With Apple’s new laptops expected at tomorrow’s event, sources have delivered original photos of the MacBook Pro showing an iMac-like “metal and glass” design — with FireWire connectivity — as well as a plethora of other specs and information.The $899 product is codenamed K29, while all other products on the price list begin with an “M” such as “M96.”
The latest photo shows a 15-inch MacBook Pro comprised of aluminum with a glass display that’s framed by a black bezel, matching AppleInsider’s description from April, which noted that the new systems would take design cues from both the aluminum iMacs and MacBook Air. Also visible from the photo is what appears to be a new generation of Apple trackpad that lacks a dedicated button. A report received by AppleInsider this evening described a MacBook Pro with a black display bezel whose entire trackpad would serve as a button. The new MacBook Pro will reportedly feature two NVIDIA graphics cards, according to Engadget and our own sources — an integrated GPU for normal use and a dedicated card that will be tapped when the extra power is needed
The two chips will combine to support Hybrid SLI, where the integrated graphics chip would assist the GPU to boost performance when the MacBook Pro is plugged to a power socket while the dedicated chip would be shut down when the system was unplugged from power socket to lower overall graphics power consumption. As such, Apple will also be touting some “sick” battery claims on these new notebooks, our sources claim.
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