MacBook Pro 13″ 2011 Intel Core i5 (2.30Ghz) (REFURBISHED).

OpenCore is a sophisticated boot loader used to inject and patch data in memory, instead of on disk. This means that we’re able to achieve a near-native experience on many unsupported Macs.

Not a single complaint do we have about the case in the MacBook Pro 13 at hand. Poor craftsmanship, unequal spacing or faulty materials won’t be found here.  The case is wonderfully sturdy and the display hinges are a shining example for other manufacturers.  As is true with other models, the case corners are bit sharp here, but this really doesn’t present much of a problem.

The variety and placement of ports is the same as for the MBP 13 with a 2.7 GHz CPU. In addition to the details found here, it’s worth noting that memory cards can’t fully be pushed into the card reader, rather they stick out about 1 cm.

We also checked the transfer rates of the ports.  Here, the performance in Mac OS X is considerably better in some areas than in Windows 7.  This difference is espeicially pronounced with Firewire 800, which sends and receives data at 80 MB/s in Mac OS X compared to 60 MB/s in Windows 7.  The chart below shows a side-by-side comparison of all transfer rates (this also applies to the faster version of the MBP 13).

The keyboard and touchpad remain the same as in the other new MacBook Pro models we’ve reviewed.  As usual, both the keyboard and trackpad are of very good quality.  Only Windows users will have to take some time to get used to the slightly different layout, the most important differences of which are the keyboard shortcuts—most “ctrl” shortcuts in Windows use the “⌘ key in Mac OS X.  An in-depth appraisal of the keyboard and touchpad can be found here: MBP 13 (2.7 GHz).

The glossy display in place in the test model at hand is the same one as in other, more powerful models of the MBP 13 we’ve reviewed.  The broad strokes are outlined in the images below.

Like all the models of the new generation MacBook Pro’s, The 13” model also comes with a current Intel Sandy Bridge chipset.  For the CPU, we have here the Intel Core i5-2415, which is essentially identical to the Core i5-2410 but has a smaller casing, making it easier to fit into compact notebooks.  Among the features included is Hyper-Threading (a maximum of 4 threads can be simultaneously processed), Turbo Boost 2.0 (overclocking each CPU core to a maximum of 2.9 GHz) and the on-board graphics card: Intel HD Graphics 3000.  Within the CPU casing you’ll also find the memory controller, which can address up to 12 GB DDR3-12.800 RAM.  The particular model we’re reviewing here comes with 12 GB DDR3 RAM, spread acros