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TheMacBookPro(sometimesabbreviatedMBP[1])isalineofMacintosh
portablecomputersintroducedinJanuary2006byAppleInc.,andnowinitsthird
generation.ReplacingthePowerBookG4,theMacBookProwasthesecond
model,aftertheiMac,tobeannouncedintheAppleInteltransition.Itisalsothe
highendmodeloftheMacBookfamilyandiscurrentlyproducedwith13and
15inchscreens,whilea17inchversionwasalsoavailableinthepast.

MacBookPro

ThefirstgenerationMacBookProappearedexternallysimilartothePowerBook
G4,butusedtheIntelCoreprocessorsinsteadofPowerPCG4chips.The15inch
modelwasreleasedinJanuary2006,a17inchmodelinApril,bothofwhich
receivedseveralupdatesandCore2Duoprocessorslaterintheyear.
Thesecondmodel,knownasthe"unibody"model,hasamoretapereddesignand
acasingmadefromasingleblockofaluminum.ItdebutedinOctober2008asthe
15inchMacBookProandthe13inchaluminumunibodyMacBook.The
followingJanuarybroughtthedesigntothe17inchmodel,alongwiththebuiltin
batterythatjoinedtherestoftheMacBookProlineinJune,includingthe13inch
modelwhichAppleabsorbedintotheMacBookProline.Subsequentupdates
broughtupgradedIntelCorei5andi7processorsandintroducedIntel's
Thunderbolttechnology.
ApplereleasedthethirdgenerationofMacBookProinJune2012witha15inch
screen.Atthesametime,slightlyupdatedversionsofthepreviousgeneration13
and15inchunibodymodelswereannouncedandsoldinparallel,andthe17inch
variantwasdiscontinued.Whiledimensionallysmallerthanitspredecessor,the
similarlystyledthirdgenerationmodelretainedaunibodydesign.Themost
substantialdifferencesinthethirdgenerationMacBookProarethefittingofa
significantlyhigherresolutionRetinadisplay,theeliminationoftheopticaldrive,
andreplacementofharddiskdriveswithsolidstatedrives.A13inchthird
generationMacBookProwasreleasedinOctober2012.

Contents
11stgeneration
1.1Updates

A13"MacBookProwithRetinaDisplay
Developer

AppleInc.

Type

Laptop

Release
date

January10,2006(originalrelease)
October14,2008(unibodyrelease)
June11,2012(unibodywithretina
displayrelease)
July29,2014(currentrelease)

Operating
system

OSX

Predecessor PowerBookG4
Website

AppleMacBookPro
(https://www.apple.com/macbook
pro/)

1.2Reception
1.3Technicalspecifications
22ndgeneration(unibody)
2.1Design
2.2Updates
2.3Reception
2.4Technicalspecifications
2.5EarlyandLate2011modelGPUIssues
33rdgeneration(Retina)
3.1Design
3.2Reception
3.3Technicalspecifications
4Softwareandoperatingsystems
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5TimelineoftheMacBookfamily
6Seealso
7Notes
8References
8.1Bibliography
9Externallinks

1stgeneration

A1stgeneration15inchMacBook
Pro,displayingMacOSXLeopard.

Theoriginal15inchMacBookProwasannouncedonJanuary10,2006,bySteveJobsatthe
MacworldConference&Expo.[2]The17inchmodelwasunveiledonApril24,2006.[3]The
firstdesignwaslargelyacarryoverfromthePowerBookG4,butusedIntelCoreCPUs
insteadofPowerPCG4chips.[4]The15inchMacBookProweighedthesameasthe15inch
aluminumPowerBookG4,butwas0.1inches(0.25cm)deeper,0.4inches(1.0cm)wider,
and0.1inches(0.25cm)thinner.[5]OtherchangesfromthePowerBookincludeabuiltin
iSightwebcamandtheinclusionofMagSafe,amagneticpowerconnectordesignedtodetach
easilywhenpulledtopreventtheentirelaptopfrombeingpulledoffasurface.Bothfeatures
werelaterbroughtovertotheMacBook.InordertofitintotheslimmerMacBookPro,the
opticaldrivewashalfthespeedoftheoneinthePowerBookG4andcouldnotwritetodual
layerDVDs.[4][6]

Boththeoriginal15and17inchmodelMacBookProscomewithExpressCard/34slots,
whichreplacethePCCardslotsfoundinthePowerBookG4.Allpreunibody15inchmodels
havetwoUSB2.0portsandoneFireWire400port,[7]whilethe17inchmodelshavethreeUSB2.0portsaswellasoneFireWire
400port.[8]Whenfirstintroduced,theMacBookProdidnotcomewithFireWire800orSVideoports,[5][7]althoughFireWire800
wasaddedinthenext15inchmodelrevision[9]andwaspresentineveryversionofthe17inchdesign.[8]SVideocapabilitycanbe
attainedthroughtheuseofaDVItoSVideoadapter.[5]Externaldisplayswithuptoa2,5601,600pixelresolutionaresupported
throughaduallinkDVIport.[10]AllmodelsincludeabuiltinGigabitEthernetport,Bluetooth2.0,and802.11a/b/g.[7][8]Later
modelsincludesupportforthedraft2.0specificationof802.11n[11]andBluetooth2.1.

