Apple today 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 just one-inch thin and features built-in 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g. Every MacBook also includes a built-in iSight video camera for on-the-go video conferencing, Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that safely disconnects when under strain, and iLife ’06, Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications.
“The MacBook is a huge hit with customers, and is one of the reasons that Mac sales are growing three times faster than PC sales,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, in the press release. “The new MacBook is faster, has even more memory and storage, and is an ideal notebook for customers’ growing library of digital music, photos and movies.”
Featuring a 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models, and a black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. The MacBook includes a built-in iSight video camera for video chatting on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV, recording a video podcast or iMovie using iLife ’06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth. Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects when under strain, and the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g.
The MacBook comes with iLife ’06, the next generation of Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications featuring iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb. The MacBook also comes with the latest release of the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS X version 10.4.9 Tiger, including Safari, Mail, iCal, iChat AV, Front Row and Photo Booth.
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 x 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
• 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(R) 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
• two USB 2.0 ports and one FireWire(R) 400 port
• one audio line in and one audio line out port, each supporting both optical digital and analog
• Scrolling TrackPad
• Infrared Apple Remote
• 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 x 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
• 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
• Infrared Apple Remote
• 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 x 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
• 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
• Infrared Apple Remote
• 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.
Click here for more info about Apple’s new MacBooks
woo-hoo
So MacRumours and ThinkSecret were right did get it right, after all!
Still $200 more for the black one. Oh well, I’m going for the Pro anyway.
MacBook Pro please, please please but with Santa Rosa
LED display?
So, are these the new Santa Rosa processors?
… or has Apple shifted the faster Core 2 Duos from the MacBook Pro line to the MacBook line, to be replaced by Santa Rosa processors… to be announced a little later today… PLEASE! I NEED a new Mac. The old PowerBook G4 is feeling awful slow these days!
I know 3 people ready to buy… I’m one and one switcher, too!
Come on Apple deliver the goods. I am tired of waiting to buy my laptop. Lately with Apple it is talk of great things but it is taking forever to deliver. MACBOOK PROS COME ON SO I CAN BUY TODAY!
iYawn..
If it’s not got Santa Rosa, it’s a no sale for me — actually, for my wife.
No, these are not the Santa Rosa processors, they are merely an update to the processor speeds on the current C2D processors.
The Macbook base model is now very competitive with the rest of the industry now IMO, when all its features are taken into consideation. Awesome job Apple.
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Those who are waiting for the Santa Rosa processors…I’m pretty sure they are en route, but are going to be shown only at WWDC, and not now. only 26 days to go for that. Plus it will most likely be the Macbook Pro’s that will get the update before the Macbook’s.
Still no dedicated graphics card 🙁
I’m waiting for Leopard.
I’m waiting for Leopard to get a MacBook.
After trying my dad’s MacBook, my powerbook seems soooo slow.
Can’t wait to get a new one.
MW : does. As in, Intel does make a big difference.
So what. I can customize + build my own machine and it plays games for half the price. Games! I can also run Outlook to connect to Exchange servers and use my Zune. Try again, Apple.
Your potential. Our passion.™
I really wished they updated the graphics on the MacBook that would have made me buy it today.
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MW: day, as in someday… they might get it right.
Lame!
no santa rosa, no real graphics…. tsk tsk
Oh my goodness. Zune Tang. You’re back! I thought you had dropped off the planet or something. It’s so nice to have someone to laugh at again. Your comedy jibes kept us all on our toes.
You silly goose you!!!
Hooray for Zune Tang.
He never fails to remind us whey we use Macs…
This is a great update for me since I bought a macbook last summer and still don’t feel the need to upgrade.
Breaking news:
– Microsoft to build world’s largest factory to manufacture own brand PC’s.
– Describes PC makers as being totally inadequate and unable to match Apple’s Mac offerings.
So let’s see here….the bottom line is that the specs are better on all 3 models than they were yesterday, while the prices are still the same. Some morons are just never happy I guess….
Weird, but I still can’t get into the store… oh well, I’ll try later
So, you can use Outlook, M$ Exchange servers & a Zune.
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Thanks for listing the weaknesses of windows PCs.
Why not tell us about their avantages ?
Oh wait … maybe that’s not possible.
Considering how MacBooks can suffer melting syndrome, are these the new and improved asbestos MacBooks?
” Your potential. Our passion.™ ”
More like:
Your Innovation. Our Imitation. ™
OR
Your Frustration. Our Fault ™
Your the pinnacle of a Microsoft fanboy you know that? Its actually quite entertaining actually.
Hmm…. anything else coming? The Apple Store online is offline @ 5/15, 9:52AM EST.
