Apple has released the fastest notebook ever, dubbed the MacBook Pro, featuring an Intel Core Duo processor. Features of the new portable include a built-in iSight camera, IR Sensor, Apple Remote, ATI Radeon x1600 video processor, and a new, innovative magnetic power plug. The new MacBook Pro is available in two configurations:
1.67 Core Duo - $1999 Ships: February 15.4-inch TFT display with 1440x900 resolution 1.67GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 Cache 667MHz frontside bus 512MB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) 80GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive Slot-load SuperDrive (DVDRW/CD-RW) ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory iLife 06
1.83 Core Duo - $2499 Ships: February 15.4-inch TFT display with 1440x900 resolution 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2MB shared L2 Cache 667MHz frontside bus 1GB (single SO-DIMM) 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) 100GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive Slot-load SuperDrive (DVDRW/CD-RW) ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB GDDR3 memory iLife 06
MacBook Pro also features a full-size backlit keyboard, AirPort Extreme wireless networking (802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, ExpressCard/34 slot, dual-link DVI video out, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and optical digital and analog audio in/out.
The MacBook Pro is available for preorder at Apple Store (U.K here).
Raw transcript of the Macworld San Francisco Keynote is available here
Friday October 10, 2025 5:57 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
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