Apple updated its popular MacBook with a new, durable polycarbonate unibody design, LED-backlit display, a glass Multi-Touch trackpad and built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life.
“The new MacBook includes many of the great features found on the innovative MacBook Pro, such as an LED-backlit display, glass Multi-Touch trackpad and built-in long-life battery,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With the only lineup of notebooks all featuring unibody enclosures, LED-backlit displays and long-life battery technology, there’s never been a better time to switch to a Mac.”
The new MacBook features a unibody, polycarbonate enclosure that makes it lighter and more durable. The new design includes a non-skid bottom surface and weighs 4.7 pounds. The new MacBook now comes standard with a bright, LED-backlit display with the same wide-angle viewing technology used in the MacBook Pro line. The new MacBook has a 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics.
The new MacBook is available immediately through the Apple Store at store.apple.com, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
The new MacBook, for a suggested retail price of $999 (US), includes:
13.3-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1280 x 800 glossy display
2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 3MB shared L2 cache
1066 MHz front-side bus
2GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, expandable to 4GB
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics
250 GB 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)
Mini DisplayPort for video output (adapters sold separately)
built-in AirPort Extreme® 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
Gigabit Ethernet port
built-in iSight® video camera
two USB 2.0 ports
one audio line in/out port, supporting optical digital out and analog in/out
glass Multi-Touch trackpad
built-in, 60WHr lithium polymer battery
60 Watt MagSafe® Power Adapter.
Build-to-order options for the MacBook include the ability to upgrade to 4GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, or 320GB 5400 rpm, 500GB 5400 rpm hard drive, Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter, Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (for 30-inch DVI display), Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter, Apple MagSafe Airline Adapter and the AppleCare Protection Plan. For more information, visit: www.apple.com
