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The 15-inch MacBook Pro has always been the go-to computer for creatives and media enthusiasts. Need quad-core processors, dedicated graphics and a big old screen that's only slightly Compatible model: for MacBook Pro 13 inch A1278 2011 2012 machine. Colour: Black. Material: composite material. Compatible Subfamily: MacBook Pro inchCore i5 inch 2. 3 13 inch Early 2011. MacBook Pro inchCore i5 inch 2. 4 13 inch Late 2011. Min. spend $15.00. Buy 2, Get 1% off; Buy 5, Get 2% off. Quantity. Buy Now Add to Cart. Delivery If you've been reading the OWC Blog for the past few months, you're probably well aware of the problems that 2011 MacBook Pros were having with 6.0Gb/s SATA performance.If you're not familiar with it, the short form is that in many 17″ 2011 MacBook Pros (and some 15″ and 13″ as well) had problems with SATA 3.0 Revision SSDs such as the Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G—through no fault of Apple MacBook Pro Retina 15 Inch Touchbar Intel Core i9 2.90 GHz (2018) FREE UK Delivery by 18/10/2022 2.90 GHz Intel Core i9 6 Core processor 32GB RAM AMD Radeon Pro 560X 512GB Flash SSD macOS Monterey 12.0 £ 1,395.00 Configure Options Apple MacBook Pro Retina 15 Inch Touchbar Intel Core i7 2.20 GHz (2018) FREE UK Delivery by 18/10/2022 The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (late 2011) is an effective refresh, beating out competitors and previous MacBooks alike while maintaining the look, feel, and price of previous iterations. 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Pros +Excellent performance+Next-gen Thunderbolt technology+Powerful, automatic switchable graphics+High-quality FaceTime HD camera+Great keyboard and touchpad Cons -Bottom runs warm-Pricey Why you can trust Laptop Mag Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Last year when Apple updated its 15-inch MacBook Pro, it packed a Core i7 CPU and switchable graphics into the company's iconic unibody aluminum chassis. Apple is upping the ante again, this time with Intel's second-gen Core processor, AMD graphics, a high-definition webcam, and Thunderbolt, a new high-speed connection that can transfer an entire HD movie in less than 30 seconds. Plus, this powerhouse still delivers excellent battery life. Apple kept the price the same as before starting at $1,799; $2,199 as configured, so how much more do you get for your money?DesignThe 15-inch MacBook Pro sports the same carved-from-a-single-chunk-of-metal unibody design as before, with a sturdy aluminum chassis and rounded edges. The overall look is classy and modern, though it makes upgrading individual components such as the RAM and hard drive difficult, as the entire bottom must be 15-inch MacBook Pro has the same dimensions x x 1 inches and weight pounds as the previous version. While we definitely felt the extra heft while carrying the machine home, it did fit in our messenger bag, which is more than we can say about most 15-inch notebooks. The Dell XPS 15, for example, weighs a pound more and measures a bulkier 15 x x to inches. Regardless, the MacBook Pro will take up an entire airline tray to enlargeHeatThe 15-inch MacBook Pro held up well during our heat test, where we play a Hulu video at full screen for 15 minutes. The space between the G and H keys registered 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and the touchpad measured just 83 degrees. However, the back rear bottom of the notebook reached an uncomfortable 106 and TouchpadSimilar to other MacBook Pros, our unit featured a shallow keyboard with black, isolated keys that provided solid feedback when typing URLs and writing documents. The keys are backlit, a feature that can be activated manually or by the ambient light sensor, which will illuminate the keys when typing in low-light situations such as a darkened plane cabin. While we were typing in a dark room, the soft glow enabled us to see the keys to enlargeApple was the first company to introduce mouse buttons integrated into the touchpad itself, and while others have imitated this feature, the MacBook Pro's touchpad remains the best. Not only is it x 3 inches-but we could easily execute multitouch gestures like pinch to zoom, rotate, and swiping four fingers down to see all open windows Expose.Display and AudioAs before, we loved the bright and crisp display on the MacBook Pro. Its resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels is adequate, though we suspect many photographers and other creative pros will opt for the 1680 x 1050-pixel option $100. When we watched videos streamed from Hulu, reflections from the glossy display weren't overwhelming, though it's nice to know there's an anti-glare option-though only for the higher-resolution display $150. Still, colors were bright, blacks were deep and dark, and viewing angles were excellent both vertically and to enlargeSpeakers on either side of the keyboard provided very good audio. At full volume, Beyonce Knowles' vocals filled a small room. Higher tones were crisp without sounding distorted; lower