All the Macbook specs you need

By The Inquirer
13:01 Oct 15, 2008 | 16 Comments
Tags: apple | mac | jennyb

For the half dozen of you who aren't seething at rage at seeing Mac news :)

Dedicated in loving memory to jennyb...

Apple presented four new Macbooks overnight and one new 24in display. The Air was also revamped to include 9400M graphics and a bigger HD. A 17in Pro will also be announced soon.

The specs:
MacBook Pro $US1,999
15.4in LED-lit display with glass cover, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo/3MB L2, 2GB DDR3 1066, 9400m/9600M GT /256MB discrete video mem. 250GB HD, Super drive, multi-touch glass trackpad, 2x USB, Firewire 800, Mini-displayport, Gigabit Ethernet, 0.95-inch thick, 5.5 pounds.

MacBook Pro $US2,499
15.4in LED-lit display with glass cover, 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo / 6MB L2, 4GB DDR3 1066, 9400m, 9600M GT /512 MB discrete mem, 320GB HD, Super drive, multi-touch glass trackpad, 2x USB, Firewire 800, Mini-displayport, Gigabit Ethernet, 0.95-inch thick, 5.5 pounds.

Mid-range MacBook #2 $US1299
13.3in LED backlit glass, 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo 3MB L2, 2GB DDR3 1066, 9400M Geforce, 160GB HD, Superdrive, multi-touch glass trackpad, 2x USB, Firewire 800, Mini-displayport, Gigabit Ethernet, 0.95-inch thick, 4.5 pounds.

Mid-range MacBook #2 $1599
13.3in LED Backlit, 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo 3MB L2, 4GB DDR 1066, 320GB HD, Superdrive, multi-touch glass trackpad, 2x USB, Firewire 800, Mini-displayport, Gigabit Ethernet, 0.95-inch thick, 4.5 pounds.

24in LED-backlit Cinema Display $US899
1920x1200, mini-Displayport, a USB port and a magsafe power connector that you can plug into your MacBook and power up...

So there you go.

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16 Comments

Fat_Bodybuilder Oct 15, 2008 1:09 PM	JennyB is turning in her / his ban-coffin right now XD
smadge1 Oct 15, 2008 1:15 PM	Mac is nice, real nice, but so is bling.
scootre Oct 15, 2008 1:32 PM	And with a price tag for the bling crowd: "24in LED-backlit Cinema Display $US8991" The Cupertino crowd must be smoking something a little stronger these days.
fabercastell3 Oct 15, 2008 3:34 PM	jennyb should come back in the amnesty, though seeing this will only add more ethanol to the fire. nothing that impressive except the discrete graphics, which regular laptops have been getting for years now.
Athiril Oct 15, 2008 4:21 PM	How underwhelming and still overpriced. I fail to see anything actually 'new' here. No e-SATA?
battlefield_gir Oct 15, 2008 4:35 PM	heavy, overpriced and ugly.
battlefield_gir Oct 15, 2008 4:35 PM	heavy, overpriced and ugly.
Voney Oct 15, 2008 5:13 PM	Scootre, the $8991 is a typo, looks like someone was a little eager to hit that enter key. Also i don't understand why the better of the midrange ones is better than the worse of the pros but costs less.
GhostFaceKilla Oct 15, 2008 7:10 PM	welcome to specs, 2007 styleeee
m0zes Oct 15, 2008 9:16 PM	The new 15" mac book looks bloody nice, the all aluminium body is a beauty, but where's the 17" version? Onto the monitor, well it just goes to show how good a job they did with the previous generation as they simply couldn't top them. This new one looks like crap, a case of trying to better the best it isn't going to happen. Still spec wise it looks like a good improvement and so does the price, $899US for a 24" led back lit screen is damn good. Fingers crossed there using a ips/s-pva display in it though or that sentiment might be short lived. cheers
scootre Oct 15, 2008 9:21 PM	Voney Oh OK. Funny though... it struck me as being a typical Apple price tag.
Hawkeye Oct 16, 2008 9:42 AM	Yeah, it was exactly the error described, but made possible by that price being all too possible! :)
^Faldo^ Oct 16, 2008 10:03 AM	The Apple LED backlit screen isn't S-IPS or S-PVA. Those things cost between $2000 and $4500. For $900 you simply can't get anything other than TN.
AIMBOT Oct 16, 2008 3:45 PM	If I'm to purchase a tech item worth thousands, it damn well better be a sexy piece of technology! It's just a waste of my cash otherwise. I'd be very happy with the new 15" MBP. And it is Christmas just around the corner nudge
emccat Oct 18, 2008 9:42 PM	Quote: "The Air was also revamped to include 9400M graphics and a bigger HD" HA would make it better the preformance of the normal mac air is pretty crap
TFBundy Oct 20, 2008 10:14 AM	"welcome to specs, 2007 styleeee" - what planet you must live on... given that nVidia announced the 9400m chipset the day AFTER the Apple event. There is a typo in the specs, all macbook pros run 9400m/9600 hybrid. What IS disappointing is that a) apple transitioned fully to glossy screens and b) hybrid sli is not enabled, rumours vary whether we are awaiting a patch or 10.6 to come out. Now, the joy of my job is I get to decide when to upgrade my work lappy, so after spending a couple of days with a new MBP - I'd never use windows for any serious work, it's only good for games ;-) Here are some thoughts: - The glossy screen is not as bad as I feared, but editing photos is still a bit vile... Feels so PC. - In windows you can only run the 9600 chip, which is ok as you'd only go there for games anyway. - Grrrr... If I am playing games, I want my hybrid-sli, send me a patch already Apple. - To switch GPUs in OSX you need to log in and out, not too annoying as you generally use 9400 on batteries and 9600 when plugged in. - Sweet baby jeebus the new track pads are a joy, going back to a poky pc laptop ones is like jumping into a model T ford from 2008 BMW. The whole thing clicks nicely and you can assign any part to be the two buttons - sweeet. Once you get used to gestures and using multiple fingers, having to go back to an ordinary single finger trackpad feels sooo retarded. - You still need a mouse to game. - 9600 is ok for gaming, not amazing, but at native res is pretty good for a light laptop. Great at core image. - Making laptops out of a solid aluminium brick is a definite improvement, watch for horde of PC makers to follow suit. My new MBP is so freaking solid for something so thin. - Overall; couple not so good, mostly good changes. Feels little under-baked on the OS side, hope we won't have to wait till Snow Leopard to see full potential.

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