APPLE MACBOOK PRO DETAILS
There is absolutely no denying the designers at Apple know how to design a MacBook Pro. It looks and feels premium and despite the exuberant original price tags people purchased them. The screen is a thing of beauty, there is a good number of ports and a backlight for the keyboard, which is a nice touch. The little details like the glowing Apple logo on the lid and the magnetic lid catch, these minor things only add to the premium feel.
Retina Display
First the iPhone, then the iPad and now the MacBook Pro.
The 15.4" display of this MacBook Pro features over 5 million pixels. The pixel density is so high your eyes won't be able to discern individual pixels.
Now with a 2880 x 1800 native resolution, you can see more of your high-resolution images onscreen with pixel-for-pixel accuracy. The Retina display also reduces glare while maintaining incredible colour and quality.
In fact, it has a 29 percent higher contrast ratio than a standard MacBook Pro display. Deeper black levels and vibrant color, everything is rich and beautiful. IPS technology gives you a wide, 178-degree view of everything on the screen, so you'll see the difference at practically any angle
Fast Storage
You'll notice a difference in whatever you do - starting up takes seconds, apps launch quickly, even navigating the desktop feels incredibly fluid and responsive. It's all thanks to fast SSD storage, which gives you up to four times the performance of a traditional hard drive.
When you use apps like Final Cut Pro or Aperture, you can perform even the most demanding tasks right from your internal storage. And since this MacBook Pro comes with a massive 500GB of SSD storage, you can keep all your important files with you, including large video and photo libraries.
An SSD hard drive doesn't have any moving parts, which makes it reliable and quiet. It also has the ability to stay in standby mode for up to a month. Whether it's been 1 day or 30, this all-flash MacBook Pro will spring to life, right where you left off
Long-Lasting Battery
A 7-hour battery life is impressive for any notebook.
The built-in 95-watt-hour battery gives you up to 1000 full charge and discharge cycles and up to 30 days of instant-on standby time. Which means you can put your MacBook Pro to sleep, and it'll come back on instantly - after a day, a week, or even a month.
With Power Nap, your MacBook Pro can continue to receive email and calendar invitations while it's asleep. And when it's connected to a power source, it can download software updates and make backups with Time Machine. So the next time you open your notebook, everything's right there waiting for you
(Battery performance from new, actual performance may be less)
Crystal Well Intel Core i7
The fourth-generation Intel Core i7 quad core processor with a state-of-the-art 22-nanometer single-die microarchitecture in this MacBook Pro provides amazing quad-core performance.
Hyper-Threading technology allows two threads to run simultaneously on each core. And with speeds up to 3.40GHz, 6MB of shared L3 cache, and Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.40GHz, this processor is great for running professional applications like Aperture and Final Cut Pro.
(nVIDIA Graphics
This MacBook Pro has a phenomenal display and a graphics processing unit (GPU) to match.
Based on a next-generation Kepler architecture with 1GB of dedicated video memory, the nVIDIA GeForce GT 650M GPU provides up to 60 percent faster graphics performance than previous MacBook Pro notebook computers. And it delivers enough power to drive the amazing 5-million-pixel Retina display as well as two external displays. All while making the most graphics-intensive tasks, like rendering HD video and editing RAW photography, fast, fluid and incredibly lifelike)
Ports and Connections
Everything about this MacBook Pro is high performance, even its port.
Thunderbolt 2.0 is fast and versatile I/O, and this notebook has two of them. That's a huge advantage when you need to connect to just about anything, whether it's connecting to external displays, RAID arrays and video capture devices.
Combine that with two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port and an SDXC card slot, you can build an entire professional studio with the MacBook Pro as its centerpiece
Stay Connected
Meet the ultimate mobile creative studio with the emphasis on mobile.
Equipped with three-stream 802.11ac dual band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology, you're free to unplug and still stay connected to your network, to your wireless peripherals and to the world.
Audio and Visual
For something so thin and light, the built-in speakers have a surprisingly wide dynamic range, an optimal balance and a crisp, expressive quality.
Dual built-in microphones are great for when you want to be heard. If you're making a FaceTime call, for example, the mics reduce background noise from behind the notebook. And when you use Dictation, they create an adaptive audio beam that intelligently adjusts to detect your voice instead of the noise around you
Multi-Touch Trackpad and Backlit Keyboard
In Mac OS Monterey, Multi-Touch is an essential part of how you interact with your Mac. Using realistic, intuitive gestures, you can switch between apps, navigate your content and get the most out of your desktop space. The MacBook Pro features a Multi-Touch trackpad with a large, all-glass button surface. So you can tap, pinch, swipe and click away comfortably.
