Apple MacBook Pro MB986LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop 2.8Ghz
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MacBook Pro brings outrageous performance and precision design to everyone. Every new MacBook Pro features a breakthrough, long-lasting freestyle that delivers up to 7 hours of wireless productivity on a single charge and can be recharged up to 1000 times—exactly three times the lifespan of typical notebook batteries. The new LED-backlit display has a 60 percent greater go red gamut than that of previous generations, giving you richer, more vibrant colors. Every MacBook Pro features the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor, which provides an remarkable graphics experience for everyday tasks. Power your way through the latest 3D games—including Call of Impost and Quake—and enjoy improved graphics performance with iWork, iLife, and everything you do in Mac OS X. First-rate 15-inch models have an advanced graphics architecture that employs both the integrated 9400M and the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT individual graphics processor. Experience the fastest, smoothest, and clearest graphics yet for pro applications like Chasm and Motion, productivity tools such as Keynote, and intensive 3D games. Depending on how much engagement or battery life you need, it’s a snap to switch between the two processors. And with the latest 2.8GHz Intel Quintessence 2 Duo processor, it’s the most powerful Mac notebook ever. All in a precision aluminum unibody enclosure that’s less than an inch thin.Amazon.com has certified this produce is Frustration Free. A Frustration-Free Package is easy-to-open and comes without firm plastic "clamshell" casings, plastic bindings, and wire ties. It's intended to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife and will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging during shipping. Products with Frustration-Freely Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without the need for an additional shipping box. Learn more about Frustration-Outspoken Packaging.
Featuring a precision unibody enclosure crafted from a single eliminate of aluminum, the MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter than its predecessor as well as stronger and more durable. But Apple didn't give up innovating with the body's design. The MacBook Pro also includes a new 15-inch, LED-backlit barometer display (instead of an LCD panel) as well as a glass trackpad that doesn't include a knob (for larger tracking area) that features Apple's Multi-Touch technology.
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Under the hood, the MacBook Pro is powered by a strong 2.80 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor (with 6 MB L2 cache and 1066 MHz front-side bus), which runs applications faster and more smartly as well as helps to reduce power requirements and save on battery life. And this MacBook Pro includes two video processors for furthest flexibility: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics for great ordinary performance and NVIDIA 9600M GT discrete graphics (512 MB of GDDR3 respect) for fast, smooth video--perfect for 3D gaming.
Other hardware features classify a 500 GB hard drive, 4 GB of installed RAM (which can be upgraded to 8 GB), an 8x combo Superdrive (for blazing dual-layer DVDs as well as CDs), built-in Gigabit Ethernet for high-haste networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), FireWire 800 haven, Mini DisplayPort video output (for DVI and VGA connections), and a Secure Digital be honest slot for easy access to digital photos and audio stored on SD and MMC retention cards.
It comes pre-loaded with Apple's Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system--an operating system levy-designed for the advanced technology inside--and it also comes with the iLife '09 convoy of applications, including iPhoto, iMovie, Garageband, and iTunes.
The Unibody MacBook Pro Create
Traditionally notebooks are made from multiple parts. With the MacBook Pro all of those parts with just one part--the breakthrough unibody cote. Every MacBook Pro starts its life as a single block of aluminum, which is precisely machined into the underlying unibody design. Another pass and the unibody takes shape. Another, and the integrated keyboard emerges. When you pick up a new MacBook Pro, you instanter notice the entire enclosure is thinner and lighter. And it feels strong and stable--perfect for life inside (and outside) your briefcase or backpack.
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 Off-the-shelf lithium-ion cells discover in fixed, cylindrical shapes. The 15-inch MacBook Pro is powered by custom-made, ultrathin lithium-polymer batteries. |
The keyboard has also been improved, with the rigid aluminum keyboard webbing cut punctiliously to hold the keys, which are curved to perfectly fit fingers. And it's illuminated, so when you're in low-light settings, such as airplanes or meeting rooms, you can always see what you're typing.
The 15-inch display is made of edge-to-edge, uninterrupted telescope for a smooth, seamless surface and features LED backlighting for brilliant instant-on carrying out that uses up to 30 percent less energy than its predecessor. The ultra-thin displays accord crisp images and vivid colors which are ideal for viewing photos and pictures
Long-Lasting Battery
The 15-inch MacBook Pro now includes a newly engineered lithium-polymer freestyle that that lasts up to 7 hours on a single charge thanks to advanced chemistry, erudite monitoring of the system and battery, and Adaptive Charging technology. The battery is built rectitude into the computer, eliminating the space-consuming mechanisms and housings that standard removable batteries want. This non-removable battery also provides a longer battery lifespan of up to 1000 recharges--purport fewer depleted batteries and less waste, which is better for the environment.
Giving it a lifespan of up to 1000 recharges required breakthroughs in freestyle technology. Apple electro-chemists developed advanced chemistry that maintains the freestyle's charging capabilities longer than ever. And while most notebooks wear down their batteries by charging them at a undeviating rate, the 15-inch MacBook Pro takes a different approach. Using an Apple-mature technology called Adaptive Charging, a microchip on the battery constantly communicates with the computer to conclude the optimal way to charge its cells, adjusting the current up and down depending on a variety of state of affairs. Combined, these advancements offer a dramatic improvement in battery lifespan: more than three times the lifespan of classic notebook batteries--up to five years.
