The story behind the new 13.3-inch Apple laptops is long and full of innovative ideas covering not only design aspects but also the number of new unique functionalities, placed carefully together to create a powerful mobile system with environmentally-friendly construction.
Browsing through the specifications list we discover a new element called “the unibody enclosure”. This refers at the fact that the new Apple MacBook is encased in a single piece of aluminum created with absolute precision from a solid block of aluminum, using a process encountered in the aerospace industry.
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It was complicate to do it, but the result seems impressive. The new Apple laptops come in a thinner and lighter form factor with a stylish metal finish, as well as durable construction. The measure 0.95 x 12.78 x 8.94 inches at 4.5 pounds.
To keep the laptop thin and at the same time provide the best viewing experience, Apple decided to use LED backlight. This technology enables high brightness, thinner construction and eliminates metal frames that sometimes could distract the user from the images on screen.Apple added the new large MacBook trackpad model with multi-touch support for tracking, clicking in all directions, and gestures such as swipe, pinch, rotate, and 4-finger swipe. The sensitivity level was carefully chosen by the engineers, as well as the audio feedback for clicks and friction over the glass surface with smooth finish.
Many internal components in the new Apple laptops were redesigned, such as the new logic board, the chipset, integrated graphics processor, and so on. For example, now you have the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M card that provides up to 5 times the graphics performance of the previous MacBooks, but with the same battery life.
About the green aspect of the new MacBook models we can tell you that they don't have mercury and arsenic in the display, thanks to the LED backlight technology, which requires 30% less power compared to the standard CCFL displays with backlight.
In addition, Apple removed all bromine and chlorine from the manufacturing, plus it reduced the packaging size with 41%. Almost all components in the new Apple laptops are recyclable, according to the company.
Moving to the keyboard, we find again the backlight feature for comfortable typing in low light environments.
Inside there are a 320GB hard drive, an optional 128GB Solid State Drive with no moving parts, a fast DVD burner, 2 USB ports, one Mini DisplayPort for external displays, the MagSafe power port with safety properties, Kensington lock slot, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 1066MHz DDR3 fast memory, 802.11n wireless support for high-speed transfers, 5 hours battery life, Bluetooth, compatibility with the optional Apple Wireless Keyboard and wireless Mighty Mouse, the iSight web camera foe video conferences, up to 4GB system memory, built-in stereo speakers, and an omnidirectional microphone.
The new Apple laptops have Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard operating system pre-installed with lots of useful and cool applications, as well as the iLife ’08 equipped with iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, and GarageBand.
You have a few configuration options to choose from, with prices ranging between $999 and $1,599.
