When I went to the Apple Store at Suburban Square, PA, the “Genius” that looked at my computer took 15-20 minutes to look on the Apple website (which I obviously did before arriving, so no value-add there), only to show me a battery in stock that didn’t fit my model of computer. Unfortunately, it seems near impossible (if not completely impossible) to get an OEM A1281 battery as a drop-in replacement. Since that time, my Late 2008 MacBook Pro continued to work flawlessly, most of the time keeping up with the scientific programming I would do in R, Python or Julia. Ports and connectivity come via an AirPort Extreme (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, 1 Gigabit Ethernet, 1 Firewire 800 port, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 1 Thunderbolt port, separate audio in and out ports plus 1 SDXC card slot.It’s hard to believe it’s been over 2.5 years since I wrote about my experience with Apple trying to get my Broken MacBook Pro Hinge fixed. It also has a backlit keyboard, a 'no button' glass multi-touch trackpad along with a claimed 7 hour battery. This MB Pro model is housed in a unibody aluminum case, featuring a 1440x900 15' LED widescreen display, upgradeable to 1680x1050 gloss or antiglare for $100.

The model MacBook Pro 'Core i7' 2.3 15' Mid-2012 (USB 3.0) is powered by a 22 nm Ivy Bridge 2.3GHz Intel 'Core i7' processor (3615QM) running 'quad cores' with a 6MB level 3 cache, 4GB of DDR3-1600 (PC3-12800), a 5400 RPM 500GB SATA hard drive, an 8X DL 'SuperDrive' plus two graphics processors including a NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 RAM as well as an Intel HD Graphics 4000 (shared memory) graphics processor, plus a 720p FaceTime HD webcam.

Apple macbook pro a1286 model