MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
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Essentials
Family: MacBook Pro
Codename: ?
Gestalt ID: 406
Minimum OS: 10.7.3
Maximum OS: 10.10.4
Introduced: June 2012
Processor
CPU: Intel Core i5 Mobile ("Ivy Bridge")
CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz or 2.9GHz Intel Core i7
CPU Cores: 2
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s (DMI)
Register Width: 64-bit
Data Bus Width: 64-bit
Address Bus Width: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache: 256 kB per-core (512 kB total)
Level 3 Cache: 3 MB on-processor
ROM: EFI
RAM Type: PC3-12800 DDR3L SO-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 1600 MHz
Onboard RAM: 0 MB
RAM slots: 2
Maximum RAM: 8 GB
Expansion Slots: SDXC card
Video
Screen: 13.3" LED-backlit TFT
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4000
VRAM: 384 MB shared (see notes)
Max Resolution: 1280x800
Video Out: via Thunderbolt
Camera: 720p FaceTime HD
Storage
Hard Drive: 500/750 GB 5400 RPM
ATA Bus: Serial-ATA
Optical Drive: 24x/24x/10x/8x/8x/4x/4x CD-RW/DVD±RW/DVD±R DL
Input/Output
USB: 2 3.0
Firewire800: 1
Thunderbolt: 1
Audio Out: stereo 24 bit mini, Optical S/PDIF, HDMI via Thunderbolt
Audio In: stereo 24 bit mini (see notes)
Speaker: stereo
Microphone: mono
Networking
Ethernet: 10/100/1000BaseT
Wi-Fi: 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth: 4.0
Miscellaneous
Power: 60 Watts
Battery Life: 7 hours
Dimensions: 0.95" H x 12.78" W x 8.94" D
Weight: 4.5 lbs.
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Notes
The 2.9 GHz model had a 4 MB on-processor L3 cache. The MacBook Pro's second graphics chipset used a portion of main memory as VRAM. Though reported as a 384 MB graphics system, this was actually a minimum. Actual usage varied with graphics load, resulting in slightly less RAM available for system use. A single 3.5mm jack could be used for analog or optical audio out, or analog audio in. Though Apple officially lists the maximum RAM as 8 GB, it's possible to install 16 GB of RAM using two 8 GB DIMMs.
Introduced in June 2012, the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) improved on its predecessor, the MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) with faster processors and graphics, more storage, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 4.0. It shipped in two configurations:
- 2.5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 500 GB hard disk, 4 GB of RAM, $1199
- 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, 750 GB hard disk, 8 GB of RAM, $1499
Build-to-order options included 8 GB of RAM, a 1 TB 5400 RPM hard disk, and 128, 256, or 512 GB SSDs. In June 2014, the 2.9 GHz model received a reduction in price to $1099, and the price of the 2.8 GHz model was reduced to $1299.
Picture Credits:
Apple, Inc.