcam, stereo speakers and built-in microphone remain the same, as do the number of ports on every model: one FireWire 800, one Gigabit Ethernet, a MagSafe power connector, and one audio in and one audio out port. All systems have a full-sized, backlit keyboard, as well as glass multi-touch trackpads with gesture support. The glossy LED backlit screens each measure 13.3-, 15.4-, and 17-inches diagonally, with 1280-by-800, 1440-by-900, and 1920-by-1200 pixel resolutions, respectively. The storage capacity hasn’t changed on the 15-inch models, with a 500GB hard drive in the $1799 model, and a 750GB hard drive in the $2199 model.Īs with the previous generation of MacBook Pros, the 17-inch $2499 model matches the $2199 15-inch model in all specifications, aside from screen size and the addition of a ExpressCard/34 slot.Įxternally, the new MacBook Pros are identical to the early 2011 models. Graphics in the 15-inch systems also saw an upgrade: The $1799 model now has a 512MB AMD Radeon HD 6750M, while the $2199 model has a 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6770M. The 15-inch models were updated with 2.2GHz ($1799) and 2.4GHz ($2199) quad-core Core i7 processors, up from 2.0GHz and 2.2GHz, respectively. The 13-inch models continue to use the same Intel HD Graphics 3000 integrated graphics as the previous MacBook Pros. The $1499 13-inch MacBook Pro now has a 2.8GHz dual-core Core i7 processor and a 750GB hard drive it previously had a 2.7GHz dual-core Core i7 processor and a 500GB hard drive. The $1199 entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro upgrades its 2.3GHz dual-core Core i5 processor to a faster 2.4GHz dual-core Core i5 chip its 320GB hard drive has been swapped out for a 500GB model. While MacBook Pro prices stayed the same as the models introduced earlier this year, the components inside received subtle-yet welcome-updates.
While the improvements in the new MacBook Pros are modest when compared to the models they replace, there’s plenty to like about the upgrades-especially if you’re the owner of an older laptop and you’re mulling an upgrade.
#MACBOOK PRO 2011 GRAPHICS CARD SPECS UPDATE#
And truth be told, it wasn’t the flashiest update Apple has ever made to its portable lineup, with new processors and graphics highlighting the changes. Last week’s announcement of updates to the MacBook Pro was so low-key you might have missed it.