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Apple Unveils MacBook Pro with Core 2 Duo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wonderful-toys dept.

daveschroeder writes "Apple has just announced the upgraded MacBook Pro (15.4- and 17-inch models) with the Intel Core 2 Duo ("Merom") 64-bit dual core processor. The standard hard drive sizes have been increased, a FireWire 800 port has been added to all models (again, reaffirming that FireWire, and specifically FireWire 800, is not dead, and that Apple responded to customer requests to add it to the 15.4-inch model), and the optical drive is now dual-layer-write-capable on all models."

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  1. Core 2 Duo by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple has just announced the upgraded MacBook Pro (15.4- and 17-inch models) with the Intel Core 2 Duo ("Conroe") 64-bit dual core processor.

    Screw that. I'm waiting for the MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo Twin Binary Pair featuring Extreme II Bifurcation technology.

    1. Re:Core 2 Duo by russellh · · Score: 5, Funny
      Screw that. I'm waiting for the MacBook Pro with Intel Core 2 Duo Twin Binary Pair featuring Extreme II Bifurcation technology.
      Call me from your iPhone when you get it.
      --
      must... stay... awake...
  2. the usual responses by boxlight · · Score: 5, Funny
    Linux guy: who the hell cares, why is slashdot now the marketing arm of Apple? Ubuntu is more popular than Mac OS X anyway

    Mac guy yesterday: why do you need a Core 2 Duo? Mac hardware is better that Dell and more expensive because it's better better better

    Mac guy today: I've been waiting for months for Apple to release the Core 2 Duo, finally now I can buy the MacBook of my dreams -- the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro is the BEST COMPUTER EVER, EVER!

    Windows guy: huh?

  3. Re:Great. by megacia · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lithium fires aren't that dangerous. Just decompress the cargo bay and hang on to the laptop for dear life.