notes, such as the bass line in the song, had enough presence, though we would prefer a little more and PortsThe newest addition to the MacBook Pro's ports is Thunderbolt, formerly known as Light Peak. This connection, which shares the same port as the Mini DisplayPort, has theoretical throughput of 10 Gbps. This port also carries up to 10 watts of electricity, so you can use Thunderbolt peripherals, such as external hard drives, without having to plug in an extra source of power. Thunderbolt will also let you daisy-chain up to six devices, so you can have several hard drives connected to an external monitor, which should please movie editors who like to use larger displays. While there are no peripherals that yet support this interface the earliest will be this summer, Apple provided a demonstration where it was able to duplicate a folder in 10 seconds. That's a rate of to enlargeOtherwise, the ports remain the same On the right side of the 15-inch MacBook Pro you'll find the 8X SuperDrive and Kensington lock slot. Built into the left side are two closely placed USB ports, Mini DisplayPort shared with Thunderbolt, a FireWire 800 port, the MagSafe power port, and headphone and mic jacks. The memory card slot has been updated to accept XDHC cards, which means higher speeds and and HD CameraApple has updated the webcam in the 15-inch MacBook Pro to support a 720p video. Also, the FaceTime app, first seen on the iPhone, now comes pre-loaded on the MacBook Pro. It defaults to portrait mode-a carryover from its phone days-but you can switch it to a landscape view. While it's capable of sending 720p video, the system will only send a high-definition stream if the recipient's notebook can handle it. In a FaceTime call to another MacBook user, we both saw bright, vivid colors the yellow on our caller's shirt really popped, and images were crisp and to enlargeClick to enlargePerformanceLike Windows-based notebooks, Apple is updating its laptops with Intel's second-generation Core processors. Our 15-inch MacBook Pro came with a Intel Core i7-2720QM processor and 4GB of RAM. After installing Windows 7, we ran PCMark Vantage in Boot Camp and saw a score of 7,648; that's tops in the 15-inch notebook category, whose average is 4,764, and about 1,000 points higher than the previous MacBook Pro 6,699. The only systems that scored higher-and cost less-had SSDs the Lenovo ThinkPad T410s 11,264 and the Sony VAIO Z 9,475. The15-inch MacBook Pro's Geekbench score of 10,874 was double the previous generation 5,422.Booting into Mac OS X took the 750GB hard drive a speedy 44 seconds, the same as the previous generation. In OS X, we duplicated a folder of multimedia in 2 minutes and 20 seconds, a rate of MBps. That's about 12 MBps faster than the category benefits of the built-in media encoder on Intel's second-gen Core processor were also evident when we transcoded a 114MB MPEG-4 to AVI using Oxelon Media Encoder. It took the new 15-inch MacBook Pro just 37 seconds, 10 seconds faster than the previous model, and 45 seconds faster than the average. We then used CyberLink MediaEspresso to convert a 5-minute 1080p video to an iPod touch format. The program, using the AMD GPU to accelerate conversion, took 1 minute and 24 seconds to complete the task. That's 46 seconds faster than the category the latest generation of MacBook Pros, Apple has switched from Nvidia to AMD GPUs. On our 15-inch model, the Nvidia GeForce GT330M chip was replaced with an AMD Radeon HD 6750M and 1GB of DDR5 memory. However, like the previous generation, the 15-inch MacBook Pro features switchable graphics-this time with an integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 with the last generation of MacBook Pros, users no longer have to log out or suffer through a few seconds' delay while the notebook switches chips; the changeover is now seamless and instantaneous. Unlike Nvidia's Optimus technology, which routes everything through the integrated GPU but produces the same result, Apple's method shuts off the GPU that's not in use. In this manner, Apple claims better battery life while still delivering more horsepower when needed. When software senses that an application is using graphics frameworks such as Core Graphics, OpenGL, or Quartz Composer, it will turn on the discrete GPU. Users can also disable automatic switchable graphics in the Energy Saver control panel, but doing so will cause the discrete GPU to stay on at all 3DMark06 running in Boot Camp, the discrete AMD GPU scored 10,359, which is more than double the category average 3,559 and about 3,250 points more than the previous 15-inch MacBook Pro. It beats out dedicated gaming rigs such as the ASUS G53Jw, whose Nvidia GTX 460 GPU notched 8,640, but it's in a virtual tie with the HP Envy 17; that machine's ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 GPU powered the system to a score of 10, surprisingly, the MacBook Pro's gaming performance is nothing to sneeze at. With graphics set to maximum and the screen resolution at native, the machine notched 43 frames per