Intel Core i7: The Intel Core i7 for laptops is based on the LG1156 Core i5/i7 CPU for desktops. » Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List. Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards. The HD 3000 is the faster (internally GT2 called) version with 12 Execution Units (EUs). Intel HD Graphics 3000: Integrated graphics card in the Intel Sandy Bridge processors (Core ix-2xxx). Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date:
Because I can't help but glance over at the Asus U41JF-A1-the Editors' Choice in this category-and notice it has a graphic switching technology, an 8-hour (84WH) battery, and $900 price tag. The 13-inch MacBook Pro will be Apple's best selling laptop despite what I'm about to say next: For a $1,500 laptop, I would have liked to see a higher resolution and bigger spike in graphics power, or even a bigger battery. Furthermore, it ships with a pair of new technologies in Thunderbolt and Facetime HD, though I won't get too excited about the former until compatible peripherals ships. Intel's latest Sandy-Bridge (now known as second-gen Core processors) architecture was the jolt the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (Thunderbolt) needed to boost pure processing power to unprecedented highs. The littlest MacBook Pro may be the most desirable laptop from a design perspective, but I'll be the first to admit that I didn't have much respect for its brains until now. 70% Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (Thunderbolt)