Apple Updates MacBook Pro Line-Up Finally; 10-Hour Battery Life, and Core i5 / i7 CPU Options

It looks like Apple has finally updated their MacBook Pro line-up and the 15 and 17-inch models are now sporting Intel Core i5 / i7 CPU options. Unfortunately, the 13-inch model - as you can see in the photo above - is stuck with Core 2 Duo CPU options, but the speed was bumped up slightly. It's packing 4GB of RAM in the base model now and it comes with Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics along with a 10-hour battery life. You can get the 13-inch model for $1,199 and $1,499.

The 15-inch model is where it gets interesting. The base model sports an Intel Core i5 2.4GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM (up to 8GB), a 320GB HDD (up to a possible 512GB SSD), Nvidia GeForce GT 330M graphics, and up to a 9 hour battery life. You can get the 15-inch model for anywhere between $1,799 and $2,199 for the Core i7 (2.66GHz) model. The 17-inch model (Full HD resolution) goes for $2,299 and that'll get you an Intel Core i5 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM (up to 8GB), a 500GB HDD, Nvidia GeForce GT 330M graphics, and up to a 9 hour battery life. Of course, these both feature Nvidia's Optimus technology, which is great news.

Update: According to Apple Insider, Nvidia has mentioned that the Optimus technology is not used in the new MacBook Pros. Instead, Apple came up with their own automatic graphics switching technology, but it basically does the same thing.

Update: It looks like all of these CPU refreshes are dual-core CPUs. There are no quad-core CPU options in any of these notebooks which is a let down. Of course, they needed to do this to make the notebooks last so long. So it's up to you if you want performance or battery life.

If you're going to pick up a new MacBook Pro you know where to point your browser to.

[9 to 5 Mac, Engadget, Electronista]