second in World of Warcraft; that's well above the category average of 27 fps, but below systems such as the Asus U41Jf-A1 62 fps; to be fair, that notebook has a discrete GeForce GT 425M GPU with 1GB of DDR3 RAM, but a lower-res 1366 x 768 display. The older MacBook Pro notched 69 fps at the same settings, but WOW has become much more graphically demanding in the intervening LifeWe never expect stellar battery life out of 15-inch notebooks, yet that's where the 15-inch MacBook Pro really stands out. On our LAPTOP Battery Test continuous web surfing over Wi-Fi, the notebook lasted 5 hours and 25 minutes; that's an hour and a half longer than the mainstream average, and almost equal to the ultraportable average, but it's below the expected 7-hour runtime Apple quotes; we will retest this system and update the Note 3/2/11 After re-running our battery test twice, the MacBook Pro saw its endurance increase to 8 hours and 23 we tested the most expensive pre-configured version, Apple offers three different configurations of the 15-inch MacBook Pro. The base model-if you consider $1,799 a base price-comes with a Quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive, and Intel HD Graphics 3000 and AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB of video the models are customizable; users can select up to a 512GB SSD which itself, at $1,200, costs as much as a 13-inch MacBook Pro. A 1680 x 1050 display is $100 extra, and one with an anti-glare coating costs $50 on top of and WarrantyOne of the best value adds that Apple offers is the software package on its systems. The15-inch MacBook Pro includes Apple's iLife ‘09 creativity suite GarageBand, iMovie, iPhoto, and iWeb, Front Row, Photo Booth, and its Time Machine backup software. This year's additions, brought over from the iPad and iPhone, are the App Store, which makes it even easier to discover and download new software, and Facetime. While we're glad the MacBook Pro doesn't have any trialware on it, we would like to see a word processor that's a little less rudimentary than to enlargeApple's standard warranty remains one-year limited parts-and-labor and 90 days of toll-free, 24/7 phone support. The AppleCare Protection Plan, which includes three years each of parts-and-labor coverage and phone support, costs $249. To see how Apple fared on our Tech Support Showdown, click got to credit Apple for finding a winning formula and tweaking it in just the right places. The new 15-inch MacBook Pro not only outperforms its predecessor, but also just about every other notebook by a fair margin. It has the same svelte design, yet incorporates next-generation Intel and AMD processors as well as Thunderbolt for high-speed data transfers. As always, though, Apple products command a premium $2,199 is a steep price to pay for such performance. By comparison, a Dell XPS 15 with the same processor, but 6GB of RAM, a 7,200-rpm 750GB hard drive, Nvidia GeForce GT540M graphics and 2GB of video memory, a 1920 x 1080 screen, Blu-ray, a Skype-certified 2-MP webcam, and a nine-cell battery, costs about $700 less. Still, that system is much bulkier, weighs a pound more, and, even with the larger battery, doesn't last as long on a charge. As always, if you want the best, you have to pay for the to enlarge BluetoothBluetooth BrandApple Intel Core i7-2720QM Card Slots2-1 card reader Company Website Display Graphics CardAMD Radeon HD 6750M/Intel HD Graphics 3000 Hard Drive Size750GB Hard Drive Speed5,400rpm Hard Drive TypeSATA Hard Drive Native Resolution1440x900 Operating SystemOS X Snow Leopard Optical DriveDVD SuperMultiDrive Optical Drive Speed8X Ports excluding USBKensington Lock, Headphone, Firewire 800, Ethernet, Thunderbolt/mini DisplayPort, Microphone RAM4GB RAM Upgradable to8GB x x 1 inches Touchpad x USB Ports2 Video Memory1GB Warranty/SupportOne-year limited parts-and-labor and 90 days of toll-free, 24/7 phone support pounds Wi-Fi ModelBroadcom Less Most Popular [an error occurred while processing this directive] 15-inch Technical Specifications Size and weight Height cm inch Width cm inches Depth cm inches Weight kg pounds1 Connections and expansion [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Display Glossy Antiglare diagonal LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display with support for millions of colours Supported resolutions 1440x900 native, 1280x800, 1152x720, 1024x640 and 800x500 pixels at 1610 aspect ratio; 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480 pixels at 43 aspect ratio; 1024x768, 800x600 and 640x480 pixels at 43 aspect ratio stretched; 720x480 pixels at 32 aspect ratio; 720x480 pixels at 32 aspect ratio stretched Graphics and video support AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory on configuration; or AMD Radeon HD 6770M graphics processor with 1GB of GDDR5 memory on configuration Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory5 Automatic graphics switching [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] Input [an error occurred while processing this directive] Processor and