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AppleMacBookPro"Corei5"2.313"Early2011Specs
Identifiers:Early201113"MC700LL/AMacBookPro8,1A12782419*
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TheMacBookPro"Corei5"2.313Inch
(Early2011/Thunderbolt)featuresa32
nm"SandyBridge"2.3GHzIntel"Core
i5"processor(2415M),withtwo
independentprocessor"cores"onasingle
siliconchip,a3MBsharedlevel3cache,
4GBof1333MHzDDR3SDRAM(PC3
10600)installedinpairs(two2GB
modules),a320GBSerialATA(5400
RPM)harddrive,an8XDL"SuperDrive",
anIntelHDGraphics3000graphics
processorthatshares384MBofmemory
withthesystem,anintegratedFaceTimeHDwebcam,andanLEDbacklit13.3"
widescreenTFTactivematrix"glossy"display(1280x800nativeresolution).
ConnectivityincludesAirPortExtreme(802.11a/b/g/n),Bluetooth2.1+EDR,Gigabit
Ethernet,aFirewire"800"port,twoUSB2.0ports,audioin/out,anSDXCcardslot,and
anew"Thunderbolt"portthatisbackwardscompatiblewithMiniDisplayPortand,
likewise,supportsanexternaldisplayat2560x1600andpassesanaudiosignal.
ThunderboltalsosupportsotherperipheralsthatusetheThunderboltstandardwhich
providesupto10Gbpsofbandwidthinbothdirections.
Thismodelusesa"Unibody"aluminumcasedesignmilledfromasinglepieceof
aluminumandhasabacklitkeyboard,a"nobutton"glass"inertial"multitouch
trackpad,andanonswappablebatterydesignthatprovidesanAppleestimated7hours
ofbatterylife.
Comparedtoitspredecessor,thismodelhasaverysimilarexternalenclosure,apart
fromahigherresolutionwebcamandtheaforementionedThunderboltport.Internally,
however,ithasasignificantlyfasterarchitecture,fasterRAM,andimprovedgraphics.
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Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthe"Early2011"13Inch,15Inch,and17
InchMacBookPromodels?
Whatarethedifferencesbetweenthe"Early2011"13Inch,15Inch,and17
InchMacBookPromodelsandthe"Mid2010"MacBookPromodelsthatthey
replaced?
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IntroductionDate: February24,2011 DiscontinuedDate: October24,2011
Processors: 1(2Cores) Architecture: 64Bit
Geekbench2(32): 5883 Geekbench2(64): 6448
Geekbench3(32): 2189 Geekbench3(32): 4335
Geekbench3(64): 2375 Geekbench3(64): 4794
ProcessorSpeed: 2.3GHz ProcessorType: Corei5(I52415M)
Details:
Thismodelispoweredbya32nm,64bitIntelMobileCorei5"Sandy
Bridge"(I52415M)processorwhichincludestwoindependent
processor"cores"onasinglesiliconchip.Eachcorehasadedicated
256klevel2cache,shares3MBoflevel3cache,andhasan
integratedmemorycontroller(dualchannel).
Thissystemalsosupports"TurboBoost2.0"which"automatically
increasesthespeedoftheactivecores"toimproveperformancewhen
neededand"HyperThreading"whichallowsthesystemto
recognizefourtotal"cores"or"threads"(tworealandtwovirtual).
Alsosee:Howfastarethe"Early2011"13Inch,15Inch,and17
InchMacBookPromodelscomparedtooneanother?Howfastare
theycomparedtothemodelseachreplaced?
TurboBoost: 2.9GHz CustomSpeeds: N/A
ProcessorUpgrade: Soldered FPU: Integrated
SystemBusSpeed: 5GT/s* CacheBusSpeed: 2.3GHz(Builtin)
ROM/FirmwareType: EFI EFIArchitecture: 64Bit
L1Cache: 32k/32kx2 L2/L3Cache: 256kx2,3MB
RAMType: PC310600DDR3 Min.RAMSpeed: 1333MHz
Details:
Supports1333MHzPC310600DDR3SDRAM.
Alsosee:HowdoyouupgradetheRAMinthe"Early2011"13Inch,
15Inch,and17InchMacBookPromodels?HowmuchRAMofwhat
typedotheysupport?
StandardRAM: 4GB MaximumRAM: 16GB*
Details:
4GBofRAMisinstalledastwo2GBmodules,noslotsfree.
