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MacBook Pro 13″ (Mid 2012)

A1278 · Unibody

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Identifiers

Order number	A1278
Machine ID	MacBookPro9,2

Reference

Original price	$1,199 – $2,399
Announced	2012-06-11
Discontinued	2016-10-27
Max supported OS	macOS 10.15 Catalina
Design era	Unibody

Configurations

Colors	Anodized aluminum
CPU	Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.5 GHz, Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.9 GHz
Memory	4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB (max)
Storage	500 GB SATA HDD, 750 GB SATA HDD, 1 TB SATA HDD
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Display	13.3″ LED (1280×800)
Operating system	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, macOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.14.1, macOS 10.14.2, macOS 10.14.3, macOS 10.14.4, macOS 10.14.5, macOS 10.14.6, macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 10.15.1, macOS 10.15.2, macOS 10.15.3, macOS 10.15.4, macOS 10.15.5, macOS 10.15.6, macOS 10.15.7
Removable media	SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading)

Physical

Ports & connectivity	2× USB 3.0 · 1× FireWire 800 · 1× Thunderbolt 1 · Gigabit Ethernet · 3.5 mm audio out/in (combo) · SD card slot · MagSafe 1 · AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n · Bluetooth 4.0
Dimensions (W×H×D)	325 × 24 × 227 mm
Weight	2.06 kg

Known quirks

Sold for four years — last MBP with an optical drive or user-upgradable RAM/SSD
Max 16 GB officially; swap the HDD for SSD to keep it relevant
Battery swell is near-universal by now
MagSafe 1 frays
Retina replaced everything else but this kept selling to people who wanted ports

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Configurations

Colors

Anodized aluminum

CPU

Intel Core i5-3210M @ 2.5 GHz, Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.9 GHz

Memory

4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB (max)

Storage

500 GB SATA HDD, 750 GB SATA HDD, 1 TB SATA HDD

Graphics

Intel HD Graphics 4000

Display

13.3″ LED (1280×800)

Operating system

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, macOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS 10.14.1, macOS 10.14.2, macOS 10.14.3, macOS 10.14.4, macOS 10.14.5, macOS 10.14.6, macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 10.15.1, macOS 10.15.2, macOS 10.15.3, macOS 10.15.4, macOS 10.15.5, macOS 10.15.6, macOS 10.15.7

Removable media

SuperDrive (DVD±R DL, slot-loading)