It looks like the rumors were true, as Apple released updated MacBooks earlier today. The white model now comes in a 2.0 GHz ($1,099US) or 2.16 GHz ($1,299US) configuration, and the black 'Book clocks in at 2.16 GHz ($1,499US). All models feature Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory standard and larger hard drives - up to 200GB (The factory hard drive sizes are 80GB, 120GB and 160GB, respectively).Woo-hoo! New MacBooks!
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5-15-2007 @ 9:11AM
Hon Win Woon said...
Not even Santa Rosa on these baby? So dissapointing
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5-15-2007 @ 9:18AM
ThunkDifferent.com said...
Many times Apple seems to move slower than we wish, i too thought the Santa Rosa chipset would be included, but it isn't really that much of an upgrade anyway. i am glad the prices still seem fair (not increased) and the hard drives go up to 200 gigs. Not bad for a little laptop, not all that much reason to buy a new one either. C'mon Leopard!
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5-15-2007 @ 9:22AM
stefan K said...
And each of them are £50 cheaper than before in the UK. Not bad at all!
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5-15-2007 @ 9:26AM
Trish Mulvihill said...
And my black MacBook just arrived a week ago. Sigh.
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5-15-2007 @ 9:29AM
Adrian vG said...
Boring. This was just a minor update...
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5-15-2007 @ 9:29AM
nick.bonanno said...
Trish you should be able to return it for a new model, apple has a great return policy when they release new products.
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5-15-2007 @ 9:30AM
andy said...
"4. And my black MacBook just arrived a week ago. Sigh." well you have another week in which to return it if you bought it at an apple store
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5-15-2007 @ 9:35AM
Rom said...
But the Apple Store is down... again! It might be that they are bumping up the Macbook Pros as well - maybe Santa Rosa?
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5-15-2007 @ 9:36AM
artifex said...
Bah. I bought mine certified reconditioned from the Apple website a month ago. I'm screwed :)
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5-15-2007 @ 9:42AM
James Zdaniewski said...
sweet deal, when are the TABLET's going to come!?
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5-15-2007 @ 9:46AM
Joseph Reiter said...
Store was briefly up (still down, they must have really goofed something up trying to update this as the configuration links weren't there and no options to actually buy)... captured a screen shot of the front page of the educational Apple store (from work (H/D)ell computer) for Emory showing the starting $999 pricing for MacBooks (the educational price, unless they goofed it up).
Here's the screenshot...
http://webdrive.service.emory.edu/users/jnreite/images/Apple-Store.png
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5-15-2007 @ 9:52AM
Thad said...
Wow, what a lame update to the Macbook lineup. About 100MHz, a little RAM and a little HD capacity. No Santa Rosa, and the base config still is only a combo drive. (What is this, 2004? You can buy peecee laptops for hundreds less with DVD burning capability.)
If today's Macbook refresh had been with Santa Rosa, I might have gotten it (instead of Macbook Pro later). Hopefully, the Macbook Pro update is more impressive.
The iPhone is gutting Apple's capacity to create competetive computer hardware products. The iPhone better be a *significantly* more profitable product than the iPod! After all, iPod development never delayed a major OS or hardware release...
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5-15-2007 @ 10:02AM
andy said...
wow thad, its a good job apple knows its customer base better than you, dvd burning is generally the least needed thing for 90% of people, pc laptops that are that cheaper dont have c2d, gb ram, webcam, slot loader etc
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5-15-2007 @ 10:07AM
Rossmac said...
Apple Store back up.
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5-15-2007 @ 10:08AM
Rossmac said...
Seems it was the earlier price of 999 changed to 1099. that is all.
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5-15-2007 @ 10:10AM
ralph said...
a little boring but thinkk about it, why would they cannibalize the mbp?
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5-15-2007 @ 10:17AM
Joseph Reiter said...
Rossmac, actually I meant that the low end MacBook (the one with the Combo drive)... used to be priced at $1049... now the educational price is $999 (and the upgraded specs are the same as the retail price $1099 one)... so, the educational price of the MacBook drops below $1000 for the first time since the switch to Intel (the low end 12" iBooks ended up at that price if I recall correctly, before the axe). Now, the MacBook (non-pro) discount for education is $100 across the board (used to be $50 for low end and $100 for the higher end models).
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5-15-2007 @ 10:29AM
brian said...
Well of course it's boring. That's why there wasn't a huge announcement or event. I *love* that Apple is now doing more and more "boring" continual updates, instead of just huge ones in January and June. If you're not happy about this, go check out the refurbished site! $849 gets you either a 2 GHz Core Duo with a superdrive or a 1.83 GHz Core 2 Duo with a combo drive. $999 gets you a 2 GHz Core 2 with a superdrive and 1 GB RAM or a black 2 GHz Core Duo with 1 GB and a superdrive. Also, silver Shuffles are just $49.
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5-15-2007 @ 10:30AM
Bambino said...
@ nick
What if I bought mine in November? Could I exchange it for a newer one? =P
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5-15-2007 @ 10:32AM
Anon said...
> 12. No Santa Rosa, and the base config still is only a combo drive. (What
> is this, 2004?
It's actually worse than that (at least in the UK store). It's impossible to buy one of these new Macbooks with a DVD-RW (Super) drive. If you click on the "configure" button for either of the two models that are supposed to come with Superdrives you notice that the specs on the following page say it only has a combo drive, and there's no way to change this.
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