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Technology Overview 4 MacBook Pro Introducing MacBook Pro Key features • Intel Core Duo processor • 667MHz frontside bus • 667MHz DDR2 main memory • PCI Express architecture • Serial ATA hard drive • ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics processor with up to 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM • Built-in iSight video camera • Front Row with Apple Remote • 67 percent brighter display • ExpressCard/34 slot • Power adapter with MagSafe magnetic connector You've dreamed about it long enough. The perfect balance of power, speed, and mobility, MacBook Pro is the notebook computer you've been waiting for. With the powerful new Intel Core Duo processor and PCI Express architecture, it o∂ers the biggest performance leap in mobile Mac history. Creativity has never moved this fast. Benchmark performance: Now up to five times faster than PowerBook G4 PowerBook G4 MacBook Pro 1.67GHz PowerPC G4 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo ∆ SPECint_rate_base2000 6.7 Integer calculation (estimate) 33.9 5.1x SPECfp_rate_base2000 4.9 Floating-point calculation (estimate) 27.4 5.5x Testing conducted by Apple in February 2006 using preproduction MacBook Pro units; PowerBook systems were shipping units. See www.spec.org for more information. SPEC benchmarks were compiled using the IBM compiler and a beta version of the Intel compiler for Mac OS. MacBook Pro continuously monitors system thermal and power conditions, and may adjust processor speed as needed to maintain optimal system operation. MacBook Pro is one of the thinnest and lightest 15-inch notebook computers on the market. A joy to handle as well as to use, it adds tremendous power and breakthrough features to your digital life. • Introducing the Intel Core Duo. MacBook Pro is the first Mac notebook powered by the revolutionary Intel engine. This dual-core chip delivers the horsepower of two processors-boosting MacBook Pro performance to a whole new level. • Video conferencing to go. Impossible as it may seem, an iSight camera is built into the bezel of MacBook Pro. Joining a video conference is as easy as clicking the iChat icon-no camera to attach, no cables to connect.1 • The portable theater. MacBook Pro comes equipped with Front Row software and the Apple Remote, so you can summon your photos, music, and videos from up close or across the room. It's the perfect way to present your work to a group. • Brighter ideas. See your creative work in the best possible light. MacBook Pro has a spacious 15.4-inch (diagonal) screen that's 67 percent brighter than the 15-inch PowerBook G4 display. • World's most advanced operating system. Mac OS X Tiger sets the standard for what any modern operating system should include: a mail program, web browser, address book, calendar, dictionary, image capture, and much more. MacBook Pro. The world's most advanced 1-inch-thin notebook.