A1260 | MacBook Pro “Core 2 Duo” 2.6 15″ (08) – 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo (T9500)

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Apple MacBook ProThe MacBook Pro “Core 2 Duo” 2.6 15-Inch (Early 2008/Penryn) technically is a “build-to-order” configuration of the MacBook Pro “Core 2 Duo” 2.5 15-Inch (Early 2008/Penryn), but also is documented as a separate model for reader convenience. Other than processor, these two models are identical.

The Apple MacBook Pro “Core 2 Duo” 2.6 15-Inch (Early 2008/Penryn) features a 45 nm “Penryn” 2.6 GHz “Core 2 Duo” processor (T9500), with two independent processor “cores”, a 6 MB shared “on chip” level 2 cache, an 800 MHz frontside bus, 2.0 GB of 667 MHz PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM, a 250 GB (5400 RPM) hard drive with “Sudden Motion Sensor” technology, and an 8X dual-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive. It also includes a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor with 512 MB of GDDR3 SDRAM and dual-link DVI functionality, and an antiglare LED-backlit 15.4″ widescreen 1440×900 active-matrix display (a glossy display is available via build-to-order).

With the exception of the keyboard — which retains the “ambient lighting” capability but eliminates the “embedded numeric keypad”, replaces the “enter” key next to the right-hand “command” key with a second option key, and has a different function key mapping — and the trackpad — which adds support for “multi-touch gesturing” (two finger scroll, pinch, rotate, swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag) — the 15-Inch “Early 2008/Penryn” MacBook Pro models effectively are externally identical compared to the previously released “Mid-2007/Santa Rosa” systems. The “MagSafe” power connector and integrated iSight video camera also remain (the previously bundled Apple Remote is a US19 extra).

Connectivity likewise includes the same ExpressCard/34 slot, AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire “400” port, Firewire “800” port, two USB 2.0 ports, optical digital audio in/out, and DVI out (Bluetooth has been upgraded to the 2.1+EDR standard).

Internally, however, the “Early 2008/Penryn” models use modestly faster and more energy-efficient 45 nm “Penryn” processors — compared to 65 nm “Merom” processors in the “Mid-2007 Santa Rosa” series — larger 6 MB level 2 caches (on the 2.5 GHz and faster models, compared to 4 MB caches on their predecessors, albeit the 2.4 GHz model has a 3 MB cache), more video memory (256 MB or 512 MB, compared to 128 MB or 256 MB), and larger stock hard drives.

Apple also offers this model with a 2.6 GHz “Core 2 Duo” (T9500) processor via custom configuration for an additional US250.

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Weight 2.45 kg
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