Comments on: MacBook Pro with Core i7 processor benchmarks: 50% faster than Core 2 Duo model

By: rks9

rks9 — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:32:31 +0000

sorry to depress,my $1200 Dell XPS 15 L502x i72630QM 8GB RAM 750GB ST9750420AS rates HIGHER on all tests. cheers.

By: MacBook refresh leaked from Vietnam: 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB/250GB, 320m GPU - OS X Daily

Sat, 15 May 2010 19:08:16 +0000

[...] model, especially since the 13″ MacBook Pro really underperforms with its C2D chip in benchmarks next to the new MacBook Pro Core i5/i7 models. This refreshed MacBook with identical specs really suggests that the MacBook Pro 13″ [...]

By: New vs Old: MacBook Pro Benchmarks compare the Core 2 Duo 13″, Core i5/i7 15″ and 17″ models - OS X Daily

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:36:35 +0000

[...] blacklight: Here is why the 13″ did not get the i5 or i3 chip: http://arstechnica.com/appl… [...]

By: blacklight

blacklight — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:49:17 +0000

Here is why the 13″ did not get the i5 or i3 chip:

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/why-the-13-macbook-pro-didnt-get-a-core-i5-upgrade.ars

If you’re too lazy to read, it basically says: Money in Apples pockets, plus they didn’t want to have to redesign the logic board yet because of Intel & NVidia’s lawsuits

By: Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor Rigby — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:22:21 +0000

I definitely wish the 13″ got the i5 too, but on the other hand as Marty points out the 10 hour battery life is amazing.

Has anyone seen real world battery life tests for it yet? The only laptop I know of that gets 10 hours of battery are the tiny netbooks like the Asus 1008 series, but they have a Atom processor and 10″ screen plus you’re stuck with Windows XP (Hello 2001).

I bet you by Christmas there will be a 13″ with an i5 though, and that’s when I’ll upgrade, I can wait it out, I think.

By: Marty McPadden

Marty McPadden — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:34:31 +0000

For me, the big story here (besides the processor bump,) is the greatly extended battery life. If the 10 hour claims are actually true, this really puts MacBooks light years ahead of any other laptop. This will be big for anyone who travels and don’t have ready access to AC power to constantly recharge their batteries.

By: jared

jared — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:53:46 +0000

Agreed, I don’t want a huge 15″ brick. Steve Jobs defends the new MacBook 13″ Intel Pentium II 133mhz processor here:

http://www.9to5mac.com/steve-jobs-email-core-i7-duo-340973462

Faster graphics- Why couldn’t it have had these anyway?

and slightly longer battery life? The other MacBook Pro’s have 8 hours! That’s good enough for me.

By: bythread

bythread — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:00:50 +0000

the macbook pro 13″ is a big letdown, looks like i won’t upgrade after all

By: Haunted

Haunted — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:25:39 +0000

The reason you don’t see the Core i5 chip in the 13″ is because of NVidia and Intels little hissy fit, since NVidia can’t make integrated chips for the i5. It’s not Apple’s fault, it’s Intel’s really. As a result, I don’t think the new MBP13 represents a pro machine at all, I would have a hard time recommending one.