The MacBook update that was leaked over the weekend has gone official, with the UK Apple store offering the latest laptop for £849.
The new entry level MacBook features a 2.4GhzIntel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM and 250 GB of storage.
The MacBook – which is priced at £150 less than the 13 inch MacBook Pro, also boasts an extended 10 hour battery life, a significant increase on its predecessor.
Graphical change
"With the new 13-inch MacBook Apple has pushed the processor up to 2.4GHz from 2.26GHz, but more importantly upgraded the graphics card to the same NVIDIA GeForce 320M that features in the MacBook Pro line-up," commented MacFormat editor Graham Barlow
"The new graphics chipset has a powerful discrete GPU that can intelligently take over graphics processing when required, but power down to save battery life when not.
"For just £33 more than the previous model that's not a bad deal in my book."
Nvidia
The new MacBook offers Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics, is 274 mm thick and weighs in at a shade over 2.1KG.
You can of course increase the specifications, with the upgrades including the opportunity to ramp things up with 4GB RAM and a 500GB hard-drive.
So, if Macs are your thing, and you are in the market for a new one, then this one has a UK release date of right now at http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook .
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lovlid
May 19th 2010
5. @ gandalf.
Not if you know how to use them.
@ mohai.
I have a five year old PC thats doing quite well.I also have a new PC that I know will have to be upgraded sooner or later (graphics card) because for my sins as a mid life gamer,I like to shoot at things:-)
@ boy11a.
Macs may work,but they also have security problems.On Apples Mac OS X page,you are advised
"since no system can be 100 percent immune from every threat, antivirus software may offer additional protection."
Also you should look at this site
"http://www.securemac.com/"
And last but not least
"http://www.grammarcheck.com/"
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boy11a
May 19th 2010
4. i agree with gandalf it's macs all the way for me had a windows laptop & it took ages top start up & windows pc's are all ways fighting with third party stuff inside them & the security problems well the endless get a mac & be secure as the saying goes MAC'S JUST WORK
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mohai
May 19th 2010
3. "Get a PC its much cheaper" Ahh the classic argument people say, how often do you need to upgrade or replace a PC? A few years i'd say, you can just tell after a few months on a Windows PC it has a half life whereas you pay higher for Macs but last a lot longer, it's a better investment ;)
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gandalf
May 18th 2010
2. PCs may be cheaper but like air conditioning they go wrong when you open windows.
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rachelreveley
May 18th 2010
1. Get a PC its much cheaper ;)
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