Apple store is down – has this been true all morning or is it new?
OMG NOOOO!!!
Imagine a consumer level laptop without santa rosa and a dedicated (Not integrated) graphics card. Who ever would have thought……
Get real. If you want snata rosa, and a separate graphics card, its not going to happen in a $1000 consumer laptop. If you really want it, you’ll have to put your money where your mouth is and pony up for a new MacBook Pro when they are announced.
No surprise, Macaday.
Why wouldn’t they do this? Any barely competent person in business would do just the same.
Microsoft is bound to rebound.
I would advise anyone to own a Mac to at least 2015.
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How well do games run on the MacBook? I’m thinking specifically of World of Warcraft. It is playable on my 2005 iBook G4, so can I assume it would run even better on a MacBook?
Zune Tang should enter the Eurovision song contest. He’d do well.
so, this update is basically, more ram and a larger disk ?
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You must learn to read between the words, young Jedi. Trust the Force, for it led you to the correct conclusion.
Magic Word: window, as in “to the truth.”
Zune:
Half the price for a Dozer? I’d say you’re getting ripped off.
Still has the crappy integrated graphics card!
“Still has the crappy integrated graphics card!”
Yeah, and so do Windows notebooks in the same price range….
Jump on the refurbs now. The white 2GHz C2D model with SuperDrive is now only $999.
Hear hear, darknite.
Apple is now making a clearer division between the Pro and non-Pro MacBooks. Maybe because of the probable introducton of 15″ MacBooks?
So, dedicated graphics and Santa Rosa to Pro models, C2D and integrated graphics to non-Pros.
INTEGRATED GRAPHICS
GLOSSY EYE STRAIN SCREEN
EFI– (firmare that acts like a secret operating system out of user control)
NO THANKS
Number 1: I don’t think that’s the real Zune Tang. Just some loser trying to capitalize on someone else’s creativity.
Number 2: While welcome, these upgrades are pretty hum-drum don’t you think? Better graphics, backlit LED, less heavy–those are a few things I think would be great.
Apple: Consistently Bringing You Yesterday’s Technology Tomorrow.
“Apple: Consistently Bringing You Yesterday’s Technology Tomorrow.”
So please show us the Windows notebook in the same price range that offers anything better that ships TODAY. Hell, I still see Core Duo (not C2D) based notebooks out there from HP, Dell, etc. Now THAT is yesterday’s technology…….
I think this means that in less than two months there will be a new laptop and this is a way to clear inventory
possible?
Fact: the 950 chipset is over 2 years old
Fact: the currect 950 integrated graphics is over 2 years old
Fact: the replacement chipset is readily available (965)
Fact: the 965 chipset is available in sub $1000 laptops (see HP)
Fact: the 965 chipset integrated graphics is on level with Radeon X1600 in the current 20” iMac – a consumer level machine
Bottom line: Apple took the cheap route
Also : What the heck is anyone doing with a non-DVD burner in a $1000 laptop?
Apple is losing touch with the needs and expectations of die-hard Mac fans. Sure, the specs meet the needs of the average, uninformed user, but what about the rest of us? This ho-hum trend by Apple in terms of updating its hardware with old technology is troubling, yet its consistent with lingering inability to dazzle the industry. Hardware is stagnant; its boring; its unApple. Are you listening Apple? If you aren’t going to recommit to driving the cutting edge of technology, then split the company and let someone else delivery the computer-end of your business. I, for one, have lost confidence. Sure, I’ll stick around, but only because there are few if any alternatives. At least stock value is rising, but certainly not because of Macs. Macs have flatlined.
Geez, this is like an Apple update like I’m used to! Everyone’s bitching about the new chips not being out yet; remember when we’d wait nine to fifteen months to hear that the g4 in the powerbook got raised from 1.33 to 1.5 ghz? Whiny ingrates!
BTW, I really haven’t kept up on the specs on the santa rosa. How does it compare with the current C2D’s?
The Santa Rosa chipset is simply a new chipset to replace the 950 chipset. It includes faster front side bus, newer integrated graphics, more USB ports, DDR2 memory support, ‘N’ wireless native, etc. All in all, no obvious reason other than cheaping out as to why Apple stuck with the 950 chipset again… At least they are making their 32% margin on the product I guess as I can’t believe these cost more than $700 to manufacture…
I like updating.
I tried downdating, but it was a bummer….
“Macs have flatlined.” says iMaki.
Odd the way Macs took 10% of the US laptop market in Q1 then…
I bought a 2.33GHz C2D MBP last xmas as a gift to myself, but I would gladly upgrade it if Apple ever came out with a black-finish Macbook Pro. Imagine the sexiness.