memory or quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 6MB shared L3 cache; or optional quad-core Intel Core i7 processor with 8MB shared L3 cache 4GB two 2GB SO-DIMMs of 1333MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB Storage 500GB or 750GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; optional 750GB 5400-rpm hard drive; 750GB 7200-rpm hard drive; or 128GB, 256GB or 512GB solid-state drive6 8x slot-loading SuperDrive DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW Maximum write 8x DVD-R, DVD+R; 4x DVD-R DL double layer, DVD+R DL double layer, DVD-RW, DVD+RW; 24x CD-R; 10x CD-RW Maximum read 8x DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM; 6x DVD-ROM double layer DVD-9, DVD-R DL double layer, DVD+R DL double layer, DVD-RW, DVD+RW; 24x CD Battery and power7 Built-in lithium-polymer battery 85W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management system MagSafe power port [an error occurred while processing this directive] [an error occurred while processing this directive] 15-inch Configurations MacBook ProMD318LL/A MacBook ProMD322LL/A Enclosure Precision aluminium unibody Processor quad-core Intel Core i7 quad-core Intel Core i7 L3 cache 6MB shared 6MB shared Memory 4GB two 2GB SO-DIMMs of 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM; supports up to 8GB Hard drive6 500GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm 750GB Serial ATA; 5400 rpm Slot-loading optical drive 8x SuperDrive DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW Graphics Intel HD Graphics 30005 and AMD Radeon HD 6750M with automatic graphics switching Intel HD Graphics 30005 and AMD Radeon HD 6770M with automatic graphics switching Graphics memory 512MB GDDR5 1GB GDDR5 Video FaceTime HD camera; Thunderbolt port with support for DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI and HDMI requires adapters, sold separately Display diagonal LED-backlit glossy widescreen display, 1440x900 resolution Expansion One Thunderbolt port up to 10Gbps, one FireWire 800 port up to 800Mbps, two USB ports up to 480Mbps, SDXC card slot Audio Stereo speakers with subwoofers, omnidirectional microphone, audio line in mini-jack digital/analog, audio line out / headphone mini-jack digital/analog Networking 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet Wireless Wi-Fi based on IEEE specification2; Bluetooth + EDR Enhanced Data Rate wireless technology Hardware accessories 85W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, power lead Limited warrantyand service Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorised technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple support or call 1800 425 0744. Apple and the globalenvironment Learn more about Apple’s dedication to reducing the environmental impact of our products and processes. The Apple Product Environmental Specification details the environmental attributes of our products. Recycling Apple takes a holistic view of materials management and waste minimisation. Learn more about how to recycle your Mac. [an error occurred while processing this directive] Updated May 30th article originally posted May 27th. Ahead of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference for 2023, as the mania around another augmented reality headset crescendos, the quiet corner of MacBook fans expect Tim Cook and his team to launch the first consumer laptop with a screen larger than thirteen inches. But the long-hoped-for 15-inch MacBook Air will sit awkwardly in the portfolio. Apple can do better. Apple has done better. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 06 Apple CEO Tim Cook looks at a display of brand new redesigned ... [+] MacBook Air laptop during the WWDC22 at Apple Park on June 06, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC22 developer conference. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesGetty Images Update Monday May 29th In a move stripped of subtlety, Apple will be opening up the trade-in part of the Apple Store to three Mac models on the opening day of WWDC. Owners of the Mac Studio, the 13-inch MacBook Air M2, and the 13-inch MacBook Pro M2 can exchange these machines for credit in the Apple Store. While you could use that credit to buy rather a lot of Lightning to Headphone Jack adaptors, Apple will be launching the 15-inch MacBook Air M2 on the same day. The specs for this MacBook Air suggest that it is little more than a point upgrade that adds a larger screen but retains all the same specs of the 13-inch MacBook Air M2. What temptation is there for an existing MacBook Air user to upgrade to a larger screen? Tim Cook’s trade-in offer answers that question, and countless of Apple’s faithful can call their purchase a trade-in rather than a brand new purchase. Apple certainly hopes they will, given both the falling sales of MacBooks and the significant inventory of the 15-inch model it has built FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 23 The Apple logo is displayed on the exterior of an Apple Store on ... [+] April 23, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Analysts believe that Apple Inc. will report their first quarterly loss in nearly a decade as the company prepares to report first quarter earnings today after the closing bell. