![]() The MacBook Pro also has a much brighter screen than previous models, and that screen may negatively effect its battery life as well. Apple says that the MacBook Pro’s new, thin lithium-polymer battery is state-of-the-art, and that the Core Duo chip that powers the MacBook pro is roughly comparable to the power consumption of a G4 chip, or slightly higher. However, the ExpressCard slot does have a lot of potential on its own: it’s got access to the full speed of the USB or PCI Express buses, meaning that cards attached via the slot will be able to move data at tremendous speeds.Īpple removed the FireWire 800 port from the new laptop-what gives?Īpple hasn’t given an official battery life rating to the new MacBook Pro, but told us it expects battery life to be similar to that of the current PowerBook line (which ranges from 4.5 to 5 hours). ![]() Current PC Card peripherals won’t fit in the new slot and aren’t compatible. The ‘34’ refers to the width (34mm), which is much slimmer than the 54mm of a PC Card module. What is an ExpressCard/34 slot? Can I still use my existing PC cards with it?ĮxpressCard is a faster, serial replacement for the parallel PC Card standard used on many laptops, offering up to 250MBps of throughput in each direction. ![]() Road warriors, you may commence your groaning now. And now, if you’ve got a MacBook Pro, you’re going to need to make sure that you pack a $49Īpple USB Modem in your bag just in case of emergencies. But still, there’s always going to be that time when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere and need to check your e-mail. True, the Internet is rapidly becoming an experience that requires high-speed connectivity. True, these days, most laptop users rely on broadband connections, either via Ethernet or wireless. ![]() Like the elimination of the floppy drive with the release of the original iMac, this strikes us as a move that’s just a little ahead of its time. Clearly someone at Apple wants the modem to die, and soon. ![]()
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