The MacBook Pro had been first introduced in 2006, replacing the PowerBook G4. iPods for cheap Created for professionals on the go, Apple continued to refine their family of high-performance laptops every year. A few of the new revisions introduced design changes but this year is the year of the Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 laptop computer and while the look still looks the same as last year, Apple made many refinements which are more than welcome particularly if you have not upgraded your MacBook Pro for the past several years.

The Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 notebook joins the Sandy Bridge bandwagon as each of its models have Intel second generation Core i5 and Core i7 processors. The actual Intel Core i5 2620M is the new engine underneath the hood of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The real breakthrough however, will be the quad core processor that drives the 15-inch and 17-inch models, popular among Final Cut Pro users. The memory remains the same at 4 GB but that can now expand to 16 GB of RAM. Enhancements were made in the graphics end also with the two larger models sporting a fast AMD Radeon HD 6490M for good gaming. Serious gamers can go for a customized configuration that features the Radeon HD 6750M. Don't be concerned about losing out on battery life, because the Intel HD Graphics 3000 operates very efficiently. With these types of performance improvements, the new 2011 models practically soar in the benchmarks.

Yet another new technology has been introduced in the brand new large monitor hook-up or Display Port. With the Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 notebook, a fairly new type of technology by Intel known as Thunderbolt has been implemented which makes the port far more flexible. Thunderbolt will be as much as 12 times quicker than the prior Firewire 800, which will make file transfers considerably more efficient. A single Thunderbolt channel can work with several devices should they be connected in a chain.

The earlier iSight webcam was replaced by the FaceTime HD camera, just like those found in the iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Apple has specified 720p as the brand new standard resolution for video telephone calls using the FaceTime HD camera.

Along with all of these improvements, the battery life had to lower and the Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 notebook still uses the same battery as the previous model. However, with as much as 7 hours of energy while the wireless is turned on, it is actually tough for competing multimedia laptop computers to obtain that battery life. The MacBook Pro 13-inch in addition gets a minor downgrade as it uses the Intel integrated graphics without an AMD or NVIDIA counterpart. Gaming performance is a tad slower though the Intel HD 3000 graphics is way better than previous generations and also it is just as efficient.

Every Apple MacBook Pro Winter 2011 notebook computer reaches a whole new level of speed and even the older products are still impressive in performance and longevity. You can be certain that your new model will be able to run next generation programs with virtually no strain.