Apple updates MacBook line with more memory, faster processors
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
May 15, 2007 at 12:50pm
Apple has updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model. The MacBook is one-inch thin and features built-in 802.11n wireless networking. Featuring a 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz versions, and a black 2.16 GHz model.
Every MacBook also includes a built-in iSight video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that disconnects when under strain, and iLife ‘06, Apple’s suite of digital lifestyle applications. The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The 2.0 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook, for a suggested retail price of US$1,099, includes:
° 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280×800 display;
° 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
° 667 MHz front-side bus;
° 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
° 80GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;
° A slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
° Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
° Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
° Built-in iSight video camera;
° Gigabit Ethernet port;
° Built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
° Two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire® 400 port;
° One audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;
° Scrolling TrackPad;
° The infrared Apple Remote; and
° 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
The 2.16 GHz, 13-inch white MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,299, includes:
° 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280×800 display;
° 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
° 667 MHz front-side bus;
° 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
° 120GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;
° a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
° Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
° Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
° Built-in iSight video camera;
° Gigabit Ethernet port;
° Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
° Two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
° One audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;
° Scrolling TrackPad;
° The infrared Apple Remote; and
° 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
The 2.16 GHz, 13-inch black MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $1,499, includes:
° 13.3-inch glossy widescreen 1280×800 display;
° 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor;
° 667 MHz front-side bus;
° 1GB of 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, expandable to 2GB;
° 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 5400 rpm, with Sudden Motion Sensor;
° A slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
° Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950;
° Mini-DVI out (adapters for DVI, VGA and Composite/S-Video sold separately);
° Built-in iSight video camera;
° Gigabit Ethernet port;
° Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
° Two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire 400 port;
° One audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog;
° Scrolling TrackPad;
° The infrared Apple Remote; and
° 60 Watt MagSafe Power Adapter.
Additional build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 120GB or 160GB (5400 rpm) or a 200GB (4200 rpm) hard drive, up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, Apple USB Modem, Apple Mini-DVI to DVI adapter, Apple Mini-DVI to VGA adapter, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter and the AppleCare Protection Plan. Additional build-to-order options also include pre-installed copies of iWork ‘06, Logic Express 7, Final Cut Express HD 3.5 and Aperture 1.5.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
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