Updates
ApplerefreshedtheentireMacBookProlineonOctober24,2006,toincludeIntelCore2Duoprocessors.[9]Memorycapacitywas
doubledforeachmodel,to1GBonthelowend15inchand2GBforthehighend15and17inchmodels.[9]FireWire800was
addedtothe15inchmodels.Harddrivecapacitywasincreased,althoughvideocardoptionsstayedthesame.[9]TheMacBookPro
linereceivedasecondupdateonJune5,2007withnewNvidiaGeforce8600MGTvideocardsandfasterprocessoroptions.[12][13]
LEDbacklightingwasaddedtothe15inchmodel'sscreen,anditsweightwasreducedfrom5.6pounds(2.5kg)to5.4pounds
(2.4kg).[13]Furthermore,thespeedofthefrontsidebuswasincreasedfrom667MHzto800MHz.OnNovember1,2007,Apple
addedtheoptionofa2.6GHzSantaRosaplatformCore2DuoCPUaswellasreconfiguredharddriveoptions.[13]
OnFebruary26,2008,theMacBookProlinewasagainupdated.[14][15]LEDbacklighting
wasaddedasanoptionforthe17inchmodel.[14]Processorswereupdatedto"Penryn"cores,
whicharebuiltonthe45nanometerprocess(65nanometer"Merom"coreswerepreviously
used),andharddriveandmemorycapacitieswereincreased.[14]Multitouchcapabilities,first
introducedwiththeMacBookAirearlierthatyear,werebroughtovertotheMacBookPro's
trackpad.[14]Atthetimeoftheintroductionofthe15inchunibodyMacBookProonOctober
14,2008,thepreunibodymodelwiththesamescreensizewasdiscontinued,whilethe17
inchpreunibodymodelcontinuedtobesold.[16]Theoriginalcasedesignwasdiscontinued
onJanuary6,2009,whenthe17inchMacBookProwasalsoupdatedwithunibody
construction.[17]
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Reception
SomereviewersapplaudedtheMacBookProforitsdoublingortriplingthespeedofthePowerBookG4insomeareas.[4]For
example,the3DrenderingprogramCinema4DXLwas3.3timesasfast(2.3timesfaster),[4]anditsbootuptimewaslessthan
half.[5]TheMacBookProgenerallyoutperformedthePowerBookG4inperformanceanalyzerutilitytests,XBenchand
Cinebench.[5]Reviewerslaudedthescreen'smaximumbrightness,67percenthigherthanthePowerBookG4theexcellent
horizontalviewinganglesthematteoptionsandthebright,crisp,andtruecolors.[6]Althoughthescreenofferedfewervertical
pixels(1,440900intheMacBookProinsteadof1,440960inthePowerBook),onereviewercalledthescreen"nothinglessthan
stellar".[5]ReviewerspraisedthenewMagSafepoweradapter,[4]althoughonereviewersaiditdisconnectedtooeasilyinsome
instances.[5]Theyalsopraisedthebacklitkeyboard,largetrackpad,andthevirtuallysilentoperationofthemachine.[4][6]Thenew
laptopalsoofferedbetterwirelessperformance.
OnereviewercriticizedthedecisiontounderclocktheATIMobilityRadeonX1600graphicscardbyabout30percentitsoriginal
speed.[6]Thenotebookwasalsonotedforrunninghot.[4][6]Userscomplainedthatupgradingsystemmemorywasharderthanin
olderApplenotebooks.[5]Sincethedimensionsforthe15inchMacBookProweretweakedslightlyfromthe15inchPowerBook
G4,olderaccessoriessuchasnotebooksleevesdidnotworkwiththenewmodels.[5]Someusersnotedaslightflickeringwhenthe
screenwasonlowerbrightnesssettings.[5]Batteryliferemainedaboutthesamethreeplushoursasinpreviousmodels,onparwith
orbetterthanthecompetition.[5]Appleincreasedthebatterycapacityby10Wh,goingfrom50inthePowerBookG4to60,[5]but
themorepowerfulCoreDuoCPUrequiredmorepower.[5]

Technicalspecifications
Tableofmodels
Component

IntelCoreDuo

Model

Early2006[7][8][18]

IntelCore2Duo
Late2006[11]

Mid2007[19]

Late2007[20]

Early2008[10]

Late2008

Release
date(s)

January10,2006
(15"),[2]April24,
2006(17")[3]

October24,2006[9] June5,2007[13]

November1,
2007[21]

February26,
2008[14]

October14,
2008[22]

Model
number(s)

MA463*/Aor
MA464*/A
MA600*or
MA601*
MA092*/A

MA895*,
MA609*,MA610*,
MA896*,or
orMA611*/A
MA897*

MA895*/A,
MA896*/A,or
MA897*/A

MB133*/A,
MB134*/A,or
MB166*/A

MB766*/A

MacBookPro4,1

MacBookPro4,1
(relisted)

Model
MacBookPro1,1,
Identifier(s) MacBookPro1,2

MacBookPro2,1,
MacBookPro2,2

15.4",LCD,1,440900
Widescreen
Display
(matteor
17",LCD,1,6801,050
glossy)[note1]

Processor

MacBookPro3,1

15.4",LCD,1,440900,withLEDbacklighting

17",LCD,1,6801,050
Optional1,9201,200

2.2GHz(T7500)
or2.4GHz
1.83GHz(T2400),
2.2GHz(T7500) (T7700)Intel
2.16GHz(T7400)
Core2Duo
2.0GHz(T2500)
or2.4GHz
or2.33GHz
Meromwith
or2.16GHz
(T7700)Intel
(T7600)IntelCore2
4MBonchipL2
(T2600)IntelCore
Core2Duo
DuoMeromwith
cache
DuoYonahwith
Meromwith
4MBonchipL2
Optional
2MBonchipL2
4MBonchip
cache
2.6GHz(T7800)
cache
L2cache
with4MBon
chipL2cache

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N/A

17",LCD,
1,6801,050
Optional
1,9201,200,
withLED
backlighting

17",LCD,
1,9201,200,
withLED
backlighting

2.4GHz(T8300)
IntelCore2Duo
Penrynwith
3MBonchipL2
cache,or2.5GHz
(T9300)with
6MBonchipL2
cache
Optional2.6GHz
(T9500)with
6MBonchipL2
cache

2.5GHz(T9300)
IntelCore2Duo
Penrynwith6MB
onchipL2cache
Optional2.6GHz
(T9500)with
6MBonchipL2
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Frontside
bus

667MHz

Memory
Twoslotsfor
PC25300
DDR2
SDRAM(667
MHz)

512MB(two
256MB)or1GB
(two512MB)
Expandableto
2GB[note2]

Graphics
withdual
linkDVI

NvidiaGeforce8600MGTwith
ATIMobilityRadeonX1600with
128MBor256MBofGDDR3
128MBor256MBofGDDR3SDRAM
SDRAM

Hard
drive[note4]

80GB,100GB,or
120GBserial
ATA,5,400rpm
Optional100GB
7,200rpmor
120GB5,400rpm.

800MHz
1GB(two512MB)
or2GB(two1GB)
Expandable[note2] 2GB(two1GB)
to4GB,butonly
Expandable[note2]to6GB[note3][24]
3GB
addressable[23]

4GB(two2GB)
Expandable[note2]
to6GB[note3][24]
NvidiaGeforce
8600MGTwith
256MB,or
512MBof
GDDR3SDRAM

NvidiaGeforce
8600MGTwith
512MBof
GDDR3
SDRAM[25]

200GBor
250GBserial
ATA,5,400rpm
Optional200GB
7,200rpmor
300GB4,200
rpm.

250GBserial
ATA,5,400rpm
Optional320GB,
7,200rpmor
128GBSSD.

SuperDrive:2.4
DVD+RDLwrites,
6DVD+/Rread,
4DVD+/RW
writes,24CDR,
SuperDrive:4DVD+RDLwrites,8DVD+/R
and10CDRW
read/write,4DVD+/RWwrites,24CDR,and10
recordingor4
DVD+RDLwrites, CDRWrecording
8DVD+/R
read/write,4
DVD+/RWwrites,
24CDR,and10
CDRWrecording

SuperDrive:4
DVD+RDL
writes,8
DVD+/R
read/write,8
DVD+RWwrites,
6DVDRW
writes,24CDR,
and16CDRW
recording

120GB,160GB,or
200GBserialATA,
5,400rpm
Optional100GB,
7,200rpm.

120GBor
160GBserial
ATA,5,400rpm
Optional
250GB,4,200
rpmor160GB,
7,200rpm.

120GBor
160GBserial
ATA,5,400rpm
Optional
250GB,5,400
rpmor200GB,
7,200rpm.

