Macbook Pro 15″ Comparison
Just like the Macbook Pro 13″ , the Macbook 15″ has been refreshed with more power packed in at the same price. While there is the Macbook 15″ with Retina Display available, you can also opt for the 15″ with the same form factor as its predecessor.
What’s different?
| 15-inch Model October 2011 Model | 15-inch Model 2012 | |
| Display | 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display with support for millions of colors | 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display with support for millions of colors |
| Resolution | 1440×900 | 1440×900 |
| Base Price | $1,799 | $1,799 |
| Processor | 2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7 | 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz) with 6MB L3 cache |
| RAM | 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1333MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB | |
| 4GB of 1600MHz DDR3 memoryConfigurable to 8GB. | ||
| Storage | 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm | 500GB 5400-rpm hard drive |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6750M graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR5 memory on 2.2GHz configuration | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Camera | FaceTime HD camera | 720p FaceTime HD camera |
| Speakers | Stereo speakers with subwoofer | Stereo speakers with subwoofer |
| Optical Drive | 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) | SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
| Input/Output Jacks | MagSafe power port | MagSafe power port |
| 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector) | Gigabit Ethernet port | |
| FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) | FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) | |
| Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) | Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps) | |
| Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps) | Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps) | |
| Audio line in | Audio line in | |
| Audio line outSDXC card slot | Audio line out | |
| Kensington lock slot | SDXC card slot | |
| Kensington lock slot | ||
| Wi-Fi | 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible | 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) | Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology |
| Height | 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) | 0.95 inch (2.41 cm) |
| Width | 14.35 inches (36.4 cm) | 14.35 inches (36.4 cm) |
| Depth | 9.82 inches (24.9 cm) | 9.82 inches (24.9 cm) |
| Weight | 5.6 pounds (2.54 kg) | 5.6 pounds (2.56 kg) |
