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Posted at 11:14 AM on Tuesday 10/14/08 by
Ben
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It's finally here. Apple Store is stocking the new MacBook and MacBook Pros. New features include a one-piece aluminum casing, LED-backlit display, multi-touch glass trackpad (no mouse button), 0.95" thickness, and 4.5lbs (MacBook) or 5.5lbs (MacBook Pro).

MacBook
They're offering a low end version with the white plastic casing for $999 with free shipping.

  • 13" MacBook 2.1GHz w/ 1GB DDR2, 120GB HDD, Intel GMA X3100 for $999

    The higher end versions all feature the new one-piece aluminum casing, with the following price points:

  • 13" MacBook 2.0GHz w/ 2GB DDR3, 160GB HDD, GeForce 9400M for $1299
  • 13" MacBook 2.4GHz w/ 2GB DDR3, 250GB HDD, GeForce 9400M for $1599

    MacBook Pro
    The new MacBook Pros have both the 9400M and the 9600M GT built-in. You can switch between the two video cards for better battery life or for better performance, respectively. They come spec'd as follows:

  • 15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz w/ 2GB DDR3, 250GB HDD, 9400M + 9600M GT 256MB for $1999
  • 15" MacBook Pro 2.53GHz w/ 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD, 9400M + 9600M GT 512MB for $2499
  • 17" MacBook Pro 2.5GHz w/ 4GB DDR3, 320GB HDD, GeForce 8600M GT 512MB for $2799
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      nuisance - Posted 12:54 pm PDT 10/14/08 (10365 Posts)  Report Spam

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      the lawyer - Posted 1:02 pm PDT 10/14/08 (4118 Posts)  Report Spam

      wow the nice ones are pricey and the well priced one is a huge piece of crap.

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      oscar5453 - Posted 1:28 pm PDT 10/14/08 (731 Posts)  Report Spam

      WAY

      too expensive.F you apple!

      Thnx for the Iphone though!

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      jughead - Posted 1:32 pm PDT 10/14/08 (380 Posts)  Report Spam

      White (canadian b@cony-ass) MacBook is still around. Price cut to $999 or $899 for education. Mostly schools will keep buying these until they are discontinued. After that, no more plastic cases.

      Jobs addressed Blu-Ray in the Q&A. Licensing is still a hassle and would drive up the cost of the laptop (thanks Sony!). You can always buy an external BD drive and use it. I say eliminate the optical drive completely. They're practically obsolete by the time you get them home.

      Display port will be the new notebook standard, not HDMI.

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      thepod - Posted 1:33 pm PDT 10/14/08 (513 Posts)  Report Spam

      DisplayPort is just another version of DVI. HDMI includes DVI *and* audio.

      Apple needs to get with the times.. wtf? I guess I won't be ready for a new laptop for another few years, maybe they'll come to their senses by then.

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      billy_bob - Posted 1:54 pm PDT 10/14/08 (607 Posts)  Report Spam

      My Mac gives me head every night before I go to sleep, I'd like to see your Dell do that.

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      fossil - Posted 1:54 pm PDT 10/14/08 (383 Posts)  Report Spam

      dual video chip. i wonder how fast will that drain the battery.

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      nikko - Posted 2:08 pm PDT 10/14/08 (665 Posts)  Report Spam

      Quote:
      White (canadian b@cony-ass) MacBook is still around. Price cut to $999 or $899 for education

      Actually they hacked the edu discount too.

      $949 (-$50) for plastic mac, $1249 (-$50) for low-config new macbook, $1499 (-$100) for upper-config new macbook.

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      rotorrocket - Posted 2:31 pm PDT 10/14/08 (644 Posts)  Report Spam

      MacBook
      They're offering a low end version with the white plastic casing for $999 with free shipping.


      Boy, how enticing! You've got to be kidding me.

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      rotorrocket - Posted 2:33 pm PDT 10/14/08 (644 Posts)  Report Spam

      Jobs addressed Blu-Ray in the Q&A. Licensing is still a hassle and would drive up the cost of the laptop (thanks Sony!).

      In otherwords, Jobs can't get away with a 300% markup

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      Mangs18 - Posted 3:09 pm PDT 10/14/08 (58 Posts)  Report Spam

      Still, this excites me. Sexually.

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      javaski03 - Posted 3:56 pm PDT 10/14/08 (33 Posts)  Report Spam

      Everyone is so quick to hate on these. Yes, they are expensive, but you get what you pay for: extremely light weight, .95in thick, next gen of nvidia mobile graphics, unique glass trackpad, LED backlit screen (not that common right now), and high-quality design.

      Now if you don't want those thing, pay 300 less for Dell or HP.

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      bradbranch - Posted 3:58 pm PDT 10/14/08 (348 Posts)  Report Spam

      I promise I will share your DisplayPort. And your cash too.

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      2133 - Posted 4:14 pm PDT 10/14/08 (953 Posts)  Report Spam

      DisplayPort > HDMI for PC use.

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      2133 - Posted 4:16 pm PDT 10/14/08 (953 Posts)  Report Spam

      Seriously though, those prices are not in tune with this economy.

      I wonder if I can pay tax-free out of my dwindling 401k.

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      mauer - Posted 5:34 pm PDT 10/14/08 (51 Posts)  Report Spam

      ↑ Ghay

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      paininthe - Posted 6:45 pm PDT 10/14/08 (454 Posts)  Report Spam

      I curse Apple and all who own them!

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      patnyc - Posted 7:01 pm PDT 10/14/08 (21 Posts)  Report Spam

      I want one

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      muzhik - Posted 7:35 pm PDT 10/14/08 (633 Posts)  Report Spam

      #21 - it's a mystery... you can never figure out apple or what they will do next...

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      Enduro - Posted 7:37 pm PDT 10/14/08 (1080 Posts)  Report Spam

      Lack of Firewire on the MacBook is a deal breaker and I'm a part-time Apple FanBoy. They pimped that tech and iMovie so hard and now they pull it? 99% of camcorders use Firewire and the others use those miniDVDs that won't work with a slot-loading drive. This is a C-.

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