To used closed lid mode, your ‘Book must be plugged into the AC adapter and connected to an external display and a USB or Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (you might also want to consider external speakers). This model ships with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and supports all later version – all of which are free upgrades.Ĭlosed Lid Mode: All Intel ‘Books support “lid closed” (or clamshell) mode, which leaves the built-in display off and dedicates all video RAM to an external display. The new HD camera supports widescreen displays.īattery life is claimed to be 7 hours of wireless productivity.
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It also has a 720p FaceTime HD webcam with three times the resolution of older MacBook FaceTime cameras. Best of all, Apple uses the same port for USB 2.0 and 3, while the standard in the PC world is separate ports for each protocol. There are already a lot of USB 3 drives on the market, and they are far more affordable than Thunderbolt drives. The improved USB specification is over 10x as fast as USB 2.0 and has half the bandwidth of Thunderbolt.
The Retina MacBook Pros are built around SSD technology for enhanced speed and ruggedness, not to mention allowing for a slimmer, cooler running design.Īs with the 15″ model, it has built-in USB 3. Four months after introducing the first 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina Display, Apple introduced a slightly faster version with 2.5 and 2.6 GHz dual-core i5 CPUs.Īs with its 15″ sibling, there’s no built-in SuperDrive and no hard drive.