MacBook Pro(15-inch, 2006 Early)

Background

The MacBook Pro was the first portable Mac to use Intel processors. The name for Apple's professional portable was ostensibly changed from PowerBook because Apple felt that all Macintoshes should have "Mac" in their product names. Though the MacBook Pro included a number of enhancements to the final iteration of the PowerBook G4—a thinner case, a built-in iSight camera, a remote control with Apple's Front Row home media center software, an ExpressCard/34 slot, improved wireless reception, a larger screen and the new "MagSafe" power connector designed to be less prone to damage—there were also some notable omissions. The MacBook Pro no longer included FireWire800, s-video or modem ports (a USB modem was available separately), and the slot-loading SuperDrive no longer supported dual-layer DVD+R media. The MacBook Pro shipped in two configurations: 1.83 GHz/80 GB/$1999 U.S. and 2.0 GHz/100 GB/$2499 U.S.