Apple updated the Apple MacBook Pro products line in April this year. Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro appearance is the same as before but has been updated in the specification. Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro uses the Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeFroce GT 330M + Intel GMA HD dual graphics cards design, performance further strengthened. New Apple Macbook Pro also adds a new generation of automatic switching technology, both power and performance. Today we review 15-inch models which built-in Intel Core i7 processor.

Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (2.66GHz) specifications are as follows:
Body Weight: 2.54kg;
Dimensions: 364x249x24.1 mm;
One-piece aluminum alloy body;   15.4 inch, 1440 x 900 resolution screen;
Intel Core i7 processor (2.66GHz, support TurboBoost to 3.33GHz);
500GB hard disk space;
4GB DDR3 1066 memory (up to 8GB);
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M independent display chip (512MB RAM);
Intel GMA HD integrated graphics chip;
8x SuperDrive DVD drive;
iSight camera;
IEEE 802.11 b / g / n wireless network;
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR;
Multi-Touch Multi-touch trackpad;
USBx2, RJ-45, FireWire 800, Mini DisplayPort, SD card reader, headphone jack, microphone hole;
8-9 hours battery endurance.

Throughout Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro body is used aluminum.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro built-in battery. You must remove the bottom cover with a screwdriver to see battery.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro touchpad supports multi-touch, up to support four finger operation.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro TouchPad area is quite large.

Although there are many recent notebooks support multi touch operation, but even the most basic zoom and scrool pages are not as smooth and intuitive as Mac OS experience. In addition, Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro keyboard with LED backlight.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro LED backlight keyboard.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro also built-in SD card reader, reading the photos easier. Alao has FireWire 800, two USB ports, headphone, microphone hole, etc., I / O number.

From left to right interfaces of Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro are: power switch, RJ-45, FireWire 800, mini DisplayPort, two USB, SD card reader, microphone and headphone jack.

You can click the radio button to check the remaining capacity.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro optical drive.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro power button is located in upper right corner.

New MagSafe power plug version is metal.

Today we review on the most high-end Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro model.

Demo of Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro about two days, the biggest change is in temperature rather than speed. The old Apple Macbook Pro would soar to 10 degrees immediately as long as switch to the NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics chip. CPU temperature will be more than 70 degrees when open the Youtube to see video. However, the new Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro will not happen these situations.

PCMark05 scores of Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro, CPU project scores very high

PCMark05 scores of Apple Macbook Pro

Cinbench R10 measured data of Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro

3DMark06 test scores of Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro

3DMark06 test scores of Apple Macbook Pro

Run SF4 Benchmark software with 720p resolution and default effects, the average fps is 56.68, 9673 points and grade B.

HD Tach test data, the average read speed is 62.4 MB / s, random access time is 17.7ms.

Using HandBrake software to transfer video files, it takes 3 minutes and 29 seconds to transfer 2 minutes 30 seconds 1080p MOV video to MP4 format.

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro Battery Endurance Test:
Adjust Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro brightness by half, open Wi-Fi Internet, do not run any test software but open Photoshop CS4 and Youtube to see video. Under these conditions, Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro continuous run for nearly five hours then the power below 10%. According to the author’s experience in the same operation, the previous generation MBP can only close to 4 hours.

Summary :

Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro enhance the performance and power, running more smoothly. In the similar size products, there are Full HD screen features or Blu-Ray Drive as options (such as Sony VAIO F116, Sony VAIO EB17). I think Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro with 1440×900 screen and SuperDrive DVD drive also has the space to be improved. But Core i7 Apple Macbook Pro has Mac OS X to facilitate the operation, there are no repalcing models in the market. I believe if Apple introduce richer and more advanced configuration products, consumers will spend more money readily.