Monday, June 8, 2009
Apple's new MacBook family
The updated Macbook Family
With recent news, stating that the Macbook white did better than it's unibody counterparts, Apple updated their Macbook lines. Apple changed the name of the 13" Unibody Macbooks to "Macbook Pro" and bumping up some specs. Heres the updated list of Macbook Models:
Macbook White - 1 Tier
Macbook Air - 2 Tiers
Macbook Pro - 3 Models (13", 15", 17")
-15" Unibody Macbook Pro
$1,699: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
$1,999: 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 320GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
$2,299: 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 500GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
-17" Unibody Macbook Pro
17-inch unibody MacBook Pro remains the same specs-wise (it's the only Apple laptop left with an ExpressCard slot), but it's getting a price cut to $2,499.
-13" Unibody Macbook Pro
$1,199: 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 160GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
$1,499: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD, SD card slot, no ExpressCard
-Macbook Air
$1,499: 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 120GB HDD
$1,799: 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 128GB SSD
This leaves the 13" Macbook White the last "Macbook" standing.
-13" Macbook White
$999: 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics, 160GB HDD