Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 16th May 2006 16:25 UTC, submitted by Michael Zandstra
Apple Apple has released the long-awaited and seriously overdue replacement for its iBook consumer laptop product line. Dubbed the MacBook, it comes with an Intel Core Duo processor (1.83 or 2.0Ghz), 13.3" widescreen display, 512MB RAM, and an Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics card. It comes in white and black. In the US, you'll pay $1099 for the cheapest model, in the UK GBP 749, and on Europe's mainland EUR 1079 (mainland price taken from Apple Germany, may differ per country). Update: Between all the MacBook talk, Apple also upgraded its MacBook Pro product line. Besides a minor speed bump, Apple added, as a free option, the glossy screen stuff.
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by CPUGuy on Tue 16th May 2006 16:54 UTC
CPUGuy
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2005-07-06

It's heavy.

RE: heavy
by hjeff on Tue 16th May 2006 18:28 in reply to "..."
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2006-01-05

It'd be nice if it were lighter, but it's not out of whack with the PC laptops. It's lighter than all the HP laptops I could find and lighter than most of the Sony laptops (the two lighter ones are the TX and SZ series, the first one is way underpowered and the second one is going to run you about $700 more than the MacBook for the same specs - all the rest are heavier).

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RE[2]: heavy
by taos on Tue 16th May 2006 19:00 in reply to "RE: heavy"
taos Member since:
2005-11-16

It's heavier than most Thinkpad T-Series with 14" LCD, let alone X-Series (12").

I am very disappointed about the weight.
On the other hand, it does have a very nice feature set.

Oh well, I guess nothing can be _perfect_.

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