| Tuesday, October 14th 2008 |
Also introduced today were two Apple laptops, the new MacBook and 15-inch MacBook Pro. Both new laptops are housed in an all-metal enclosures and feature a stylish new glass surface trackpad that has no buttons, but relays on tapping only. We already knew about the new multi-touch trackpad from previous news so it comes as no big surprise to everyone.
The new MacBook, which serves the role of an entry level laptop, comes with a 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for 1280 by 800 native resolution and millions of colors. It also relies on a 2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache, 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM upgradable to 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics with 256MB DDR3, a 160GB 5400-rpm SATA HDD (optional 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm HDD or 128GB SSD), and a 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW). Peripherals include a built-in iSight camera, Wi-Fi network, 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, built-in speakers, a Mini DisplayPort and two USB 2.0 ports. Apple ships the new MacBook with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and some third party software installed. Start price for this model is $1,299.00.
The MacBook Pro boasts bigger 15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with native resolution of 1440x900 pixels. Processor choices include one base 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo model with 3MB L2 cache or 2.53GHz or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache. Going on with the specs, the new MacBook Pro can ship with either 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) or 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, that's also the maximum installable memory. Graphics options are two here, and they include only NVIDIA cards again. You can choose from a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with dual-link DVI support or a GeForce 9400M with 256MB DDR3 memory. If you choose the 9600M in a 2.4GHz configuration it will ship with 256MB of DDR3 memory. If you choose the MacBook Pro with a 2.8GHz Intel CPU and 9600M, the video card will come with a 512MB of DDR3 memory. For storage and optical drives MacBook Pro offers a 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm SATA HDDs or option 250GB/320GB 7200-rpm HDD and even a 128GB SSD if you have enough cash. A standard 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) is also included. MacBook Pro features the same peripherals as the new MacBook above. There's only one difference, the Pro version adds a backlit keyboard. Apple ships this models with a Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and additional software also. Starting price for this models is $1,999.00.
Both laptops claim to offer up to 5 hours of battery time without recharging.
For more information on the new MacBook, please click here.
For More information on the new MacBook Pro, please click here.
Source: Apple
The new MacBook, which serves the role of an entry level laptop, comes with a 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for 1280 by 800 native resolution and millions of colors. It also relies on a 2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache, 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM upgradable to 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics with 256MB DDR3, a 160GB 5400-rpm SATA HDD (optional 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm HDD or 128GB SSD), and a 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW). Peripherals include a built-in iSight camera, Wi-Fi network, 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet, built-in speakers, a Mini DisplayPort and two USB 2.0 ports. Apple ships the new MacBook with Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and some third party software installed. Start price for this model is $1,299.00.
The MacBook Pro boasts bigger 15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with native resolution of 1440x900 pixels. Processor choices include one base 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo model with 3MB L2 cache or 2.53GHz or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache. Going on with the specs, the new MacBook Pro can ship with either 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) or 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, that's also the maximum installable memory. Graphics options are two here, and they include only NVIDIA cards again. You can choose from a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with dual-link DVI support or a GeForce 9400M with 256MB DDR3 memory. If you choose the 9600M in a 2.4GHz configuration it will ship with 256MB of DDR3 memory. If you choose the MacBook Pro with a 2.8GHz Intel CPU and 9600M, the video card will come with a 512MB of DDR3 memory. For storage and optical drives MacBook Pro offers a 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm SATA HDDs or option 250GB/320GB 7200-rpm HDD and even a 128GB SSD if you have enough cash. A standard 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) is also included. MacBook Pro features the same peripherals as the new MacBook above. There's only one difference, the Pro version adds a backlit keyboard. Apple ships this models with a Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard and additional software also. Starting price for this models is $1,999.00.
Both laptops claim to offer up to 5 hours of battery time without recharging.
For more information on the new MacBook, please click here.
For More information on the new MacBook Pro, please click here.
Source: Apple
User comments
We bought two of these for the office. After an initial WOW, after 6 weeks we sold them and replaced them with matte screen TFTs. Consumer designism over function (TM). Apple.
2./ The weight. At over 2kg I really dont see that this product is keeping up with the market. Ultraportables and nettops are what we want, and 2kg requires a weightlifter to carry around from office to office and airport to airport. Where is the Apple iLite? 12.1" 1400x900 and 1.4kg?
I was SO NEARLY an apple convert. We are due a laptop refresh in the office, and have been considering the MacBooks but PC ultraportables are IMO a more interesting purchase. We waited until today to decide "Yes, lets switch". But now, we all agree, the SONY TT, or other ultra is the way to go.
