MacBook Pro: Apple.www.apple.com, Hardware, $2,599 (education discount) Apple's new notebook computer A laptop computer that weighs in a range from five to seven pounds. The term originated when laptops were routinely more than 10 pounds, and those that became lighter were placed in a special "notebook" category. In practice, notebook computer and laptop computer are synonymous. features the Intel Core The latest generation of the Intel x86 family of CPUs. Core supersedes the 13-year run of the Pentium, which was introduced in 1993. It essentially represents the ninth generation of the x86 architecture, the first chip appearing in the IBM PC in 1981. Duo processor See Core Duo and Intel Core. and a system architecture that delivers up to five times the performance of the PowerBook G4. Weighing 6.8 pounds, it also includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. on-the-go, iLife for recording a video Podcast or iMovie, and Front Row media experience, which enables users to share iTunes playlists, iPhoto libraries and video via Bonjour, a zero-configuration wireless networking technology built into Mac OS X. Its MagSafe Power Adapter also charges the battery by magnetically coupling the power cord to the computer. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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