There have been major performance bumps in the CPU/graphics board, with automatic graphics switching in between the Nvidia 330M and the integrated Intel HD chip

There have been major performance bumps in the CPU/graphics board, with automatic graphics switching in between the Nvidia 330M and the integrated Intel HD chipset. That should improve battery life. More details : http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/performance.html http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/performance.html Also, you can order a screen with 1680 by 1050 resolution on the 15" MacBooks. Still, on the whole having a hard time getting very excited about the update. It's a refresh as opposed to a major update.