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesGetty Images Update Tuesday May 30th Gaming remains Apple’s weak spot. The majority of console games have an equivalent for Windows, while many titles are PC only. MacOS remains very much an afterthought for the gaming powerhouses. That does leave more space for independent developers, although Apple is not widely known for promoting gaming titles. That’s not always the case. Last year at WWDC, Hello Games demonstrated their space exploration and survival game 'No Man’s Sky’ running iPadOS and macOS. The title has not yet been released for Apple hardware although it has been a mainstay on PC and PlayStation since 2016. Sean Murray, Managing Director and Founder of Hello Games, has posted a not-so-subtle tweet. It is nothing more than an Apple. Murray is famous for trailing updates to the game with an emoji-only message, which suggests that WWDC 2023 could be a big moment for his team. No doubt, there will be speculation that this title will be a launch title for Apple’s headset, but there’s a far bigger addressable audience using macOS. Your new MacBook - whatever flavor - might get at least one top gaming title this summer. A closer look at the widely-expected and leaked specs shows that the 15-inch MacBook Air to be launched at next month’s Worldwide Developer Conference represents the Macbook vision of 2022. The same chipset, the same design, the same compromises. These specs will be a year out of date before one of the laptops is even sold. The only difference is going to be that larger 15-inch display. Until now, Apple was steadfast in its refusal to offer a larger screened laptop for consumers. Will a 15-inch model be enough of a draw for existing owners to upgrade or to bring in those new to the platform? I’m sure it will be, and Apple has been building up stock in anticipation of this happening. Yet this may not be the smartest choice for consumers I think Apple has some better options available for the savvy. If performance is your chief requirement, you will always aim higher and pick up one of the MacBook Pro models. These come in both 14-inch and 16-inch models, so your larger screen will come with these laptops automatically. These MacBook Pro models are not the cheapest of laptops, so you will be paying more, but Apple has you covered there as well. The current M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro models are showing up in Apple’s refurbished section of the Apple Store, offering up to twenty percent off the list price while retaining a 12-month guarantee and the option to sign for Apple Care. These laptops are going to have a larger screen and offer more power and performance with the M2 Pro and M2 Max variants of the chipset compared to the older M2 chipset the 15-inch MacBook Air will ship with Even when Apple launches the M3 chipset and presumably offers the vanilla M3 with the next-generation MacBook Air models, the M2 Pro and M2 Max are still expected to outperform the base M3 silicon. There will be a price premium on the 15-inch MacBook Air over the 13-inch models, which could be substantive. Given the Apple Silicon powered MacBook Air laptops have been some of Apple’s biggest sellers, many who would have considered moving up to a larger model when they invested in the new models, there’s very little on offer here to tempt them into what is essentially a minor spec bump in one YORK, NY - OCTOBER 30 Tim Cook, CEO of Apple unveils a new MacBook Air during a launch event at ... [+] the Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 30, 2018 in New York City. This is Apple's first full upgrade of the laptop in three years. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty ImagesGetty Images Who does that leave as the target market? If it’s all about the display size, then you’ve been able to find this on every sensible MacBook Pro for the last few years. Similarly, the power and performance-focused users will be on the Pro models. Value for money blanched with longevity suggests either a refurbished MacBook Pro or aiming slightly lower down the MacBook Air portfolio for a competent but cheaper laptop. This will be my first MacBook’ for many consumers. Still, Apple’s extensive advertising of the new Apple Silicon machines will undoubtedly have converted the lion’s share of this potential market into the macOS ecosystem. This means that the MacBook team is counting on existing MacBook users to be dazzled by the idea of looking at another two inches, throwing caution to the wind, and buying the upgraded laptop. There’s the target market. Is that large enough to make this new laptop a success when Apple has many more measurably better options? Now read the latest Mac, iPhone, and iPad headlines in Forbes weekly Apple Loop news digest...

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