Apple Inc. on Tuesday announced an updated, unibody version to its low end MacBook notebook. The new model, available immediately, is still covered in white polycarbonate but features the same unibody construction and bright LED-backlit screens as Apple’s other laptops, as well as the same glass multi-touch trackpad found in the MacBook Pro line.
According to Macworld, the new 13.3″ MacBook still retails for US$999, but is powered by a 2.26GHz processor. It also features 2GB of 1066MHz RAM, a NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics chip, and a 250GB hard drive.
The new notebook weighs in at 4.7 pounds compared to 5 pounds for the old design and now features a non-swappable battery. Apple says that will boost battery life for the MacBook to seven hours, up from five hours in the previous model; it also means users will have to pay US$129 for replacement batteries from Apple. As a result of the battery change, the bottom of the laptop has no feet—instead, the entire bottom surface is rubberized, save for eight screws.
The redesigned MacBook case introduces at least one other change from the previous model—the FireWire 400 port is gone and Apple’s MacBook Pro offerings are now the only Apple portables with FireWire ports.
If you want to vent your spleen about the new notebook, let us know in the comments.
4 replies on “Apple Releases Unibody MacBook to Replace White MacBook Design”
No Firewire, no big deal. Most recent video cameras us USB. If one wants Firewire, then buy MacBook Pro (which needs to upgrade its basic HD from 160GB to 250GB) for $200 more.
It is just crazy that Apple have no Firewire port on the new Macbook as they proudly advertise iMovie and Final Cut Express to go along with it. How I might add do I get my HDV video into it in order to edit it? Am I missing something here?
No Firewire, dumb, dumb, dumb
No Firewire. STUPID, STUPID, STUPID