Intel Ad Confirms Core i5 Headed For MacBook Pros

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Maybe a Jan. 27 date where many expected Apple to announce a tablet, could center on a more powerful MacBook Pro laptops, using Intel’s latest Core i5 processor. That’s the suggestion following a promotion for retail workers offering 2 MacBook Pros powered by the i5.

The promotional January contest offers retail employees “2 chances to win one of 2 MacBook Pro laptops with the accelerated response of an Intel Core i5.” The ad was part of an e-mail sent to members of the Intel Retail Edge Program.


The i5, introduced at the recent CES, was thought to be part of any refresh of Apple’s line of MacBook Pros, currently powered by the Core 2 Duo. The i5 is said to be faster, provide better graphics and demand less of a device’s battery.

[Via 9to5Mac and AppleInsider]

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