Combodrive:8
DVDread,24
CDRand10CD
RWrecording
SuperDrive:8
DVDDLdiscs
reads.4DVD+/
R&RW
recording.24CD
Opticaldisc Rand10CDRW
drive[note5] recording
(optionalfor15
inch)
SuperDrive:4
DVD+Rwrites,8
DVD+/Rread,4
DVD+/RW
writes,24CDR,
and10CDRW
recording(17inch)

AirPort
Extreme

Integrated
802.11a/b/g
(AR5007chipset)

Integrated
802.11a/b/gand
draftn(ndisabled Integrated802.11a/b/ganddraftn(nenabled)(AR5008orBCM4322
by
chipset,dependingonrevision)
default)[note6][26][27]
(AR5008chipset)

2xUSB2.0(15")or3xUSB2.0(17")
1xFireWire400
(15")or1x
Peripheral FireWire400and
connections 1xFireWire800
(17")

3xUSB2.0

1xFireWire400and1xFireWire800

ExpressCard/34,GigabitEthernet,DVI,Audiolinein/out
Latest
possible

OSX10.6"Snow

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operating
system

Leopard"

Battery
(lithium
polymer,
removable)

60Wh(15")

Weight
Dimensions

OSX10.7"Lion"

OSX10.10"Yosemite"

N/A

68Wh(17")
5.6lb(2.5kg)(15")

5.4lb(2.4kg)(15")

N/A

6.8lb(3.1kg)(17")
14.1in(36cm)wide9.6in(24cm)deep1.0in(2.5cm)(15")

N/A

15.4in(39cm)wide10.4in(26cm)deep1.0in(2.5cm)(17")

2ndgeneration(unibody)
OnOctober14,2008,inapresseventatcompanyheadquarters,Appleofficialsannounceda
new15inchMacBookProfeaturinga"precisionaluminumunibodyenclosure"andtapered
sidessimilartothoseoftheMacBookAir.[28][29]DesignersshiftedtheMacBookPro'sports
totheleftsideofthecase,andmovedtheopticaldiscdriveslotfromthefronttotheright
side,similartotheMacBook.ThenewMacBookProshadtwonewvideocards:theNvidia
GeForce9600MGTwitheither256or512MBofdedicatedmemoryandaGeForce9400M
A2ndgeneration13,15,and17
with256MBofsharedsystemmemory.[28]TheFireWire400portwasremovedbutthe
inchMacBookPromodels
FireWire800portwasretained,andtheDVIportwasreplacedwithaMiniDisplayPort
receptacle.[28]TheoriginalunibodyMacBookProcamewithauserremovablebatteryApple
claimedfivehoursofuse,[28]withonereviewerreportingresultsclosertofouronacontinuousvideobatterystresstest.[30]Apple
saidthatthebatterywouldhold80percentofitschargeafter300recharges.[31][32]

Design
TheunibodyconstructionMacBookProlargelyfollowsthestylingoftheoriginalaluminumiMacandtheMacBookAirandis
slightlythinnerthanitspredecessor,albeitwideranddeeperduetothewidescreendisplay.[28]Thescreenishighgloss,coveredby
anedgetoedgereflectiveglassfinish,whileanantiglarematteoptionisavailableinthe15and17inchmodelsinwhichtheglass
panelisremoved.[33]Thetrackpadhasalsobeenenlarged,givingmoreroomforscrollingandmultitouchgestures.[33]Whenthe
linewasupdatedinApril2010,inertialscrollingwasadded,makingthescrollingexperiencemuchlikethatoftheiPhoneand
iPad.[34][35][36]Theentiretouchpadisusableandactsasaclickablebutton.[33]Thekeys,stillbacklit,arenowthatofApple'snow
standardsunkenkeyboardwithseparatedblackkeys.[34]

Updates
DuringtheMacWorldExpokeynoteonJanuary6,2009,PhilSchillerannounceda17inch
MacBookProwithunibodyconstruction.Thisversiondivergedfromits15inchsiblingwith
anantiglare"matte"screenoption(withtheglossyfinishstandard)andanonuserremovable
lithiumpolymerbattery.[37]Appleaffirmedthebattery'sdesignwasunlikeanyexisting
notebookbattery.Insteadoftraditionalroundcellsinsidethecasing,thelithiumionpolymer
batteriesareshapedandfittedintoeachlaptopwithoutwastingspace.Adaptivecharging
extendsbatterylife,whichusesachiptooptimizethechargeflowtoreducewearandtear.[37]
Comparedtothepreviousiteration,batterylifeforthe17"versionisquotedateighthours,
with80percentofthischargeremainingafter1,000chargedischargecycles.Thisbatteryis
notintendedtobeuserremovable.[37]

Asizecomparisonoftheunibodyline
ofMacBookProlaptops

AtApple'sWorldwideDevelopersConference(WWDC)onJune8,2009,itwasannounced
thatthe13inchunibodyMacBookwouldbeupgradedandrebrandedasaMacBookPro,[38]leavingonlythewhitepolycarbonate
MacBookintheMacBookline.[39]ItwasalsoannouncedthattheentireMacBookProlinewouldusethenonuserremovablebattery
inheritedfromthe17inchMacBookPro.[40]TheupdatedMacBookPro13andthe15inchwouldeachhaveuptoaclaimedseven
hoursofbatterylife,whilethe17inchwouldkeepitseighthourcapacity.[38][40]Somesourcesevenreporteduptoeighthoursof
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batterylifeforthe13and15inchMacBookProsduringcasualuse,[41]whileothersreportedaroundsixhours.[33]Likethe17inch
MacBookPro,Appleclaimsthattheywilllastaround1,000chargecycleswhilestillcontaining80percentoftheircapacity.[42]
Graphicscardoptionsstayedthesamefromthepreviousrelease,althoughthe13inch,[43]andthebasemodel15inch,camewith
onlytheGeForce9400MGPU.[44]Thescreenswerealsoimproved,gainingaclaimed60percentgreatercolorgamut.[43][44]Allof
thesemid2009modelsalsoincludedaFireWire800portandallexceptthe17inchmodelswouldreceiveanSDcardslot.[29]The
17inchmodelwouldretainitsExpressCard/34slot.[40]Forthe13inchMacBookPro,theKensingtonlockslotwasmovedtothe
rightsideofcomputerbody.[45]InAugust2009,Appleextendedthe"matte"antiglaredisplayoptiontothe15inchMacBook
Pro.[46]
OnApril13,2010,theMacBookProsawanotherupdate.[47]IntelCorei5andCorei7CPUswereintroducedinthe15and17inch
models,whilethe13inchretainedtheCore2Duowithaspeedincrease.[47]Thepowerbrickwasredesigned[34]andahigh
resolutiondisplay(of1,6801,050)wasannouncedasanoptionforthe15inchmodels.[35]Forvideocards,the13inchgainedan
integratedNvidiaGeForce320Mgraphicsprocessingunit(GPU)with256MBofsharedmemory,whilethe15and17inchmodels
wereupgradedtotheGeForceGT330M,witheither256or512MBofdedicatedmemory.[47]The15"and17"modelsalsohavean
integratedIntelGPUthatisbuiltintotheCorei5andi7processors.[47]The15inchmodelalsogained0.1pounds(0.045kg).[35]
SaveforathirdUSB2.0slot,alltheportsonthe17inchMacBookProarethesameintypeandnumberasonthe15inch
version.[48]Allmodelscomewith4GBofsystemmemorythatisupgradeableto8GBacrosstheboard.[47]Batterylifewasalso
extendedfurtherinthisupdate,toanestimatedtenhoursforthe13inchand89hoursonthe15and17inchMacBookPros.[47]
Thiswasachievedthroughgreaterpowerefficiencyandaddingmorebatterycapacity.[47]Throughstresstestuse,onereviewer
reportednearersixhoursforacontinuousvideobatterystresstest(inthe15inch)[36]andanother,whocalledthebatterylife
"unbeatable",reportednearereight(inthe13inch)intheir"highlydemandingbatterydraintest".[34]
ThelinewasupdatedonFebruary24,2011withtheintroductionofIntelThunderbolttechnologyanddualcoreIntelCorei5andi7
(on13inchmodel)orquadcorei7(on15and17inchmodels)SandyBridgeprocessorsaswellasahighdefinitionFaceTime
camera.IntelHDGraphics3000comeintegratedwiththeCPU,whilethe15and17inchmodelsalsoutilizegraphicscardsfrom
AMD,theRadeonHD6490MandRadeonHD6750Mmodels.LatereditionsofthesemodelsfollowingthereleaseofOSXLion
alsolackedadashboard(F4)key,replacingthedashboardkeywithalaunchpadkey.Thebottoms,whichincludetheinformation,are
alsoengraveddifferentlyfromthe2010models.[49]The2011modelsalsodebutedIntel'sThunderboltserialbusplatformthatcan
achievespeedsofupto10Gbit/s,[50]whichisuptotwiceasfastastheUSB3.0specification,20timesfasterthantheUSB2.0
specification,andupto12timesfasterthanFireWire800.[51]Applesaysthatitcanbeusedtodrivedisplaysortotransferlarge
quantitiesofdatainashortamountoftime.[51]
OnJune11,2012,AppleshowcaseditsupgradedMacnotebooks,OSXMountainLion,andiOS6attheWorldwideDevelopers
Conference(WWDC)inSanFrancisco.[52]ThenewMacBookPromodelswereupdatedwithIvyBridgeprocessorsandUSB3.0
ports,andthedefaultRAMonpremiummodelswasincreasedto8GB.[53]Followingthisannouncement,the17"modelwas
discontinued.AfteramediaeventonOctober22,2013ApplediscontinuedallsecondgenerationMacBookProsexceptfortheentry
2.5GHz13"model.[54]

