#Early 2010 macbook pro 13 mac os x#
#Early 2010 macbook pro 13 update#
#Early 2010 macbook pro 13 upgrade#

There are also some spec bumps from the previous generation, as would be expected. The 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros offer an antiglare coating for an extra $50, but there's no option on the 13-inch to do the same. The 13-inch Pro's edge-to-edge glass-screened display remains at the same 1,280x800 resolution, since the 13-inch doesn't have a true 16x9 display.

#Early 2010 macbook pro 13 mac os x#

We found it useful for long Web pages or documents, and it closes the gap even further between the iPhone OS touch-gesture world and the Mac OS X multitouch experience-hopefully Apple will add this tweak to previous Pros in a software update. The large glass multitouch clickable trackpad now has 'inertial scrolling' that makes the trackpad work even more like an iPhone or iPad for flick-scrolling documents with two-finger gestures. While we'd prefer an HDMI port, at least this new solution is more streamlined than before. For those connecting to a TV, this means you only need a single Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable.

#Early 2010 macbook pro 13 upgrade#

Ports remain the same, but all new MacBook Pros contain a small but important upgrade to their Mini DisplayPort-out jacks- they now output HDMI audio and video, whereas last year, audio had to be output via the 3.5mm audio jack.

The cable juts out less and should, as a result, suffer fewer yank-outs. For example, the MagSafe magnetic power adapter cord has gotten a slight tweak, using a thinner side-attaching cable like the one on the MacBook Air. A few small touches can be eagle-eyed by frequent Mac users. The lines, the excellent backlit keyboard, the weight, the materials, and the screen all feel indistinguishable. Looks-wise, it's the same MacBook Pro we already like. Our early benchmarks show six hours of run time on our video playback battery drain test, approaching an hour longer than last year's model. This year's boosts, according to Apple, come from a combination of CPU efficiency and new battery chemistry, despite having a similar-size integrated battery in the same slim chassis. Most importantly, the battery life on this new MacBook Pro has been boosted again. It's not a high-level processor, but it's far more than any thin portable laptop in this range usually has. It's an improvement over the already serviceable GeForce 9400M integrated graphics the 13-inch MacBook Pro has had since fall 2008, and should help this MacBook keep pace with current games.

The integrated Nvidia graphics have been updated to Nvidia's new GeForce 320M processor. On the other hand, there are other modest but notable improvements. It's a bit disappointing, as it puts the aluminum 13-incher a step behind its older brothers for the time being, and makes the 2010 MacBook Pro 15-inch the leader of the new MacBook pack.

It turned out that Core i5 and i7 CPUs are only in the 15-inch and 17-inch 2010 MacBook Pros, while the new 13-incher still has a Core 2 Duo processor that's been bumped to slightly faster versions.

#Early 2010 macbook pro 13 update#

The 2009 13-inch MacBook Pro was one of our favorite laptops, and we were greatly hoping that the 2010 update would feature Intel's new Core processor series.