14 DAY TRIAL // While yesterday's “Back to the Mac” event has focused largely on software applications targeting Apple's trademark computing eco-system (including here a quick preview of the forthcoming Lion OS), the company also brought some interesting novelties for the MacBook fans, and we're not talking here just about the redesigned Air model, but also about an upgrade to its MacBook Pro line. The upgrade, however, was a lot more low-key than the one related to the new 11.6 and 13.3 MacBook Air models, since we're only talking about a couple of changes in terms of available processor options. Anyway, back to the MacBook Pro lineup, this change affects, according to Electronista, both the 15-inch and 17-inch models available from Apple, which is quite important, since it means that users won't have to settle for a smaller diagonal size in order to enjoy a more powerful processor. Which brings us to the most important part of this article, namely the actual info on the upgrade. So, from now on, Apple's customers will be able to equip their MacBook Pro models with 2.8GHz Core i7 CPUs, which will certainly add a bit of power to these notebooks, while in the same time, however, drawing a bit more money from the customers' bank accounts. So, those users who want to push their 17-inch MacBook Pro to the 2.8GHz chip will have to pay an extra $400 compared to the basic price with a 2.53GHz Core i7 component, while the 2.66GHz upgrade is also still available. Customers going for the 15-inch notebook can do the same as described above, the only difference being that they'll only have to pay around $200 for this upgrade. This sorts of makes up for the fact that the MacBook Pro lineup was sort of ignored at the Back to the Mac event, albeit its users will certainly be able to benefit from the new offerings presented by Steve Jobs and company on this occasion.
MacBook Pro getting a CPU upgrade option
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