apple.com - 10/14/2008
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The does-everything-you-want MacBook. Just $999. Starting at just $999, the MacBook has everything you need to do everything you need. The Intel Core 2 Duo processor delivers power and performance. And MacBook offers a slew of innovative features, including a built-in iSight camera for video ...
appleinsider.com - 10/17/2008
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appleinsider.com —
In one of his characteristically terse email replies,
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has reportedly told one
Mac user that changes in video camera technology have reduced the need for FireWire on his company's 13-inch MacBooks.
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Jobs responds to outrage over MacBook's missing FireWire
primatelabs.ca - 10/17/2008
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primatelabs.ca —
Benchmarks: Primate Labs takes a look at the
new MacBooks and MacBook Pros to determine if the
faster RAM and the new NVIDIA chipset helps (or hinders) processor performance.
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MacBook and MacBook Pro Performance
appleinsider.com - 10/18/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Assuming last minute snags are avoided, the coming
weeks should bring new iMacs, rounding out Apple's 2008
hardware introductions as the company enters the holiday shopping season with one of its strongest product portfolios ever.
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Due next from Apple: refreshed 20- and 24-inch iMacs
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The new Macs have landed
jkOnTheRun —
... us and we can share the new product line with you as presented. We had a thunderstorm roll through the area which knocked the power out for the entire event but due to the technology of batteries and EVDO I was able to follow four live blogs for the entire event. The experience was pretty funny, sitting with no power using a notebook on 3G connectivity covering a notebook live event. That's mobile tech. Here's what was unveiled by Apple by product line:
Macbook White
The entry level Macbook is a white ...
No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow Leopard
The Apple Core —
... (Mac OS 10.6) is released. Those carrying pitchforks and torches on their way to Cupertino need to remember that Apple is still selling the white MacBook which still has a native FireWire 400 port .
White MacBook's specs are now closer to Unibody MacBook's
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Strangely, even with the NVIDIA 9400M chipset, the White MacBook still uses the Mini DVI Port from the look of the side. Also, while the RAM has been upgraded to 2GB (joy!) it is DDR2 and not DDR3 like the Unibody MacBook. Bluetooth moves from 2.0 to 2.1. ...
White MacBook gets a spec bump, adds NVIDIA 9400M graphics
Infinite Loop —
New white MacBook The red-headed stepchild of Apple's notebook line got pretty decent update this morning with no fanfare whatsoever from Apple. The update to the white plastic MacBook bumps the frontside bus, RAM, and integrated graphics, though most specs and the price stay the same. The revised notebook uses an updated logic board, bringing it in line with the rest of Apple's unibody notebook line. The frontside bus now screams along at 1066MHz, but the processor did get bumped down slightly in the process, from a 2.1GHz to a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo. The notebook also uses ...
Apple Quietly Improves Low-End MacBook
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... in October, is now an even better deal. Without any fanfare, the company has quietly begun shipping a revised MacBook that features more memory, more-advanced NVIDIA graphics, and a faster frontside bus, without giving up the low price or the FireWire 400 port that keeps many users interested in the model. ...
Updated White MacBook vs. Entry Unibody MacBook
TheAppleBlog —
... With today’s news about the great update Apple made to the entry white MacBook, there are a couple things to wonder about.
One, of course, is why was the model updated as opposed to being phased out like many thought would occur?
I won’t dwell too much on this, but it doesn’t surprise me that Apple wanted to keep a “low-end” MacBook in the lineup, and of course they’d update it from time to time. As for why they used the newer NVIDIA chipset and graphics, it seems to me that ultimately it becomes ...
Goodbye, FireWire 400
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... the other day and the refresh of the Mac Pro and iMac lines, the old version of Firewire is left only on the white MacBook. It's evolution at its finest, and our good friend Nilay Patel over at Engadget put together ...
Apple quietly updates polycarbonate "MacBook White"
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... , you'll notice that Apple has updated the white polycarbonate MacBook. Interestingly, they've also started using the name "MacBook White". This might be the new brand name we've been hearing about.Specs across the board have been updated: ...
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The new 13-inch aluminum MacBook from Apple certainly looks like the MacBook Pro line, albeit much smaller due to the smaller screen. It sports the same unibody aluminum case that Apple is so proud of and admittedly it makes the MacBook seem ...
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tuaw.com 5/27/2009 — Apple released a stealth upgrade of the entry-level MacBook this morning. The white MacBook , still priced at $999USD, now has a 160GB hard drive, a 2.13GHz processor and a slight increase in RAM speed -- 2GB of 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
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computerworld.com 10/28/2008 — October 28, 2008 (Computerworld) If an Apple iMac married a MacBook Air, what would their offspring look like? A lot like Apple Inc.'s new upscale MacBook. I use the word upscale because even though prices for the newest version of Apple's consumer ...
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tuaw.com 10/13/2008 — Inquisitr.com is reporting that an Apple retailer sent them a copy of a new price sheet that includes a MacBook at the $800 price point .
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Apple introduces new MacBook family —
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The new MacBook family redefines notebook design while dramatically lowering the entry price for advanced notebook features, including all-metal enclosures, pro-performance notebook graphics, brilliant instant-on LED-backlit displays, and new large, ...