New Apple iPads
aren’t the only thing that came riding in on Tuesday October 22nd
2013. Apple also released updated versions of the 13” and 15” Apple MacBook Pro
and the much anticipated Apple Mac Pro Desktop computer as stated in the article
“Apple
announces new, faster Retina MacBook Pros with Haswell chips, Thunderbolt 2,
starting at $1,299”, published October 22, 2013 10:28 AM PDT by Joshua
Goldman, CNET News.
Not only that,
but the Operating System, Apple OS X Mavericks is free to download along with
iLife and iWork Suites, at least on Tuesday October 22nd 2013 as
stated in “APPLE
REVEALS MAC OS X MAVERICKS IS FREE TO DOWNLOAD TODAY”, published October
22, 2013 By Konrad Krawczyk, Digital
Trends.
13” and 15” Apple MacBook Pro – Packing Haswell Processors
and Retina Display goodies
The 13” and 15”
Apple MacBook Pro, now update to Retina Display, are also packing the new Power-saving
Haswell Processors as stated in “15-inch MacBook
Pro gets latest Intel chips, better battery life, and a lower price”,
published October 22, 2013 11:21 AM PDT, CNET
News.
Apple has done
away with the Optical Drive in this latest refresh, making the 13” and 15”
Apple MacBook Pro SSD (Solid State Drive) with Retina Display and hence the
longer Battery life. It’s also clear that the Apple MacBook Pro took its design
queues from the Apple MacBook Air with the decision to ditch the Optical Drive
and go Retina Display. Effectively, these MacBooks are really “Airs” to the
Laptop Throne!
13-inch
MacBook Pro
1.
2.3GHZ Core i7
2.
RAM: 4GB
3.
Hard-Drive: 128GB SSD
4.
Resolution: 2,560x1,600 pixels
15-inch
MacBook Pro
1.
2.3GHZ Core i7
2.
RAM: 8GB
3.
Hard-Drive: 256GB SSD
4.
Resolution: 2,880x1,800
Here’s
a comparison chart with last year’s 2012 refresh of the 13” and 15” Apple MacBook
Pro’s:
Apple Mac Pro – Graphics and Programmers Nirvana come
at last
The Apple Mac
Pro about which much has been heard will be coming in December 2013 at a price
of US$2999 as stated in the article “Mac
Pro available in December, starts at $2,999”, published October 22, 2013
10:38 AM PDT by Don Reisinger, CNET News
The new Apple
Mac Pro, which is made in the US of A as stated in “A
US-made Mac Pro is a token gesture”, published October 23, 2013 4:00 AM PDT
by Roger Cheng, CNET News, make you wonder
why all Apple products can’t be made in the US of A. Here’s a quick rundown on
the Apple Mac Pro Specs, which is the Future of the Pro Desktop according to
Apple’s Chief of Marketing Phil Schiller:
The Apple Mac
Pro comes in 2 versions and thus two (2) distinct pricing points:
1.
Mac Pro Quad-Core for US$2,999
2.
Mac Pro 6-Core for US$3,999
The base model
of the Mac Pro Quad-Core versions comes with 3.7GHz Intel Xeon E5 with 10MB L3
cache and Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz. It has three (3) other possible
configurations:
1.
3.5GHz 6-core Processor with 12MB L3 cache
2.
3.0GHz 8-core Processor with 25MB L3 cache
3.
2.7GHz 12-core Processor with 30MB L3 cache
Mac Pro 6-Core
is a little on the meatier side, with a Intel Xeon E5 with 12MB L3 cache and
Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz in its base model with the following configuration
options:
1.
3.0GHz 8-core Processor with 25MB L3 cache
2.
2.7GHz 12-core Processor with 30MB L3 cache
The Mac Pro
Quad-Core comes with 12GB (three 4GB) of 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory that's
configurable to 16GB (four 4GB), 32GB (four 8GB) or 64GB (four 16GB). The Mac
Pro 6-Core packs more memory with 16GB (four 4GB) of 1866MHz DDR3 ECC memory
and configurable to 32GB (four 8GB) or 64GB (four 16GB).
Dual AMD FirePro
D300 graphics Processors for the Mac Pro Quad-Core and Dual AMD FirePro D500
graphics Processors for the Mac Pro 6-Core, the Graphic output supported by
this beast is bordering on that of a Supercomputer!
It’s capable of
supporting four (4) 4K displays or 6 Thunderbolt connected Displays. Clearly
this is not a computer for the mere PC Hobbyist but built for the Professional
Graphics Designer and is made for Graphics intensive work.
Specs for the Apple Mac Pro are
as show in the video:
Despite
the sky, high prices, I certainly can’t wait for a CNET Review on this product,
as from the looks of it, it’s going to be super powerful and super fast!
Christmas nice again!
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