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Looking to buy or sell or fix a MacBook Pro, not sure what the differences are between the recent model changes of Apple's Top of the line Powerbooks & MacBook Pros ?
This Guide will specifically deal with the MacBook Pro, which should be easily identified by the little built in isight just above the center of the screen as shown in the picture below. Should you be looking at a picture of a closed MacBook Pro and cannot see the isight camera, the sensor about 1 inch left of the screen catch button also means it is a MacBook Pro and not a Aluminum Powerbook G4
This Guide will specifically deal with the MacBook Pro, which should be easily identified by the little built in isight just above the center of the screen as shown in the picture below. Should you be looking at a picture of a closed MacBook Pro and cannot see the isight camera, the sensor about 1 inch left of the screen catch button also means it is a MacBook Pro and not a Aluminum Powerbook G4
The rest of the MacBook Pro looks very very similar to the Aluminum Series Powerbook G4 the isight being the easiest visual sign of the Intel Chip MacBook Pro.
Also should you have your Powerbook/MacBook Pro have all it's port behind the screen then you have a Titanium Series Powerbook G4.
MacBook Pro Aluminum Powerbook G4
Sorry for the tiny pictures Ebay doesn't like any decent resolution pics. Sensor in front and isight should be clearly visible.
From other sources it seem clear the REV A to C logicboards seem to run much hotter then REC D & E logicboards, hence if you are shopping for a logicboard you might want to be looking for D or E. (REV D should be W8612 - )
Serial W8608/A1150/MA464LL/A (customer machine) 2.0 Ghz
The 15 inch MacBook Pro (A1211)(3rd Generation)(CORE 2)
(1st Generation)
still writing this guide evolving over the next few days.... I know this needs updating to include newer LED kind.... will try to do this in the near future too many things going on in my life :) and too many macs of all kinds
Also should you have your Powerbook/MacBook Pro have all it's port behind the screen then you have a Titanium Series Powerbook G4.
MacBook Pro Aluminum Powerbook G4
Sorry for the tiny pictures Ebay doesn't like any decent resolution pics. Sensor in front and isight should be clearly visible.
Now besides these physical differences there are 2 other ways to check what model you have, 1st you can go by the model number found on the bottom casing or alternatively you can go by the full specs found inside the Battery compartment, including the serial number.
Once you have the serial number of your MacBook Pro, you can also go to the Apple website and under the Support Tab enter the serial number in the lower right hand corner where it says "About Your Support Coverage", once you click enter it will give you. Model of your machine and if you are still covered under Apple Care Service.
Here again the complete list of recent Apple Laptops
Titanium Series Powerbook G4 : M5884, M8407, A1001, A1025
Aluminum Series Powerbook G4 : A1010, A1104, A1046, A1095, A1106, A1138, A1013, A1052, A1085, A1107, A1139
MacBook Pro Series : A1150, A1151, A1211, A1212
Also unlike the Aluminum Powerbook G4 Series that shipped as 12", 15" and 17" the MacBook Pro only ships as 15" and 17". The smaller MacBook shipping with a 13.3" screen but missing the mini PCMCIA slot and some other features the more professional MacBook Pro features.
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The 15 inch MacBook Pro (A1150)(1st Generation)
Once you have the serial number of your MacBook Pro, you can also go to the Apple website and under the Support Tab enter the serial number in the lower right hand corner where it says "About Your Support Coverage", once you click enter it will give you. Model of your machine and if you are still covered under Apple Care Service.
Here again the complete list of recent Apple Laptops
Titanium Series Powerbook G4 : M5884, M8407, A1001, A1025
Aluminum Series Powerbook G4 : A1010, A1104, A1046, A1095, A1106, A1138, A1013, A1052, A1085, A1107, A1139
MacBook Pro Series : A1150, A1151, A1211, A1212
Also unlike the Aluminum Powerbook G4 Series that shipped as 12", 15" and 17" the MacBook Pro only ships as 15" and 17". The smaller MacBook shipping with a 13.3" screen but missing the mini PCMCIA slot and some other features the more professional MacBook Pro features.
