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The new hardware packs many of the same features as the MacBook redesign released in 2009, including an LED-backlit display, polycarbonate unibody enclosure, and a built-in battery. The hardware also comes standard with 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 RAM, a 250GB 5400 RPM hard drive, 1280x800 pixel widescreen display, and an 8x double-layer SuperDrive.
The new MacBook, with its updated processor and mobile graphics, is said to achieve up to 10 hours of uptime with its built-in battery. It also gets the improved, streamlined MagSafe connector found in the latest MacBook Pro models, which points the adapter cord backward rather than perpendicular from the body. The $999 hardware is available immediately.
The new MacBook was leaked over the weekend by a Vietnamese website that got their hands on the final model, including packaging. It was obtained by the same site that also received a prototype of Apple's next-generation iPhone.
Apple last updated its entry level MacBook line in October of 2009, giving the $999 machine a polycarbonate unibody design, LED-backlit display, multi-touch trackpad, and built-in battery with 7 hours of run time.
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So it's true!
This probably accounts for the rumour from Australia of last Monday that was believed to indicate a new MacBook Air.
Hey, an update is always good news. Looks OK to me. I'm wondering how long they will keep those NVidia chips around with the Core2Duo. I guess Intel is still not licensing the chipsets for other manufacturers, so they will end up having to either integrate a discrete graphics card or switch to AMD. (I don't know if they have decent integrated graphic chips)
I just hope the iMacs will follow soon.
Looks like Apple-related rumor-mongering has now been driven out of the US. (In these days of global supply chains, good luck, Apple!).
Gone up from £816 to £840 in the UK