Reception
Somereviewerspraisedthenewlaptop'scompactsizeforitsperformance,[30]thequalityofthescreen,andsturdyunibodybuild,[30]
whichallowedeasierupgradingofinternalcomponentsascomparedtotheoriginalmodels.[30]Somereviewersalsonotedthatthe
newMacBookProranmorequietlyandatcoolertemperatures.[30]However,otherscriticizedtheamountofheatgeneratedbythe
newdesign.[55][56]
Reviewerslamentedthelossofamattescreenoptionforthe2008unibodyMacBookPro,notingthereflectivenessofthescreenin
sunlight,evenwhenitsbrightnesswasturnedallthewayup.[30]CNET'sDanAckermancommentedofthemid2009models,
"AccordingtoApple,thenewdisplayoffersawidercolorgamut,andthescreencertainlylooksbrightandcolorful,butwewishthe
samemattescreenoptionofferedonthe17inchMacBookProwasavailableacrosstheline...WhiletheLEDscreenmeansathinner
lidandsomebatterylifebenefits,theedgetoedgeglasscoveringtheentiredisplaypanelgrabsstraylightrayswithease,makingthe
glossyscreenhardtoseeinsomelightingconditions."[33]Asof2011,however,mattescreensareofferedforboththe15"and17"

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models.Furthermore,theadditionofMiniDisplayPortinsteadofthemorepopularHDMIwascriticized.[30]Therelativelylow
numberofportsandlowerendtechnicalspecificationswhencomparedtosimilarlypricedlaptopsfromotherbrandswerealso
frownedupon.[30]
LaptopMagazine'
sMichaelProsperopraisedthe201015inchmodel'sdisplay,callingit"brightandcrisp".Hefurthercommented,
"Whilereflectionsfromtheglossydisplayweren'toverwhelming,it'salsonicetoknowthere'sanantiglareoptionthoughonlyfor
thehigherresolutiondisplay.Still,colorswerebright,blacksweredeepanddark,andviewingangleswereexcellentbothvertically
andhorizontally."HealsolaudedthequalityoftheiSightwebcam,theresponsivenessofthetouchpad,themicrophoneandspeakers,
aswellastheperformanceofthenewCPUsforthe15"modelandthelongbatterylife.Complaintsincludedthepriceofthelaptop,
thelownumberofUSBports,andthelackofHDMI.[35]
CNETpraisedtheautomaticgraphicsswitchingfeaturesofthe15and17inch2010modelsaswellasthegraphicscards
themselves.AcclaimwasalsogiventotheCorei5andi7CPUs,themultitouchtrackpad,andtheadditionofaudiocapabilitiesto
theMiniDisplayPortvideooutput.[36]TheyalsocalledfortheadditionofHDMIandtheBlurayopticaldiscformat,sayingthat
mostothercomputersintheMacBookPro'spricerangepossessedthesefeatures.[36]CNETalsocriticizedtheoptionofahigher
resolutionscreeninthe15inchmodel,saying"thehigherresolutionscreenshouldbeincludedbydefault."[36]

Technicalspecifications
Tableofmodels
Component
Model[57]

Late2008

October14,
Releasedate
2008[28]

Model
number(s)

IntelCore2
Duo,Corei5,
Corei7

IntelCore2Duo

MB470*/Aor
MB471*/A

Early2009

Mid2009

January6,2009
April13,
(17")[17]
June8,2009[60]
March3,2009
2010[47]
(15")[59]
MB470*/A,
MC026*/Aor
MB604*/A

MB990*/A,
MB991*/A,
MC118*/A,
MB985*/A,
MB986*/A,or
MC226*/A

MacBookPro5,1
(15")
MacBookPro5,2
MacBookPro5,1 (17")
Model
MacBookPro5,1 (15")
MacBookPro5,3
Identifier(s) (15")
MacBookPro5,2 (15")
(17")
MacBookPro5,4
(15")
MacBookPro5,5
(13")
N/A

iSight(480p)

MC374*/A,
MC375*/A,
MC371*/A,
MC372*/A,
MC373*/Aor
MC024*/A

Early2011

Mid2012[58]

February24, October24,
2011[61]
2011[62]

June11,
2012[63][64]

MC700*/A,
MC724*/A,
MC721*/A,
MC723*/A,
or
MC725*/A

MD101*/A,
MD102*/A,
MD103*/Aor
MD104*/A

MD311*/A,
MD313*/A,
MD314*/A,
MD318*/A
or
MD322*/A

MacBookPro6,1
(17")
MacBookPro8,1(13")
MacBookPro6,2
MacBookPro8,2(15")
(15")
MacBookPro8,3(17")
MacBookPro7,1
(13")

MacBookPro9,1
(15")
MacBookPro9,2
(13")

15.4",1,440900
Optional1,6801,050(glossyormatte)
N/A

FaceTimeHD(720p)
2.3GHz
(2410M)
IntelCorei5

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13.3",1,280800

LEDbacklit
15.4",
widescreen
1,440900
15.4",1,440900
glossy
Optionalmatte
display
screen
(16:10)
17",1,9201,200
N/A
Optionalmattescreen
Video
camera

