Apple MacBook Laptops Refreshed

Apple today updated its MacBook consumer notebooks with faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors, 1GB of memory and larger hard drives in every model.

“Featuring a gorgeous 13-inch glossy widescreen display, the one-inch thin MacBook comes in three models: sleek white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models, and a stunning black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. The MacBook includes a built-in iSight video camera for video chatting on-the-go with friends or family using iChat AV, recording a video podcast or iMovie using iLife ‘06, or taking fun snapshots with Photo Booth. Designed for the mobile lifestyle, the MacBook includes Apple’s MagSafe Power Adapter that magnetically connects the power cord to the MacBook and safely disconnects when under strain, and the latest generation of 802.11n wireless networking for up to five times the performance and twice the range of 802.11g,” Apple says.

There is also an option to purchase the MacBook with 200GB (4200 rpm) hard drive. The refreshed Macbooks do not feature the new Intel “Santa Rosa” laptop platform, according to notebook’s specifications.

These systems come with the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Tiger preinstalled.

The new white and black Apple MacBook configurations are available now for a strating price of $1,099 and $1,499, respectively.

MacBook at Apple Online Store

[...] It is unclear if the MacBook will maintain its current architecture and receive faster processors, from the current 2.0/2.16GHz configurations to 2.16/2.33GHz, or whether it will adopt the newer “Santa Rosa” laptop platform. [...]