A rep from local Apple reseller, Power Mac Center, sent a note
informing me that the new batch MacBook Pros has just arrived. These are
the ones that have the Thunderbolt technology (10Gbps port speed,
formerly referred to as Intel Light Peak).
The units are available in all Power Mac Center outlets. However,
when I asked about the retail prices of the units, they turn out to be
more expensive than the SRP of the Apple Online Store.
Macbook Pro 13-inch: 2.3 GHzIntel Core i5 2.3GHz dual-core
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
320GB HDD 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Power Mac Center Price: Php64,990
Online Apple Store Price: Php61,990Macbook Pro 13-inch: 2.7 GHzIntel Core i7 2.7GHz dual-core
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
500GB HDD 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Power Mac Center Price: Php79,990
Online Apple Store Price: Php76,990Macbook Pro 15-inch: 2.0 GHzIntel Core i7 2.0GHz quad-core
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
500GB HDD 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6490M with 256MB GDDR5
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Power Mac Center Price: Php95,990
Online Apple Store Price: Php91,990Macbook Pro 15-inch: 2.2 GHzIntel Core i7 2.2GHz quad-core
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
750GB HDD 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Power Mac Center Price: Php114,990
Online Apple Store Price: Php112,990Macbook Pro 17-inch: 2.2 GHzIntel Core i7 2.2GHz quad-core
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 RAM
750GB HDD 5400rpm
Intel HD Graphics 3000
AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 1GB GDDR5
Built-in battery (7 hours)
Power Mac Center Price: Php129,990
Online Apple Store Price: Php126,990Was actually hoping the local stores would sell the laptops at a much
lower price than the SRP provided by Apple. Not sure if this is the
trend with Power Mac but the last time I bought a
Macbook Air at iStudio, it was cheaper than Apple’s official prices.