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MacBook Pro 13″ (Early 2011)
A1278 · Unibody
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1278 |
| Machine ID | MacBookPro8,1 |
Reference
| Original price | $1,199 |
| Announced | 2011-02-24 |
| Discontinued | 2011-10-24 |
| Max supported OS | macOS 10.13 High Sierra |
| Design era | Unibody |
Configurations
| Colors | Anodized aluminum |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2415M @ 2.3 GHz, Intel Core i7-2620M @ 2.7 GHz |
| Memory | 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB (max, unofficial) |
| Storage | 320 GB SATA HDD, 500 GB SATA HDD, 750 GB SATA HDD |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 (384 MB shared) |
| Display | 13.3″ LED (1280×800) |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6.1, Mac OS X 10.6.2, Mac OS X 10.6.3, Mac OS X 10.6.4, Mac OS X 10.6.5, Mac OS X 10.6.6, Mac OS X 10.6.7, Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.1, Mac OS X 10.7.2, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Mac OS X 10.7.4, Mac OS X 10.7.5, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.8.1, OS X 10.8.2, OS X 10.8.3, OS X 10.8.4, OS X 10.8.5, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, OS X 10.9.1, OS X 10.9.2, OS X 10.9.3, OS X 10.9.4, OS X 10.9.5, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, OS X 10.10.1, OS X 10.10.2, OS X 10.10.3, OS X 10.10.4, OS X 10.10.5, OS X 10.11 El Capitan, OS X 10.11.1, OS X 10.11.2, OS X 10.11.3, OS X 10.11.4, OS X 10.11.5, OS X 10.11.6, macOS 10.12 Sierra, macOS 10.12.1, macOS 10.12.2, macOS 10.12.3, macOS 10.12.4, macOS 10.12.5, macOS 10.12.6, macOS 10.13 High Sierra, macOS 10.13.1, macOS 10.13.2, macOS 10.13.3, macOS 10.13.4, macOS 10.13.5, macOS 10.13.6 |
| Removable media | SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | 2× USB 2.0 · 1× FireWire 800 · 1× Thunderbolt 1 · Gigabit Ethernet · 3.5 mm audio out · 3.5 mm audio in · SD card slot · MagSafe 1 · AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n · Bluetooth 2.1+EDR |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 325 × 24 × 227 mm |
| Weight | 2.04 kg |
Known quirks
- First MBP with Thunderbolt — Mini DisplayPort connector doubles as TB
- Sandy Bridge i5/i7 swap brings a huge CPU bump
- Battery swell universal on old units
- MagSafe 1 cables continue fraying
- High Sierra still runs well — a daily-driverable vintage Mac