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That would be a very interesting laptop. But I’m intrigued about the graphics card Apple would put inside: I don’t think they could use the same Nvidia GeForce 320M in the latest Macbooks without compromising battery life and temperatures… Anyway, I couldn’t help thinking on an iPad with keyboard…
Source: Reg Hardware
It’s not a full refresh of the line, but small improvements and a pricing revision that makes Apple laptops even more interesting.
The changes I find more interesting are:
More info: Apple
As expected, the new Macbook and Macbook Pro were launched at the Apple keynote yesterday. The Macbook has experienced the most important changes, now becoming a miniature Macbook Pro:
Left: Macbook Pro (15.4″); right: Macbook (13.3″). Source: Engadget.
The new 13.3″ Macbook has an aluminium finish and a Nvidia GeForce 9400M GS graphics card with 256 MB DDR3 memory. At the moment there are no published benchmarks for this card, but it is likely close in performance to the 9300M GS (Macbook Air has got this card, too). The weight has been reduced from 2.3 to 2 kg, the screen is LED-retroiluminated and the platform has been upgraded to Intel Centrino 2. But it does not have FireWire port, now. The new Macbook is available from 1299 $.
Both the Macbook and Macbook Pro have lost the button of the trackpad: now the whole surface of the trackpad can be used as a button, programming different areas for different actions.
An interesting novelty in the Macbook Pro is the simultaneous presence of two graphics cards: the same GeForce 9400M GS as in the Macbook, and a 9600M GT. Switching between cards enables you to choose high performance or long battery life. You have to log out to switch cards. The new Macbook Pro is available from 1999 $.
More info about the new laptops: Macbook specifications, Macbook Pro specifications, Macbook pictures, Macbook Pro pictures, Macbook vídeo.
They are already available at the Apple Store:
OK, you already know that: Apple has released the Macbook Air, claimed to be world’s thinnest laptop. It has a 13.3″ screen and weights 3 pounds: compare it with a Sony Vaio TZ: 11.1″ screen and 2.6 pounds. You can look at some pictures and get additional info, among others, at Notebook Review and Laptop Magazine.
About the specs: from the specs the processor looks like an Intel Core 2 Duo L7500 (1,6 GHz), that can be upgraded to L7700 (1,8 GHz); it has 2 GB RAM, 80 GB PATA hard drive (4200 rpm, can be upgraded to a 64 GB SSD) and Intel GMA X3100 graphics card. Apple claims a battery life of 5 h. Additional details at Apple.
Pricing: 1799 USD the standard model. It’s not expensive, considering the price of other ultraportables. Shipping is expected in about 2 weeks, I think but you can pre-order it RIGHT NOW. You know where:
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