Mid2010

IntelCorei5,Corei7

2.4GHz
(2435M)
IntelCorei5

2.5GHz
(3210M)Intel
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N/A

Processor

2.4GHz
(P8600)(15"
only)with
3MBonchip
L2cacheor
2.66GHz
(T9550)(15"
and17"only)
IntelCore2
DuoPenryn
with6MBon
chipL2cache
Optional
2.93GHz
(T9800)with
6MBonchip
L2cache(15"
and17"only)

2.4GHz
(P8600)with
3MBonchip
L2cacheor
2.53GHz
(T9400)Intel
Core2Duo
Penrynwith
6MBonchip
L2cache
Optional
2.8GHz
(T9600)with
6MBonchip
L2cache

N/A

Systembus

Memory
(Twoslots)

2.26GHz
(P8400)or
2.53GHz
(P8700)Intel
Core2Duo
Penrynwith
3MBonchip
L2cache

2.53GHz
(P8700)or
2.66GHz
(P8800)(15"
only)with
3MBonchip
L2cacheor
2.8GHz
(T9600)(15"
and17"only)
IntelCore2
DuoPenryn
with6MBon
chipL2cache
Optional
3.06GHz
(T9900)with
6MBonchip
L2cache(15"
and17"only)

2.4GHz
(P8600)or
2.66GHz
(P8800)Intel
Core2Duo
Penrynwith
3MBonchip
L2cache

SandyBridge
with3MB
onchipL3
cacheor
2.7GHz
(2620M)
IntelCorei7
SandyBridge
with4MB
onchipL3
cache

SandyBridge
with3MB
onchipL3
cacheor
2.8GHz
(2640M)
IntelCorei7
SandyBridge
with4MB
onchipL3
cache

2.4GHz
(520M)(15"
only)or
2.53GHz
(540M)(15"
and17"only)
with3MBon
chipL3cache
or2.66GHz
(620M)(15"
and17"only)
IntelCorei7
Arrandalewith
4MBonchip
L3cache
Optional
2.8GHz(640M)
with4MBon
chipL3cache
(15"and17"
only)

2.0GHz
quadcore
(2635QM)
(15"only)or
2.2GHz
quadcore
(2720QM)
(15"and17"
only)Intel
Corei7
SandyBridge
with6MB
onchipL3
cache
Optional
2.3GHz
(2820QM)
with8MB
onchipL3
cache(15"
and17"only)

2.2GHz
quadcore
(2675QM)
(15"only)or
2.4GHz
quadcore
(2760QM)
(15"and17"
only)Intel
Corei7
SandyBridge
with6MB
onchipL3
cache
Optional
2.5GHz
(2860QM)
with8MB
onchipL3
cache(15"
and17"only)

Corei5Ivy
Bridgewith
3MBonchip
L3cacheor
2.9GHz
(3520M)Intel
Corei7Ivy
Bridgewith
4MBonchip
L3cache

2.3GHzquad
core(3615QM)
(15"only)or
2.6GHzquad
core(3720QM)
(15"only)Intel
Corei7Ivy
Bridgewith
6MBonchip
L3cache
Optional
2.7GHz
(3820QM)with
8MBonchip
L3cache(15"
only)

1,066MHzfrontsidebus(13")

1,066MHzfrontsidebus(15"and17")

IntelDirect
MediaInterface IntelDirectMediaInterface5GT/s
2.5GT/s(15"
and17")

2GB(two
1GB)or4GB
(two2GB)
Expandableto
4GBbydefault,
expandableto8
GBwiththe
latestEFI
update[65]

4GB(two
2GB)
Expandableto
8GB
16GBon13"
models

4GB(two
2GB)
Expandableto
8GB.[note2]
2.66GHzand
2.93GHz
models
expandableto
8GB

2GB(two
1GB)or4GB
(two2GB)
Expandableto
8GB

1066MHzPC38500DDR3SDRAM

4GB(two2GB)
Expandableto16GB

4GB(two
2GB)or8GB
(two4GB)
Expandableto
16GB

1333MHzPC310600
DDR3SDRAM
Expandableto16GBof
1600MHzPC3
1600MHzPC312800
12800DDR3
DDR3SDRAM(onlymodels SDRAM
withi727xxQMor28xxQM
processor)[66][67]

NvidiaGeForce NvidiaGeForce
IntelHD
9400Mwith
320Mwith
IntelHDGraphics3000with Graphics4000
256MBof
256MBof
384MB(512MBwith8GB withDDR3
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N/A

Graphics

DDR3SDRAM
sharedwith
mainmemory
(13"andsome
15"models)

NvidiaGeForce
9400Mwith
256MBof
DDR3SDRAM
sharedwith
mainmemory
NvidiaGeForce9400Mwith
andNvidia
256MBofDDR3SDRAM
GeForce9600M
sharedwithmainmemoryand
GTwith
NvidiaGeForce9600MGTwith
256MBor
256MBor512MBofGDDR3
512MBof
SDRAM
GDDR3
Canswitchbetweenthetwo(but
SDRAM(some
cannotuseboth)
15"or17"
models)
Canswitch
betweenthetwo
(butcannotuse
both)

250GBor
320GBserial
ATAat5,400
rpm
Optional
Secondary
[note4]
250GBor
storage
320GBat
7,200rpm,
128GBSSD

250GBor
320GBserial
ATAat5,400
rpm
Optional
250GBor
320GBat
7,200rpm,
128GBor
256GBSSD

SATA3Gbit/s
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160GB,
250GB,
320GB,or
500GBserial
ATAat5,400
rpm
Optional
320GBor
500GBat
5,400rpmor
7,200rpm(15"
and17"only)or
128GBor
256GBSSD

DDR3SDRAM ofRAMinstalled)[68]DDR3
sharedwith
SDRAMsharedwithmain
mainmemory memory(13"modelsonly)
(13"models
only)
IntelHD
IntelHD
Graphics
Graphics
3000with
3000with
384MB
384MB
DDR3
DDR3
SDRAM
SDRAM
sharedwith sharedwith
IntelHD
mainmemory mainmemory
Graphicswith
(15"and17" (15"and17"
256MBof
models)and models)and
DDR3SDRAM
AMD
AMD
sharedwith
RadeonHD RadeonHD
mainmemory
6490Mwith 6750Mwith
andNvidia
256MB
512MB
GeForceGT
GDDR5
GDDR5
330Mwith
memory(15" memory(15"
256MBor
models)
models)
512MBof
orAMD
orAMD
GDDR3
RadeonHD RadeonHD
SDRAM(15"
6750Mwith 6770Mwith
and17"models)
1GB
1GB
Automatically
GDDR5
GDDR5
switches
memory(15"
memory(15"
between
and17"
and17"
graphics
models)
models)
hardwarewhen
Automatically Automatically
runningOSX
switches
switches
between
between
graphics
graphics
hardware
hardware
whenrunning whenrunning
OSX
OSX

250GB,
320GB,or
500GBserial
ATAat5,400
rpm.
Optional
320GBor
500GBat
5,400rpmor
7,200rpmor
128GB,
256GB,or
512GBSSD.

