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MacBook and MacBook Pro Updated
Posted 02/26/2008 at 9:42:52am | by
Mac|Life Staff
Apple released upgraded MacBook and MacBook Pros this morning. The MacBook Pro can now pinch, roate, swipe and zoom into your heart with its nifty Multi-Touch trackpad.
The MacBook starts at $1099 and is equipped with:
- 2.1GHz or 2.4GHz Penryn Intel Core 2 Duo processors
- Supports up to 4GB of RAM
- 120GB, 160GB and 250GB hard drives for the entry level, mid-level and black MacBook respectively.
The MacBook Pro starts at $1999 and brings with it:
- 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz Penryn Intel Core 2 Duo processors. The latter two have 6MB of L2 cache.
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory for the 2.4GHz model and 512MB of GDDR3 memory for the 2.5GHz and 2.6GHz models
- Supports up to 4GB of RAM
- Multi-Touch trackpad
Both machines are shipping now.
The ads on the site keep
Submitted by Torgo (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 08:53
The ads on the site keep getting stranger.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 10:00
Funny, cause the ads never load for me. Must be cause I'm using Camino.....
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 09:54
After all that, it's hard to believe that I'm still happy with my Aluminum PowerBook G4, 15". Who'da thunk it?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 15:32
Exactly! re: still being happy with your Aluminum Powerbook G4, 15".
I think that speaks volumes for Apple's on-going dedication towards
software and hardware integration, with quality design and attention to detail. Just hope, when I do "bite the bullet", and get the "new hotness", that its as solid a performer as my Powerbook G4 has been these several years! (not a single problem with anything, screen, hard-drive, etc.)
Submitted by Cache Checker (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 10:18
The MacBook used to have a 4MB cache. Now they have a 3MB cache. The 15-inch MacBook also have a 3MB cache instead of a 4MB cache in the previous version. Anyone know why?
Submitted by Glenna (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 10:39
Until I can spend the money to go Pro, I will stay with my iBook G4. I actually have to replace mine asap and I've layed with th eMacBook extensively and was initially quite excited when they where introduced but- everything else aside that keeps me loving the iBook way more- the screen alone on the Macbook's is keeping me away. iBook, PowerBook, Pro or iMac (I much prefer being able to grab and go) but the MacBook despite all the improved specs just isn't for me- Make the screen bigger and that's a whole other story!
Submitted by DoubleB (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 11:26
Yeah, Camino is GREAT! If only other Mac users realized this... NO ADS!
Yeah, my last gen PowerBook (1.67 ghz) is still rocking!!! Although these new MacBookPro's are incredible... used one at the last agency where I was a CD of Interactive... mega fast! I can only imagine just how much better with the new chips making them faster, cooler and better battery conservation... and the icing on the cake is the gestures track pad!
SWEEEET
Submitted by alec (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 12:09
I bought my black Macbook less than a month ago. Am i just out of luck?
Submitted by Walker Quine (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 12:14
Take the machine to your local Apple store, they may be willing to replace it for a small fee or for free.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 12:51
Nice, 200gb hard drive standard on the base MBP! Minor updates this time, although still quite exciting.
Submitted by Scott (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 15:31
Apple must have been in quite the rush to get them out the door. They have a misspelling on the page. Double "P" in power in the "In the Box" section. Don't they have a little red squiggly line like me when something is misspelled?
85W MagSafe Ppower Adapter, AC wall plug, and power cord
Submitted by imagine engine (not verified) on Tue, 2008-02-26 19:34
What a pathetic update from Apple for the Macbook Pro. What I would call a real update for working professionals using the Macbook Pro is a quad core Intel processor, SLI (dual GPU) NVIDA GeForce 8800M GTX, 200 GB 7200 RPM hard drive as the minimal spec and a Blue-Ray DVD R/W drive. I like that it now has a L.E.D. HD resolution display but the rest of the update from Apple is minor.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2008-02-27 09:36
I bought a macbook pro in june and the salesman told me that they won't update it for a couple of years. do I get to update or am I out of luck?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2008-02-28 12:14
Umm I just bought an Macbook less than 30 days ago and don't get a Free upgrade. What do you think your chances are?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2008-02-29 04:29
Honestly,
Do you really expect anyone to give you an upgrade? And that you really believe a sales person told you that they wouldn't upgrade the line for 2 years? You never noticed how computers are upgraded about every 9 months? I'll call Steve Jobs personally and get you your money back plus a new mac book pro wait right here. Troll
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2008-02-29 18:49
The fellow in the previous post was being funny. Squid.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 2008-03-03 16:25
I've been waiting patiently for the update since Xmas. I didn't expect a huge change so I'm very happy. I've got a newer 2.4GHz processor, larger hard drive, cool multi-finger track pad and a video card w/ a bit more VRAM (great for MacOS X, since the GUI is hardware accelerated). It saved me $400, which is a big chunk of change.
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