New MacBook and MacBook Pros
Posted by kianyang on Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
The cat’s out of the bag. Apple has unveiled the latest line of MacBook and MacBook Pros. So let’s see, the new MBs/MBP sare indeed using the new “brick” manufacturing process, MBs are now all aluminium based designs, sadly the rumors of a sub $800 model didn’t materialized but good news is that the MBs has their graphics upped using the Nvidia chipset which is sure to boost its graphics capability by miles and no Blu-ray drives on either models.
The new designs has all the ports relocated to the left side as evidenced in the earlier spyshots, the screen is now surrounded by a black bezel similar to the iMac lineups and the new glass touch pad makes without the button completely.
Here’s a run down of the new models:
| MacBook |
MacBook Pro |
| Processor and Memory |
- 2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed1066MHz frontside bus
- 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
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- 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 3MB on-chip shared L2 cache running 1:1 with processor speed; or 2.53GHz or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache
- 1066MHz frontside bus
- 2GB (two 1GB SO-DIMMs) or 4GB (two 2GB SO-DIMMs) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
|
| Storage |
- 2.0GHz MacBook
- 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
- Optional 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm hard drive or 128GB solid-state drive
- 2.4GHz MacBook
- 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard disk drive
- Optional 320GB 5400-rpm hard drive or 128GB solid-state drive
|
- 250GB or 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
- Optional 128GB solid-state drive
|
| Graphics |
- NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3Extended desktop and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
- iSight Built-in iSight camera
- Mini DisplayPort
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- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with dual-link DVI support; 256MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.4GHz configuration; 512MB of GDDR3 memory on 2.53GHz and 2.8GHz configurationsNVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3
- Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 2560 by 1600 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
- Built-in iSight camera
- Mini DisplayPort
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| Ports |
- MagSafe power portGigabit Ethernet port
- Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
- Mini DisplayPort
- Audio line in
- Audio line out
- Kensington lock slot
|
- MagSafe power portGigabit Ethernet port
- One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps)
- Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps)
- Mini DisplayPort
- Audio line in
- Audio line out
- ExpressCard/34 slot
- Kensington lock slot
|
| Communications |
- Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking2 (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatibleBluetooth Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
- Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
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- Built-in AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi wireless networking2 (based on IEEE 802.11n draft specification); IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
- Bluetooth Built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
- Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T
|
| Audio |
- Built-in stereo speakersBuilt-in omnidirectional microphone Combined optical digital input/analog line in (minijack)
- Combined optical digital output/analog line out (minijack)
- Supports Apple Stereo Headset with microphone
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- Built-in stereo speakersBuilt-in omnidirectional microphone (located under left speaker grille)
- Combined optical digital input/analog line in (minijack)
- Combined optical digital output/analog line out (minijack)
- Supports Apple Stereo Headset with microphone
|
| Input |
- 2.0GHz MacBook
- Built-in full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
- 2.4GHz MacBook
- Built-in full-size illuminated keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
- Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
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- Built-in full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement)
- Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities
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| Optical Drives |
| 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) |
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October 14th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
oh thought the rumours would have been right… but any mac is always worth looking into anyway
December 31st, 2008 at 12:15 am
I bought the new 15 inch high-end MBP….or should I say……Its an awesome laptop….although slightly expensive….but well worth it…especially the high-quality software hardware and support…are you a mac guy?