BTW, I would imagine this is just a mid-model refresh for Apple, wait until WWDC, we’ll see the new MBP’s there (hopefully), and as seems routine for Apple, those enhancements will later come in a new revision of the Macbooks.
MDN: values
mac mini… the forgotten Apple.
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I don’t know. It seems when they took Computer out of the name that it really meant something. This upgrade and the Mac Pro uprgrade were basicly just plug-in upgrades, allowing for minor enhancements of standard parts. With the Mac Pro there didn’t seem to be any re-design at all, seeing that the motherboard could already accept the quad-core chip. This upgrade is particularly disappointing in that they didn’t upgrade to the LED screens or the Santa Rosa chips. . . . Still the price is right.
Let’s hope that after the iPhone gets here that we can see some of the new technologies for the computer line. It wouldn’t hurt my feelings if they skip Santa Rosa and go straight to Penryn and Flash drives, . . . all enhanced with Leopard, of course.
Show me a windows-based notebook with that power and those features for that price? Once you add in the ability to run legacy windows apps as well as OS/X, Apple becomes the clear choice…
What’s the point of this? Oh I get it Apple don’t want to be seen to be standing still and this is their response to Intel’s Santa Rosa and most other manufacturers announcing upgrades to their lines. What’s the minimum Apple can get away with?
I’m not sure saying the MacBook range is ‘competitive’ with a 2 year old platform.
All they’ve done is upgrade the processor option one level and phase out the cd-rom (which should never been there in the first place). Other manufacturer’s update their spec options all the time and don’t feel the need to announce it as an update (with a big splash on their website).
I assume this is a marketing led decision to avoid giving a platform update to the MacBook before the MacBook Pro but at the same time been seen updating their range in line with other manufacturers.
Just give your customers the latest spec’s and stop being so cynical with your marketing.
Also worth noting that unless I’m very much mistaken, the base model at least has had a price drop in the UK – from £749 to £699.
lol “Same lovable MacBook. New lovable speed.” bah… same sh*tty graphics chip
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Unfortunately, the faster CPU doesn’t make up for the fact that the gfx subsystem is pitifully crippled. Unfortunately, even with the modern CPU architecture, this laptop will suffer in WOW even at lowest settings. For the same game, this is probably comparable to (or worse than) a 3-year old 12″ PowerBook G4.
If they had upgraded the video chip I would have bought one today to replace my wife’s aging laptop. Sorry, Apple… no sale here
I’m going to have to stop getting all worked up by the rumors.
I was expecting the Santa Rosa chip set in the MacBook Pro. Although they were looking at today for an announcement (only as of Friday – big whoop) none of the rumor sites anticipated a speed bump for the plain MacBook. I’m wholly unimpressed, and hope this isn’t a tidbit thrown to the crowds so that we’ll wait patiently until the June 11 keynote at the WWDC.
Eck! To compare, I spec’d a Dell E1505 Dual Core Craptop out, (not that I would buy one). To be fair, the two are sorta neck and neck. You CAN get a dedicated vidCard with the Dell Core2. But to keep it even as possible, i bumped up the processor on the Dell to 2.0ghz.. I also added Vista full blowed Premium (Since Apple does not mess around with that nonsense and gives you the Full version of Tiger). I also downgraded Dells Warranty to 1 year mail in, to make it similar to Apple’s basic plan (Apple does not have in home service). Bumped the Dell up to 667 bus and RAM. Bumped the Dells Optical drive to a DVD Dl burner. (and YES the dell came with virus software subsc for 1 year, which the mac does not need). Dell came with crummy MS Works, so I added iWork to the mac… Long story short, Dell does offer a similar config, but with a dedicated vid card… But you do not get video conferencing, (iChat), or a sweet iLife-esq suite (I had to add roxio’s clumsy software). The Macbook was $1178, the Dell $1272. Six of one, half dozen of the other. Trade some video performance for ease of use. Same recs as before apply, gamers, graphics pros/enthus should look elswhere. The macbook is a nice general use puter which can do a lil cross-over. I’d say its nice for my mom and aunts, but the screen is a lil small, and they are older and like “the picture” to be bigger.
This is a lame upgrade that is NOT competitive with the rest of the PC industry. These are NOT the new Santa Rosa chips, and there’s basically nothing new about these machines except a very very minor speed bump, and a SLIGHTLY larger hard drive. And they still don’t offer DVD burning in the low-end laptop. All other PC laptop manufacturers have announced plans to use the Santa Rosa chip in their consumer line, but not Apple.
Read this article here for more information:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2130181,00.asp
Apple, why are you not keeping up with the rest of the industry?
