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Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch, 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo) comparison

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Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch, 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo)
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Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch, 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo)

Dell Inspiron Mini 9
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Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Apple MacBook (13-inch, 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo)
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Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch, 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo)
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Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M)
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Release date September 04, 2008 May 16, 2006 February 15, 2006 October 15, 2008
The Bottom Line The MacBook Pro delivers unparalleled style, a solid set of features and software, and a few transitional performance issues that keep it from rivaling the most powerful PC laptops. Dell's entry into the Netbook market means it's time to take these low-cost, low-power PCs seriously. The Inspiron Mini 9 is an excellent example of the form, if not radically different from the competition. With the MacBook, Apple has corrected a handful of the iBook's shortcomings, hit a reasonable price point, and delivered a laptop that makes a great compromise between size and portability. The MacBook Pro delivers unparalleled style, a solid set of features and software, and a few transitional performance issues that keep it from rivaling the most powerful PC laptops. Apple's redesigned 13-inch MacBook is essentially a shrunken version of the more expensive 15-inch Pro line. With its new aluminum body, new trackpad, and Nvidia graphics, it's an even more attractive choice for mainstream laptop buyers than was the plastic model it replaces.
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Features
Networking - Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11b
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet
Info unavailable - Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11b
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet
- Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11b
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Fast Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11g
- IEEE 802.11b
- IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Network adapter - Ethernet
- IEEE 802.11a
- Gigabit Ethernet
- Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Battery Lithium polymer
Info unavailable Lithium polymer
Lithium polymer
Lithium polymer
Telecom None
Info unavailable None
None
None
Graphics Controller ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 - 256 MB
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
Intel GMA 950
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 - 128 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Storage Removable None
Info unavailable None
None
None
Optical Storage DVD?RW - Integrated
Optional
DVD?RW - Integrated
DVD?RW - Integrated
DVD?R (?R DL) - Integrated
RAM 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300
512 MB DDR2 SDRAM
512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300
512 MB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300