7 Year Evolution of Apple MacBook Pro

When it comes to digital product sellers, Apple matters. With continuous technological innovations, Apple can always conquer the sales market with its latest products in recent years. With the tremendous successes of iPad series, iPhone series and Apple MacBook Pro series, Apple has dramatically elevated its share price to over 600 dollars.

In March 2012, Apple had surprised the world with the release of The new iPad. Later, the update of Apple TV also dominated the front pages. Rumors about iPhone 5 can always top the CNET news to fulfill people’s fancy about it. While people are expecting Apple to tell more about iPhone 5 on WWDC, Apple tells people to temporarily forget about iPhone 5 by releasing new MacBook Pro.

MacBook Pro 2012

If iPad is the innovator in tablet field, Apple MacBook Pro can be viewed as the innovator in notebook arena. Though not as influential as iPad series and iPhone series, Apple MacBook Pro series gained great success in the market in an earlier time. As the successor of iBook and PowerBook, Apple MacBook Pro had gone through a long history. Therefore, this post will focus on seven year evolution of Apple MacBook Pro.

1. On May 16 2006, Apple released the first polycarbonate MacBook Pro. Designed as an entertainment tool for customers, the MacBook Pro was an ideal device for gaming and video watching. Users could enjoy movies with the 13.3-inch widescreen in 1280×800 pixel resolution and enjoy games with Intel Core Duo 1 processor and Intel GMA 950 chipset.

2006 MacBook Pro

2. On October 2008, some stylistic traits of the MacBook Air had been implemented to the design of 2008 MacBook Pro including making use of a unibody aluminum case with tapered edges and backlight in keyboard. All those changes made the new MacBook Pro much thinner and lighter.

Apple used a new Nvidia chipset which brought a 1066 MHz system bus and integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics, making the processing speed five times faster than the original one. A new Mini DisplayPort had replaced mini-DVI port.

2008 MacBook Pro

3. In 2009, Apple made further polishes on the design of Apple MacBook Pro including equipping LED-backlit display and built-in battery. Like iMac, the new MacBook Pro introduced plastic unibody design.

2009 MacBook Pro

4. In 2010, Apple equipped 2010 MacBook Pro with 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, integrated Nvidia GeForce 320M with 256MB shared with main memory and a battery with longer duration.

2010 MacBook Pro

5. On February 24 2011, the new Apple MacBook Pro is featured by 2.40GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 10-hour duration battery and OS X Lion system. It also replaced Intel GMA X3100 with NVIDIA GeForce 320M. However, this Apple MacBook Pro was designed for educational institutions instead of individuals.

2011 MacBook Pro

6. In June 2012, the latest MacBook Pro was unveiled by Apple on WWDC. With 0.71 inch thin and 4.46 pounds design, 2012 MacBook Pro is powerful in function by equipping 2.3GHz quad-core i7 third-gen CPU, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of flash storage, and Nvidia GeForce GT 650M graphics.   

2012 MacBook Pro

Also the Retina Display of Apple MacBook Pro 2012 is a technological breakthrough in notebook field. The 2880×1800-pixel, 15.5 inch screen can make movie watching a real visual feast. Consequently, third apps like DVD Ripper for Mac and Video Converter for Mac are developed to help users solve video incompatibility issues.

All those are the evolution of Apple MacBook Pro. The new Apple MacBook Pro is really an ideal entertaining tool. With Retina Display, users can take pleasure in video watching. With i7 processor, users can get faster processing speed. With GT 650M, users can experience those game effects better.

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