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The 15 inch MacBook Pro (A1150)(1st Generation)
- 1.83 or 2.0 Ghz Intel Duo Core 2mb cache
- 15.4 inch 1440 x 900 resolution screen
- max ram 2 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)
- 128 or 256 vRam
- 4x Superdrive DL
- 80, 100 or 120gig Harddrive SATA 5400 or 7200 rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11g, 802.11n only possible by upgrading the card inside the machine click here
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Sold as MA463LL/A for the 1.83Ghz, and MS464LL/A for the 2.0Ghz
- 2.0 or 2.16 Ghz Intel Duo Core 2mb cache
- 15.4 inch 1440 x 900 resolution screen
- max ram 2 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)
- 128 or 256 vRam
- 4x Superdrive DL
- 80, 100 or 120gig Harddrive SATA 5400 or 7200 rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11g, 802.11n only possible by upgrading the card inside the machine click here
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Sold as MA600LL for the 2.0 Ghz, and MA601LL for the 2.16Ghz
- Optional Glossy Screen
From other sources it seem clear the REV A to C logicboards seem to run much hotter then REC D & E logicboards, hence if you are shopping for a logicboard you might want to be looking for D or E. (REV D should be W8612 - )
Serial W8608/A1150/MA464LL/A (customer machine) 2.0 Ghz
The 15 inch MacBook Pro (A1211)(3rd Generation)(CORE 2)
- 2.16 or 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 4mb cache
- 15.4 inch 1440 x 900 resolution screen
- max ram 3 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)(4gig installable but will not be useable)
- 128 or 256 vRam
- 6x Superdrive DL
- 120, 160 or 200 gig Harddrive SATA 4200 or 5400 rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11g, 802.11n possible with enabler software from apple
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Sold as MA609LL for the 2.16 Ghz, and MA610LL for the 2.33Ghz
- The CORE 2 chip is the major upgrade vs previous model using Duo Core Intel chip
- Biggest change is the LED backlit display with a resolution of 1440 x 900
- 2.2 or 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 4mb cache
- max ram 4 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)
- 128 vram on the 2.2 Ghz and 256 vram on the 2.4 Ghz
- 8x Superdrive DL
- 120/160 gig HD @5400rpm or 200 gig HD @4200rpm or 160 gig HD @7200rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11n (backwards compatible to b & g)
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Don't have model number yet found on bottom case will have to look at one at the Apple Store soon.
(1st Generation)
- 2.16 Ghz Intel Duo Core 2mb cache
- 17 inch 1680 x 1050 resolution screen
- max ram 2 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)
- 256 vRam RadeonX1600
- 8x Superdrive DL
- 100 or 120gig Harddrive SATA 5400 or 7200 rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11g, 802.11n only possible by upgrading the card inside the machine click here
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Sold as MA092LL/A
- 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 4mb cache
- 17 inch 1680 x 1050 resolution screen
- max ram 3 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)(4gig installable but will not be useable)
- 256 vRam RadeonX1600
- 8x Superdrive DL
- 100, 160 or 200gig Harddrive SATA 4200 or 5400 rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11g, 802.11n possible with enabler software from apple
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Sold as MA611LL/A
- The CORE 2 chip is the major upgrade vs previous model using Duo Core Intel chip.
- Biggest change is the LED backlit display with a resolution of 1680x1050
- 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo 4mb cache
- max ram 4 gig (PC2 5300 667Mhz)
- 256 vram
- 8x Superdrive DL
- 160 gig HD @5400rpm or 160 gig HD @7200rpm or 250 gig HD @ 4200rpm
- built in Extreme Airport 802.11n (backwards compatible to b & g)
- Bluetooth 2.0
- 10/100/1000 Base-T
- Don't have model number yet found on bottom case will have to look at one at the Apple Store soon.
still writing this guide evolving over the next few days.... I know this needs updating to include newer LED kind.... will try to do this in the near future too many things going on in my life :) and too many macs of all kinds
Guide created: 03/20/07 (updated 09/28/08)
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