320GB(13"
only),
500GBor
750GBserial
ATAat
5,400rpm.
Optional
500GBor
750GBat
5,400rpmor
500GBat
7,200rpm
(15"and17"
only),or
128GB,
256GB,or
512GBSSD

500GBor
750GBserial
ATAat
5,400rpm
(13"andbase
15"models)
or17"
750GBserial
ATAat
5,400rpm
(highend15"
and17"
models)
Optional
750GBat
5,400rpmor
7,200rpm
(15"and17"
only),or
128GB,
256GB,or
512GBSSD

SDRAMshared
withmain
memory(13"
modelsonly)

IntelHD
Graphics4000
withDDR3
SDRAMshared
withmain
memoryand
NvidiaGeForce
GT650Mwith
512MB
GDDR5
memory(base
15"model)or
1GBGDDR5
memory
Automatically
switches
between
graphics
hardwarewhen
runningOSX

500GBor
750GBserial
ATAat5,400
rpmOptional
750GBat
5,400rpmor
7,200rpmor
1TBat5,400
rpmor128GB,
256GB,
512GBor1TB
SSD

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Opticaldisc SuperDrive:4DVDRDLwrites,8DVD+/Rread/write,8DVD+RWwrites,6DVDRWwrites,24CDR,
drive[note5] and16CDRWrecording
AirPort
Extreme

Integrated802.11a/b/g/draftn(nenabled)(BCM432222chipset)
ExpressCard/34

Integrated802.11a/b/g/n(BCM433133
chipset)

SDXCcardslot(13"and15")orExpressCard/34(17")

USB3.0(two
ports)

USB2.0(twoportson13"and15",threeportson17")
Peripheral
connections

MiniDisplayPort(withoutaudiosupport)

Mini
DisplayPort
(withaudio
support)

SDXCcardslot

Thunderboltport

GigabitEthernet,Firewire800,Audiolinein/out
Battery
N/A
(lithium
polymer,
50Whremovablelithium
non
polymer(15")
removable
exceptin
N/A
95Wh(17")
original15")
N/A

Weight

63.5Wh(13")

73Wh(15")

77.5Wh(15")
N/A

4.50lb(2.04kg)(13")

5.5lb(2.5kg)(15")
N/A

5.6lb(2.5kg)(15")

6.6lb(3.0kg)(17")
N/A

Dimensions

58Wh(13")

N/A

12.78in(32.5cm)wide8.94in(22.7cm)deep0.95in(2.4cm)high(13")

14.35in(36.4cm)wide9.82in(24.9cm)deep0.95in(2.4cm)high(15")
N/A

15.47in(39.3cm)wide10.51in(26.7cm)deep0.98in(2.5cm)high(17")

N/A

EarlyandLate2011modelGPUIssues
EarlyandLate2011modelsreportedlysufferfrommanufacturingproblemsleadingtooverheating,graphicalissues,andeventually
completeGPUandlogicboardfailure.AthreadwasopenedontheAppleSupportcommunity[69]thatreachedmorethan12,000
postsand4,000,000visits(Feb2015).Usersstartedapetitionrequestingarecallovertheissue.Asof5February2015,ithas37,003
signatures.[70]AsimilarbutnonidenticalissueaffectediMacGPUswhichwerelaterrecalledbyApple.[71]Theproblemwascovered
bymanyarticlesinMacfocusedmagazines,startinglate2013throughout2014.[72][73][74][75][76]InAugust2014thelawfirm
WhitfieldBryson&MasonLLPhadbeguninvestigatingtheproblemtodetermineifanylegalclaimexists.[77]OnOctober282014,
thefirmannouncedthatithasfiledaclassactionlawsuitinaCaliforniafederalcourtagainstApple.Thelawsuitwillcoverresidents
residinginbothCaliforniaandFloridawhohavepurchaseda2011MacBookPronotebookwithanAMDgraphicscard.Thefirmis
alsoinvestigatingsimilarcasesacrosstheUnitedStates.[78]OnFebruary20,2015,Appleinstitutedthe"MacBookProRepair
ExtensionProgramforVideoIssues"(http://www.apple.com/support/macbookprovideoissues/).,which"willrepairaffected
MacBookProsystems,freeofcharge."

3rdgeneration(Retina)
OnJune11,2012,attheAppleWorldwideDevelopersConferenceinSanFranciscoAppleintroducedanewthirdgeneration
MacBookPro,marketedasthe"MacBookProwithRetinadisplay"todifferentiateitfromtheupdatedmodelsoftheprevious
generationreleasedthesameday.[52]ThenewmodelincludesIntel'sthirdgenerationCorei7processors(IvyBridge
microarchitecture)alongwithUSB3.0integrated,andahighresolution15.4"IPS2880x1800pixelRetinadisplay.[53]Othernewor
changedfeaturesincludeasecondThunderboltport,anHDMIport,andanewthinnerMagSafeport,dubbedthe'MagSafe2'.[79]
OnOctober23,2012Appleintroduceda13inchversionwithverysimilarspecificationstothe15inchversionbutwithslightly
lowercapabilities,suchaslesspowerfulprocessorsanda2560x1600pixeldisplay,representing227pixelsperinch.[80]

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ThenewmodelsomitEthernetandFireWire800ports,thoughAppleoffersThunderbolt
adaptersforbothinterfaces.[81]TheyalsoomitaSuperDrive,makingthe15inchmodel
Apple'sfirstprofessionalnotebooksincethePowerBook2400ctoshipwithoutabuiltin
opticaldrive.[82]Insteadofaharddiskdrivethenewmodelsshipwithasolidstatedrive
standardinaproprietaryflashmoduledesignratherthana2.5"notebookdrive.Apple
alsoclaimsimprovedspeakersandmicrophonesandanewsystemforcoolingthe
notebookwithimprovedfans.[79]ThenewcasedesigndoesnothaveaKensingtonlock
slot,soalternativeproductsarerequiredtophysicallysecurethem.[83]
TheRetinamodelsalsohavefeweruseraccessibleupgradeorreplacementoptionsthan
previousMacBooks.Unlikethepreviousgenerations,thememoryissolderedontothe
logicboardandthusisnotupgradable.Becauseofthis,theamountofmemorycanonly
bechosenattimeofpurchase.Thesolidstatedriveisnotsoldered,andcanbereplaced
withalargerunit.[84]Thebatteryisgluedintoplaceattemptstoremoveitmaydestroy
thebatteryand/ortrackpad.[85]Theentirecaseusesproprietarypentalobescrewsand
cannotbedisassembledwithstandardtools.Whilethebatteryisgluedin,recycling
companieshavestatedthatthedesignisonly"mildlyinconvenient"anddoesnothamper
therecyclingprocess.[86]
OnFebruary13,2013,AppleannouncedupdatedpricesandprocessorsfortheMacBook
ProwithRetinaDisplay,andincreasedtheRAMofthehighend15inchmodelto16
GB.[87]

ThirdgenerationMacBookPro15inch
withRetinadisplay

The3rdgenerationMacBookPro,asseen
belowaMacBookAir,hasaMagSafe2
andtwoThunderboltports.

