<P> The original 15 - inch MacBook Pro was announced on January 10 , 2006 by Steve Jobs at the Macworld Conference & Expo . The 17 - inch model was unveiled on April 24 , 2006 . The first design was largely a carryover from the PowerBook G4 , but uses Intel Core CPUs instead of PowerPC G4 chips . The 15 - inch MacBook Pro weighs the same as the 15 - inch aluminum PowerBook G4 , but is 0.1 inches ( 0.25 cm ) deeper , 0.4 inches ( 1.0 cm ) wider , and 0.1 inches ( 0.25 cm ) thinner . Other changes from the PowerBook include a built - in iSight webcam and the inclusion of MagSafe , a magnetic power connector designed to detach easily when yanked . These features were later brought over to the MacBook . The optical drive was reduced in size in order to fit into the slimmer MacBook Pro , hence it runs slower than the optical drive in the PowerBook G4 and can not write to dual layer DVDs . </P>
<P> The original 15 - inch MacBook Pro was announced on January 10 , 2006 by Steve Jobs at the Macworld Conference & Expo . The 17 - inch model was unveiled on April 24 , 2006 . The first design was largely a carryover from the PowerBook G4 , but uses Intel Core CPUs instead of PowerPC G4 chips . The 15 - inch MacBook Pro weighs the same as the 15 - inch aluminum PowerBook G4 , but is 0.1 inches ( 0.25 cm ) deeper , 0.4 inches ( 1.0 cm ) wider , and 0.1 inches ( 0.25 cm ) thinner . Other changes from the PowerBook include a built - in iSight webcam and the inclusion of MagSafe , a magnetic power connector designed to detach easily when yanked . These features were later brought over to the MacBook . The optical drive was reduced in size in order to fit into the slimmer MacBook Pro , hence it runs slower than the optical drive in the PowerBook G4 and can not write to dual layer DVDs . </P>
when did the macbook pro 15 inch come out
when did the macbook pro 15 inch come out
January 10 , 2006
January 10 , 2006