http://www.realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1646 Real Kato Comments en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:24:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ken's RSS Script http://www.realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1646 The skinny:<br/><br/><b>13" MacBook Pro:</b><ul> <li>Prices unchanged at $1199/$1499 </li><li>CPU speed bumped from 2.26/2.53 GHz to 2.40/2.66 GHz; still Core2 Duo. </li><li>Standard RAM is 4GB on all models (previous low-end model was 2GB). </li><li>Standard hard drive lineup up from 160/250 GB to 250/320GB. </li><li>GPU is now GeForce 320M instead of GeForce 9400M (Apple says it's up to 80% faster) </li><li>Headphone port now supports iPhone headset </li><li>Battery life up from 7 hours to 10 hours </li></ul><br/><b>15" MacBook Pro:</b><ul> <li>Prices lineup went from $1699/$1999/$2299 to $1799/$1999/$2199 </li><li>CPU options were 2.53/2.66 GHz Core2 Duo; now 2.4/2.53 GHz Core i5 or 2.66GHz Corei7 </li><li>Standard hard drive lineup up from 250/320/500 GB to 320/500/500 GB </li><li>GPU is now IntelHD+GeForce GT 330M, instead of GeForce 9400M+9600M; auto-switches on the fly </li><li>New optional high-res 1680x1050 display </li><li>Headphone port now supports iPhone headset </li><li>Built-in subwoofer </li><li>Battery life up from 7 hours to 8-9 hours </li></ul><br/><b>17" MacBook Pro:</b><ul> <li>Prices dropped from $2499 to $2299 </li><li>CPU options were 2.8/3.06GHz Core 2 Duo; now 2.53/2.66 GHz Core i7 </li><li>GPU is now IntelHD+GeForce GT 330M, instead of GeForce 9400M+9600M; auto-switches on the fly </li><li>Headphone port now supports iPhone headset </li><li>Built-in subwoofer </li><li>Battery life up from 7 hours to 8-9 hours </li></ul><br/> Ken Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:29:06 +0000 http://www.realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1646