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| Price | $2,350.00 | $1,678.95 to $1,799.99 | $2,199.00 | $1,498.00 to $1,599.00 | $429.95 |
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| Release date | April 12, 2010 | October 24, 2011 | February 24, 2011 | July 21, 2011 | |
| The Bottom Line | Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro keeps the same look and feel, but offers major internal changes, including an optional Intel Core i7 CPU, making it a very serious portable powerhouse. | A MacBook Pro is a significant investment, especially when adding in optional upgrades. Cost aside, there's not a better choice (there are, however, some close ties) for an all-around powerhouse that will work in the home, the office, and in between. | It's a hefty investment, but the combination of new high-end Intel processor options and AMD graphics makes the 15-inch MacBook Pro an all-around powerhouse, with the new Thunderbolt I/O port as an added bonus. | The latest version of the 13-inch MacBook Air vastly outperforms its predecessor, and can finally be called suitable for mainstream use, instead of relegated as a niche product. | The ThinkPad x100e is essentially the ThinkPad Netbook users have been dreaming of, with one of the best keyboards we've ever tested. Unfortunately, its performance, though better than that of Atom Netbooks, comes at the cost of longer battery life. |
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| System Type | Notebook | Notebook | Notebook | Notebook | Notebook |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 14.3 in x 9.8 in x 0.9 in | 14.3 in x 9.8 in x 0.9 in | 14.3 in x 9.8 in x 0.9 in | 12.8 in x 8.94 in x 0.68 in | 11.1 in x 8.2 in x 1.2 in |
| Operating System | Apple Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | Apple Mac OS X Lion | Apple MacOS X 10.6 | Apple Mac OS X Lion | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 2.66 GHz / 4 MB Cache | Intel 2nd Gen Core i7 2.2 GHz / 6 MB Cache | Intel Core i7 2.2 GHz / 6 MB Cache | Intel Core i5 1.7 GHz / 3 MB Cache | AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 / 1.6 GHz / 512 KB Cache |
| Weight | 5.5 lbs | 5.5 lbs | 5.5 lbs | 2.96 lbs | 3.3 lbs |
| Memory | 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM | 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM |
| Storage | 500 GB HDD / 5400 rpm | 500 GB / 5400 rpm HDD | 750 GB HDD / 5400 rpm | 256 GB SSD | 160 GB HDD / 5400 rpm |
| Optical Drive | DVD-Writer DL | DVD-Writer DL | DVD-Writer DL | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Display | 15.0 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+ | 15.4 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+ | 15.4 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+ | 13.3 in LED backlight 1440 x 900 / WXGA+ | 11.6 in LED backlight 1366 x 768 / HD |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M / Intel HD Graphics - 512 MB GDDR3 SDRAM | AMD Radeon HD 6750M / Intel HD Graphics 3000 - 512 MB GDDR5 SDRAM | AMD Radeon HD 6750M / Intel HD Graphics 3000 - 1 GB GDDR5 SDRAM | - 384 MB Intel HD Graphics 3000 | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 |
| Networking | Bluetooth 2.1 EDR , Gigabit Ethernet , None 802.11 a/b/g/n | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None Bluetooth 2.1 EDR | 802.11n , Gigabit Ethernet , None Bluetooth 2.1 EDR | 802.11n None Bluetooth 4.0 | 802.11b/g/n , Gigabit Ethernet , None |
| Battery | up to 9 hour(s) | up to 7 hour(s) | up to 7 hour(s) | up to 7 hour(s) | 6-cell - up to 5 hour(s) |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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