MacBook Pro Portable Genius [MACBOOK PRO PORTABLE GENIUS] [Paperback]

Chapters: Ibook, Macbook Pro, Powerbook 100, Macbook Air, Powerbook G4, Powerbook G3, Powerbook Duo, Powerbook 500 Series, Powerbook 5300, Powerbook 140, Powerbook 3400c, Powerbook 1400, Powerbook 170, Powerbook 2400c, Macbook Family, Powerbook 190, Powerbook 150, Powerbook 180, Powerbook 160. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 123. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in January 2006 by Apple Inc. The MacBook Pro replaced the PowerBook G4 and was the second model to be announced in the AppleIntel transition (after the iMac). The MacBook Pro is positioned at the high end of the MacBook family. There have been two designs for the MacBook Pro, both using aluminum. The first design was largely a carry-over from the PowerBook G4 and utilized the Intel Core central processing units (CPU)s as opposed to the PowerPC G4 chips used in the model it replaced. It was first released as a 15-inch model in January 2006, followed with a 17-inch model in April of the same year. These original models received several updates, including the implementation of the Core 2 Duo CPUs in late 2006. The second "unibody" model is a more tapered design with most of the casing made from a single block of aluminum. The unibody design was introduced in the 15-inch MacBook Pro in October 2008, along with the 13-inch aluminum unibody MacBook. The 17-inch followed in January, also introducing the built-in battery that was later used in the rest of the MacBook Pro line from June and in the regular MacBook from October 2009. Apple updated the unibody line during April 2010. Intel Core i5 and Core i7 CPUs were introduced in the 15- and 17-inch models, with 13-inch models retaining the Core 2 Duo processors. There are currently three MacBook Pro models, the...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3677824

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