The new MacBook Pro launched just yesterday, but some are already wondering out loud (and via email) why Apple has retained older Intel Core 2 Duo processors in the 13-inch model. After all, the 15 and 17-inchers get spanking new Intel Core i5 and i7 CPUs. Well, Steve Jobs has spoken to reveal the reasoning! Read on to find out what he said…
After one inquiring mind thought to email Apple CEO Steve Jobs about the decision to retain old chips in the new MacBook Pro, his Steve-ness replied with a typically curt message: “We chose killer graphics plus 10 hour battery life over a very small CPU speed increase. Users will see far more performance boost from the speedy graphics.”
So there you have it. According to Apple’s head honcho, fitting the 13-inch new MacBook Pro with an i5 or i7 processor would have meant worse graphics and battery life. Nice to know.
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