Apple MacBook Pro ME664LL/A “Core i7″ 2.3 15” Early 2013 Specs

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Apple MacBook Pro 15" Early 2013 Specs

About this MacBook Pro

Apple continued the production of the MacBook Pro in early 2013. They introduced the MacBook Pro ME664LL/A Retina Display with a Core i7 processor with 8 GB of onboard 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM and 256 GB of flash storage. MacBook Pro with Retina Display models combines a beautiful high-resolution LED-backlit 15.4″ widescreen 2880×1800 “retina” display with a thin, sleek case design. Further device specifications and capabilities for this MacBook Pro can be found below.

Processor

2.4 GHz Core i7

Ram

8 GB

Apple MacBook Pro 15" Early 2013 Specs
Storage

256 GB SSD

Battery Life

7 Hours

Storage

The MacBook Pro comes with a 256 GB SSD of 6 Gb/s. This is a vast improvement from the hard drives which were used in previous generations. The flash storage while faster, is still being used in today’s models and stands to be one of the fastest storage devices available.

Screen Size and Resolution

Similar to ME874LL/A, this MacBook Pro has a 15.4″ color widescreen LED-backlit display with IPS technology with a 2880×1800 native resolution at 220 ppi (178-degree viewing angle).

Processor& Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)

This MacBook Pro comes with a pre-installed MacOS X 10.8.2 (12C3103), 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 3635QM (Ivy Bridge) processor, and dual graphics processors – an NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory and an “integrated” Intel HD Graphics 4000 graphics processor that shares the system memory.

Memory & Architecture

Your applications installed on the MacBook Pro are also guaranteed to run faster with a 256k level 2 cache and a 6 MB Level 3 cache plus a 5 GT/s frontside bus with 8 GB of onboard 1600 MHz DDR3L SDRAM for its RAM. All of this is centered around a 64-Bit architecture, however, its successor ME665LL A comes with 16 GB.

Battery Life

The MacBook Pro comes with a 95-watt-hour lithium polymer battery that provides 7 hours of wireless web use.

Upgradability

This Macbook Pro comes standard with 8 GB of RAM, but users have the ability to upgrade it up to 16GB.The operating system of the MacBook Pro a1398 can also be upgraded from its pre-installed MacOS X 10.8.2 (12C3103) to up to the current macOS X. It can also be a host to the Windows OS 7 (32-Bit) and accommodate operating system as high as the Windows 8.1 (64-Bit). This MacBook Pro comes with dimensions of 0.71 x 14.13 x 9.73 in and a weight of 4.46 lbs (2.02 kg).

The main characteristics:

The MacBook Pro includes the following features and ports:
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 4.0 allowing for quick PAN (Personal Area Network) connections and transfers
  • Two USB 3.0 Ports are supplied for the connection of external keyboards, printers, external hard disks etc.
  • Optical digital audio in/out for connecting some external audio equipment like headphones and microphones
  • SDXC Card Slot
  • No button glass multi-touch trackpad with support for new “four finger” gestures and programmable zones
  • FaceTime HD webcam.

 

Introduced:  February 13, 2013

Discontinued: October 22, 2013

Screen Size and Resolution

Memory

Screen Size

 15.4″ Widescreen

Level 1 Cache

32k/32k x 4

Resolution

2880×1800

Level 2/Level 3 Cache

256k x 4, 6 MB

Processor

RAM Type

DDR3L SDRAM

Processors

1 (4 Cores)

Min. RAM Speed

1600 MHz

Architecture

64-Bit

Standard RAM

8 GB

Speed

2.4 GHz

Maximum RAM

16 GB

Type

Core i7 (I7-3635QM)

RAM Slots

None

Processor Upgrade

Soldered

Motherboard RAM

8 GB

FPU

Integrated

Graphics

System Bus Speed

5 GT/s

Video Card

GeForce GT 650M

Cache Bus Speed

2.4 GHz (Built-in)

VRAM Type

GDDR5

ROM/Firmware

EFI

Standard VRAM

1 GB

EFI Architecture

64-Bit

Maximum VRAM

1 GB

Storage

Inclusive Features and Ports

Standard Storage

256 GB SSD

Standard Optical Drive

None

Storage Speed

N/A

Standard Ethernet

None

Storage Dimensions

Proprietary

Standard Modem

None

Storage Interface

Proprietary (6 Gb/s)

Standard AirPort

802.11a/b/g/n(3-Stream)

Battery

Standard Bluetooth

4.0

Type

95 W h Li-Poly

USB Ports

 2 (3.0)

Battery Life

7 hours

FireWire Port

None

Description

Keyboard

Full-size

Case Type

Notebook

Inclusive Input

Trackpad (Inertial)

Form Factor

MacBook Pro (Retina)

SDXC Card Slot

1

Apple Order No

ME664LL/A

Microphone

1

Apple Subfamily

Retina Early 2013

Headphone

1

Apple Model Number

A1398 (EMC 2673)

Sound Out

1

Model ID

MacBookPro10,1

Power Adapter

1