Apple’s New MacBook 2012
Apple has just announced its newest MacBook series at the first day of WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2012 in SAn Fransisco on June 11. Beside the MacBook Pro with Retina Display, there are four other new models to replace the previous MacBook Pro and MacBook Air series. Those five new Apple laptops are powered by the third generation of Intel Core “Ivy Bridge”. Here is the list of Apple MacBook series 2012.
Apple MacBook Air 2012 model
Two newest MacBook Air series have SSD up to 512 GB. The GPU is claimed to be 60% faster compared to the previous MacBook Air series. There are also two USB 3.0 ports on the left and right side. Here is the new model:
MacBook Air 11 inch (1366x768). You have some options here, as there are options to pick the Air with 1.7 GHz – 2.0 GHz processor. RAM starts from 4GB up to 8GB, and SSD up to 256 GB. The price is from $999 – $1099.
MacBook Air 13 inch (1440x900). The processors are from 1.8 – 2.0 GHz, RAM from 4GB to 8GB. While the SSD up to 512 GB. The price range starts from $1199.
Apple MacBook Pro 2012 model
Two new MacBook Pro model have the unibody shape like the previous, with a lot of new powerful hardware, including USB 3.0 port and don’t forget the Thunderbolt. With 2.4 cm in thickness, and 2 kg weight (13 inch model), 2.5 kg (15 inch model).
Different with MacBook Pro with Retina Display, these new two MacBook Pro models are still using DVD/CD-RW optical drive.
MacBook Pro 13 inch (1280x800). Comes with Intel i5 2.5 GHz or Core i7 2.9 GHz, 4 or 8 GB RAM, and 500 GB or 750 GB hard disk. The price ranges from $1199 to $1499.
MacBook Pro 15 inch (1440x900 or 1680x1050). Powered with Core i7 (2.3, 2.6, or 2.7 GHz), 4, 8, or 16 GB RAM, 500 GB or 750 GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB atau 1 GB video RAM. The price starts from $1799 to $2199.
MacBook Pro with Retina Display
This is the best of Apple new laptop line up. Just like its name, MacBook Pro "Next-Generation", this laptop proudly comes with 15.4 Retina Display with 2880x1800 resolution. It is thinner than other MacBook Pro series, only 1.8 cm with less than 2 kg in weight.
Apple claims that this MacBook Pro battery could last for 7 hours. What about the price? It starts from $2199. The MacBook Pro 17 inch is discontinued.
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