MacBooks, MacBook Pros receive minor updates
updated 11:20 am EST, Tue March 3, 2009
Minor MB, MB Pro updates
Without calling attention away from new desktops, Apple has also provided minor updates to its notebook computers. The top-end version of the 15-inch MacBook Pro is now equipped with a 2.66GHz processor by default, instead of 2.53GHz. The 17-inch Pro continues to come standard with a 2.66GHz processor of its own, but like the updated 15-inch system, now has the option for a 2.93GHz chip for an extra $300. The base 15-inch Pro is unchanged with no new processor options.
A 256GB SSD drive, previously available only for the 17-inch Pro, has meanwhile been added as an option for 15-inch Pros and any version of the basic unibody MacBook. Prices vary considerably depending on the speed of a system; while adding the drive to a 2.66GHz Pro costs $750, the price rises to $825 for a 2.4GHz Pro or basic MacBook. Upgrading a 2GHz MacBook costs $900.






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Joined: Jan 2006
I hoped...
That they will give the 15" the same "Choose your display" as with the 17". =(