MacBill wrote:
“Read this article here for more information:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2130181,00.asp“
The only Santa Rosa laptop mentioned in the article was a Gateway coming in at $2,100 (follow the link for a review with price.)
So I’m supposed to be outraged that Apple’s $1,000 laptop doesn’t have the same chipset as Gateway’s $2,100 model?
Sweet!! The base model comes with a combo drive. Now I can get rid of all these Zip 100 discs and start burning CD’s. I’ll have to replace the 8-track in my car with a CD player now that I can burn my own music CD’s.
Anyone gonna watch the Seinfeld series finale this Thursday?
Updated MacBooks!
But MDN not updating news today! what’s up?
Apple would have come out with a more interesting machine but, alas, all the engineers are working on the iPhone.
Looks like they were clearling the inventory of old chips. I’ve never used a notebook and I’d say this was pretty pathetic. $200 more for black plastic? Oh, the drive is 40 gigs larger – that’d be $5 per gig, not a bargain by any means.
Re: Clyde’s comment about the old days. Wasn’t part of the problem with Power PCs was the delay or lack of larger chips? Guess that’s why it was a big to do back then. Now the chips are available. This wasn’t worthy of note, Apple.
I agree with ‘being real’. Apple needs to use the Mobile PM965 Express chipset. It has an 800 MHz front side bus. If you are going to stick with integrated graphics, then give us the best you can. That is, allowing for heat and power consumption.
I think that Intel will really improve the performance of integrated graphics in the not too distant future. Whether in the chipset, or better yet the CPU, I believe this form of video processing will lose it’s lousy reputation. At least, I really hope so.
I think this means that in less than two months there will be a new laptop and this is a way to clear inventory
possible?
I sure hope so. What about those LED backlit screens, eh? And that new 965 graphics chipset looks real nice… (Fact: the 965 chipset integrated graphics is on level with Radeon X1600 in the current 20” iMac – a consumer level machine).
160GB drive is offered for $75 for the middle (white) model… making the difference off $125 for black a tad excessive (10% the price? Come on! Get real.)
No DVD burning on base model… in 2007. Hmmmm….
Underwhelming to say the least. And ridiculous.
This is because Marketing drives this company, not technology.
Macs just keep getting better…they are the wave of the future!
My new motto? “Not a Mac? TAKE IT BACK!”
Thanks Steve on the Update MacBook, Apple stock down $1.81 that should tell you something about the “Update”
@el lameo – It’s good that marketing drives the company. If you make a better mousetrap the world will not beat a path to your door. You have to convince the world that your mousetrap is the best choice. One of the best ways to do that is to make the best mousetrap but if you don’t sell it, they won’t buy it.
@Martin – I hope you’re wrong about the connection between the update and the stock price. If earnings over the next 3 years are materially affected by this item I’d be surprised though not shocked.
This announcement was meant for the competition, not for us Macolytes who know our fish from chips.
It shows the competition & FUD sayers that Apple inc. are not sitting on their hands waiting for the release of the decade.
This is a shot across the bows of “SS Pc” and all who sail in her to say that Apples fingers & thumbs may be busy on the iphone but Apple’s little fingers are capable of spinning out a product or two now & then!
I just bought a new MacBook a couple weeks ago.
MacDailyNews word of the day, “They”. As in, “They bitch too much around here”.
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Thanks Steve on the Update MacBook, Apple stock down $1.81 that should tell you something about the “Update”
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LOL.. either that or the two are completely unrelated..also known as a coincidence..
Blame Marketing. The hype also brings about disappointment. Every high has depression attached to it.
Don’t take the complaints too seriously, it’s all part of the game.
MDN word “major” as in where’s the next major upgrade?
“So please show us the Windows notebook in the same price range that offers anything better that ships TODAY. “
Just go to the HP web site. Take your pick.
“My new motto? “Not a Mac? TAKE IT BACK!””
Better motto: Not the Latest technology? It’s a Mac!
“Better motto: Not the Latest technology? It’s a Mac!”
Or, We cripple our OS so you have to use our computers with 2 year old technology to run it..
Some “BMW”… Integrated graphics, an old processor, and no DVD burner… All for just a few hundred dollars more than a better equipped PC….
Wow, you guys are some of the whiniest bitches ever…
The Santa Rosa laptops are coming… I’m sure this is just a way to clear out the 2.14 processors faster (they were only in the MBPs before, remember?).
How can anyone complain that they are now giving MORE for the same price as a laptop that was a still a great value last week? I don’t get you guys.
I think that most people who complain aren’t even in the market for a new machine anyway… geez.
