Fscklog has just posted a photo of what they believe are the specs to the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, which should be due out any day now.
Here are the specs, translated from German
• 2.3Ghz Sandy Bridge Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Processor with a 3MB L3 Cache
• 4GB of DDR3 RAM clocked at 1333MHz
• A 320GB hard drive
• a 13.3-inch diagonal LED backlit display with a 1280×800 pixel resolution.
• Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB of DDR3 RAM.
• An integrated FaceTime-HD camera
• An 8x Superdrive
• Two USB 2 ports, an SD card reader, FireWire 800, a MiniDisplay Port, Ethernet and, most interestingly, Thunderbolt port (this is very possibly the Apple-branded implementation of Light Peak we’ve been hearing about).
Overall? It seems the 13-inch model is not the radical re-imagining we’ve been hearing about for the last few days. It’s not made of Liquid Metal, there’s no SSD and the new MBP has an identical chassis design to the old model. Short of the new Thunderbolt port and the leap to Sandy Bridge, these aren’t markedly different than the last generation of 13-inch MBPs. That said, the 13-incher is the entry-level MBP model. Perhaps Apple has something more radical afoot for the 15- and 17-inch models.
After the jump, a look at the new MacBook Pro’s marketing materials and a close-up view of the Thunderbolt port.
[via MacRumors]
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43 responses to “Here Are The Specs To The New 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Sandy Bridge And Thunderbolt (Light Peak)”
Why would Apple list the Minidisplay Port and Thunderbolt port as 2 different items if it is the same (according to the graphic?)
OH COME ON! THE GMA 3000! Thats bloody netbooks Not PRO. The iPad GPU would perform better!
Besides the obvious answer of this being a fake, I can only think of two other possibilities:
1.) It’s a dual port.
2.) the display port is somewhere else.
Neither of these seem very practical, but who knows.
Hi Justin, they don’t. It’s a translation issue.
If this is true I’ll stick to my 2010 13″ MBP.
So no liquid metal or WXGA+ screen? Bad
Sandy Bridge processors… Nice!
But…
Intel Graphics?? Still on 16:10 (1280×800) widescreen? No Blu-Ray drive?
If this is true: too much noise, not that exciting…
I’m pretty disappointed by the intel graphics chip. I’m considering getting my first macbook – but if these are indeed the specs – I’ll just take last years model.
WTF? So the Air gets 1440×900 res, but the Pro version does not? Really Apple? I hope this is not true, that would be one of the dumbest things apple has ever done.
To my eye that laptop looks to be tapering towards the front edge a little. And I’d also hazard a guess that there’s less bulk beneath the ports.
Has any new model Mac ever lived up to the hyped rumors on the internet? Blogger’s imaginations run well past any normal expectations. I’d just want better battery life for a newer MacBook Pro and everything else can remain the same.
same here
Weird, my MBP from 09 has had a SSD AND HDD for almost 2 years but Apple hasn’t thought to make that an option????
That’s definitely a Mini DisplayPort. It would be the height of stupidity to make it a dual port. My opinion is fake.
No standard SSD. No Liquid metal. No thinner case. Still 1280×800 resolution. ZZZ. I hope this is not true – it would make for a very dull update.
It’s a fake. It makes no sense and I don’t believe it’s real. The display, the weight and the new Light Peak looks like USB. Also the new Macbook has 3 USB. FAKE!
But the translation is correct ;-)
Sandy Bridge is nice and all, but if this is really what’s to come I suddenly don’t regret buying my Pro last month.
thats my thought too
Apple will never put a blu ray drive in their laptops. They are pushing cloud data storage rather than disc format.
Come on SSD’s!
Interesting and useful post
Looks like we were wrong, and Apple went and made the Mini DisplayPort the new Thunderbolt port. Should have realized Apple would change something so radical like this internally – it’s totally their M.O.