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Apple white MacBook specs updated: better CPU & graphics, 2GB RAM
SlashGear —
... this new update, but otherwise connectivity remains the same and there’s no sign of the faster, DDR3 memory that was introduced on the unibody MacBooks.
The initial assumption is that Apple are attempting to bring their most basic MacBook in line with their own OpenCL GPU requirements for the upcoming OS X Snow Leopard operating-system. OpenCL will allow the MacBook to use the graphics processor not just for video work but for general processing as well.
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White MacBooks Upgraded, Nearly Match Unibody Specs [Apple]
Gizmodo —
... Core 2 Duo, the RAM to 2GB (though still DDR2), and most importantly the integrated graphics to Intel's 9400m unit. In other words, the extra $300 you have to spend to get a unibody model gets you a nicer-looking laptop, slight bump in HDD space, faster RAM, a proprietary display port and not much else. From the glass-half-full perspective this does mean that for once, $999 is all you'll have to spend to get a perfectly capable, latest-gen MacBook. [Apple via Engadget]
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Apple Ninjas Silently Update White MacBook
I4U News —
... . Via Engadget Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun
New White MacBook
Tech Blog —
... just updated their MacBook line with a new 13-inch model that features a "2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor with faster 1,066MHz frontside bus, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory standard (up from 1GB), and integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics."
Hmmm, what's this? Did Apple just update its lowly, $999 white plastic polycarbonate MacBook to more closely align with its new unibody MacBooks? Why yes, sometime in the last 3 days according to Google's cache.
[via Engadget]
Apple white MacBook internals updated to match new aluminum MacBook
Obsessable News Feed —
... Conversations: Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs [Engadget] ...
White MacBook's specs are now closer to Unibody MacBook's
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... look of the side. Also, while the RAM has been upgraded to 2GB (joy!) it is DDR2 and not DDR3 like the Unibody MacBook. Bluetooth moves from 2.0 to 2.1.
These won't be able to power a 30 inch screen like the Unibodies as well because Mini DVI only supports resolutions of 1920x1200.
Oh, and don't worry, Firewire is still there.
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Apple Bumps up White sub-$1,000 Macbook
Gearlog —
... While the price remains the same, the computers now feature a new 2.0-GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of 667-MHz DDR2 SDRAM, Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics, and Bluetooth 2.1. The reason for bump? Engadget suggests that the company is getting the low-end of its notebook line ready for the jump to Snow Leopard.
13" White Macbook gets a sneaky upgrade
Tech Digest —
... the processor up to a Core 2 Duo with faster 1,066MHz FSB, a doubling of RAM (2GB, rather than one) and a considerably nicer integrated graphics unit. Bluetooth's upgraded from 2.0 to 2.1, too. It hasn't hit the UK store yet, only the US one, but I suspect us Brits will get the same upgrade within a matter of days. In the meantime, if you were planning a purchase, it might be worth waiting a day or two until the UK store updates too. Price is still the same. UK Apple Store (via Engadget) Related posts: Macworld 2009: 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro | ...
Apple's White MacBook Gets a Boost
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... aluminum MacBook ($1,300), there still remain a few differences. The white MacBook's RAM is DDR2 — slower than the DDR3 memory in its aluminum siblings.
Also, the white MacBook ships with a 120GB hard drive, while the low-end aluminum MacBook ships with a 160GB hard drive.
Nonetheless, those differences are very minor, so this is a great upgrade if you're looking to save some cash and the new aluminum look doesn't do it for you.
Product Page [Apple via Engadget]
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Apple Upgrades $999 Macbook
dailywireless.org —
Engadget reports that Apple’s $999 white plastic MacBook has been updated with little or no fanfare with specs that are now similar to the $1299 aluminum Macbook. ...
Apple bumps specs of $999 MacBook
Crave: The gadget blog —
... Engadget noticed Wednesday that the white $999 MacBook was slightly--and quietly--upgraded. It now has a newer Intel processor (2.0GHz Core 2 Duo), 2GB of memory, integrated graphics (Nvidia GeForce 9400M), and a faster frontside ... ...
Apple (Quietly) Updates its $999 White MacBook Specs
Alice Hill's Real Tech News - Independent Tech —
... Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews Since when does Apple do anything quietly, sans publicity? OK, OK, they do. In this case enGadget noticed that Apple has silently upgraded the specs on their entry level white MacBook to be more in line with their newer unibody models. For that same $999 you get: The site posits that Apple is readying the older Macbook for Snow Leopard’s OpenCL GPU support.
Sneaky! Apple updates white MacBook specs, tells no one
Boy Genius Report —
... 256MB of DDR2 SDRAM. As for the hard drive upgrades, an optional 320GB 5400-rpm drive is now available alongside the 160GB and 256GB options. This news will likely upset quite a few people but it’s completely understandable from Apple’s point of view - the company would not want to announce anything that could dampen sales of its higher-end unibody MacBooks. The base price on the white MacBook has not been affected by these changes and still rings up at $999.
[Via Engadget]
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Afternoon Linkage for January 21st, 2009
GEARFUSE —
Afternoon Linkage for January 21st, 2009 By Vince Veneziani January 21, 2009 Comments (0) Filed under: Features Check my links, they’re moving in stereo. The $999 Macbook gets updated The Scrabble keyboard It’s a table! It’s a cloth! It’s rad! Meggy Jr. is back Discuss hackable digital TV boxes 1UP.com interviews the man behind the music of Contra Old Forester Birthday Bourbon Have great links you want showcased on Afternoon Linkage? E-mail us: tips AT gearfuse DOT com . Read More Afternoon ...
$999 Apple White MacBook updated to unibody specs
D' Technology Weblog —
... that newer generation 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo processor with faster 1,066MHz frontside bus, 2GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory standard (up from 1GB), and integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. Whitey is still stuck with DDR2 SDRAM though, not the speedier DDR3 found in the unibodies. Disk drive and other specs (including Firewire 400) appear to be the same. Bluetooth received a bump from 2.0 to 2.1 as well.
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TechBlog —
... - Those who thought the iPod market had matured and couldn't grow should look at Apple's latest numbers. • Apple quietly updates $999 white MacBook with unibody specs - The older design MacBook now has many of the same internal components as the newer (and more expensive!) models. • ...
Apple updates White Macbook specs to (somewhat) match its unibody siblings
Tech Ticker —
... $999 white Macbook. The new specs now includes a fast 2GHz Core 2 Duo processor with 1066MHz FSB, 2GB DDR2 RAM, integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics and Bluetooth 2.1. Well, the specs don’t exactly match the higher unibody versions as the notebook still sports a Firewire 400 and also a mini-DVI port.
The upgrade is expected to reach other regions too but I doubt if Apple India will sell the new white Macbook at the same old price.
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