MacBook Pro Details and Images

[MacRumors]

As more retailers and users get their MacBook Pros, most images and details are coming out about Apple's first Intel-based laptop.

- OtherWorldComputing posts the requisite disassembly photos, showing the innards of a new MacBook Pro. iFixiit offers a disassembly guide for adventurous MacBook owners. The disassembly reveals that the MacBook Pro's Core Duo processor is soldered to the logic board rather than socketed. This is unlike the Intel iMac which houses a socketed processor, allowing users to swap out the processor.
- O'Grady posted some early benchmarks from the 2.0GHz MacBook Pro vs the 1.5GHz PowerBook G4, both running Photoshop CS. Readers should note that Photoshop CS remains a PowerPC application so is run under emulation on the MacBook Pro. As expected, the 1.5GHz PowerBook G4 beats the 2.0GHz MacBook Pro on these tests.
- OWC posts more extensive benchmarks but you must click on older models to compare the MacBook Pro to their processor upgrade options.
- Meanwhile, the quest for Windows on an Intel Mac continues with some progress launching Windows under Linux on an Intel iMac by using VMWare.
- With the MacBook Pro finally shipping, Apple has officially End of Life'd the 15" PowerBook. Apple had previously stated that the 15" PowerBook G4 would only continue to be sold "while supplies last".
- Finally, another boot test video comparing a MacBook Pro and Powerbook G4 boot times. (The MacBook Pro wins)

 

[strange days]

ok,

This might seem trivial but...

For all among you who had the Powerbook as well : is the keyboard feel and the way you lay your hands on the chassis more confortable compared to thicker Powerbook models ?

 

[Texas04]

Finally... have been waiting for one of those.
Awsome video, but some supsense music behind it.. that would have been cool .
Thanks for the video

 

[yankeefan24]

any word on battery life? hope its as good or better than powerbook.

 

[Texas04]

any word on battery life? hope its as good or better than powerbook.

3:30 is what most are getting

 

[Laser47]

Well, there goes the "It has a removable CPU" theory. That sucks.

 

[thegreatluke]

I can wholeheartedly say the MBP is rockin' - and I won't even be receiving mine 'til Monday at the latest.

 

[janstett]

Has anybody commented on the "High Definiton" tab in the DVD player prefs? I'm confused by it. Not present on my Mac Mini either.

 

[spencecb]

I can't see the video...it is taking forever to load. My guess is because of the increased traffic to that website that probably doesn't have the bandwidth to support the extra traffic.

Can anyone mirror/upload the video somewhere else?

EDIT: Nevermind, it finally loaded!

 

[BornAgainMac]

The boot up video doesn't seem to play. Just the Quicktime logo is shown. I wish the ship time as fast as the boot time. I have to wait another 10 days before mine even ships.

In the old days, wasn't CPUs soldered in to save money or make it more compact. I think there is a logical reason for doing so.

 

[spencecb]

Has anybody commented on the "High Definiton" tab in the DVD player prefs? I'm confused by it. Not present on my Mac Mini either.

I saw your posts in another forum about this. I checked it on my iMac G5, and the preference tab is there in the DVD Player. Curious.

 

[Cfg5]

The video works, it just downloads all the way before it shows up.

 

[yankeefan24]

3:30 is what most are getting

not that bad. More than my year-and 2 month old powerbook. About an hour. Not as much as i expected, but still pretty good. But when will apple release battery life?

 

[Electro Funk]

The boot up video doesn't seem to play. Just the Quicktime logo is shown. I wish the ship time as fast as the boot time. I have to wait another 10 days before mine even ships.

In the old days, wasn't CPUs soldered in to save money or make it more compact. I think there is a logical reason for doing so.

The video will play... just takes a while to load...

probably lots o traffik...

 

[dornoforpyros]

oh intel...what have you done to the inside of our beautiful macs?

 

[miketcool]

Yes!!

Anyone else feel like they just wandered happily into a hanger at area 51? its landed.....

"it had lights, brighter then the last one. it was silver in color, amazingly fast. it must have been an MBP"

 

[kretzy]

So far so good I think! My finger is getting closer to click the "order" button. Nice video BTW, and yes, I do hate you.

 

[EricNau]

Be patient with the startup video - it will load, eventually.

It was something like 27 seconds for Core Duo, 56 sec. for G4 1 GHz Powerbook.

That was impressing.

 

[musicalmcs8706]

But when will apple release battery life?

I was in the Apple store yesterday and when I asked the guy he said about 5-6 hours I think. Granted that was without Airport or Bluetooth on. I unplugged it when it had those two enabled, and it said about three and a half hours.

 

[MattG]

oh intel...what have you done to the inside of our beautiful macs?

What do you mean? The inside of that Mac doesn't look much different than the inside of this Mac, at least not to me.

 

[MacH4X0r]

Mine arrived this morning around noon, at my HOUSE
I'm off at college, so my parents have to ship it to me...
Freaking WEAK SAUCE

 

[Stella]

Anything has to be better the G4 Powerbooks....

Old slow, uncompetitive.

Welcome Intel Duo!

who really cares what the inners look like - most will never open up their powerbooks. As long as they are competitive with PC laptops.. its all good.

 

[runninmac]

I cant wait to see this beast out of emulation!


Thanks for the great roundup!

 

[codycartoon]

I would be curious to see a video showing the macbook running high def video of the macbook running highdef video. (and speed of the native apps as well)

-cody

 

[digitalbiker]

Bad Battery

not that bad. More than my year-and 2 month old powerbook. About an hour. Not as much as i expected, but still pretty good. But when will apple release battery life?

If you don't get more than 2.5 hours out of your PowerBook you must have a bad battery.

I have a 17 in. 1.67 Ghz with brighter highres screen and I get 5.5 hours easy if I am using moderate processor tasks. I have my monitor near full brightness level and I have my processor setting to best performance. I can watch 3.5 hours of DVD movies before the battery gives out. I have several DVD's that I used toast to put an image on my hard drive and I can easily watch continuous video for just over 4 hours.