Decided to upgrage my iBook G4 with a new 160GB HD instead. Just not enough improvement to warrent a new laptop now. Might spend my money on a new 6G ipod if it has enough features. Fingers crossed for an iphone type device with big HD but no phone.
“How can anyone complain that they are now giving MORE for the same price as a laptop that was a still a great value last week? I don’t get you guys.”
If you don’t understand value for money, then I have a stack of $100 bills, yours of only $200 each…
Umm, he said that he thought that the Macbook before this latest upgrade was a good value. You disagree, apparently, but that’s your OPINION.
So, tell me, where can I get a laptop equipped the same as the “new” Macbooks for the same price that can ALSO RUN OS X?
All you complainers are funny. If you are going to compare and complain, then go ahead and switch to Windows and shut the hell up. People who use Macs want to use OS X…
Lame said:
” ‘So please show us the Windows notebook in the same price range that offers anything better that ships TODAY. ‘
Just go to the HP web site. Take your pick.”
I did. Configured their cheapest Core 2 Duo to closely match the $1,299 MacBook (I need DVD burning).
The HP dv6500t (like the base MacBook) also comes with a combo drive, so I had to upgrade to DVD burner, upgrade processor to 2.0 Ghz (they don’t go to 2.16), upgraded the HD from 80 to 120 GB, upgraded Vista, added virus protection and added photo album.
Ended with a pretty good match to the middle MacBook. The HP does have a 15-inch screen — though the same resolution as the MacBook’s 13 (I prefer the smaller size), and a better graphics card (this I’d like).
Mid sized MacBook: $1,299.
Cheapest Core 2 Duo HP: $1,386.99
anyone still using a Powerbook/iBook is a loser btw.
“So, tell me, where can I get a laptop equipped the same as the “new” Macbooks for the same price that can ALSO RUN OS X?”
That’s like saying I want to buy a new car, Show me where I can get a car with a given list of features, oh, and the last thing though, it has to be a Saturn. (Macs are like Saturns, they are under-featured, their owners love them, and nobody else can understand why).
Where’s the only place you’re going to find that? A Saturn dealer.
“Ended with a pretty good match to the middle MacBook. The HP does have a 15-inch screen — though the same resolution as the MacBook’s 13 “
So you configured was a Macbook Pro equivalent with a 15″ screen, expresscard, HDMI output, much faster graphics than a Macbook? Anyway, when I configure that machine, it comes to $1198., without the useless photo app application, and with the home premium version of Vista. The Dell Latitude’s the same.
The point remains however that HP, Dell Gateway and others have all released notebooks based on the new Santa Rosa chip-set, priced at Mac levels or less, and Apple as always is lagging with getting new hardware out.
Well, they can’t blame IBM any more, in the Intel world, they have to take responsibility for their own slowness to get competitive machines to market.
It’s a dud update and deep in your calcium-deficient bones, you know it. You do know that you don’t really kill a kitten if you criticise Apple right?
You _can_ like Apple and still fail to be impressed by them. I’m with iMaki.
Although I suspect the real problem here is that you don’t like Apple, you lerve Apple. That’s just unhealthy, and the very reason why that cute girl at Starbucks you fantasise about thinks you’re a complete tool.
“very reason why that cute girl at Starbucks you fantasise about thinks you’re a complete tool.”
I did her last night and your momma. Your momma says I’m much better at fucking then you or any of your relatives.
See I’m really into macs and all, and seriously into “switching” on the very first logical chance I get from anything windows.The thing is this update is really not that great ,and not a reason to think about leaving Windows laptops for me.It seems like (and I hope I’m more than right) Apple is trying to get rid of old tech to make way for a real update along all lines in a couple of months,but with Apple there is no predicting anything.Their new found confidance (seems more like a kind of “arogance”) may stop them from truly updating the macbook consumer line in the next months because they dont feel competition from other companies ate the moment.Mac OS is awsome, but is it enough to overpower outdated CPUs, extremly weak graphics and tremendous heat problems along with very odd elevated prices?
“Their new found confidance (seems more like a kind of “arogance”) may stop them from truly updating the macbook consumer line in the next months because they dont feel competition from other companies ate the moment.”
it’s more likely they just don’t have the capability to do the new designs and get them out quickly enough.
That wasn’t obvious when they could claim that their chip supplier was holding them back.
Now when HP, Dell, Gateway, almost anyone actually, are bringing new technology to market faster than Apple it’s more obvious.
At least Apple users are used to being behind the mainstream PC marketplace in terms of hardware performance and innovation, so being slow to incorporate new technologies won’t hurt Apple as much as it would other companies.
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I am waiting for leopard, please please hurry up.