OnOctober22,2013AppleupdatedthelinewithIntel'sHaswellprocessorsandIris
Graphics,802.11acwifi,Thunderbolt2,andPCIebasedflashstorage.Thechassisofthe13inchversionwasslightlyslimmedto
0.71intomatchthe15inchmodel.Thelowerend15inchmodelonlyincludedintegratedgraphicswhilethehigherendmodel
continuedtoincludeadiscreteNvidiagraphiccardinadditiontointegratedgraphics.[88]Supportfor4KvideooutputviaHDMIwas
addedbutlimitedthenumberofexternaldisplaysfromthreetotwo.[89]OnJuly29,2014Appleannouncedupdatedpricesand
processorsfortheHaswellMacBookProwithRetinaDisplay.[90]

Design
TheRetinadisplayMacBookProslargelyfollowthestylingofthepreviousgenerationwithitsaluminumenclosureandseparated
blackkeys.Themostapparentbodychangesareathinnerchassis,andadisplaywitharedesignedhingeandthinnerbezel.The
powerbuttonisnowlocatedonthekeyboardratherthantheupperrightcornerofthechassis,replacingtheopticaldisceject
button.[91]At0.71inches(18mm)thickthe15inchmodelis25percentthinnerthanitspredecessor.UnlikeanypreviousMacintosh
laptopsthemodelnameisnotvisiblewhenthecomputerisinnormaluseasthemodelnowhasitsnameontheundersideofthe
chassis,similartoaniOSdevice,ratherthanthescreenbezel,whereithadbeenlocatedonallMacintoshlaptopsafterthe
PowerBook280cin1995.[92][93]

Reception
ThethirdgenerationMacBookProreceivedpositivereviewsbecauseoftheRetinadisplay,flashstorage,andpower.Itwas
criticized,however,becauseofthepriceandlackofanethernetportandopticaldrive.RomanLoyolaofMacworldsaidthatthe
RetinaMacBookProwas"groundbreaking"andmadepeople"rethinkhowtheyusetechnology."HepraisedtheinclusionofUSB
3.0andtheslimmerbody.[94]DanAckermanofCNETcommented"I'vepreviouslycalledthe15inchMacBookProoneofthemost
universallyusefulallaroundlaptopsyoucanbuy.ThisnewversionaddstothatwithHDMI,fasterports,andmoreportability.Butit
alsosubtractsfromthatwithitsexclusionofanopticaldriveandEthernetport,plusitsveryhighstartingprice.TheProandRetina
Proareclearlytwolaptopsdesignedfortwodifferentusers,andwiththeexceptionofalldaycommuterswhoneedsomethingcloser
toaMacBookAirorultrabook,oneofthetwobranchesoftheMacBookProfamilytreeisstillprobablythemostuniversallyuseful
laptopyoucanbuy."[95]
JoelSantoDomingoofPCMagazinegavetheMacBookProan"Editor'sChoice"rating.HepraisedbrilliantRetinadisplaythe
thindesign,portselectionandspeedystorage,andhighlightedtheexpansibilityviaThunderboltportswhichsupportuptoseven
deviceseach.[96]DavidPogueofTheNewYorkTimespraisedthe15inchmodel'sscreen,keyboard,sound,startuptime,cosmetics,
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batterylife,storage,andRAMcapacity,howevercriticizedthelackofaSuperDrive,pricing,andcompatibilityoftheMagSafe2
connector.[97]
Sincethebatteryisgluedinandcannotbeeasilydisassembledforrecycling(anEPEATrequirement),Applereceivedcriticisms
aboutthemachine'sabilitytoberecycled.GreenpeacespokesmanCaseyHarrellsaidApple
"haspitteddesignagainsttheenvironmentandchosendesign.They'remakingabigbetthat
peopledon'tcare,butrecyclingisabigissue."[98]WiredalsocriticizedApple'srecyclability
claims,stating"[t]hedesignmaywellbecomprisedof'highlyrecyclablealuminumand
glass'butmyfriendsintheelectronicsrecyclingindustrytellmetheyhavenowayof
recyclingaluminumthathasglassgluedtoitlikeAppledidwithboththismachineandthe
recentiPad."[99]
TheRetinadisplaysontheMacBookProhavebeencriticizedfor"imageretention,"usually
whentheyweremanufacturedbyLG.[100][101]

Technicalspecifications

TheRetinaMacBooklinehaveno
opticaldrives,requiringtheuseofan
externalone.Thisistheofficial
Appleexternaldrivedesignedfor
thesecomputers.

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Tableofmodels
Component
Model

IntelCorei5,Corei7
Mid2012

Late2012

Early2013

Late2013

Mid2014

Releasedate

June11,
October23,2012[80]
2012[63][64]

February13,2013[87]

October22,2013

July29,2014[90]

Model
number(s)

MC975*/Aor
MC975*/A
MC976*/A,
or
MD212*/Aor
MC976*/A
MD213*/A

ME664*/AorME665*/Aor
ME698*/A,ME662*/Aor
ME663*/AorME697*/A

ME864*/Aor
ME865*/Aor
ME866*/A,
ME293*/Aor
ME294*/A

MGX72*/Aor
MGX82*/Aor
MGX92*/A,
MGXA2*/Aor
MGXC2*/A

MacBookPro10,1(15")
Model
Identifier(s)
N/A
MacBookPro10,2(13")

MacBookPro11,1(13")
MacBookPro11,2(15")
MacBookPro11,3(15")

LEDbacklit
N/A
13.3",2,5601,600(16:10),227ppi
widescreen
glossy
Retina
15.4",2,8801,800(16:10),220ppi
display
Video
camera

FaceTimeHD(720p)

2.5GHz(i53210M)
dualcoreIntelCore
i5IvyBridge
processorwith3MB
sharedL3cache
N/A

Processor

2.4GHz(i54258U)
dualcoreIntelCorei5
Haswellprocessor
with3MBsharedL3
cache

2.6GHz(i54278U)
dualcoreIntelCorei5
Haswellprocessor
with3MBsharedL3
cache

2.6GHz(i53230M)dualcore
IntelCorei5IvyBridge
processorwith3MBsharedL3 Optional2.6GHz(i5 Optional2.8GHz(i5
cache
4288U)dualcore
4308U)dualcore
Optional2.9GHz(i7
IntelCorei5Haswell IntelCorei5Haswell
Optional3.0GHz(i73540M)
3520M)dualcore
with3MBsharedL3 with3MBsharedL3
dualcoreIntelCorei7Ivy
IntelCorei7Ivy
cache
cache
Bridgewith4MBsharedL3
Bridgeprocessorwith
Optional2.8GHz(i7 Optional3.0GHz(i7
cache
4MBsharedL3
4558U)dualcore
4578U)dualcore
cache
IntelCorei7Haswell IntelCorei7Haswell
with4MBsharedL3 with4MBsharedL3
cache
cache

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2.3GHz(i73615QM)quadcore
IntelCorei7IvyBridgewith6
MBonchipL3cache
Optional2.6GHz(i73720QM)
with6MBonchipL3cache
Optional2.7GHz(i73820QM)
with8MBonchipL3cache

Systembus

2.4GHz(i73630QM)quad
coreIntelCorei7IvyBridge
with6MBonchipL3cache
Optional2.7GHz(i73740QM)
with6MBonchipL3cache
Optional2.8GHz(i73840QM)
with8MBonchipL3cache