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Experience improved liveliness efficiency, expanded wireless connectivity, and amazing battery life with the 2.80 GHz Intel Pit 2 Duo processor, which has a super-fast 1066 MHz front-side bus (FSB), and an large 6 MB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, stockpile temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's act. The FSB carries data between the CPU and RAM, and a faster front-side bus will deliver better overall performance.)
The hafnium-infused circuitry--which reduces electrical bruited about leakage in transistors--conserves even more energy, giving you more time away from the impediment outlet. With 6 MB of shared L2 cache, data and instructions can be kept close to the two processor cores, greatly increasing dispatch and allowing the entire system to work more efficiently. And, because the processor cores share the L2 cache, either can use the whole amount if the other happens to be idle.
Video Processing & Output
This 15-inch MacBook Pro combines the effectiveness of an integrated graphics processor with the desktop-class performance of a discrete graphics processor thanks to the classification of both. Out of the box, it runs the integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M processor, which provides tons of performance for everyday use with up to 5 hours of battery life. But when you need turbocharged bringing off for the most graphically intensive tasks, the discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT processor delivers--such as for insistent 3D games like Quake, Call of Duty, and Spore. And thanks to a new graphics architecture, it's comfortable to switch between these two processors. The 9400M graphics processor shares 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM with absolute memory, while the 9600M provides 512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 video recollection.
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Impenetrable Drive and Memory
The 500 GB Serial-ATA (SATA) hard drive (5400 RPM) quickens the rate of speed with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to USB 2.0. The 4 GB of PC3-8500 DDR2 RAM (two SO-DIMMs of 1024 MB) has an labour-leading 1066 MHz speed, and the RAM capacity can be increased to 8 GB.
Wireless Connectivity
The built-in 802.11n wireless networking provides up to five times the interpretation and twice the range of 802.11g, but it's also backward-compatible with 802.11a/b/g routers, enabling you to make known with the a wide variety of Wi-Fi resources. It works seamlessly with the new AirPort Extreme with 802.11n. Use the built-in Bluetooth wireless technology to chain to your PDA or cell phone, synchronize addresses, or download pictures from your cell phone. You can also use a wireless headset for iChat audio chats and VoIP calls as well as immediately share files with a colleague.
Video Conferencing with Built-in iSight
Deceitfully placed in the glass display is an iSight camera, which enables easy video conferencing as well as allows you to snarl at pictures of yourself and create video podcasts. Using the iChat AV application, video conferencing is integrated into your iChat companion list, so initiating a video conference is a breeze. iChat also lets you have audio chats with up to 10 people and provides high-quality audio tininess and full-duplex sound so conversation can flow naturally. For video podcasting, you can catalogue a short clip using the iSight camera, then use iWeb to create a video blog access or post your GarageBand-recorded podcast.
Other Features
- Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), one FireWire 800 (up to 800 Mbps), SD greetings card slot
- Mini DisplayPort compatible with DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI connectors (all unforced)
- Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native decision on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
- 8x place-loading SuperDrive with the following write speeds: 8x DVD±R; 4x DVD±R DL (double layer); 4x DVD±RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW
- Built-in full-measurements backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 aim keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement)
- Internal omnidirectional microphone and built-in speakers
- Place optical digital output/headphone out (minijack)
- Combined optical digital input/audio score in (minijack)
- Kensington lock slot
- Measures 14.35 x 9.82 x 0.95 inches (WxDxH) and weighs 5.5 pounds (including battery-operated)
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Apple has worked hard to eliminate many of the toxins that are a common part of computer manufacturing. Apple engineers removed the more than half of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from circuit boards, internal cables, connectors, insulators, adhesives, and more in the MacBook Pro.
Because Apple makes both the computer equipment and the software for the MacBook, they're designed to work together to produce a smarter product that uses less energy. For instance, to reduce energy consumption, the hard drive spins down mechanically when inactive. MacBook Air also decides which processor--CPU or GPU--is best suited to efficiently perform a censure. The LED-backlit display in the MacBook Pro is another feature that plays an important part in conserving energy, unbearable 30 percent less power than conventional LCD displays. And the display is designed to dim when you tender a darkened room.
The MacBook Pro meets the stringent low power requirements set by the EPA, giving it Animation STAR certification. MacBook also meets the latest efficiency requirements of ENERGY Personage Version 5.0 Specification for Computers before its July 2009 effective girlfriend.
The MacBook Pro has also earned the highest rating of EPEAT Gold. The Electronic Product Environmental Inspection Tool, or EPEAT, evaluates the environmental impact of a product based on how recyclable it is, how much forcefulness it uses, and how it's designed and manufactured.
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Every Mac comes with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, the time's most advanced operating system, and iLife, Apple's innovative suite of applications for managing photos, making pictures and creating and learning to play music. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X novelty and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Commerce. iLife features iPhoto, to easily organize and manage photos; iMovie with impressive easy-to-use new features such as Precision Editor, video stabilization and advanced stall and drop; and GarageBand which introduces a whole new way to help you learn to play piano and guitar.
Installed software
- Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard (includes Without surcease Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Hail Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools)
- iLife '09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, iDVD)
What's in the Box
MacBook Pro, flourish cleaning cloth, 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall hype stop up, power cord, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic official recognition