New MacBook Pro 2009

With the new 13-inch MacBook looking and feeling more like the more expensive 15-inch MacBook Pro line than ever, it's harder to tell the difference between the two laptops. Both models feature a "unibody" aluminum chassis, a buttonless (or more accurately, all-button) touch pad, and edge-to-edge glass on the LED backlit display. So aside from 2 inches of display space, what advantages does the MacBook Pro offer compared with the less expensive MacBook?

For starters, FireWire. The Pro is now the only current Apple laptop with a FireWire port--that connection was unceremoniously dumped from the less expensive 13-inch model with the new redesign. Conspiracy theorists may cry foul, but FireWire is becoming increasingly used only in professional applications (although it may not feel like that if you have a FireWire-only camera). One can't help feeling this move was made to push you toward the more expensive systems. But it's worth noting that the $999 basic MacBook model (essentially a less expensive version of the traditional MacBook Apple's been offering for the past couple of years) still has its FireWire port, so there is a low-cost option if FireWire is a must-have.

In addition to its FireWire 800 port, the MacBook Pro also boasts an ExpressCard slot, an expansion option not offered on the MacBook. Regrettably, neither model received a media card slot in the latest revision, an increasingly odd omission since nearly any Windows laptop has served up such an expansion port for years.

Internally, the big news is Apple ditching Intel for an Nvidia chipset with improved integrated graphics, which is then paired with a dedicated Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics card that can be turned off as needed to improve battery life or boost performance. Our $2,499 review unit had the 512MB version of the GPU; the $1,999 MacBook Pro features a 256MB Nvidia GeForce 9600M. The more consumer-focused MacBook relies on integrated GeForce 9400M graphics.

Compared with the models they each replace, both the MacBook and MacBook Pro operate on a faster frontside bus (from 800MHz to 1066MHz) and move from DDR2 memory to DDR3, but both new models turned in similar performance in CNET Labs. While the overall MacBook Pro package, while expensive, remains a go-to for media professionals, as well as Mac fans who want a bigger screen, given the fact that there is less to differentiate the MacBook Pro from the MacBook, we think it'll be harder for Apple to make the case that the extra money for the higher-end Pro model is worth it.

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[yorambrami]

the new apple macbook pro have 15-inch and 17-inch

[fullmetallpiano]

Ok dude if you can't affoard one it's a reason to tell they are overprice... Yes it's a bit expensive when you buy them but after 3-4 years you'll have made alot of money because you don't have to always change piece in you Macbook, I've work with Windows since I'm born till last year well now I can honestly say that Mac computer are alot more, Stable, Simple and fun. If you prefer windows well it's good for you but stop bitching on people who have the money to affoard a good computer.

[sketchi93]

why does every video that discussed pc's or mac's have an argument in the comments section..

i get that some people like mac and others prefer a pc.. but why argue about it! lol

if you like one stick to it!

[LOTRzagorath]

@sketchi93 Yay for hating haters :D

But seriously, I find these OS wars really tiresome too...

[WoWDirac]

The trackpad is like a hinge, which seems like really dumb thing on Apple's part, since it gets harder to click as you go up

[DarkImage11]

i agree :D

[fullmetallpiano]

It's not a reason to tell they are overprice*

[PandVshow]

That's great, but I have one and at the top, it doesn't click...

[noidddd]

"The first thing you might notice — or not notice — is the button. The entire trackpad is the button, so you can click anywhere. " that is straight from the apple website...

[mozart116]

want to make me?

[1SkateForFood1]

yes of course you are now shut up