*Appleofficiallysupportsamaximumof8GBofRAM,butasfirst
confirmedbysitesponsorOWC,thismodelactuallyiscapableofusing
upto16GBofRAMwithtwo8GBmemorymodules.
IntheUS(andmanyothercountries),sitesponsorOtherWorld
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Alsosee:ActualMaxRAMofAllG3&LaterMacs.
MotherboardRAM: None RAMSlots: 2
VideoCard: HDGraphics3000 VRAMType: Integrated
Details:
ThismodelhasanIntelHDGraphics3000graphicsprocessorthat
sharesmemorywiththesystem.
Alsosee:Whattypeofvideoprocessorisprovidedbythe"Unibody"
MacBookPromodels?Isitupgradable?Whichmodelshave
"dedicated"and"integrated"videomemory?
StandardVRAM: 384MB MaximumVRAM: 512MB*
BuiltinDisplay: 13.3"Widescreen NativeResolution: 1280x800
Details:
13.3"colorwidescreenLEDbacklitTFTactivematrix"glossy"display
witha1280by800nativeresolution.
Applereportsthatthissystemalsosupports"1152by720,1024by
640,and800by500pixelsat16:10aspectratio1024by768,800
by600,and640by480pixelsat4:3aspectratio1024by768,800
by600,and640by480pixelsat4:3aspectratiostretched720by
480pixelsat3:2aspectratio720by480pixelsat3:2aspectratio
stretched."
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2ndDisplaySupport: Dual/Mirroring 2ndMax.Resolution: 2560x1600
Details:
Themaximumresolutionsupportedonanexternaldisplayis
2560x1600.
Alsosee:Arethereanyadaptersor"hacks"thatmakeitpossibleto
connectasecondexternaldisplaytoaMacBook,MacBookPro,or
MacBookAirmodel?
StandardHardDrive: 320GB(5400RPM) Int.HDInterface: SerialATA(6Gb/s)
Details:
Bycustomconfiguration,thismodelcouldbeequippedwitha500GB
or750GBSerialATAharddriveforanadditionalUS$50orUS$150,
respectively.Italsocanbeconfiguredwitha128GB,256GB,or512
GBSSDforanadditionalUS$250,US$650,orUS$1250,respectively.
Alsosee:Howdoyouupgradetheharddriveinthe"Early2011"13
Inch,15Inch,and17InchMacBookPromodels?Whattypeofhard
drivedothesemodelssupport?Canonereplacetheharddrivewith
anSSD?
IntheUS(andmanyothercountries),sitesponsorOtherWorld
ComputingsellsstorageupgradesforthisMacBookPro.
InAustralia,sitesponsorRamCitysellsstorageupgradesforthis
MacBookPro.
StandardOptical: 8XDL"SuperDrive" StandardDisk: None
StandardModem: None StandardEthernet: 10/100/1000BaseT
Details: N/A
StandardAirPort:
802.11a/b/g/n(450
Mbit*)
StandardBluetooth: 2.1+EDR
USBPorts: 2(2.0) FirewirePorts: 1(800)
ExpansionSlots: SDXCCardSlot ExpansionBays: None
Details: ThismodelhasanSDXCcardslot.Noexpansionbaysareprovided.
Incl.Keyboard: Fullsize Incl.Input: Trackpad(Inertial)
CaseType: Notebook FormFactor: MacBook(Unibody)
AppleOrderNo: MC700LL/A AppleSubfamily: Early201113"
AppleModelNo: A1278(EMC2419*) ModelID: MacBookPro8,1
Details:
*Pleasenotethattheseidentifiersrefertomorethanonemodel.In
thiscase,pleasealsonotethattheEMCnumberisnotexternally
listedonthenotebooksoitcannotbeusedreadilyforidentification.
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Number,andtheMacBookPro8,1ModelIdentifier.
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BatteryType: 63.5WhLiPoly BatteryLife: 7Hours
PreInstalledMacOS: X10.6.6(10J3210) MaximumMacOS: Current
MinimumWindows: 7(32Bit)* MaximumWindows: 8(64Bit)*
MacOS9Support: None WindowsSupport: Boot/Virtualization
Details:
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applicationsonIntelMacs?
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runningbothMacOSXandMacOS9applications.
FormoreonrunningWindowsonIntelMacs,pleaserefertothe
exhaustiveWindowsonMacQ&A.
Dimensions: 0.95x12.78x8.94 Avg.Weight: 4.5lbs(2.04kg)
OriginalPrice(US): US$1199 Est.CurrentRetail: US$900US$1050
Details:
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