MacBook - Unfortunately, the new MacBook does not get the multi-touch trackpad, but Apple did increase processor speeds and hard drive sizes across the line. $2,799 for the 17-inch model with a 2.5 GHz processor, 250 GB hard drive, 2 GB of RAM, and 512 MB of GDDR3 video memory.$2,499 for the 15-inch model with a 2.5 GHz processor, 250 GB hard drive, 2 GB of RAM, and 512 MB of GDDR3 video memory.$1,999 for the 15-inch model with a 2.4 GHz processor, 200 GB hard drive, 2 GB of RAM, and 256 MB of GDDR3 video memory.Pricing remains the same for the following base models:
Standard features on all MacBook Pro models include 2 GB of RAM (expandable to 4 GB), double-layer SuperDrive, 802.11n AirPort Extreme wireless networking, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, gigabit Ethernet, backlit keyboard, USB 2.0, FireWire 400/800, and built-in iSight video camera. The new processors are available in 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6 GHz speeds, and although the MacBook Pro gained a 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo back in November 2007 (see “ Apple Releases Minor MacBook and MacBook Pro Upgrades,” ), these processors use a new architecture that may provide a slight amount of additional performance with lower power consumption. The 17-inch model can also now take a 4200 rpm, 300 GB hard drive as a build-to-order option. MacBook Pro - Available immediately, the new MacBook Pro also gains the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors running at a top speed of 2.6 GHz and the Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics chip with up to 512 MB of GDDR3 memory. The multi-touch trackpad supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities, and you can control which gestures it recognizes (but not how they’re mapped to system functions). Even the simple two-finger scrolling on my older MacBook trackpad has become so ingrained that I find myself trying to use it on an elderly iBook that lacks the feature entirely. Based on brief testing on a MacBook Air at Macworld Expo, I was impressed with the multi-touch trackpad, which uses easily learned gestures for a variety of common scrolling and clicking tasks. Let your fingers do more mousing with Apple’s new multi-touch trackpad, which debuted in January 2008 with the MacBook Air and has now worked its way into the MacBook Pro line.