• Apple's MacBook Pro is a professional model laptop capable of running Mac OS X, Windows and Linux operating systems and is on the top end of the MacBook family.

  On June 8, 2009, Apple revealed the latest model of the MacBook Pro. The aluminum MacBook was re-branded to be the 13-inch MacBook Pro. All of the MacBook Pros now have non-removable batteries. The 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pros now include a SD card slot instead of an ExpressCard/34 slot, which is still present on the 17-inch MacBook Pro.

• Fast Facts

  1. Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
  2. New MacBook Pro announced on June 8, 2009 at the WWDC 2009 conference
  3. Price: $1199 for 13-inch, $1699 for 15-inch, $2499 for 17-inch.http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro?mco=MTE4NDY
  4. Resolution: 1280x800 for 13-inch, 1440x900 for 15-inch, 1920x1200 for 17-inchhttp://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html
  5. Aluminum unibody enclosureElectronista: Apple launches unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro (January 6, 2009)
  6. 2.26GHz - 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo / 6MB L2 cachehttp://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html
  7. Memory: Up to 8GB 1066MHz DDR3
  8. Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9400M, Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT / 512MBEngadget: Apple unveils all-new 17-inch MacBook Pro (January 6, 2009)
  9. Hard drive: Up to 500GB or up to 256GB SSD
  10. Slot-loading SuperDriveEngadget: Apple unveils all-new 17-inch MacBook Pro (January 6, 2009)
  11. Weight: 4.5lbs (13-inch), 5.5lbs (15-inch), 6.6lbs (17-inch)
  12. Thickness: 0.95 inch for 13 & 15-inch models, 0.98 inch for 17-inchhttp://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html
  13. Battery life: Up to 7 hours for 13-inch and 15-inch models, up to 8 hours for 17-inchhttp://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html

• Timeline

  1. January 2006: 15" MacBook Pro introduced at Macworld 2006 http://www.macrumors.com/2006/01/10/appl...
  2. April 2006: 17" MacBook Pro introduced at NAB 2006 http://www.macrumors.com/2006/04/24/appl...
  3. October 2006: Processor upgraded to Intel Core 2 Duo http://www.macrumors.com/2006/10/24/appl...
  4. June 2007: Upgraded to Santa Rosa chipset, display upgraded to LED http://www.macrumors.com/2007/06/05/appl...
  5. February 2008: Upgraded to Penryn chipset, trackpad upgraded to support multi-touch http://www.macrumors.com/2008/02/26/appl...
  6. October 2008: Unibody design introduced for 15", glass trackpad (no button), improved graphics, Mini DisplayPort support, no matte option available http://www.macrumors.com/2008/10/14/appl...
  7. January 2009: 17" Unibody model revealed, matte screen option available, battery is not user-replaceable. Announced at Macworld 2009 http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/06/apple...
  8. June 2009: 13" MacBook now known as the 13" MacBook Pro, ExpressCard/34 slot replaced with SD slot, all batteries are now not user-replaceable, all models support up to 8GB RAM. Announced at WWDC 2009 http://www.macrumors.com/2009/06/08/appl...

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