Thin and light, this notebook is designed to go anywhere, including places with less-than-stellar lighting. A built-in sensor detects changes in ambient light and adjusts the keyboard brightness automatically. So you're never left in the dark
iCloud
iCloud stores your content and lets you access your music, photos, calendars, contacts, documents and more from which ever device you're on. So you'll be able to access your photos, reminders, notes, music and videos from your iOS devices right on this MacBook Pro
Retina-Ready Software
Apple has updated their native apps to take advantage of the beautiful Retina display on this MacBook Pro. Mac OS apps such as Safari, Mail, iCal, Address Book and more as well as iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, Aperture and Final Cut Pro have already been optimised
Precisely Engineered
This MacBook Pro features high-efficiency fans. The asymmetrically spaced impeller blades with back and side airflow vents work together to move the maximum amount of air while reducing tonal impact.
The custom, built-in, stereo speakers provide high-fidelity sound and a wide dynamic range and better bass response.
The dual microphones are precisely oriented under the speaker grille use an adaptive beam-forming algorithm to reduce background noise and optimise performance.
Photography
At 5.1 million pixels, the Retina display is the perfect place to view and edit your high-resolution photos.
Dot for dot, more of your image can fit on the screen - which makes editing photos far more precise. And with four times the number of pixels than a standard 15-inch MacBook Pro display, you can see fine details and textures like never before. In fact, the Retina display is so sharp, you can tell which photos are in focus just by looking at the thumbnails.
With two ultrafast Thunderbolt 2 ports, two USB 3.0 ports and an SDXC card slot, you can build a photo studio around this MacBook Pro. Or take it with you and import thousands of RAW images on location - up to five times faster than on a standard MacBook Pro. Once your photos are on your computer, editing in Aperture is faster and more responsive than ever.
Video Editing
The processor, graphics, and memory inside the MacBook Pro are built around an all-flash architecture - giving you unprecedented mobile video editing capabilities.
Super-responsive SSD storage delivers up to nine streams of 1080p ProRes (HQ) content for multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X, while the quad-core processor decodes multiple streams of video, and a powerful GPU renders millions of pixels onto the screen.
With SSD storage that offers up to four times the performance of a traditional hard drive, you can even edit four streams of uncompressed 8-bit 1080p HD video, right from your internal storage. Having four times the pixels of a traditional display changes how you edit video on a notebook. Especially in Final Cut Pro X.
For the first time on a portable computer, you can view your video in pixel-accurate 1080p HD and see your editing workspace onscreen at the same time. And video is so sharp, so clear, and so lifelike, your shots may look even better than you remember
Design and Layout
With 2880 by 1800 pixels, the resolution of the Retina display is so high, it rivals the printed page. Combined with reduced glare, higher contrast, and a 178-degree viewing angle, this Retina display is the ideal place to see your work. High-performance graphics and processors let you render images and apply filters with incredible speed.
And thanks to a fast SSD and 1600MHz memory, you can access and edit large-format files much faster than on a traditional notebook
Interact with Your Computer in a Whole New Way
Tap, scroll, pinch, and swipe using Multi-Touch gestures, directly controlling what's on your screen in a more fluid, natural, and intuitive way.
When you scroll down on your trackpad or Magic Mouse, your document scrolls down. When you scroll up, your web page scrolls up. When you swipe left, your photos move left. And there are many more gestures that make all you do on your Mac the best experience you can have on a computer
Easy to Use
From the desktop you see when you start up your Mac to the applications you use every day, everything is designed to be simple and intuitive. It works seamlessly with iCloud to keep your music, photos, calendars, and more up to date across all your devices.
APPLE MACBOOK PRO A1398 SPECIFICTIONS
Hard Drive Type Apple Specific Solid State Drive (SSD) (Not upgradeable)
Hard Drive 500GB Solid State Drive (SSD)
Screen Size (in) 15.4
Screen Type IPS LED Backlit Widescreen 2880 x 1800, 220 ppi, 300 nits brightness, Standard Colour Gamut (sRGB)
Graphics Chipset Intel Iris Pro 5200
Processor Intel Core i7-4770HQ 2.20GHz Quad Core (Max Turbo Frequency 3.40GHz, 6MB Cache)
Card Reader Yes, SDXC
RAM 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L (Max 16GB)
Optical Drive No
Operating System MacOS Monterey 12.0 Preinstalled
Wireless Dual Band Wi-Fi, 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
Ports Thunderbolt 2 x 2 (Native Mini DisplayPort output), USB 3.0 x 2, HDMI x 1, 3.5mm Headphone Jack x 1, MagSafe 2 x 1
Dual display and video mirroring Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colours
Built-in Webcam FaceTime HD Camera
Audio Stereo speakers, Dual Microphones
Keyboard Language UK & US International (£ & $ keys present), Backlit
Accessibility VoiceOver, Zoom, Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Text to Speech
Dimensions 1.80 x 35.89 x 24.71 cm (H x W x D)
Weight 2.04 kg
Release Date Mid 2015
