#MAC MINI REVIEW 2008 INSTALL#
#MAC MINI REVIEW 2008 PRO#

Running Quake 4 at 1,024x768, we got 88 frames per second, compared to only 65 frames per second from the 2007 version of the MacBook Pro.

#MAC MINI REVIEW 2008 INSTALL#

The Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card allows for some basic gaming-although if you plan on playing games on the MacBook Pro, you'll probably want to install Windows on a separate partition through Boot Camp. The MacBook Air was well behind-its custom Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, designed to fit into the Air's extra-thin chassis, is slower than the typical Core 2 Duos found in most laptops.

#MAC MINI REVIEW 2008 PRO#

With the newest Penryn CPUs, the MacBook Po offers an excellent boost in performance over the previous mid-2007 Pro revision in our benchmark tests, although a pre-Penryn 13-inch MacBook from late 2007 was nearly as fast, reinforcing our opinion that Intel's Penryn CPUs, while more energy efficient, don't offer much of a performance boost.

The MacBook Pro remains the only laptop we can think of with a FireWire 800 jack (along with the more common FireWire 400), useful for digital video fans, but we still think adding a simple SD card slot would be a huge plus for the Pro (and let's get that on the regular 13-inch MacBook, too, while we're at it). Modem, Ethernet, 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi, optional Bluetooth Stereo speakers, headphone/microphone jacksДЇour USB 2.0, mini-FireWire, multiformat memory card reader Stereo speakers, line-in/line-out jacks, built-in mic Despite our love for a clean look, we've also become used to having at least a few media control keys-attractive touch-sensitive media controls now regularly pop up on even the cheapest laptops. Physically, the refreshed 15-inch MacBook Pro is identical to its predecessors, still only 1 inch thick, but now that we've had time to get used to the thinner, lighter MacBook Air, it feels positively huge in comparison.Д«y now we're very familiar with the minimalist layout-open the lid and inside you'll find only a power button, a full-size keyboard, stereo speakers, a sizable touch pad with a single mouse button, and a built-in iSight camera.

Mac mini review 2008