Replacing the PowerBook G4, the new MacBook Pro, with its Intel Core Duo dual-core processor, delivers the performance of not just one but two G5 processors in the world’s most stunning one inch thin design.
The new MacBook Pro, the first Mac notebook based on an Intel professor, features a stunning aluminum enclosure just one inch thin, weighs only 5.6 pounds, includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go and the Apple Remote and front row software for a simple, intuitive and powerful way for users to enjoy their content wherever they go.
MacBook Pro delivers dual processor desktop performance in a thin, sleek notebook, said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “The new MacBook Pro, with its Intel Core Dual core-processor, delivers the performance of not just one, but two G5 processors in the world’s most-stunning one-inch thin design.”
MacBook Pro features the new Intel Core Duo Processor in a breakthrough power-efficient design, making it ideal for use in MacBook Pro’s thin and lightweight design. MacBook Pro is up to four times faster than the product it replaces, the PowerBook G4, running industry standard benchmarks. Every new MacBook Pro comes with a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go using Apple’s award-winning iChat A , or recording a video Podcast or iMovie using iLife ’06. MacBook Pro also includes Photo Booth, Apple’s fun-to-use application that lets users take quick snapshots with the built-in iSight video camera, add entertaining visual effects and share their pictures with the touch of a button.
The new MacBook Pro is the first notebook to feature Apple’s breakthrough Front Row media experience and the Apple Remote, turning MacBook Pro into a portable theatre. Front Row gives customers a simple way to enjoy their content wherever they go-including songs from their iTunes music library, photo slide show from iPhoto, videos including TV shows, Podcasts, iMovies and DVDs , and popular movie trailers: earned from apple. com-all from up to 30 feet away.
The new MacBook Pro also debuts Apple’s patent-pending MagSafe magnetic power connector, designed especially for mobile users. The MagSafe power connector makes charging the notebook’s battery easier than ever by magnetically coupling the power cord to the MacBook Pro.
