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New MacBook & MacBook Pro Unveiled

On October 14th, Apple refreshed its line of notebooks yet again. The year they made significant changes in manufacturing and power consumption. With new LED backlit displays that save 30% energy, dual video in the higher end MacBook pros, and Nvidia graphics chipset in all new MacBooks. The dual video card system will encompass a Nvidia 9400M and 9600M GT; this system will use the 9400M for everyday tasks, and tap the 9600M for the higher scale graphics rendering when needed. It is noted that the use of the 9600 M alone will reduce battery power by 1 hour when in use.

Along with the hardware decisions, apple has changed it case design to make its manufacturing more efficient and even added a glass touchpad that resembles the iTouch/iPhone. The touch pad does not have a button as the surface is clickable like the iTouch/iPhone and will encompass new functions using multiple fingers to accomplish desired tasks. The case design is carved from a single piece of aluminum, so as to, result in lighter, more rigid notebook frames than building them the old way with multiple parts.

New 13 inch Macbook

New 15 inch Macbook

The “starting at”configurations are as follows:

13 inch MacBook:

2.0GHz
•   Intel Core 2 Duo
•   2GB DDR3 Memory
•   160GB hard drive1
•   NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

$1299.00

15 inch MacBook Pro:

2.4GHz
•    Intel Core 2 Duo
•    15-inch widescreen
•    2GB Memory
•    250GB hard drive1
•    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 256MB

$1999.00

17 inch MacBook Pro:

2.5GHz
•    Intel Core 2 Duo
•    17-inch widescreen
•    4GB Memory
•    320GB hard drive1
•    NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 512MB

$2799.00

All things aside, we are fans of the newly designed case and may consider upgrading, but can’t really justify it just yet. Our MacBook Pro, is the 17inch Display with full HD screen (non-glossy); using the 2.4 Intel Core 2 duo, 320 GB hard drive, with 4 Gb of memory pushing processes along quite comfortably and quickly. You will see an article soon on how to take your MacBook Pro apart and replace case elements. We had the unpleasant surprise of dropping it on its side. While no components were damaged, the case took a beating and we found some bargains on Ebay for case replacement parts. Stay tuned!

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