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Updated Mac laptops unveiled at WWDC 2009
For those of you avoiding the whole WWDC live-blogging sensation that's going on throughout the web, here's a little tidbit of information you may not yet know. Apple announced the immediate availability of a largely-refreshed MacBook line. New models include a refreshed 15" MacBook Pro, a new (actually refreshed) 13" MacBook Pro, and an updated MacBook Air.If you'll recall the 17" MacBook Pro has a fairly handsome battery that is built-in, recharges 1,000 times and lasts for 7 hours. That same battery can now be found in the 15" MacBook Pro and the 13" MacBook Pro. Apparently Apple really has a beef against user-replaceable batteries. But if they don't require recharging every 3 1/2 hours or die completely in 2 years, this may not be a bad thing.
The 15" and 13" MacBook Pros now feature an SD card slot to be replacing the ExpressCard slot of yore. Personally, I have never found a use for the ExpressCard slot but I imagine those with mobile data packages will be less than stunned. For the Firewire crowd there's some good news, the 13" MacBook Pro now has FireWire (again) so we can all put our pitchforks down.
The 15" MacBook Pro now starts at $1,699US featuring the 2.53GHZ Core 2 Duo and GeForce 9400 graphics only. Step-up models priced at $1,999 and $2,299 feature the 9400M and 9600M GT combo.
- $1,699US: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD
- $1,999US: 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 320GB
- $2,299US: 2.80GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 500GB HDD
- $1,199US: 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 160GB HDD
- $1,499US: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD
- $1,499US: 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 120GB HDD
- $1,799US: 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 128GB SSD
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Sebastian said 2:31PM on 6-08-2009
Damn you APPLE!!!!
I just bought a 13" Unibody Macbook in April...Basically for $200 more than the high-end new 13" Macbook Pro!!!!
I wish I could exchange but I'll have to wait a few years now..
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Jaioxung said 2:32PM on 6-08-2009
I just bought a new MacBook on Saturday. I better be able to return it in exchange for the new one.
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Jason said 2:33PM on 6-08-2009
I just bought a new MacBook on Saturday. I better be able to return it in exchange for the new 13" MBP.
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dagamer43 said 2:40PM on 6-08-2009
You can return within 14 days, especially with this announcement. If you say you want to buy a new MacBook, they should be able to wave the restocking fee.
mick said 2:47PM on 6-08-2009
Now sure why they haven't updated the screen resolution on the 15" to 1680x1050. only thing disappointing about this update.
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Tony C said 3:11PM on 6-08-2009
The only thing I've ever stuck in my ExpressCard slot was a memory card reader, so I say GOOD RIDDANCE! Thanks for taking the effort to look forward, but that expansion slot will have a much shorter half-life than PC-Card.
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ZipperSeven said 3:15PM on 6-08-2009
Yep same thing here. I've got a multi-reader in mine too and only use it for SD cards.
Whiteshaft said 5:51PM on 6-08-2009
That's fine, but what if you want to attach a SATA drive? Or capture video via FW800 to an external drive at the same time? You can't.
required said 3:20PM on 6-08-2009
Disappointed in the continued absence of Blu-ray seeing as the blank media is currently less than $5/25GB and a lot more feasible than CD, DVD, HD/SSD for backing up and sharing data.
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Sonia said 3:25PM on 6-08-2009
Wow, just purchased the unibody Macbook in December and they throw this out there. Anyone looking for a fairly new laptop?
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Ross Harris said 7:30PM on 6-08-2009
maybe...
Ross Harris said 7:32PM on 6-08-2009
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vlad said 3:27PM on 6-08-2009
so after the built-in battery wears out, do you send it in to apple for a replacement?
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DA360 said 3:29PM on 6-08-2009
I got a MacBook Pro not too long ago but I don't mind, I already put 4GB of RAM and have a 320GB 7200RPM HDD in it so the most I would get is a minor CPU upgrade. I won't switch out my laptop until Apple does something drastic like put Core 2 Quads in their laptops and upgrade the GPU and whatnot.
However, I do want the new iPhone 3GS...
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DA360 said 3:35PM on 6-08-2009
Also, now the ONLY standard MacBook left is the old plastic White Book, the unibodys are all now MacBook Pros: http://www.apple.com/macbook/
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Quinn Taylor said 3:50PM on 6-08-2009
I'm somewhat surprised they would kick of the student back-to-school promo just before announcing new hardware... Then again, I'm sure there weren't many early movers that bought right away. The new laptops will sure make the deal than much more tantalizing.
Stephen Lang said 3:37PM on 6-08-2009
The 13" line got the most love. $100 price cut gets you FireWire, backlit keyboard, better screen, better battery life, and the SD slot. It suddenly makes the previous value-leader White MacBook look bad now.
The MBA got a substantial price cut.
The 15" line didn't really get a price cut, it got a integrated graphics model for $1699. And it added a SD slot but removed the ExpressCard slot.
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Bruno111 said 3:49PM on 6-08-2009
Well, I was really hoping for the matte screen option. Still nothing...
So I guess I will have to stick to my 5-years old Powerbook G4 probably forever.
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robogobo said 5:04PM on 6-08-2009
ditto
Adam said 3:48PM on 6-08-2009
Can i buy one from the Apple store tomorrow?
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