- MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2009 THUNDERBOLT HD MEDIA
- MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2009 THUNDERBOLT WINDOWS 7
- MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2009 THUNDERBOLT MAC
MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2009 THUNDERBOLT WINDOWS 7
On a happier note, we set up Boot Camp and ran benchmarks in Windows 7 to provide some more context to our numbers, and the MacBook Pro crushed those tests as well - the VAIO Z only got a better PCMarkVantage score because of its fast SSD, and the Envy 17 just barely pulled out better graphics performance.
MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2009 THUNDERBOLT HD MEDIA
It's not a huge problem on the 15- and 17-inch Pros, since you can fall back on that Radeon, but we wouldn't try to do more than average HD media playback or casual gaming on the entirely-Intel 13-inch model. Apple told us Intel integrated graphics performance should equal or exceed the previous Pro's integrated NVIDIA GeForce 320M, but we found it to be slightly slower at every turn, although not enough so to be dramatically noticeable. Intel's integrated graphics have never been much to write home about, and while HD Graphics 3000 is an improvement, it's still pretty slow. Unfortunately, reduced heat and power usage comes at the expense of raw capability. It's obviously a capable GPU, but it's a good thing the system automatically switches to the integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 when it's not needed - there's a serious decrease in heat and power usage. While the Radeon HD 6750M performed admirably when active, it also seemed to run a little hot - yes, we got between 80 and 130fps running around in Half-Life 2: Episode 2 at native res, but the fan kicked in as soon as we launched the game, and it stayed on loudly the entire time, even as the case got noticeably warm around the hinge.
Let's talk about those graphics scores for a moment. Notes: battery life on all machines but the Air calculated using our standard video rundown test Air was a usage test MacBook Air (late 2010) (1.83GHz Core 2 Duo, GeForce 320M) MacBook Pro (early 2011) (2.2GHz Core i7-2720QM, Radeon HD 6750M / Intel Graphics 3000) (That'll obviously change when Apple bumps the iMac line to Sandy Bridge.) OS X Benchmarks
MACBOOK PRO EARLY 2009 THUNDERBOLT MAC
In fact, the raw CPU score is so high you'd have to step to a Mac Pro and Xeon processors to get anything faster, as far as we can tell. We were sent the stock $2,199 15-inch MacBook Pro, and its 2.2GHz quad-core Core i7-2720QM, 4GB of RAM, and AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics with 1GB of dedicated GDDR5 RAM turned in numbers exceeding any Mac we've ever had in the labs. No two ways about this: the new MacBook Pro is the fastest laptop we've ever tested, hands-down. It's still the industry standard in terms of design and quality, but after three years competitors like the HP Envy 14 have started knocking on the door, and we'd like to see the best get even better the next time around. To sum this up: it looks and feels exactly like a MacBook Pro. We will not even begin to lament the lack of a Blu-ray option down that road lies only the aching pain of desire forever unfulfilled. And while we're at it, we'd also love that optional higher-res 1680 x 1050 display to come standard - in matte, if possible. That's both good and bad, of course: Apple's competitors have only recently gained any ground on the MacBook Pro's unibody build quality and stiffness, but would it really kill anyone to throw in a couple extra USB ports? And maybe space them out enough to allow for both a thumb drive or wireless card and another device without an extension cable? That would be cool.
Almost everything else is exactly the same: the still-best-in-class keyboard and glass multitouch trackpad, the standard glossy display, the ports, the sealed-in battery, you name it. Seriously, Thunderbolt even uses the Mini DisplayPort connector, so the only distinguishing characteristics are the lightning-strike Thunderbolt icon on the port row and a subtle new texture to the aluminum lid. It's been nearly three years since the MacBook Pro last had a significant design change, so you'll need some eagle eyes to tell these new models apart from its predecessors.
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