2.0GHz(i74750HQ)
quadcoreIntelCore
i7CrystalWellwith
6MBonchipL3and
128MBL4cache
Optional2.3GHz(i7
4850HQ)with6MB
onchipL3cache
Optional2.6GHz(i7
4960HQ)with6MB
onchipL3cache

2.2GHz(i74770HQ)
quadcoreIntelCore
i7CrystalWellwith
6MBonchipL3and
128MBL4cache
Optional2.5GHz(i7
4870HQ)with6MB
onchipL3cache
Optional2.8GHz(i7
4980HQ)with6MB
onchipL3cache

IntelDirectMediaInterface5GT/s

N/A

8GBbuiltinonboardRAM(notupgradeable)

Memory

8GBbuiltinonboardRAM(not
upgradeable)(15")
Optional16GBRAM
configurationavailableattimeof
purchaseonly

4GBbuiltinonboard
RAM(not
upgradeable)(13",
128GB)
Optional8GBand
16GBRAM
configuration
availableattimeof
purchaseonly

8GBbuiltinonboard
RAM(not
upgradeable)(13")
Optional16GBRAM
8GBbuiltinonboard configuration
availableattimeof
RAM(not
purchaseonly
upgradeable)(13",
256GBand512GB)
Optional16GBRAM
configuration
availableattimeof
purchaseonly

8GBbuiltinonboardRAM
(notupgradeable)(15",2.4
GHz)
Optional16GBRAM
configurationavailableattime
ofpurchaseonly

8GBbuiltinonboard
RAM(not
upgradeable)(15",2.0
GHz)
Optional16GBRAM
16GBbuiltin
configuration
onboardRAM(15")
availableattimeof
purchaseonly

16GBbuiltinonboardRAM
(15",2.7GHz)

16GBbuiltin
onboardRAM(15",
2.3GHz)

1600MHzPC312800DDR3LSDRAM
N/A

Graphics

IntelHDGraphics4000withDDR3LSDRAMshared
withmainmemory(13")

IntelHDGraphics4000withDDR3LSDRAMsharedwithmain
memoryandNvidiaGeForceGT650Mwith1GBGDDR5
memory.(15")
Automaticallyswitchesbetweengraphicshardwarewhenrunning
OSX

N/A

128GB,256GB,
512GB,or768GB
SSD(13")

IntelIrisPro5200GraphicswithDDR3L
SDRAMsharedwithmainmemory(15",2.0
&2.2GHz)
IntelIrisPro5200GraphicswithDDR3L
SDRAMsharedwithmainmemoryand
NvidiaGeForceGT750Mwith2GBGDDR5
memory.(15",2.3&2.5GHz)
Automaticallyswitchesbetweengraphics
hardwarewhenrunningOSX

128GB,256GB,512GB,or
768GBSSD(13",2.5GHz)

128GBor256GB
(13",2.4GHz)

128GBor256GB
(13",2.6GHz)

256GB,512GB,or768GB
SSD(13",2.6GHz)

512GBor1TBSSD
(13",2.6GHz)

512GBor1TBSSD
(13",2.8GHz)

256GB,512GB,or
1TBSSD(15",2.0

256GB,512GB,or
1TBSSD(15",2.2

Secondary
256GB,512GB,or768GBSSD 256GB,512GB,or768GB
storage[note4]
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(15",2.3GHz)

SSD(15",2.4GHz)

GHz)

GHz)

512GBor768GBSSD(15",2.6
GHz)

512GBor768GBSSD(15",
2.7GHz)

512GBor1TBSSD
(15",2.3GHz)

512GBor1TBSSD
(15",2.5GHz)

MiniSATA6Gbit/s

PCIe2.0x25.0GT/s

Integrated802.11a/b/g/n(2.4&5GHz,upto450Mbit/s)
(BCM433133chipset)

Integrated802.11a/b/g/n/ac(2.4&5GHz,up
to1.3Gbit/s)
(BCM436033chipset)

SDXCcardslot
2USB3.0
Peripheral
connections

2Thunderboltports

2Thunderbolt2ports

HDMIport(upto1920by1200)[102]

HDMIport(upto3840by2160mirroredor
4096by2160)[89]

Audiolineout(analog/optical)
Battery
(lithium
polymer,
non
removable)
Weight

Dimensions

N/A

74Wh(13")

71.8Wh(13")

3.57lb(1.62kg)(13")

3.46lb(1.57kg)(13")

95Wh(15")
N/A

4.46lb(2.02kg)(15")
N/A

12.35in(31.4cm)wide8.62in(21.9cm)deep
0.75in(1.9cm)high(13")

12.35in(31.4cm)wide8.62in(21.9cm)
deep0.71in(1.8cm)high(13")

14.13in(35.9cm)wide9.73in(24.7cm)deep0.71in(1.8cm)high(15")

Softwareandoperatingsystems
TheOSXoperatingsystemhasbeenpreinstalledonallMacBookProssincerelease,startingwithversion10.4.4(Tiger).[2]Along
withOSX,iLifehasalsoshippedwithallsystems,beginningwithiLife'06.[2]
TheMacBookProcomeswiththesuccessortoBIOS,ExtensibleFirmwareInterface(EFI)1.1.EFIhandlesbootingdifferentlyfrom
BIOSbasedcomputers,[103]butprovidesbackwardscompatibility,allowingdualandtriplebootconfigurations.InadditiontoOSX,
theMicrosoftWindowsoperatingsystemisinstallableonIntelx86basedApplecomputers.Officially,thisislimitedtoboth32bit
and64bitversionsofWindowsXP,Vista,7and8,withthenecessaryhardwaredriversincludedwiththeBootCamp
software.[60][104]Otherx86operatingsystemssuchasLinuxarealsounofficiallysupported.[105]Thisismadepossiblebythe
presenceoftheIntelarchitectureasprovidedbytheCPUandtheBIOSemulationApplehasprovidedontopofEFI.[106][107]
AstheMacBookProusesadifferenthardwareplatformthanearlierPowerPC(PPC)basedMacintoshes,versionsofOSXpriorto
LioncanrunPPCapplicationsonlyviatheRosettaemulator,whichexactssomeperformancepenalty,cannotemulatesomelower
levelPPCcode,anddoesnotsupport64bit(G5specific)PPCfeatures.[108]RosettaisnotpresentinLionandlater,soPPC
applicationscannotberununderthoseversionsofOSX.[109]

TimelineoftheMacBookfamily

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Seealso
ComparisonofMacintoshmodels
MacBookfamily
MacBookAir

Notes
1. ^Throughuseofaseconddisplay,allpreunibodyMacBookProssimultaneouslysupporttheirnativeresolutionontheinternaldisplayand
amaximumof25601600onanexternaldisplay.
2. ^abcdeExistingmemorymodulesmayneedtobereplaced.
3. ^abSomesourcesreference6GBfunctionality.
4. ^abcHardandsolidstatedriveslistedareconfigurationsavailablefromApple.
5. ^abQuotedopticaldrivespeedsarethemaximumpossibleforeachdrive.
6. ^WirelessNfunctionalityrequiresinstallingthewirelessNenablersoftwareincludedwiththeAirPortExtremeWirelessNRouterorsold
asadownloadontheAppleonlinestore,orbyupgradingtoOSX10.5"Leopard"orlater.

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