The new Core-based MacBook Pros have arrived, a few months after Intel introduced the 2010 Core processors at the Consumer Electronics Show. The new Core processors are used inside the 15- and 17-inch models. And while we’ll still need to run thorough tests on these new systems, the processors that power the latest MacBook Pros could possibly usher in a new standard in Mac laptop performance ... Macworld
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Gizmodo is reporting that the new MacBook Pro 17-inch and 15-inch models with Intel Core i5 and Core i7 processors are fast -- really fast. “Overall, I’d say they’re about 50 percent faster than the last gen Core 2 Duos, which is about the same bump the iMacs got with Core i7,” writes Gizmodo’s Jason Chen. ... MacLife
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The real change in these new laptops is under the hood — in the stuff you can’t see. It all starts with the integrated( Intel graphics) and discrete (Nvidia’s GeForce 330M GT) graphics chips, which can be found in both the 15- and 17-inch machines. The 13-inch Macbook Pros use the 320m chip. What Apple has done in this most recent update to its line-up is make switching between two graphics modes automatic, depending on the task at hand. For instance, a simple application such as Mail or Safari by default uses the embedded/integrated graphics engine, while more graphics-intensive apps such as Premiere or Aperture automatically switch to the more muscular graphics chips. ... GigaOm
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The 15- and 17-inch Pro models have moved to Intel\'s newer line of Core-i CPUs, from the older Core 2 Duo models (the 13-inch Pro, unfortunately, still uses a Core 2 Duo CPU). Both mainstream Core i5 and high-end Core i7 versions are available. This requires a new chipset architecture (courtesy of Intel) and a switch from the integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400 to Intel\'s built-in integrated graphics for the systems\' default GPU. ... CNet
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The 15-inch MacBook Pro sports the same carved-from-a-single-chunk-of-metal unibody design as its brethren, with a sturdy aluminum chassis and rounded edges. The overall look is classy and modern, though it makes upgrading individual components (like the RAM and hard drive) more difficult, as the entire bottom must be unscrewed. ... Laptop Magazine
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Even though the processor speed has actually decreased from 2.53GHz in the previous entry-level 15-inch MacBook Pro to 2.4GHz in this new entry level model, the new system was 23 percent faster in our overall system performance test suite, Speedmark 6. The new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros use Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 processors rather than the Core 2 Duos previously found throughout the MacBook Pro product line... Macworld
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