New MacBook Pro 2011 Quad-Core i7 and Thunderbolt
The all-new MacBook Pro for a first test was made available. Our test model was the smaller 15-inch MacBook Pro with the following:
* 2.0 GHz Intel Quad-Core i7
* 4GB 1333 MHz DDR3 RAM
* AMD Radeon 6490M with 256 MB and Intel HD 3000 Graphics
* 500 GB hard drive with 5400 rpm
The predecessor has not changed in appearance. Except for the small flash next to the Thunderbolt / Mini DisplayPort is nothing to the latest generation of MacBook Pros. The few grams, which has taken the MacBook Pro fall, not significant. The new MacBooks have increased significantly, but under the hood to power.
Games Performance
I did not have enough time to test the MacBook Pro with all relevant matches. Much more likely to take players to the better-equipped 15-inch or equal to the 17-inch model that is not only a slightly faster Radeon has on board, but four times with the able to work of dedicated memory.
Nevertheless, even the small 15s beats very well. I can play both civilization V and StarCraft II in full resolution (1440 x 900 pixels) with high settings smoothly. And who cares about it, Quake 3 runs at up to 663 (!) Frames per second.
What is Thunderbolt?
Thunderbolt Peak Light was called previously and is a new interface standard Intel has developed in collaboration with Apple. This enables the transfer of two current protocol standard, DisplayPort and PCI Express on a small cable. In form and appearance of the terminal to the recent mini-display port is the same, the bandwidth is much higher: up to 10 gigabytes per second (bidirectional).
The possibilities are therefore (almost) infinite. Theoretically, any signal can be transmitted: It would be conceivable, for example, that the next Cinema Display is connected only through a single Thunderbolt cable to the MacBook Pro, which the signals iSight for the integrated microphone transmits and speakers as well as for the connections on the monitor for USB, Firewire and other ports Thunderbolt.
The range and versatility of the interface can also support new solutions. Monitors will no longer be controlled via the built-in computer graphics card, but have their own card. This reduces the workload and allows almost any number of monitors to control (with Thunderbolt can be up to seven devices in series with
