MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

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)

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.

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.